Duration:
Quito and Galapagos Islands 8d 7n
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Explore Ecuador's capital and the Galapagos Islands.
Price schedule
Group tour
Price $0.00 / pax
Description
The rate includes:
All transfers and transportation with a bilingual guide
5days/4 nights on board the Journey I yacht (First class yacht)
Double accommodation with private bathroom
All meals as listed (B: breakfast L: lunch D: dinner)
Daily excursions to the islands with a naturalist bilingual guide
Transfers to/from the Islands from/to the boat
Snorkelling equipment and kayaks
Flight: UIO – GPS - UIO
The rate does not include
Galapagos National Park fee US$ 100 per person (subject to change)
Ecuadorian international departure tax US$ 40.80 per person (subject to change)
INGALA identity card for the entrance to Galapagos US$ 10,00
Alcoholic and non alcoholic beverages
Wet suits
Tips, travel insurance, personal expenses, etc.
Anything not specified
Note: This is our standard Galapagos National Park approved itinerary.
Time spent at each site will depend on environmental variables such as: wildlife and weather. Any adjustments will be decided upon by captains.
All itineraries are subject to change by the authorities of the Galapagos National Park or acts of Providence.
All transfers and transportation with a bilingual guide
5days/4 nights on board the Journey I yacht (First class yacht)
Double accommodation with private bathroom
All meals as listed (B: breakfast L: lunch D: dinner)
Daily excursions to the islands with a naturalist bilingual guide
Transfers to/from the Islands from/to the boat
Snorkelling equipment and kayaks
Flight: UIO – GPS - UIO
The rate does not include
Galapagos National Park fee US$ 100 per person (subject to change)
Ecuadorian international departure tax US$ 40.80 per person (subject to change)
INGALA identity card for the entrance to Galapagos US$ 10,00
Alcoholic and non alcoholic beverages
Wet suits
Tips, travel insurance, personal expenses, etc.
Anything not specified
Note: This is our standard Galapagos National Park approved itinerary.
Time spent at each site will depend on environmental variables such as: wildlife and weather. Any adjustments will be decided upon by captains.
All itineraries are subject to change by the authorities of the Galapagos National Park or acts of Providence.
Day 1, Quito. Wednesday
Arrival
Upon arrival to Quito’s Mariscal Sucre Airport, you will be greeted by our helpful guide. The guide will serve as a translator, help with luggage, and assist with the car transfer to your hotel.
Accommodation: Patio Andaluz or similar
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Upon arrival to Quito’s Mariscal Sucre Airport, you will be greeted by our helpful guide. The guide will serve as a translator, help with luggage, and assist with the car transfer to your hotel.
Accommodation: Patio Andaluz or similar
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Day 2, Quito. Thursday
City Tour + Equator Line
After an early morning breakfast, the tour will depart towards the city center of downtown Quito, or Centro Histórico, which was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1978.
We will start with a panoramic view of Alameda Park and the Basilica, followed by a walk down the street of the Seven Crosses. The trip will continue with a walking tour, starting at Independence Square. From here, we will visit the presidential palace, the main cathedral, the gold-plated La Compañía Church, San Francisco Church and San Francisco Plaza.
Around midday the tour will head north to the equator for a trip to the monument at the Middle of the World. You may choose to visit either the Ethnographic or the Inti Ñan Museums, both located near the site of the monument. Along the way we will stop for a traditional Ecuadorian lunch.
After seeing these incredible sites, the tour will head back to Quito, where you will return to your hotel
Accommodation: Patio Andaluz or similar
After an early morning breakfast, the tour will depart towards the city center of downtown Quito, or Centro Histórico, which was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1978.
We will start with a panoramic view of Alameda Park and the Basilica, followed by a walk down the street of the Seven Crosses. The trip will continue with a walking tour, starting at Independence Square. From here, we will visit the presidential palace, the main cathedral, the gold-plated La Compañía Church, San Francisco Church and San Francisco Plaza.
Around midday the tour will head north to the equator for a trip to the monument at the Middle of the World. You may choose to visit either the Ethnographic or the Inti Ñan Museums, both located near the site of the monument. Along the way we will stop for a traditional Ecuadorian lunch.
After seeing these incredible sites, the tour will head back to Quito, where you will return to your hotel
Accommodation: Patio Andaluz or similar
Day 3, Quito - Galapagos. Friday
Onboard the Journey I
AM: Flight to Galapagos from Quito Airport. The flight from Quito to the Galapagos is approximately 2 ½ hours on a Boeing 727. Upon arrival at Baltra travellers pass through an airport inspection point to insure that no foreign plants or animals are introduced to the islands and to pay the park entrance fee of $100 (unless prepaid), and $10 for the INGALA card which is an identity card that you need . Guides will meet you, collect your luggage and escort you on the short bus ride to the harbour. Motorized rafts, called ‘Pangas’ will transport you to the M/C Anahi and our crew will welcome you onboard. After departure and lunch, the first island visit is made.
