Uploaded January 2012 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
To read the entire story about traveling the route of the waterfalls in Banos, Ecuador, go to holeinthedonut.com/2012/01/12/waterfall-route-banos-ecuador/, and if you enjoyed this video, please consider subscribing to my YouTube channel.
Though Banos, Ecuador is most famous for its thermal baths, no visit to this small town on the edge of the Amazon jungle is complete without a visit to the areas spectacular waterfalls. Board an open-air bus for a $7 half-day tour, rent a motor scooter for a self-guided tour, or take a guided hike to these cascades; you can even rent a bicycle and do the route downhill, then hail a local bus and set your bike in the rack for the uphill return. Perhaps the two most impressive waterfalls are Manto de la Novia (Bridal Veil), which used to be a single stream until extreme flooding in 2010 caused it to split into two, and Pailon del Diablo (Devil's Cauldron). The latter requires a hike down a fairly steep trail but the up-close view of the torrent as it roars over a rock lip is worth the extra effort. Several of the waterfalls also offer rides in tarabitas (cable cars) that whisk visitors over raging rivers in metal cages.
To read the entire story about traveling the route of the waterfalls in Banos, Ecuador, go to holeinthedonut.com/2012/01/12/waterfall-route-banos-ecuador/, and if you enjoyed this video, please consider subscribing to my YouTube channel.
Though Banos, Ecuador is most famous for its thermal baths, no visit to this small town on the edge of the Amazon jungle is complete without a visit to the areas spectacular waterfalls. Board an open-air bus for a $7 half-day tour, rent a motor scooter for a self-guided tour, or take a guided hike to these cascades; you can even rent a bicycle and do the route downhill, then hail a local bus and set your bike in the rack for the uphill return. Perhaps the two most impressive waterfalls are Manto de la Novia (Bridal Veil), which used to be a single stream until extreme flooding in 2010 caused it to split into two, and Pailon del Diablo (Devil's Cauldron). The latter requires a hike down a fairly steep trail but the up-close view of the torrent as it roars over a rock lip is worth the extra effort. Several of the waterfalls also offer rides in tarabitas (cable cars) that whisk visitors over raging rivers in metal cages.
