7 Day Galapagos Express - Tuesday Departure
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Tour Itinerary
Your Galapagos itinerary may vary according to weather conditions, seasonal changes, safety issues and wildlife migration patterns.
DAY 1, Tuesday - Depart for EcuadorDepart for Ecuador. Arrive in Quito, Ecuador's capital city; transfer to your hotelPlease note flights may arrive in the very early morning of day 2
Overnight: Quito
DAY 2, Wednesday - Full Day in Quito
Spend the day at leisure or join the optional Full Day Quito City Tour & Middle of the World with Lunch. Walk along the narrow cobblestone streets and feel the charm of 16th century Quito. See the Independence Plaza, the Cathedral, Presidential Palace, and the Archbishop's Palace before visiting La Compañia de Jesus Church, with its beautiful gilded interior or the Church and Monastery of San Francisco, one of the great religious buildings of the New World with its impressive facade and atrium. Afterward, visit the Middle of the World Monument, located at a latitude of 0º, and stand with one foot in the Northern and one in the Southern Hemisphere
Optional: Full Day Quito City Tour & Middle of the World with Lunch
Overnight: Quito
Meals: Breakfast
DAY 3, Thursday - Galapagos Islands, Baltra, Charles Darwin Research Station
Embark this morning on a journey to the "beginning of time" as you transfer to the airport for the flight to the astonishing Galapagos Archipelago of volcanic islands, five million years in the making. Arrive at Baltra Airport, meet your naturalist guides and transfer by ferry to Santa Cruz. Continue by bus to El Chato Tortoise Reserve and see their natural habitat. Tortoises can be seen grazing on the vegetation, wallowing in muddy banks or in the small red ponds. The area is teeming with wildlife, including woodpecker finches, mockingbirds, flycatchers, as well as ducks, herons, and gallinules. After lunch, visit the Charles Darwin Research Station and the Fausto Llerena Giant Tortoise Breeding Center. Gain insight into the huge efforts being made by scientists, guides, rangers and park managers to preserve this UNESCO World Heritage Site. Continue to your hotel for an evening at leisure
Overnight: Galapagos
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
DAY 4, Friday - North Seymour Island
Head by boat to North Seymour Island, that was lifted from the ocean floor by a seismic event. Cliffs that are only a few feet high form the shoreline, where swallow-tailed gulls sit perched on ledges and a tiny forest of silver-grey Palo Santo trees stand just above the landing. This island is teeming with life! You might have to give the right-of-way to a passing sea lion or a marine iguana. Along the way, perhaps you may see the famous Galapagos blue-footed booby nesting beside the trail or, spot flocks of pelicans in a feeding frenzy. Keep on the lookout for the magnificent frigate bird, with its puffed-up scarlet throat sack, perched in low bushes watching over their chicks. Head to an isolated beach for a refreshing swim or, snorkel along the coast
Overnight: Galapagos
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
DAY 5, Saturday - Bartolomé Island
Travel by boat to the golden beaches of Bartolomé Island, dominated by the iconic Pinnacle Rock, an impressive towering lava structure that rises from the ocean's edge. View an astonishing array of wildlife including Galapagos penguins, sea lions, turtles and a huge variety of fish. After snorkeling and swimming, option for a steep hike to the summit of this diminutive island with fantastic panoramic views of the archipelago
Overnight: Galapagos
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
DAY 6, Sunday - Flight to Guayaquil
This morning, on your way to Baltra, stop at Los Gemelos (twin sinkholes) to view the great depressions of volcanic material formed by a long process of the sinking ground, and the exceptional view of Scalesia trees, ferns, mosses and orchids. Then, proceed to the airport for your flight to Guayaquil, Ecuador's sprawling and vivacious port city. Enjoy its beauty while strolling along Malecón 2000, the boardwalk overlooking the Guayas River. At 5 million visitors since opening in October 1999, it is one of the most visited places in the city. Transfer to the hotel, where the remainder of the day is at leisure
Overnight: Guayaquil
Meals: Breakfast
DAY 7, Monday - Depart Ecuador
Transfer to the airport for your departure flight* *Some flights depart in the very early morning of day 7 and will require a transfer on day 6. Transfers depart the hotel approximately 4 hours prior to flight time
Meals: Breakfast
Please Note: Land Price does not include airfare, departure or arrival transfers, airline taxes and fuel surcharges.
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Optional tours and gratuities.
Additional Information:
The route and program may vary according to weather conditions, seasonal changes, safety issues and wildlife migration patterns. Wildlife and visits listed in the itinerary are based upon optimal conditions and therefore subject to change.
