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GALAPAGOS ISLANDS: The Legend Cruise, 9 Days with Air, from $2499 only ,**SPECIAL**(Package Info Click Here)
- 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
- 04 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
- 01 night at Dann Carlton hotel with breakfast
- Quito City tour
- 01 night at Crater hotel in Pupulahua Volcano with breakfast
- Visit Mitad de Mundo and Mindo with luch
- 01 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 $100 per person
- International departure tax (US$ 40.80 net per person departing from Quito).
- $2499 from Miami
- $2599 from New York
- $2699 from Los Angeles
- Add $299 estimated TAX to each price
- Single Supplement add $1500
- *** Prices available from all U.S cities & Canada ***
Days 1
Upon arrival at Guayaquil airport you will be met and transferred to your hotel for check-in and overnight. Hotel accommodation.
Days 2
After breakfast.The tour begins with a tour of the 19th-century neighborhood of Las Peñas, panoramic views of the city and the Guayas River. Walk by the beautiful boardwalk of El Malecón, past La Rotonda monument built to pay tribute to the heroes of South American Independence, along the banks of the Guayas River. You will visit the Historic Park or Botanical Garden and a waterfront reconstruction of the late 19th century. Observation of the area’s flora and fauna. Hotel accommodation.
Days 3
Early breakfast at your hotel and transfer to Guayaquil airport for the two and a half hour flight to Baltra, Galapagos. Upon arrival at Baltra airport you will be met and transferred to the pier to board the M/VGalapagos Legend, for an unforgettable cruise of the Galapagos Islands. The cruise starts with a visit to North Seymour Island, where you can admire 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. You will also spot both marine iguanas and land iguanas, and have opportunity for snorkeling.
Days 4
Start the day exploring the west coast of Santa Cruz Island. Walk to a saltwater lagoon behind the beach, where on occasion many pink flamingos can be observed and continue the trail up to the Dragon Hill, from where you will enjoy a lovely view of the bay. This is a nesting site for reintroduced land iguanas, and there is also a Scalesia tree forest. Alternatively you may opt to take a dinghy to Venice islet to observe the vegetation and marine animals including spotted eagle rays, golden rays, mullets, sharks and sea turtles. Land iguanas have often been observed as well. The next stop is Cormorant Point on Floreana (Santa Maria Island), where you will hike from the black mangrove beds to a large, salty lagoon holding one of the biggest flamingo populations in the Galapagos. The island is best known for its endemic plants like the Galapagos milkwort, passion flower and button mangrove. You may also snorkel at the main beach with the playful sea lions.
Days 5
The first call today is on Española Island, at Suarez Point, where you will learn about the lava terrain and cross the inactive lava fields. Besides housing significant colonies of sea lions, it is also an important bird watching site, where many species such as the hooded mocking bird and red billed tropic bird can be spotted and observed up close. You will also have the chance to see a large colony of marine iguanas, lava lizards, and Sally lightfoot crabs. A short trek takes you to colonies of masked and bluefooted boobies, whose nesting grounds sometimes overlap the trail, and then leads to the world’s largest colony of waved albatross. A major highlight is their mating season, from May through December. Before departing from Española, there will be a visit to the famous blowhole, where water shoots into the air about 23 m high. The cruise continues to Puerto Baquerizo Moreno on San Cristóbal Island, where you will visit the San Cristóbal breeding center and learn about the National Park’s breeding program for giant turtles, as well as observe some animals in their natural environment.
Days 6
In the morning you will explore the area around Carrión Point on Santa Cruz Island, where you will have a chance to snorkel and see a variety of fish, rays and perhaps even some harmless white tip reef sharks. From Punta Carrion a short navigation takes us through the beautiful Itabaca Channel with its intense turquoise waters. Return to the Galapagos Legend, check-out and transfer to Baltra airport for your return flight to Quito. A transfer will take you from Quito airport to your hotel for overnight accommodation. Hotel Accommodation.
Days 7
Enjoy breakfast at you hotel followed by a half day sightseeing tour of Quito, highlighting its many historic treasures and colonial architecture. Quito is Ecuador’s capital city and a UNESCO Cultural Heritage Site since 1978. Explore the bustling streets and squares of the largest historical center in the Americas, including Independence Square which is bordered by the Government Palace, Presidential Palace and the Cathedral complex, and visit some of Quito’s most important churches such as the majestic La Compañía and iconic San Francisco, guardians of a stunning multi-ethnic artistic and cultural heritage. You will drive through the traditional neighborhood of San Juan before reaching the "Panecillo" hillside to enjoy. A delicious lunch in a typical restaurant where flavors from across the country can be tasted, whether Andean or tropical, from turnovers, shrimp cocktails, pork prepared in traditional ways, salads or exquisite desserts. Hotel Accommodation
Days 8
Cloud forest of Mindo. Two-hour drive to the northwest of Quito. Visit the butterfly and orchid farm and a beautiful waterfall of crystalline water. Lunch in a country inn. This tour is for those who have a special interest in nature. In the protected Mindo-Nambillo forest, visitors will have the opportunity to see various species of flora and fauna. Hotel Accommodation
Days 9
Today marks the end of this memorable journey through history and nature. After breakfast at your hotel you will be transferred to the airport for your return flight. End of Services
