Baños Vacations

3 reviews

Lying with a volcano on one side and a river on the other, Baños is to a certain extent the place where the Andes and the Amazon meet.

Visit Baños

Hiking / Trekking
Mountain
River

Baños: How to get there?

Three hours from Quito by bus.

Baños: When to go?

From June to September

Baños: For how long?

1 to 2 days

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Baños: What to see in the surroundings?

What our travelers think about their stay

Anonymous traveller

Seasoned Traveller

If you want to mix activity and relaxation during a trip to Ecuador, surrounded by wild, subtropical countryside, then Banos thermal resort is the ideal place.

My suggestion

You can explore Banos on foot, off-road bike or on horseback, or climb into a cable car to cross one of the resorts many rivers.

Anonymous traveller

Seasoned Traveller

Banos (De Ambato) is a well known spa town in Ecuador, that sits in an stunning, mountainous landscape.

My suggestion

Make sure you take a waterproof jacket, as it's not far from the Amazon where the climate is tropical and humid.

David Debrincat

Seasoned Traveller

Lying with a volcano on one side and a river on the other, Baños is to a certain extent the place where the Andes and the Amazon meet.

My suggestion

The hotels organise volcano observation trips each evening. However, these are a complete rip-off. When I went on one I found myself in a kind of disco-truck surrounded by revellers who were really only interested in the night club entry included in the price. It was a complete waste of time!

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