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Ecuador y Galápagos Cruise
Ecuador your destination in our hands - 7 nights - 8 days
DAY 1: TRANSFER IN
Arrive at Quito International Airport and private transfer service to the hotel.
DAY 2: QUITO CITY TOUR AND THE MIDDLE OF THE WORLD (B,D)
- Breakfast. In the morning you will visit one of the most beautiful cities in South America. Quito was declared Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1978. Its wonderful architecture is reflected in its plazas, streets, houses and churches and will be the best excuse for walking in a great atmosphere. La Basilica church, Plaza Grande, La Compañia Church and San Francisco plaza are part of your experience in this magic city.
- After this visit you will take a 45 minutes driving to arrive to another great place THE MIDDLE OF THE WORLD where you can take a picture on the Equator Line with one foot in the north and another foot in the south hemisphere. Back to the hotel in the afternoon.
- Dinner
DAY 3: BALTRA - NORTH SEYMOUR ISLAND (B,L,D)
DAY 3: BALTRA - NORTH SEYMOUR ISLAND (B,L,D)
DAY 3: BALTRA - NORTH SEYMOUR ISLAND (B,L,D)
Breakfast and Private transfer service from your hotel at the airport
AM – Baltra Airport
Departure from Quito to Baltra Island (21/2-hour flight). Arriving in the Galapagos, passengers are picked up at the airport by our natural guides and taken to a ten-minute bus drive to the pier to board the M/V Galapagos Legend.
PM - North Seymour Island
This flat, uplifted island is an important spot to observe both magnificent and great frigatebird males courting the females through clicking, bill-clapping, shuddering, and flapping their wings, all while showcasing their grossly inflated, bright red, pular pouch. We will also likely witness courting blue-footed boobies displaying their unique feet while dancing to attract a prospective mate. Sea lions, swallow-tailed gulls, crashing surf, and distant views make the Daphne Islands a top destination for a great visit.
Activities - North Seymour Island
DAY 3: BALTRA - NORTH SEYMOUR ISLAND (B,L,D)
DAY 3: BALTRA - NORTH SEYMOUR ISLAND (B,L,D)
- Difficulty level: intermediate
- Type of terrain: rocky
- Duration: 2-hour wal 30 minutes snorkeling
Day 4: BARTOLOME ISLAND - SULLIVAN BAY (B,L,D)
Activities - Bartolome Island - Santiago Island
Activities - Bartolome Island - Santiago Island
AM - Bartolome Island
Considered the most iconic landscape of the entire archipelago the view from the top of Bartolome Island, overlooking the famous Pinnacle Rock and the austere Santiago Island beyond, is well worth the climp up the wooden boardwalk. This volcanic scene has often been likened to a lunar landscape. Our subsequent snorkel here might put us face to face with Galapagos penguins, white-tipped reef sharks and playful sea lions.
PM - Sullivan Bay (Santiago Island)
Wet landing. This site located at the southeastern portion of Santiago Island is of important geologic interest. It features extensive relative young pa-hoe-hoe lava flows formed during the last quarter of the 19th century. In the middle of the lava flow, older reddish-yellow- colored tuff cones appear Mollugo plants with their yellow-to-orange whorled leaves usually grow out of the fissures. Walking on the solidified lava gives the impression of been in another planet. Tree molds are found, indicating that in that position large size plants grew in small crevices, until the lava flow of past eruptions burned down the flora of the island.
Activities - Bartolome Island - Santiago Island
Activities - Bartolome Island - Santiago Island
Activities - Bartolome Island - Santiago Island
AM - Bartolome Island
- Difficulty level: intermediate
- Type of terrain: trail made of 37a steps.
- Duration: 1 1/2-hour walk / 1-hour snorkeling
PM - Sullivan Bay (Santiago Island)
- Difficulty level: difficult
- Type of terrain: flat volcanic lava
- Duration: 1 1/2-hour walk / 1-hour snorkeling / beach time
Day 5: PUNTA PITT & PITT - CERRO BRUJO(B,L,D)
Day 5: PUNTA PITT & PITT - CERRO BRUJO(B,L,D)
Day 5: PUNTA PITT & PITT - CERRO BRUJO(B,L,D)
AM – Punta Pitt & Pitt Islet (San Cristobal Island)
Sea lions will greet us as we land on the beach and prepare for our climb to a high point on the steep eroded tuff cone. This is the only place in the islands where we will enjoy the chance to see all three of the booby species in the same place. The red-foots will be perched on the Cordia lutea and small trees, the Nazcais on the ground near the cliff edge while the blue-foots will be a little further inland. Frigatebirds will be all around and the views are breathtaking.
PM - Cerro Brujo (San Cristobal Island)
From our pangas, as we head to shore, we are first humbled by the immensity of the stunning cliffs of éSorcererís Híllí. We can enjoy simply sharing the beach with sea lions, snorkeling from shore or take a walk to a hidden lagoon where we might spot black- necked stilts, ruddy turnstones. whimbrels and white-cheeked pintails
Activities - San Cristobal Island
Day 5: PUNTA PITT & PITT - CERRO BRUJO(B,L,D)
Day 5: PUNTA PITT & PITT - CERRO BRUJO(B,L,D)
AM – Punta Pitt &Pitt Islet (San Cristobal Island)
- Difficulty level: difficult
- Type of terrain: rocky
- Duration: 2 1/2-hourwalk/ 40-minutes snorkeling or kayaking
PM - Cerro Brujo (San Cristobal Island)
- Difficulty level: easy
- Type of terrain: sandy
- Duration: 1-hour walk / 1-hour snorkeling
Day 6: CERRO COLORADO (B,D)
Activities - San Cristobal Island
Activities - San Cristobal Island
AM - Cerro Colorado Tortoise Reserve (San Cristobal Island)
In the moist highlands of San Cristobal we will visit the giant tortoise breeding center La Galapaguera to witness the most iconic creature of the archipelago in its various life stages.
The tortoises wander in a semi-natural habitat which lends it self to good photographic opportunities. The aim of the reserve is to help restore populations of the threatened San Cristobal tortoise back into the wild.
In town, there are shops to purchase local handicrafts and souvenirs
Activities - San Cristobal Island
Activities - San Cristobal Island
Activities - San Cristobal Island
Activities: 1-hour hike / beach time
San Cristobal Airport
- After the visit, passengers will be transferred to the
- airport for their return flight to Quito.
- After the visit, passengers will be transferred to the airport for their return flight to Quito. Private transfer service to Colonial Hacienda Pinsaqui from 17 Century located in Otavalo aérea
- Dinner
- Difficulty: intermediate
- Type of Terrain: sandy
- Duration: 40-minute bus drive to the Reserve / 1-hour visit
DAY 7: OTAVALO MARKET (B,D)
Breakfast. The Otavalo Market is one of the most important indigenous markets in South America for its diversity and culture. The market day tour is a wonderful way to discover the famous indigenous handcrafts made by the local people.
The main market day in Otavalo is Saturday; however, this tour can be operated everyday of the week. Our professional guide will provide you an explanation of the indigenous people of this area, such as the Quitu, Cara and other pre-Inca groups, and some extra information of the city.
Afterwards, we’ll visit the indigenous workshops where we can see and learn about their culture and traditions and how they make the beautiful handcrafts. Our last stop will be Cotacachi, a town famous for its leather garments. Afterwards, we return to Quito.
Hotel and dinner
