Ecuador & the Galapagos Islands 10 (Lonely Planet)

I went to Ecuador for about a month. It was accurate, informative and well used. It is in good condition after being continually stuffed into my bag and read almost every other day. I would have liked a bit more of current history, and an idea of the importance of the dates that so many roads are named after. I learned a bit of what President Rafael Correa has done and it has made an amazingly productive society and country.The book guided me well and has excellent tips and suggestions of places of interest.Well done! I will get another when I visit another country.

I've lived in Ecuador for about six months now, and brought this book with me. I have to say, it's extremely inaccurate in its details. Details it gives about bus times and prices and ferry schedules are often incomplete or straight up wrong. It also doesn't include a lot of the more well-known and interesting things about some of the towns here. I've had good luck with Lonely Planet in the past, but this guide is no good.

Love Lonely Planet guides in general. This one on Ecuador and the Galapagos does not disappoint! Fairly up to the date with the exception of the coastal areas. Salinas for example is Ecuador's version of South Beach, and the guide plays it down quite a bit as a beach haven. Maybe it was just my perception, I was looking for a littlish beach town...not a skyscraper esplanade.The Galpapgos info and Quito info was right on track tho! So a good resource..

Many places I looked for where neither in the Index, nor mentioned in the book. Ecuador being such a small country, I hoped to find more details.I travel with Lonly Planet every where, but this time I have to add another source of information as well.Kind regardsKarin Leszinski

There aren't many travel books on Ecuador, and after researching the competition, this is the winner. It gives a good range of information that a traveler will need, and its recommendations closely align with the current websites. I won't have access to wifi on most of our adventures in Ecuador so I will need an actual book. We're packing light, and this is the only guide book we're taking. .

We took a guided trip to the Galapagos in November, and I still recommend this guide. It has some great hints on Quito restaurants (we followed their advice and had an amazing meal). The Lonely Planet Guide is superior to other guide books..it always has some hints on less travelled or frequented spots as well as the traditional highlights.

Of the travel books that I have read for Ecuador this is the one I keep coming back to. Lonely Planet has cultural insights that I personally appreciate.The references to things like lodging and restaurants were up to date. The descriptions were not so much recommendations as descriptions of choices that you can make decisions from.

I own a lot of the LP books. I tend to have trust issues with them but as a reference during my world wanderings, they are better than nothing. The Ecuador issue however leaves out more than it includes. Unless you're traveling to only the biggest towns and tourist destinations, the book just ignores everything else. I'm not asking for The Milepost with every trash can listed, but countless towns and villages get no mention at all.

Having recently been to Ecuador I thought this would be useful to have. It was good for reference especially in terms of buses and transport. Some of the info was a little out of date which is to be expected. I used this along with Trip Advisor to find restaurants and thing to do whilst travelling. It has some useful Spanish phrases in the back too.

An excellent, up-to-date guide to Ecuador. Well written with lots of useful tips, particularly for the first time visitor to the country.

This book was very helpful, it has loads of information. We visited many places that were in the book

Disappointing on Galapagos: inadequate information on how to get around on the islands

Lonely Planet is brilliant. Shame there's not much in Galapagos though.