Galapagos Island Adventure

Length: 10 days  
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  • Day 1 Start Tour
    Meet your Tour Director and check into hotel
  • Day 2 Quito Landmarks
    Quito Guided Sightseeing Tour 
    Independence PlazaGovernment PalaceSan Francisco ChurchMitad del Mundo
    Details: Quito Guided Sightseeing Tour
    Explore the Ecuador's beautiful capital on this guided tour of Quito's downtown. Visit sites dating back to Spanish colonization, and continue to Panecillo where you will find an impressive panoramic view of the city and the surrounding valleys. Jump from the southern to northern hemisphere in an instant at Mitad del Mundo - the Equator Monument that marks the equinoctial line.
  • Day 3 Quito--Galapagos
    Fly to San Cristobal Island
    La Loberia Beach excursion
    See sea lions, marine iguanas, blue-footed boobies & lava lizards
    Dinner at a Local Beachfront Restaurant
  • Day 4 Kicker Rock Excursion
    Kicker Rock & Lobos Island full-day guided excursion 
    See sea lions, Kicker Rock, blue-footed boobies & frigate birds
    Snorkeling Adventure 
    See rays, seals, green sea turtles, friendly Galapagos sharks, & multicolored fish
    Playa Mann beach time
    Barbeque Dinner with Local Farmers
    Details: Kicker Rock & Lobos Island full-day guided excursion
    Head over to “Sea-Lion Island” and watch in amusement as sea lions swim, frolic and bark noisily with one another. Then keep your eyes peeled for the comic-looking Blue-footed Booby, an all-white bird with bright turquoise feet, which has made Lobos Island its preferred nesting ground.
    Details: Snorkeling Adventure
    Graceful gliding rays, frolicking seals, colorful iguanas, and vibrant tropical fish – see all of these and more as you snorkel around Lobos Island.
  • Day 5 San Cristobal Island--Isabela Island
    Transfer to Santa Cruz Island via boat
    Primicias Ranch visit 
    See Giant Galapagos tortoises
    View lava tunnels
    Darwin Research Center guided visit
    Transfer to Isabela Island via boat
    Details: Primicias Ranch visit
    The Galapagos giant tortoise is the largest living tortoises in the world, can weigh up to 660 pounds and can live as long as 150 years in the wild. The wild population of these amazing creatures has dropped sharply since the seventeenth century due both to excessive hunting and the introduction of predators and humans. For a rare chance to see these amazing endangered tortoises roam free in the natural habitat, head to Primicias Ranch.
  • Day 6 Sierra Negra Volcano Excursion
    Full-day guided Sierra Negra Volcano hike
    Enjoy Puerto Villamil beach
  • Day 7 Cape Rose Excursion
    Cape Rose full-day guided excursion 
    Travel to Cape Rose via boatLava tunnel walk
    Las Tintoreras visit
    See marine iguanas, Galapagos penguins & Sally Lightfoot crabs
    Snorkeling Adventure 
    See green sea turtles, white tip reef sharks, rays & multicolored fish
    Details: Cape Rose full-day guided excursion
    Prepare yourself for one of the best days of your trip! After navigation aboard a typical fisherman boat for an hour and a half from Puerto Villamil, you will reach Cape Rosa or Finado Bay on the western side of the island. This is one of the most beautiful places nature has bestowed upon humankind. Here you can walk over the connected lava tunnels situated in the blue sea waters.
    Details: Snorkeling Adventure
    Graceful gliding rays, frolicking seals, colorful iguanas, and vibrant tropical fish – see all of these and more as you snorkel around Lobos Island.
  • Day 8 Isabela Island--Santa Cruz Island
    Giant Tortoise Breeding Center guided visit
    Flamingo Lake walk
    Transfer to Santa Cruz Island via boat
    Details: Wall of Tears visit
    An historic site commemorating Isabela Island's history as a penal colony.
  • Day 9 Santa Cruz Island--Quito
    Transfer to Baltra Island via Itabaca Canal
    Twin Craters visit
    Fly to Quito
  • Day 10 End Tour
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    Tour Includes:
    • Round-trip airfare
    • Overnight stays in hotels with private bathrooms
    • Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily
    • Full-time services of a professional Tour Director
    • Guided sightseeing and city walks as per itinerary
    • Visits to select attractions as per itinerary
    • Tour Diary™