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Duration: 12 days
Departing: Daily
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Itinerary
Day 1 Transfer In
Day 2 Historical City Tour in Quito & Middle of the World.
Day 3 - 6 The Amazon Rain Forest
Day 7 - 11 The Galapagos Island
Day 12 Transfer out |
| Package Descriptions |
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Day by Day Itinerary
Day 1
Upon your arrival to the capital of Ecuador, you will be met by our representative and transferred to your charming hotel in Quito, where you will receive your full itinerary and information about Ecuador and your trip.
Day 2 - Quito City Tour
After breakfast, your will visit “Quito” the most beautiful and colonial city in South America declared by UNESCO part of the Cultural Heritage of mankind. Your visit starts in Ecuador’s House of Congress where you will appreciate its stone-carved facade depicting scenes from Ecuadorian history. Explore the Independence square, with the presidential palace, the city hall, the Sagrario church and the Cathedral. Visit San Francisco church and museum-monastery (1535), San Agustin monastery and the finest example of baroque art in America, La Compañía church (1605) and its breathtaking gilded altars. Visit the art & crafts gallery of Tianguez and finally, drive up to the Panecillo hill to have a spectacular view of Quito and to see the only winged Virgin in South America.
After visiting the Colonial center of Quito you will arrive to the Middle of the World Monument and Museum, which is located 25 km north of Ecuador’s capital. There you will find the monument on the exact equatorial line marking latitude 0° 0´0”, where you will have the opportunity to stand in both hemisphere, and take a picture of yourself jumping from one hemisphere to another and you will visit the ethnographic museum on site. Accommodation (B)
Day 3 - 6 - Amazon Rain Forest
You will transfer to the airport to take a brief flight east to Quito to a jungle town name Coca where in the next 4 days you will explore one of the most diverse, unique and richest rainforest environs.
Explore this gigantic and mysterious jungle visiting the rain forest tower (135 ft), explore the jungle in a 900 ft long canopy walkway or take a canoe ride in search of howler monkeys, caimans, al kind of birds and parrots, and a fascinating wildlife. You will visit Ecuador’s largest butterfly farm and the parrot clay lick with attracts a host of colorful birds. Meet native communities, which have lived in this land for over 10,000 years. You will find that specially designed trail will let you unveil the secrets of the rainforest making the best of your jungle journey. Accommodation (B – L – D)
On the morning of day 6 you will transfer to the airport to return to Quito. Accommodation (B)
Day 7 - Gapalagos Islands (Bartolome Island)
After an early breakfast you will transfer to the airport to take your flight to the magical Galapagos Islands. Here you will board your exclusive yacht for a small group Galapagos experience.
In the afternoon you will visit Bartolome Island where you can climb up a wooden staircase to the summit for a stunning view of two bays. In your way to the top you will have the possibility of admire marine iguanas and lava lizards. Among the flora you may find red mangroves and tiquilla cacti.
Later you can enjoy a beautiful beach where you can practice snorkeling and see Galapagos Penguins and sea lions. Accommodation (B – L – D)
Day 8 (Isabela island)
Today you will arrive to Urbina Bay, which is located at the foothills of volcanoes Alcedo and Darwin. After a medium walk you will admire large and colorful land iguanas, a good possibility to observe giant tortoises in the wild and flightless cormorants, blue footed boobies, Galapagos penguins and large marine iguanas. Lunch will be served on board. In the afternoon you will visit Tagus Cove a natural harbor where centuries ago whales and pirates left their ship’s name painted on the rocks. The trail will take you to Darwin´s salt-water lagoon for an excellent view. After this visit you will have a dinghy ride to allow you to see marine life like Galapagos penguins, flightless cormorants, boobies, sally light foot crabs and pelicans.
Accommodation (B – L – D)
Day 9 (Fernandina & Isabela Island)
In the morning you will visit Espinosa Point in Fernandina Island the youngest island in the archipelago, here you will observe marine iguanas sharing space with Sally Light foot crabs, also to be found Flightless cormorants, Galapagos penguins, Galapagos hawks, Sea Lions and mangroves extending into the sea.
Lunch will be served on board. On your afternoon visit you will arrive to Vicente Roca Point where you will hike to the top of the volcano Ecuador for a stunning view. You can observe boobies, gulls and sea lions. Good opportunity for snorkeling. Accommodation (B – L – D)
Day 10 (Santiago Island)
Discover the dark sand beach at Puerto Egas in Santiago Island. Here you will have a medium walk to find a grat spot for observing Hunting herons, Blue herons, oystercatchers and Yellow-crowed night herons. There is a colony of Fur-Sea Lions swimming in deep pools of cool water called grotos. Lunch will be served on board.
In the afternoon visit you will arrive to Rabida in Santiago Island with its red dark sand beaches. This point is considered the geographical center of Galapagos because it has the most diversified volcanic rocks in all of the islands. Here a short trail leads to a salt-water lagoon, where you will find small colonies of flamingos. Also to be found are boobies and 9 species of Darwin’s finches. Accommodation (B – L – D)
Day 11 (Santa Cruz Island)
On your last day in Galapagos you will visit Santa Cruz Island where the famous Charles Darwin Station is housed, here you can admire the famous Galapagos tortoises, and other land birds. Before you leave the islands you will walk around the island and observe the Twin pit crater and Cerro Chato where you can admire the Giant tortoises that gave name to these islands. After Lunch at the highlands of Santa Cruz you will transfer to Baltra Island for your flight back to Quito or Guayaquil. Accommodation (B – L)
Day 12
After breakfast you will be transferred to the airport for your flight home (B)
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