Plaza Island
These are two small islets that were formed a short distance from the East Coast of Santa Cruz. Despite its small size, some of the most interesting and outstanding species of the archipelago occur here. The principal attractions of Plazas are the land iguanas, sea lions and swallow–tailed gulls. It is possible to observe land iguanas relaxing in the shade of cactus plants and swallow-tailed gulls nesting on the rugged southern cliffs (which we will see along with various other sea birds). And that’s not all as the protected rocky seashore is a prime habitat for a large colony of noisy sea lions. Also we will be able to see yellow – tailed mullets, Audubon’s shearwaters, red-billed tropicbirds, frigate birds, and brown pelicans gliding past the cliffs.
B/L/D
AM: Flight to Galapagos from Quito Airport. The flight from Quito to the Galapagos is approximately 2 ½ hours on a Boeing 727. Upon arrival at Baltra travellers pass through an airport inspection point to insure that no foreign plants or animals are introduced to the islands and to pay the park entrance fee of $100 (unless prepaid), and $10 for the INGALA card which is an identity card that you need . Guides will meet you, collect your luggage and escort you on the short bus ride to the harbour. Motorized rafts, called ‘Pangas’ will transport you to the M/C Anahi and our crew will welcome you onboard. After departure and lunch, the first island visit is made.
Plaza Island
These are two small islets that were formed a short distance from the East Coast of Santa Cruz. Despite its small size, some of the most interesting and outstanding species of the archipelago occur here. The principal attractions of Plazas are the land iguanas, sea lions and swallow–tailed gulls. It is possible to observe land iguanas relaxing in the shade of cactus plants and swallow-tailed gulls nesting on the rugged southern cliffs (which we will see along with various other sea birds). And that’s not all as the protected rocky seashore is a prime habitat for a large colony of noisy sea lions. Also we will be able to see yellow – tailed mullets, Audubon’s shearwaters, red-billed tropicbirds, frigate birds, and brown pelicans gliding past the cliffs.
B/L/D
Day 4, Galapagos. Saturday
San Cristobal Island
AM. Interpretation Center. Built with the cooperation of the Spanish Science Centre, the interpretation centre gives a very good introduction to the Galapagos Islands; its marine and land life and fauna and flora. It is located in the outskirts of the small city of Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, (the capital of the Galapagos Province).
Tijeretas Hill. The trip to Tijeretas Hill takes approximately 20-40 minutes. Once there, visitors are treated to a spectacular view of the white beaches on one side and the roofs of Puerto Baquerizo on the other. The hill is named after the Frigate birds who frequent the area. Here you will be able to see both the Magnificent Frigate birds and Great Frigate birds in the same colony so this is the perfect place to compare and learn to distinguish them.
Isla Lobos – Sea Lion Islet
PM. This small islet, located only an hour by boat from Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, is separated from the main Island by a narrow stretch of calm water. Upon its rocky shores blue-footed boobies nest and sea lions rest. The atmosphere is one of tranquillity and primitive beauty and reveals a very typical Galapagos environment.
AM. Interpretation Center. Built with the cooperation of the Spanish Science Centre, the interpretation centre gives a very good introduction to the Galapagos Islands; its marine and land life and fauna and flora. It is located in the outskirts of the small city of Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, (the capital of the Galapagos Province).
Tijeretas Hill. The trip to Tijeretas Hill takes approximately 20-40 minutes. Once there, visitors are treated to a spectacular view of the white beaches on one side and the roofs of Puerto Baquerizo on the other. The hill is named after the Frigate birds who frequent the area. Here you will be able to see both the Magnificent Frigate birds and Great Frigate birds in the same colony so this is the perfect place to compare and learn to distinguish them.
Isla Lobos – Sea Lion Islet
PM. This small islet, located only an hour by boat from Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, is separated from the main Island by a narrow stretch of calm water. Upon its rocky shores blue-footed boobies nest and sea lions rest. The atmosphere is one of tranquillity and primitive beauty and reveals a very typical Galapagos environment.
Day 5, Galapagos. Sunday
Española Island
AM. Located on the north-eastern coast of Hood, Gardner Bay is an excellent beach for relaxing, swimming and observing sea lions. Here we will also have the opportunity to observe sharks in the crystal-clear ocean waters.
PM. Punta Suarez. This rocky land-point sustains one of the most impressive and varied colonies of sea birds in the Galápagos. Along its s outhern shore, high cliffs rise up from the sea allowing the visitor spectacular views of soaring birds and of the blow hole, a lava tube where water can spout up to 75 feet into the air according to the intensity of the surf
B/L/D
AM. Located on the north-eastern coast of Hood, Gardner Bay is an excellent beach for relaxing, swimming and observing sea lions. Here we will also have the opportunity to observe sharks in the crystal-clear ocean waters.
