Volcanoes and Galapagos
Ecuador
Offset: 15 Trees
Tour length 15 days
Quito
Quito
Christmas & New Year
Wildlife
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About this tour
Discover the spectacular wildlife and fascinating cultural blend of mainland Ecuador, before exploring the 'enchanted isles' of the Galapagos. Experience this natural paradise from a different perspective, staying on land on Santa Cruz and Isabela islands. Indigenous Ecuador - Discover the heart of Ecuador, visiting indigenous communities in the mountainous surroundings of rural Otavalo Galapagos Islands - Spend one week getting up close to the remarkable wildlife of Darwin's paradise islands Cloud Forest - Visit the Mindo Cloud Forest Reserve, a protected area that is home to a stunning array of hummingbirds and butterflies.
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Tour ID 192919
Tour length 15 days
Language English
Group size 16
Age range 16 - 85
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Day 1: Join trip in Tumbaco, near Quito
Day 2: Travel to Otavalo via Parque Condor visit Peguche village
Day 3: Walk at the Laguna Cuicocha share in rural life at indigenous communities visit Otavalo Market
Day 4: Drive to the Mindo Cloud Forest Reserve visit a chocolate factory
Day 5: Explore the cloud forest on foot and by cable car visit a hummingbird garden drive to Quito
Day 6: Walking tour of Quito's UNESCO Heritage Old Town
Day 7: Drive the Avenue of the Volcanoes to Cotopaxi National Park walks at the Limpiopungo Lagoon
Day 8: Fly to the Galapagos view giant tortoises in the Santa Cruz highlands
Day 9: Boat to Isabela Island, overnight in Puerto Villamil
Day 10: Walk up Sierra Negra Volcano afternoon snorkel
Day 11: Tintoreras Islands trip return by boat to Santa Cruz
Day 12: Discover Seymour, Plazas, Bartolome or Santa Fe Island
Day 13: Visit Tortuga Bay afternoon Charles Darwin Station visit
Day 14: Fly to Quito on the mainland
Day 15: Tour ends in Quito
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