Amazon Project + Andean Explorer

Product Details

Learn Spanish immersed in the culture of Quito, help to conserve the Ecuadorian Rainforest and explore South America - from the Andes to the Amazon.

Language Phase

Learn or improve Spanish in Quito, the capital of Ecuador and situated high in the Andes. Mornings are taken up with practical Spanish lessons, whilst afternoons are spent exploring Quito using your new-found language skills! The focus is on conversation and tutors will take you into town and to local markets to develop the art of bargaining South American style! Weekends are for visiting the local sights, including a chance to sample the highest bungee jump in South America and a weekend chilling on the Pacific beaches.

The Project Phase

Your 4 week Project placement is in the Yachana Amazon Rainforest area - 2 hours boat ride through the jungle to your base camp. You'll be working closely with the community who live in the jungle helping them with alternative income generating projects which includes the production of jungle chocolate - It really is delicious! The aim of the project is to prevent rural-urban migration of communities and to try to preserve the fascinating traditional life of the Amazon Communities.

Expedition Phase

The final phase is an awesome 6 week Andean Explorer Expedition. Your journey takes you from breezy snow-capped mountains to lush Amazon Rainforest, through a wild mix of landscapes, culture and wildlife. En-route you’ll go sand surfing, trekking, downhill mountain biking, ice climbing and white-water rafting - you'll have the chance to try just about every crazy activity you can think of and more! Your expedition culminates with the epic Inca Trail to ‘Macchu Pichu’, the enchanted lost city of the Incas nestled deep in the lush green Andean Valleys.

Please contact the Quest office for more information or fill in an application form online. We regularly hold open days at our offices in Sussex, if you'd like to come along, please do not hesitate to give us a call.

Why Quest Overseas?

Quite simply because we have the best reputation in the gap year market. We are second to none when it comes to safety, value for money and downright fun!

We've also raised hundreds of thousands of pounds for our charities overseas and we have long-term commitments to our project sites. If you'd like to speak to a past student they would be more than happy to bend your ear on everything you could get up to – just give us a call in the office for contact details.