Itinerary
Day 1: Transfer In Quito
Stop At: Quito Airport Shuttle, Suiza 227 y Eloy Alfaro, Quito 170150 Ecuador
Transfer from Quito Airport to the hotel of your choice.
Night at the hotel of your choice in the city of Quito.
Duration: 1 hour
No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Accomodation in Quito, hotel of your choice
Day 2: City Tour + Middle of the world
Stop At: Quito Old Town, Quito Ecuador
We start the tour, at the set time, from the hotel lobby, to go to the Historic Center of Quito through the church of the Basilica of the National Vote to the Plaza de la Independencia through the colonial streets followed by a walk through the Cathedral , the Government and Archbishop's Palace, the church of the Company of Jesus, where you can appreciate its ornaments and gold altars, the Tabernacle and the church of San Francisco. Finally, we will take the Mirador del Panecillo where the sculpture of the Virgin Mary is located where we can admire a beautiful landscape of QUITO Colonial and modern.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Intinan Museum, Autopista Manuel Cordova Galarza, a 200 metros del redondel de la Mitad del Mundo, San Antonio de Pichincha, Quito 170180 Ecuador
Afterwards, we will go directly to the Intian Museum, where they will really feel in the Middle of the World, then we will head towards the "Middle City of the World" where they will visit their shops and a representation of the cities of the colonial era. In addition, they will observe the monument that divides the northern hemisphere of the southern hemisphere of the planet, where they can be creative at the time of taking photographs. At the end of the activity we will initiate the return to the hotel where you are staying.
Night at the hotel of your choice in the city of Quito
Duration: 3 hours
Meals included:
Breakfast: Vegetarian Menu Available upon confirmation.
Accommodation included: Accomodation in Quito, hotel of your choice.
Day 3: Cotopaxi Full Day
Stop At: Cotopaxi National Park, Ecuador
The departure from Quito is at 8:00 a.m. approx. through the Panamericana Sur highway; Admiring the beautiful Andean landscapes, you will arrive at the National Park and with its interpretation center you will meet the animals of the area. Therefore, they will have a stop in the Limpiopungo Lagoon where the reflection of the Cotopaxi volcano makes it an ideal place to photograph landscapes. Finally, they will arrive, to rest and enjoy nature, to a hotel-refuge where they will have the opportunity to acquire and taste a delicious and hot traditional lunch. Return to Quito.
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
Breakfast: Vegetarian Menu Available upon confirmation
Accommodation included: Accomodation in Quito, hotel of your choice
Day 4: Transfer Out Quito + Transfer In Galapagos + Santa Cruz High Part
Stop At: Mariscal Sucre International Airport, Nuevo Aeropuerto Internacional de Quito Tababela S/N - Via, Quito 170907, Ecuador
At the indicated time, we will meet at the hotel lobby to go to the Guayaquil airport and take the flight to Galapagos.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Charles Darwin Research Station, Ave Charles Darwin, Puerto Ayora 200350 Ecuador
You will arrive at the Baltra airport and have a personalized welcome (sign with your name and companion) to go to Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz Island. We will leave the airport to arrive in a bus that will take us to Canal de Itabaca which, we will cross by a barge (the maximum time sailing 10 minutes). When you arrive at Santa Cruz Island, we will start the tour through what is called the upper part of the island. We will take the road to visit three places, the twins (geological faults), the ranch where you can see the Galapagos turtles and the lava tunnel. These three places of tourist interest are visited autonomously (our driver takes them to the three places and waits for them during the activities). The tour will end at the selected hotel for check-in.
Charles Darwin Station:
At the agreed time, after breakfast, we will visit the Charles Darwin Research Station, famous for the captive breeding of giant tortoises, called Galpagos that live an average of 150 years. It was created in 1964, has a Interpretation Center of natural history. The station is the operations center of foreign scientists who come to the islands to deal with research programs.
Duration: 4 hours
Meals included:
Breakfast: Vegetarian menu available upon confirmation
Accommodation included: Accomodation in Santa Cruz Island, hotel of your choice
Day 5: Ferry from Santa Cruz to Isabela + Wetlands Tour
Stop At: Isabela Island, Galapagos, 010850 Ecuador
In the afternoon we will go to Puerto Ayora pier where we will take a water taxi to the boat, a trip of approximately two and a half hours, which will take us to Isabela Island. Once on the island, we will transfer you to the hotel.
