Reserve this package
Ecuador & Galapagos Cruise 9 Days only from $2499 w/Air
- Air ticket from Miami
- Transfers from airport to Hotel
- 02 Nights at Oro Verde hotel or similar
- Daily buffet breakfast
- Guayaquil City Tour
- Transfers From Hotel to airport
- Airfare from Guayaquil to Baltra
- Transfer from Baltra to the Pier
- 4 Days Galapagos Legend Cruise navigation double accommodation in superior exterior
- full board
- Excursions and lectures
- Snorkeling Opportunities
- Meals guided visits and amenities on board
- Transfer from Pier to Baltra
- Airfare from Baltra to Quito
- 1 night at Dann Carlton hotel with breakfast
- Quito City tour
- 1 night at Crater hotel in Pupulahua Volcano with breakfast
- Visit Mitad de Mundo and Mindo with luch
- 1 night at Dann Carlton Hotel with breakfast
- Private transportation
- Private english speaking guide All excursions and activities
- All entrace fees to museums and churches
- The M/V Galapagos Legend is a 110 passenger Luxury expedition ship built in Germany totally converted in December 2001 in Ecuador's shipyards Designed with good taste it gives an environment of "elegant adventure" and blends in smoothly with the Islands landscape with open social areas that allow you to enjoy nature from its observation decks It is an ecologically sound vessel bound to be a Legend in a magical realm
- Dann Carlton Hotel (Quito) Located on the new commercial district of the city the brand new hotel Dann Carlton is an exceptional masterpiece of architecture Design and decorated with a perfect English style with all modern facilities for the modern business traveler Offers the traveler quality rooms and facilities making their stay whether business or leisure relaxing and confortable Crater Hotel (Pululahua) Hotel El Crater in Quito has twelve executive or familiar rooms offer travelers luxury and comfort with the perfect ambiance between elegance and an ethnic minimalist touch and always designed to provide the spectacular view of the place Suites' bedrooms views reveal the splendor of the Pululahua Volcano crater while their meeting space show the Equator Monument Rooms are equipped with comfortable king size or double beds orthopedic mattresses covered with natural fibers eiderdowns and pillows of natural down as well as pure wool blankets Other amenities include central heating frigo-bar DVD player TV movies environmental music internet a library Oro Verde Hotel (Guayaquil) One of the best Hotels in town wish offers high quality service to his guests The hotel is a modern high-rise building Hotel Oro Verde is located in the centre of town at walking distance from all major attractions
- THESE PACKAGE DO NOT INCLUDE:
- Galapagos National Park Tax $100 per person
- $2499 from Miami
- $2599 from New York or Los Angeles
- Add $300 estimated TAX to each price
- Single Supplement add $1500
Days 1
Arrive to Guayaquil, greetings from our representatives inside the airport to help you with your luggage and locate our driver. He will give you all the documentation for your trip and take you to Oro Verde hotel Overnight in Guayaquil at Oro Verde hotel
Days 2
After Breakfast Guayaquil City Tour. Guayaquil, "Pearl of the Pacific". The tour begins with a visit to the 19th-century neighborhood of Las Pe–as, topped by the Santa Ana Hill with its lighthouse and panoramic views of the city and the Guayas River. Walk by the beautiful Malecón 2000, past La Rotonda monument to the heroes of the South American liberation, passing the banks of the Guayas River, driving along 9 de October Avenue. After touring the city of Guayaquil, you will visit to the Historic Park and a waterfront reconstruction of late XIX century and a segment that allows you to be part of a tropical hacienda. Observation of flora and fauna of the area. Accommodation at Oro Verde hotel.
Days 3
Alter Breakfast Transfer from the hotel to the airport Flight to Guayaquil Departure from Guayaquil to Baltra airport. Passengers will be received at the airport by our guides and then taken to the pier to join the M/V Galapagos Legend. Chinese Hat After wet landing, guests will encounter a small colony of sea lions, hike for about 1 hour. In this site it is possible to observe flamingos. A walk will take the visitors to the other side of the island. Departure from Guayaquil to Baltra airport. Passengers will be received at the airport by our guides and then taken to the pier to join the M/V Galapagos Legend. 3 nights / 4 days cruise at Galapagos Legend Full board
Days 4
Early in the morning after a wet landing passengers walk to a hyper-saline lagoon behind the beach, where on occasion many pink flamingos can be observed. This trail leads up to Dragon Hill, which offers a lovely view of the bay. This is a nesting site for reintroduced land iguanas, and there is also a Scalesia tree forest. Passengers may opt to take a dinghy to Venice islet and observe the vegetation and marine animals like spotted eagle rays, golden rays, mullets, sharks and sea turtles. Land iguanas have often been observed as well. FLOREANA (Cormorant Point) Wet landing on a greenish colored sand beach. Visitors will hike from the black angrove beds to a large, brackish lagoon, which holds one of the biggest flamingo populations in the Galapagos. The island is best known for its endemic plants like the Galapagos millwork, passion flower and button mangrove.
Days 5
Dry landing. Visitors will learn more about the lava terrain and cross the inactive lava fields. Besides the sea lion colonies, this is a very important site for bird watching. Many species, such as the hooded mocking bird and red billed tropic bird can be spotted and observed closely. You will also see a large colony of marine iguanas, lava lizards, and sally light foot crabs. After a short trek visitors encounter colonies of masked and Blue-footed boobies. The nesting grounds sometimes overlap the trail. Visitors will also find Galapagos doves, hawks and swallow-tailed gulls and then reach the world’s largest colony of waved albatross. A major highlight is their mating season, from May through December. You’ll visit the famous blowhole, where water shoots into the air about 23 m (75 ft).San Cristóbal (Interpretation Center or La Galapaguera) Dry landing at Puerto Baquerizo Moreno. Passengers will visit San Cristóbal breeding center and learn about the National Park’s breeding program with the giant tortoises. Passengers will observe some animals in their natural environment.
Days 6
Dry landing. Guests will encounter swallow tailed gulls and sea lions. This site is a major nesting colony of blue footed boobies, and has the largest colony of the magnificent frigate bird. Possible to snorkel. Travelers will also spot both the marine iguanas and land iguanas. Return to the Galapagos Legend, check-out and transfer to the airport. Return flight to Quito, transfer from airport to hotel Dawn Carton. Overnight in Quito first class Dann Carlton accommodation
Days 7
After breakfast we will explore the bustling streets and plazas of the old city. We will visit the “Plaza de la Independencia”, with its 16th century edifications like the Cathedral and the Presidential Palace with their baroque style and laminated gold. We will also visit the San Francisco museum, guardian of the antique techniques of Quito’s school of art. In the modern part of city we will visit the Mindalae museum that describes the Ecuadorian’s daily life. Enjoy a typical Ecuadorian lunch. In the afternoon visit to the city “Mitad del Mundo”, where the ethnographic museum is located; perfect place to learn about the aborigines towns of the country. Accommodation at the hotel located on the border of the Pululahua volcano, great opportunity to capture the site’s energy. Accommodation at Crater hotel.
Days 8
Breakfast and departure to Mindo. During the trip, visit to an amazing natural reserve full of cascades and orchids. Upon arrival, visit to a butterfly farm. Lunch at a local hosteria where humming birds can be observed. Perfect day for those who love nature. Drive back to Quito. Accommodation at Dann Carlton Hotel ** Optional Tour: Otavalo Indigenous Market Tour **
Days 9
After breakfast, transfer from hotel to airport, flight from Quito to USA End of Services
