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.

A plethora of information in this guide. The authors were very thorough with providing historical information, where to go, how to interact with the locals, what to expect, generic maps, etc. The authors must have visited every city, and attraction. I hope this guide comes in handy when I get to visit Ecuador.

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..

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.

Informative, colorful, good suggestions, nice pictures and descriptions.

Since Eyewitness Guides doesn't do Ecuador and the Galapagos, I was forced to fall back on Lonely Planet. Some useful information, but a lot of garbage neither desired or practical. OK, but not great.

I was in the Galapagos for 9 days, and Guayaquil for a day. This book was perfect for this purpose, accurate/up-to-date. Guayaquil is a bit of a confusing place, so I think there could be ways to help the user, but overall, I was happy with it. I saw other travelers with it as well, who had longer trips, and they also were happy with it.

Well put together with good detail. It is a good read just to get a feel for certain areas then there are traveler's details that follow in order to get you really hooked up.

Sempre muito bom os guias da Lonely Planet: completos e edição atualizada com custos e diversos roteiros para quem quer visitar o Equador. Muitas imagens com qualidade excelente.

Testo non aggiornato, informazioni e orari vecchi. Peccato. Speravo qualcosa di più da una guida così famosa, mi spiace un po'

Der lonely planet ist immer gut - auch dieser hier für Ecuador und Galapagos. Ich hab mir den Reiseführer zusätzlich zu einer geführten Reise gekauft und während der Reise festgestellt, dass unsere Reiseführer auch die im Buch empfohlenen zentralen Attraktivitäten mitgenommen haben - absolut empfehlenswert.

Super guide - just the right amount and the right type of information.

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