Galapagos Islands & Andes Trek Adventure

Arrive at any time to Quito Airport, Transfer to the Hotel in the Old Town
Middle of the World – Equator Line / Pululahua – Inhabited Active Crater/ Rumicucho – Inca Ruins and City tour Quito- World Cultural Heritage Site Old Town and el Panecillo

You have one day to adapt to the altitude as Quito is at 2,800 mosl. In the morning we take the cable car to about 4000 meters. Free afternoon to buy souvenirs in el Mercado Artesanal where you can find a lot of our traditional handicrafts.
Visit the Cotopaxi National Park, Limpiopungo Lake and trek to the refuge and the Glacier of the Cotopaxi. The Cotopaxi is one of the most dangerous and highest active volcanoes in the world, Night at a Mountain Lodge

Drive to the Quilotoa and trek down to Chugchilan, this trek long but most of the way is downhill, so you can enjoy the views.

Today the trek is warmer we go down along the valley of the Toachi River to Insilivi where we stay at a mountain lodge in a very cozy place, here is where we end up the trek.
Baños is a very colorful touristic town at the entrance of the Amazon. Here visit the road of the waterfalls along the valley of the Pastaza River and have a relaxing massage.
Baños has many activities that you can do, is full of adventures so today you can choose to do rafting, canopy, trek or relax in the hot springs.

Flight to San Cristobal in the morning, Arrive in Baltra, In the Afternoon you have time to try the local specialties, lobster is one of the most famous dish, “El Cangrejo Loco” is recommended by the locals.

After a delicious breakfast a local guide will take you to the highlands, to El Junco Lagoon and then to la Galapaguera Cerro Colorado. Then to a beautiful sandy beach of Pto. Chino.
Today is one of the most amazing tours, you will join a group to go snorkeling at Kicker Rock. Here is possible to see HammerHead sharks and eagle rays among so many others.

Today you need to wake up early to take the transfer to Santa Cruz, the boat departs at 7 am so you need to be at the pier at 6:30 a.m. The ride takes about 2 hours, Once you arrive In Santa Cruz you have the hotel a few blocks away from the pier. The Charles Darwin foundation that is a few blocks from the hotel ( There is an entrance fee of 10 USD)

By the afternoon take a walk to Tortuga Bay Beach, there you can spend the rest of the afternoon, bring some water, sunscreen, snacks, and a towel to lie on the beach.

Once you get to the beach, you will find “Playa Brava,” swim carefully here as it has strong currents. To the right, you will find a calm beach where you can swim, snorkel and relax. For dinner, you can go on your own to walk by the port and walk through the many restaurants that offer a diverse menu.

. In the morning Las Grietas, it’s a self-guided path to a beautiful place where you can snorkel and swim. Then head back to the Hotel and take the boat ride to Isabella at 2 p.m. please try to be there 10 minutes before. Later after a couple of hours, you arrive at Isabela, you need to pay a fee to use the dock on Isabela Island, the ferry boats depart from the dock located outside of town. Once you get there, you’ll need to take a 15-20 walk to the hotel or hop in a taxi to town. The taxi should cost $1 per person.

Tour starts at 7:15 to Sierra Negra Volcano. It has the second largest crater in the world and is the most active volcanic areas of the Galapagos, and the last activities were in July 2018.

In Isabella visit the Breeding center that you can walk to close to the town and walk by the flamingo lake that if you are lucky you can see some.

At 7:30 starts the day trip to “Los Tuneles – Cabo Rosa”, in this trip, you visit an area with underwater lava tunnels where you can snorkel and see with tipped sharks, sea turtles, and a big colony of Galapagos penguins besides a lot of sea life, back to Puerto Villamil

Today you have a free morning to chill on the beach, you can also hire some bikes and visit the wall of tears, or a tour that is by the town to las Tintoreras, In the afternoon take the boat back to Santa Cruz, the ship departs at 2:30 PM from the dock, Check-in in Santa Cruz.

In the morning after breakfast the transport will pick you up to go to Batra Airport (GPS).

On the way, visit the highlands of Santa Cruz Island where you visit a reserve of turtles in wild state and pass through a lava tunnel underground.

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