Despite its small size, Ecuador is one of the few countries on earth termed as ‘megadiverse’, thanks to its variety of landscapes, monuments, flora and fauna. Please find below a directory of resources, should you be travelling to the country in the future.

IRISH EMBASSY GUIDE

The Irish Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade provides a useful guide for Irish Tourists in Ecuador.

TRAVEL GUIDES

We highly recommend the purchase of a travel guide before arriving in Ecuador.

Books

• Lonely Planet: Ecuador Guide
• Rough Guides: Ecuador Guide

Online Guides

• Lonely Planet: Ecuador Guide
• Matador Network: Ecuador Guide
• Rough Guides: Ecuador Guide

TOURISM VIDEOS

• Visit Ecuador and its Galapagos Islands
  • I Discovered Ecuador
• Ministerio de Turismo Ecuador
  • Ecuador – the power of tourism
• Backpacker Steve: Top 10 Things to Do in Ecuador (Ecuador Travel Guide)
• Caredg: Ecuador Life at its Purest!! (26 million views on YouTube)
• Expoza Travel: Ecuador Vacation Travel Video Guide
• Seeker Network: Why Did Ecuador Pretend To Be Costa Rica?
• Vertigo Films Ec: Super Bowl Ad 2015 – All you need is Ecuador – Director´s cut
• Galapogos Islands Videos
  • Close Encounter with a Baby Sea Lion – Gardner Bay, Espanola Island, Galapagos Islands 11/15/09
  • Cruising Galápagos in 4K (Ultra HD)
  • Fishmarket, Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos
  • Blue Footed Booby Mating Dance
  • GoPro: Galápagos Sea Lions
  • Explore the Galapagos Islands with Google Maps
  • Lonesome George the Galapagos Tortoise – Explore – BBC
  • Marine Iguanas