Ecuador
The Andes, the Amazon, then five nights in the Galápagos, in a group of 16 at most
Ecuador
Ecuador and the Galápagos: Quito and Otavalo, the equator line, a night in the Amazon, Baños and Riobamba, Ingapirca and Cuenca, Guayaquil, then five nights in the Galápagos archipelago, on Santa Cruz and Isabela, meeting giant tortoises, marine iguanas, sea lions and blue-footed boobies.
When
June to September
Price
From 4 345€ excl. flights
(based on 2 people sharing)
How long
11 nights
Ideal length
Days 1-6
From Quito to Cuenca.
Day 1
Arrival in Quito
Flight to Quito, welcome and transfer to the hotel.
Day 2
Quito – Otavalo
Quito, its UNESCO-listed old town, its gilded baroque churches and the Panecillo hill. The Cuicocha crater lagoon, Cotacachi and the great indigenous market of Otavalo.
Day 3
The equator line – the Amazon
The Amazon forest from a lodge: a dugout canoe on the river, a jungle walk and a meeting with a Kichwa community.
Day 4
Puyo – Baños – Riobamba
Puyo and the waterfall road to Baños, at the foot of Tungurahua volcano, and the Devil's Cauldron.
Day 5
Ingapirca – Cuenca
Ingapirca, Ecuador's main Inca site, then Cuenca, a colonial town of blue domes.
Day 6
Cuenca – Guayaquil
Cajas park and its lagoons, then Guayaquil and its malecón.
Days 7-13
Santa Cruz and Isabela.
Day 7
Baltra – Santa Cruz
Flight to the Galápagos, the giant tortoises of the Santa Cruz highlands and the Charles Darwin station.
Day 8
Isabela – Concha de Perla
By boat to Isabela and snorkelling in the Concha de Perla cove, among sea lions and penguins.
Day 9
Las Tintoreras – Santa Cruz
The Las Tintoreras islet, its whitetip sharks and marine iguanas, then back to Santa Cruz.
Day 10
Santa Cruz
A free day or an optional cruise to the neighbouring islands, Tortuga Bay beach.
Day 11
Santa Cruz – Quito
Flight from Baltra to Quito.
Day 12
Quito – flight home
Free time depending on your flight, then transfer to the airport and fly to France.
Day 13
Arrival in France
Arrival in France during the day.
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