PM. Punta Suarez. This rocky land-point sustains one of the most impressive and varied colonies of sea birds in the Galápagos. Along its s outhern shore, high cliffs rise up from the sea allowing the visitor spectacular views of soaring birds and of the blow hole, a lava tube where water can spout up to 75 feet into the air according to the intensity of the surf
B/L/D
Day 6, Galapagos. Monday
Floreana Island
AM. Cormorant Point. This site offers one of the largest and best flamingo lagoons in the Galapagos. It is situated between two tuff cones, giving the area its special atmosphere. Aside from the flamingos, various species of shorebirds can be seen the most common being stilts, white-checked pintail ducks and other migratory birds. This is a unique zone due to the huge amount of endemic plant life. It is also very interesting to observe the two distinct beaches: the “green sand beach (due to high percentage of olivine crystals in the sand) and the “Flour sand beach” made up of coral.
PM. Post Office Bay. This site is home to a wooden barrel, historically placed there in the 18th century by the crew of a whaling ship. Ever since this time the barrel has been used by mariners and tourists as a sort of postal service. Whalers and Galapagos residents used to leave their mail inside it, waiting for the captain of any boat headed to where the mail was addressed to deliver it… why not try it out to see if it still works? What’s more, apart from being the location of the Post Office Barrel, this site was also the landing area for some of the first colonists to the Galapagos Islands.
B/L/D
AM. Cormorant Point. This site offers one of the largest and best flamingo lagoons in the Galapagos. It is situated between two tuff cones, giving the area its special atmosphere. Aside from the flamingos, various species of shorebirds can be seen the most common being stilts, white-checked pintail ducks and other migratory birds. This is a unique zone due to the huge amount of endemic plant life. It is also very interesting to observe the two distinct beaches: the “green sand beach (due to high percentage of olivine crystals in the sand) and the “Flour sand beach” made up of coral.
PM. Post Office Bay. This site is home to a wooden barrel, historically placed there in the 18th century by the crew of a whaling ship. Ever since this time the barrel has been used by mariners and tourists as a sort of postal service. Whalers and Galapagos residents used to leave their mail inside it, waiting for the captain of any boat headed to where the mail was addressed to deliver it… why not try it out to see if it still works? What’s more, apart from being the location of the Post Office Barrel, this site was also the landing area for some of the first colonists to the Galapagos Islands.
B/L/D
Day 7, Galapagos - Guayaquil. Tuesday
Santa Cruz Island
AM. Charles Darwin Research Center. Although the majority of Galapagos visitors come here to observe and appreciate the natural wonders the Islands have to offer, many also find it interesting to learn more about the protection and conservation programs in place on the islands. Some of the principal attractions of the National Park Information Center are; the Van Staelen Exhibition Hall, the Breeding and Rearing Center for young tortoises, Lonesome George (the last surviving tortoise from Pinta Island) and other adult Galapagos tortoises in captivity.
Transfer to Baltra Airport
Upon arrival at Quito airport you will be met by our guide and transferred to your hotel for the evening.
Accommodation: Patio Andaluz or similar
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AM. Charles Darwin Research Center. Although the majority of Galapagos visitors come here to observe and appreciate the natural wonders the Islands have to offer, many also find it interesting to learn more about the protection and conservation programs in place on the islands. Some of the principal attractions of the National Park Information Center are; the Van Staelen Exhibition Hall, the Breeding and Rearing Center for young tortoises, Lonesome George (the last surviving tortoise from Pinta Island) and other adult Galapagos tortoises in captivity.
Transfer to Baltra Airport
Upon arrival at Quito airport you will be met by our guide and transferred to your hotel for the evening.
Accommodation: Patio Andaluz or similar
B/-/-
Day 8, Quito. Wednesday
Homeward bound
Today after breakfast you will be met by your guide and taken to Quito Airport in time for your international flight back home.
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Today after breakfast you will be met by your guide and taken to Quito Airport in time for your international flight back home.
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El Patio Andaluz
Garcìa Moreneo N6-52
between Mejía y Olmedo
Quito – Ecuador
The Hotel Patio Andaluz is a luxurious colonial boutique Hotel in Quito.
Location:
located in the heart of historic “Quito Antiguo” and surrounded by churches, museums and national monuments, was declared Cultural Patrimony of Humanity by UNESCO in 1978
Rooms:
maximum capacity of a 63 guests
31 suites with fully equipped amenities
Services:
Restaurant “El Rincón de Cantuña”
Tapas Bar
Lecture Room
Artisan Shop
Spa
between Mejía y Olmedo
Quito – Ecuador
The Hotel Patio Andaluz is a luxurious colonial boutique Hotel in Quito.
Location:
located in the heart of historic “Quito Antiguo” and surrounded by churches, museums and national monuments, was declared Cultural Patrimony of Humanity by UNESCO in 1978
Rooms:
maximum capacity of a 63 guests
31 suites with fully equipped amenities
Services:
Restaurant “El Rincón de Cantuña”
Tapas Bar
Lecture Room
Artisan Shop
Spa
