Baños de Agua Santa, a city in Ecuador's
Tungurahua province.The main source of living in this province is Tourism.
It seems that everywhere there’s a zip line (ask to go headfirst, Superman-style with arms outstretched), a bridge to jump (or swing from in a local derivation of bungee jumping known as puenteing), a mountain to climb, rivers to do water rafting and a waterfall to get drenched .
I started off my journey to Baños from Quito,the capital of Ecuador, on a long weekend. A three days tour, the hotels were pre-booked ,the tour guide and the mode of travel as well.
Being a person who loves all sort of sports, there was just this one thing that I was exicited about -- 'Casa del Arbol' also known as #edgeoftheworld. I had read about it and it was also featured in National Geographic as top 100 thing to do before you die..
We started the day with a strole around this small city. The streets are full of small shops for tourists to buy souvenirs..
Followed by visiting the church also called as 'la Iglesia'. Around mid afternoon the tour guide took us to the famous 'Casa del Arbol'.. it's a 30 minutes ride from the main city..
To my surprise, there were many places where the swings were attached facing the edge of the cliff,but then we decided to visit the authentic one.
'Casa del Arbol' is a small tree house build on the edge of a mountain cliff. Attached to that tree is a swing with minimal protection that lets you swing above the deep mountain cliff.
The experience of swinging above the cliff is truly something the should be tried..
Other places which were included in the tour was 'puenteing', where one jumps down a bridge like a pendulum from one edge of the bridge to other..
Baños, Ecuador sets you in the awe of it's mesmerising beauty, from the mamoth waterfalls for some great clicks,to risking your life in jumping down the bridge. This is a must visit in Ecuador. If ever got a chance, would love to visit this place again.
Tungurahua province.The main source of living in this province is Tourism.
It seems that everywhere there’s a zip line (ask to go headfirst, Superman-style with arms outstretched), a bridge to jump (or swing from in a local derivation of bungee jumping known as puenteing), a mountain to climb, rivers to do water rafting and a waterfall to get drenched .
I started off my journey to Baños from Quito,the capital of Ecuador, on a long weekend. A three days tour, the hotels were pre-booked ,the tour guide and the mode of travel as well.
Being a person who loves all sort of sports, there was just this one thing that I was exicited about -- 'Casa del Arbol' also known as #edgeoftheworld. I had read about it and it was also featured in National Geographic as top 100 thing to do before you die..
We started the day with a strole around this small city. The streets are full of small shops for tourists to buy souvenirs..
Followed by visiting the church also called as 'la Iglesia'. Around mid afternoon the tour guide took us to the famous 'Casa del Arbol'.. it's a 30 minutes ride from the main city..
To my surprise, there were many places where the swings were attached facing the edge of the cliff,but then we decided to visit the authentic one.
'Casa del Arbol' is a small tree house build on the edge of a mountain cliff. Attached to that tree is a swing with minimal protection that lets you swing above the deep mountain cliff.
The experience of swinging above the cliff is truly something the should be tried..
Other places which were included in the tour was 'puenteing', where one jumps down a bridge like a pendulum from one edge of the bridge to other..
Baños, Ecuador sets you in the awe of it's mesmerising beauty, from the mamoth waterfalls for some great clicks,to risking your life in jumping down the bridge. This is a must visit in Ecuador. If ever got a chance, would love to visit this place again.
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| On the swing at #casadelarbol #endoftheworld.. Mesmerising as ever.. |
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| On the streets of the city.. |
What about bungi jumping experience and you forgot to add photo credit....
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