Bus rides, long shuttles, early nights after all full day of traveling, all of these are great reasons for uploading/bringing along a book with you when you travel. many inns have a book exchange, so if you bring one book with you, you can resupply. Another...
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International Travel Pointers for Women
For women traveling abroad, there are a few cultural hitches that can make for awkward moments. Nothing that should dissuade a female from embarking on an international trip, but if known ahead of time, can make traveling as a female a whole lot easier. Toilet Paper...
COVID Travel Insurance
Traveling in the time of COVID is challenging. There is the concern of exposure while traveling, and then the concern about testing positive before or during your trip. Travel insurance is highly recommended - if it will cover you in case of a trip disruption. In...
Is DIY the Way to Paddle Down South in the Winter
With 27+ years’ experience running trips and paddling in Latin America – we’ve got some pretty good beta on paddling DIY (Do It Yourself) in a foreign country specifically in Latin America; even more specifically, in Ecuador. The short answer to paddling on your...
Paddling Ecuador – What A Trip is About
a collaboration from Carrie Singer & Mary Mills Pictures tell so much about the trips to Ecuador, but sometimes it is nice to hear first-hand what a trip is all about. Here is a collaboration between two of our veteran Ecuador paddlers (who will be returning...
Adventure Travel: Don’t Leave without Your Astral Rosas
Starting to think about what to pack for your winter travel? Don't leave without your Astral Rosas! It's not just that they look good. They do! Rosas feature granite grip outsoles, three separate strap options and four eye-catching colors - so they are there for you...
Rivers Don’t Save Themselves: Supporting River Conservation in Ecuador
Endless River Adventures has increased its support of the Ecuadorian Rivers Institute (ERI) river conservation work in Ecuador with the donation of an Ecuador whitewater kayaking trip to help bolster ERI’s Save the Jondachi Campaign. Formed in 2002, the Ecuadorian...
Start Dreaming! International trips dates for 2015
Start Dreaming about your trip to Costa Rica or Ecuador this year! The 2015 Costa Rica and 2015/early2016 Ecuador dates are available. Let us help you start planning your adventure with us. Want to know how much fun the trips are? Check out photos on our Facebook...
Jondachi River Fest 2015
This week will see the community gathering in support of protecting one of the whitewater jewels of Ecuador: the Jondachi River. The fight to save the Jondachi from a planned dam project has been going on for several years now under the leadership of Matt Terry and...
Kayaking in Costa Rica: When Mother Nature Expresses Herself
Guiding internationally, there is never a season when, as a group of guides, we are not at some point taken completely by surprise by a change that has happened on one of the rivers that (we think) we know so well. This is particularly true in Costa Rica. The...
Adding Astral Brewess to My International Suitcase
I am a flip flop kind of girl...that is not a secret in our crowd. So it came as a surprise - even to myself,when I threw in my never-been-worn Astral Brewess shoes when packing for my winter. I have always struggled with minimizing what I bring when packing for four...
Year Round Dream Vacation Spot: Ecuador
The RioQuijos Eco-Lodge is a multi-sport escape: whtiewater rafting, bird watching, hiking, biking, horseback riding, exploring the oriente. Open year-round, the RioQuijos EcoLodge & Reserve in Ecuador is the perfect South American escape...
Redemption on the River
by Mary Mills Three years ago I went to Costa Rica with Endless River Adventures and had a wonderful time….except for the last day on the river. Everyone has those days where things just don’t line up, when it might have been better to stay in bed. Well I had just...
Costa Rica or Ecuador: How to Choose
“If you had to chose between the two, would it be Costa Rica or Ecuador?” That is a question often asked of us when someone is trying to decide where they should travel for a winter paddling trip. Our response: “Don’t choose.” One of the joys of paddling is the...
90+ Miles in One Week = Scouting Week
Scouting week is always the lead in to our trips down south. This past week we spent the week paddling every river we include on our itineraries, with three being the average - three rivers or sections a day. Average mileage was 20+ miles/day and we did not stop to...
Costa Rica Kayaking: The Most Important Guide
When asked what makes Costa Rica so special, the rivers are always the obvious answer for many paddlers…but if you look beyond the whitewater, it is the people of Costa Rica that make an experience so memorable. And no one epitomizes the pura vida of the “ticos”...
Costa Rica Kayaking: Never the Same ‘ol
Twenty one years kayaking in Costa Rica. Asked if it ever gets old the answer is no!! Not the way rivers change in this country. You never know from one week to the next - let alone one year to the next what new rapids will form, river beds will shift from one...
Kayaking the Rivers of Costa Rica: Never the Same ‘Ol
Twenty one years kayaking in Costa Rica. Asked if it ever gets old the answer is no!! Not the way rivers change in this country. You never know from one week to the next - let alone one year to the next what new rapids will form, river beds will shift from one...
Election Day and Kayaking in Costa Rica
Election Day Breakfast in Costa Rica; a typical restaurant is open air, serving the “tipico” breakfast of gallo pinto, fresh guanabana juice and very stout coffee. And of course the ever-present television. Yesterday was our first morning in the country and the news...
RíoQuijos EcoLodge and Reserve, Ecuador
Canton Sardinas, Quijos, Ecuador – 29 February, 2012- Endless River Adventures announces the opening of the RíoQuijos EcoLodge and Reserve alongside the Quijos River, Ecuador. The Quijos Valley was opened up to a broader population in the late 1960’s when oil was...