Travel guide

Baños

Waterfalls and the "Swing at the End of the World"

🗓️ Best time: Year-round💰 Budget · ~$50/day📍 Ecuador

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About Baños

An adventure-and-spa town in a green Andean gorge below an active volcano — thermal baths, a route of thundering waterfalls, canyoning and rafting, and the famous cliffside swing.

⭐ Things to do in Baños

Casa del Árbol swingRuta de las Cascadas (Pailón del Diablo)Thermal bathsCanyoning & raftingZip-lining the gorgePailón del Diablo up closeRuntún viewpointsManto de la Novia cable car

🍽️ What to eat in Baños

Signature local dishes worth seeking out.

Cuy (guinea pig)Melcocha taffyLocro de papaFresh sugarcane juice

✈️ Know before you go

🚕 Getting around

Walkable town; bikes and "chivas" for the waterfall route.

💡 Local tip

Bike or take a chiva along the waterfall route, ending at the roaring Pailón del Diablo.