Motorcycle trip Ecuador

WHEN TO GO TO ECUADOR?

Generally speaking, the best season for a motorcycle trip to Ecuador is between April and May. Be careful, even if Ecuador has an equatorial climate, it is subject to the influences of its extremely diversified geography. Thus, from one place to another of the country, the weather changes very quickly. In the Andes Mountains, the rainy season extends from October to May. With the altitude, the temperatures are lower than elsewhere and the nights are cool. The best time to visit this region is during the dry season, between June and August. The climate is temperate and mostly sunny. In the Amazon, temperatures vary little and, let’s face it, it often rains. The best time to travel in the Ecuadorian Amazon by motorcycle is between November and February. On the Pacific coast, the dry season is from June to December. It is the least hot period but a light mist often envelops the coastline. The rainy season is between November and May, but it is characterized by short showers followed by a large sunny sky. Discover our motorcycle trips in South America.

HISTORY AND CULTURE IN ECUADOR

Ecuador is a world within a world, stretching from the Pacific Ocean to the Amazon through the Andes Mountains. Going on a motorcycle trip to Ecuador will take you to discover a land with a very rich history. Yumbos, Quitus, Puruhas, several civilizations and tribes reigned on Ecuador until the arrival of the Incas. The Inca empire, already present between Peru and Bolivia, reached Ecuador only in 1515. Atahualpa, son of Huayna Capac and a princess of Quito, reigns on the Ecuadorian empire until the conquistador Francisco Pizzaro lands. In 1533, the Spaniards arrived in Ecuador and first took Quito and then built Guayaquil. Ecuador went through many crises and the colonial empire began to weaken with the arrival of various epidemics. In 1822, General Sucre, with the support of the Venezuelan general Simon Bolivar, won the battle of Pichincha and drove the Spaniards out of Quito. Ecuador became independent in 1830. Among the major figures of the country, we remember the name of Gabriel Garcia Moreno, president from 1860 to 1875. The contemporary history is then marked by several attempts of coups d’état before finding a stability from 2007, with the election of Rafael Correa. Discover all our motorcycle trips in South America, Peru and Argentina.