Some flights depart in the very early morning of day 7 and will require a transfer on day 6. Transfers depart the hotel approximately 4 hours prior to flight time.
Sturdy shoes are recommended for this program.
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Hilton Colon Quito
This deluxe hotel is located in the heart of Ecuador's capital with easy access to the financial district and the colonial sector of the city.
Grand Hotel Leon Marino Galapagos
This tourist class hotel is located in the town of Puerto Ayora, in the southern shore of Santa Cruz Island.
Grand Hotel Leon Marino Galapagos
This tourist class hotel is located in the town of Puerto Ayora, in the southern shore of Santa Cruz Island.
Grand Hotel Leon Marino Galapagos
This tourist class hotel is located in the town of Puerto Ayora, in the southern shore of Santa Cruz Island.
Grand Hotel Leon Marino Galapagos
This tourist class hotel is located in the town of Puerto Ayora, in the southern shore of Santa Cruz Island.
Grand Hotel Leon Marino Galapagos
This tourist class hotel is located in the town of Puerto Ayora, in the southern shore of Santa Cruz Island.
Grand Hotel Leon Marino Galapagos
This tourist class hotel is located in the town of Puerto Ayora, in the southern shore of Santa Cruz Island.
Grand Hotel Leon Marino Galapagos
This tourist class hotel is located in the town of Puerto Ayora, in the southern shore of Santa Cruz Island.
Grand Hotel Leon Marino Galapagos
This tourist class hotel is located in the town of Puerto Ayora, in the southern shore of Santa Cruz Island.
Grand Hotel Leon Marino Galapagos
This tourist class hotel is located in the town of Puerto Ayora, in the southern shore of Santa Cruz Island.
Grand Hotel Leon Marino Galapagos
This tourist class hotel is located in the town of Puerto Ayora, in the southern shore of Santa Cruz Island.
Grand Hotel Leon Marino Galapagos
This tourist class hotel is located in the town of Puerto Ayora, in the southern shore of Santa Cruz Island.
Grand Hotel Leon Marino Galapagos
This tourist class hotel is located in the town of Puerto Ayora, in the southern shore of Santa Cruz Island.
Grand Hotel Leon Marino Galapagos
This tourist class hotel is located in the town of Puerto Ayora, in the southern shore of Santa Cruz Island.
Grand Hotel Leon Marino Galapagos
This tourist class hotel is located in the town of Puerto Ayora, in the southern shore of Santa Cruz Island.
Grand Hotel Leon Marino Galapagos
This tourist class hotel is located in the town of Puerto Ayora, in the southern shore of Santa Cruz Island.
Grand Hotel Leon Marino Galapagos
This tourist class hotel is located in the town of Puerto Ayora, in the southern shore of Santa Cruz Island.
Mainao Hotel
This tourist class hotel is located in the town of Puerto Ayora.
Mainao Hotel
This tourist class hotel is located in the town of Puerto Ayora.
Mainao Hotel
This tourist class hotel is located in the town of Puerto Ayora.
Mainao Hotel
This tourist class hotel is located in the town of Puerto Ayora.
Mainao Hotel
This tourist class hotel is located in the town of Puerto Ayora.
Mainao Hotel
This tourist class hotel is located in the town of Puerto Ayora.
Mainao Hotel
This tourist class hotel is located in the town of Puerto Ayora.
Mainao Hotel
This tourist class hotel is located in the town of Puerto Ayora.
Mainao Hotel
This tourist class hotel is located in the town of Puerto Ayora.
Mainao Hotel
This tourist class hotel is located in the town of Puerto Ayora.
Mainao Hotel
This tourist class hotel is located in the town of Puerto Ayora.
Mainao Hotel
This tourist class hotel is located in the town of Puerto Ayora.
Mainao Hotel
This tourist class hotel is located in the town of Puerto Ayora.
Mainao Hotel
This tourist class hotel is located in the town of Puerto Ayora.
Mainao Hotel
This tourist class hotel is located in the town of Puerto Ayora.
Unipark Hotel
This first class hotel overlooks Parque Seminario, which is also known as Iguanas Park for the large population of iguanas that live there.
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We had a wonderful trip. Very dedicated tour guides and all the excursions were well planned and very interesting. Lots to see!!
Everything was good, but the Galapagos Hotel was not good. But it was understandable because it was such a limited area.
This was an excellent Gate 1 tour of Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands. The Gate 1 staff at each city were superb. It is important to know it is a very active daily schedule with long adventurous days that include hiking, boats, buses, planes, mountains, volcanoes, hot weather and more. Be prepared for the various weather conditions at each location and lots of walking. It is
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