About us

Activexpedition

Adventure in Nature

The creation of Activexpedition is to inspire adventure travelers to explore our world from a different perspective. At Activexpedition we prioritize eco-friendly activities in every destination we go as well as support local people and traditions through sustainability efforts.

Our mission is to deliver educational experiences of a lifetime with stellar service and provide human powered holidays that go beyond typical adventure travel.

Our CEO Christian Valencia, coming from a professional background through the tourism university in Quito-Ecuador, has been in the industry for fifteen years and has lead around seven hundred expeditions involving over ten thousand happy travelers from all over the world. After being a freelance guide for several years, Christian has embarked on this new epic project to focus on multi-activity expeditions for exclusive groups.

  • Eco consciousness is a priority – zero waste

  • Off-the-beaten-path expeditions

  • Small groups of to keep environmental impact at a minimum

  • Top of the line gear

  • Safety first

  • Private expeditions

  • Experienced English-speaking guides with professional backgrounds

  • Value for the money

  • Flexibility for activities do more and see more

  • Guaranteed group departures

  • Tailor-made expeditions

  • Self-guided expeditions

Guide Information

Guide Name: Christian Valencia
Certified: Yes
Years of experience: 16
Wilderness Advanced First Aid Responder: Yes
Passions: MTB, Kayaking, Family
Regions: Ecuador, The Galapagos, Colombia, Peru
Extra courses: Bike Mechanics, Ropes

Guide Information

Guide Name: Oscar Vizuete
Certified: Yes National tour guide #635
Years of experience: 18
Wilderness Advanced First Aid Responder: Yes
Passions: Biking, kayaking, hiking, river rafting
Regions: Ecuador mainland, The Galapagos.
Extra courses: Tour leader training, Professional Photography

Guide Information

Guide Name: Daniel Maldonado
Certified: Yes
Years of experience: 11
Wilderness Advanced First Aid Responder: Yes
Passions: Biking, hiking, rafting, playing guitar, swimming
Regions: Ecuador, The Galapagos, Colombia, Peru
Extra courses: Birdwatching, tropical ecology.

Guide Information

Guide Name: Jose Jijon
Certified: Program facilitator
Years of experience: 9
Wilderness Advanced First Aid Responder: Yes. WFR course with NOLS
Passions: biking, kayaking, hiking, bike packing, back packing snorkeling, horse back riding, family guiding
Regions: highlands, Galapagos Islands
Extra courses: Courses with Outward Bound: ABC course Adventure – Base Counseling and groups management High rope senior instructor course. Leave No Trace instructor course. Backpacking expeditions instructor. Organic and regenerative agriculture courses

Guide Information

Guide Name: Maximo Cartagena
Certified: Yes naturalist guide #635
Years of experience: 12
Wilderness Advanced First Aid Responder: Yes
Passions: Diving, snorkeling, biking, kayaking, hiking, family and friends
Regions: Galapagos Islands
Extra courses: Dive master, naturalist underwater

Guide Information

Guide Name: Martin Cox
Certifications: Galapagos Naturalist Guide
Years of experience: 5
Passions: Guiding, Photography, friends, workout
Regions: The Galapagos Islands
Extra courses: First Aid

Guide Information

Guide Name: Maritza Garcia
Certified: Galapagos Maturalist Guide
Years of experience: 10
Passions: Guiding, Crossfit, Cycling
Regions: The Galapagos Islands
Extra courses: First Aid

Guide Information

Guide Name: Tomas Palma
Certified: Yes National Tour Guide #651
Years of experience: 25
Wilderness Advanced First Aid Responder: Yes
Passions: Biking, kayaking, endurance on motorcycles, trekkings, mentor with families(kids)
Regions: All Ecuador, Galapagos.
Extra courses: Birdwatching, arqueology, hospitality.

Activexpedition

THE PILLARS OF OUR OPERATION

colaboration

Photo and video

We want to give a special thanks to the following people that colaborate with us with their photos and videos

Ondrej Zaruba (Galápagos and Wuaorani)
Oscar Visuete (Galápagos, Andes)
Kayla Altman (Active Ecuador)
Stefan Kardos (Amazon Jaguar)
Indy Van Overbeek (Amazon Kayak)