Wetlands tour
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Isabela Island, Galapagos, 010850 Ecuador
The wetlands are a complex of trails, located south of Isabela Island, Galpagos. They have a great variety of flora and fauna, as well as the spectacular landscapes of the bay. We will visit nine trails that include the following sites: Wall of Tears, Orchilla Hill, estuary, "Poza Redonda" Canal "Poza Escondida" Amor, "Mirador de los Tunos and Pozas Verdes": "La Playita" and the cemetery. After a pleasant time in the wetlands we will return to the hotel.
Duration: 3 hours
Meals included:
Breakfast: Vegetarian Menu is available upon confirmation
Accommodation included: Accomodation in Isabela Island, hotel of your choice
Day 6: Tintoreras island OR Sierra Negra Volcano
Stop At: Isabela Island, Galapagos, 010850 Ecuador
We are going to visit a small island called Tintoreras. Navigation (20 min) starts at the dock aboard a small boat. The islet takes its name from the white fin sharks known as Tintoreras. This is considered one of the most fascinating species of Galpagos, in the same area we will find: sea lions, marine iguanas, blue footed boobies, crabs, sea turtles, pelicans and the peculiar Galapagos penguins. Then we will move to an incoming sea on the islet where you can dive, the site is ideal for this activity due to a variety of fish, starfish, sea urchins, manta rays, sharks and beautiful sea lions swimming in the site.
Duration: 4 hours
Stop At: Sierra Negra, Ecuador
The Sierra Negra Volcano is considered the oldest volcano in Isabela. The 12-km walk takes about 3 hours. The walk is made on a path of medium difficulty, with a steep slope. The Sierra Negra Volcano has the second longest crater in the world, approximately 6 miles in diameter and 300 feet deep and is one of the most spectacular views of the Galapagos. The tour continues to the Chico Volcano, where you can feel the hot earth when we approach, because it is a volcano is active. In the afternoon we returned to the hotel.
Duration: 4 hours
Meals included:
Breakfast: Vegetarian Menu is available upon confirmation
Accommodation included: Accomodation in Isabela Island, hotel of your choice.
Day 7: Ferry from Isabela to Santa Cruz + Bay Tour
Stop At: Santa Cruz Island, Ecuador
In the morning from the hotel, at the agreed time, we will go to Isabela dock to take the speed boat to take a water taxi that will take us to Puerto Villamil, which will take us back to the Island of Santa Cruz.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: La Loberia Isla Floreana, islas, Ecuador
In the afternoon we will meet in the hotel lobby to go to the "Lobera", a small island located two miles away, where the sea lions are. They are very friendly and like to swim with people. Next, we will move to the Shark Channel, a fissure or cleft crack formed by the magmatic chamber, where you can observe the completely harmless sharks "TINTORERAS ravine". Among the lava rocks you can also observe oceanic birds. The third destination to visit is the Canal de Amor, another fissure, fantastic for photography of exceptional scenic beauty.
Next, we will go to the "Franklin Bay" where you will find sea turtles, golden stingrays, eagle rays and a mangrove area, where pelicans and herons nest according to the season.
"La Grieta" is the next place to visit. Here take a fifteen minute walk on the lava rocks where you can see the Darwin finches, shorebirds and the lagoon, endemic and native vegetation. The cracks are still the channels of sharks and love, only the interior, where the water is less salty. Here you can do diving and swimming ravine.
Finally, visit "La Playa de los Perros", where you will have the opportunity to walk. This beach is named for the large number of dog crabs found in the area, along with the largest marine iguanas on the island of Santa Cruz. Once all the activities are finished, we will go back to the hotel.
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
Breakfast: Vegetarian Menu Available upon confirmation
Accommodation included: Accomodation in Santa Cruz Island, hotel of your choice
Day 8: Transfer Out
Stop At: Seymour Airport, Aeropuerto Seymour de Baltra, Isla Baltra Baltra, Ecuador
At the agreed time we will go to the airport to take the return flight End of our services.
Duration: 45 minutes
Meals included:
Breakfast: Vegetarian menu available upon confirmation
No accommodation included on this day.