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Galapagos Islands Tour with Quito

EC02: 8 Days Quito - Galapagos Islands - Quito

Tour Type: Private Tour, flexible and customized
Guide & Driver: Experienced English-speaking driver guide & air-conditioned car
Hotel: 4-star well selected hotels, also be open to your own choice

Itinerary
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Day 1: Arrival in Quito, Airport Pick-up
Welcome to Quito. Our driver guide will pick you up at the airport and transfer you to the hotel. The rest of the day is free for you.

Accommodation: Hotel Dann Carlton Quito (4 stars)

Day 2: Visit Quito old town & middle of the World
After breakfast, we will tour Quito before moving on for the Galapagos tour. First of all, the driver guide will lead you to enjoy the unique scenery of the city from the top of El Panecillo, and visit churches and museums with artistic charm along the cobblestone streets. Then go to the Mitad Del Mundo to visit the Intinan Museum where you can perform related experiments and experience the magical phenomena unique to the equator, such as two feet on different hemispheres, laying eggs on the equator line, or weighing your weight.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Accommodation: Hotel Dann Carlton Quito (4 stars)

Day 3: Fly to Galapagos Islands, Visit Isla Santa Cruz
Today, the amazing Galapagos tour starts. The Galapagos Islands, a prehistoric world lost in the Pacific Ocean, has many exotic plants and animals, such as frigate birds, equatorial penguins, black marine iguanas, and giant tortoises.

After breakfast, you will be sent to the flight to Baltra airport on Galapagos Islands. Upon arrival about 3 hours later, you will meet our guide at the airport exit, who will accompany you to take the free shuttle bus to the Itabaca canal dock, then change to the public ferry to Isla Santa Cruz, the second largest island in the Galapagos Islands. On the way to the hotel from the dock, we will visit Gemelos Craters and see the wildlife at Giant Tortoises Ranch. Check in the hotel after the visit.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Accommodation: Hotel Silberstein (4 stars)

Day 4: Full day shared tour with Isla Bartolomé
Today, a shared tour with other tourists is arranged. First, take a boat to Isla Bartolomé. It is very small and the 114-meter high Pinnacle Rock on it is an unmissable photo spot. Lava cactus, an endemic plant of Galapagos Islands is also worth observing. We will also arrange snorkeling here (the fee is included) for you to find the underwater endemic species such as equatorial penguins, sea lions, green turtles and white-headed reef sharks. Send you back to the hotel after visiting Isla Bartolomé.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Accommodation: Hotel Silberstein (4 stars)

Day 5: Intimate contact with animals at Isla Santa Fe
Today we will visit Isla Santa Fe, a small island southeast of Isla Santa Cruz. First, our driver will send you to the Puerto Ayora dock for you to take a yacht to Isla Santa Fe. Then a wonderful shared Isla Santa Fe tour will start. The island is home to many unique animals such as terns, sea gulls, land iguanas, and lava lizards. Surprisingly, you will find that the wild animals there are not afraid of humans, so it provides you with a great opportunity to interact with them and take pictures. After the trip, take a yacht back to the Puerto Ayora dock. Upon arrival, our driver will send you back to the hotel.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Accommodation: Hotel Silberstein (4 stars)

Day 6: Sierra Negra Volcano trekking tour on Isla Isabela
Today, take a speed boat to Isla Isabela, the last island to visit during this Galapagos Islands tour. It is the largest island in the Galapagos Islands with 6 volcanoes and famous for the world's second largest crater, Sierra Negra. After disembarking, we will drive to the hotel to check in. Later, today's 6-hour Sierra Negra Volcano trekking tour will be started. First we will come to Volcan Chico which showcases a strange landscape. Lava caves are scattered everywhere, stringing into a shape of sinuous serpent. The shape, color and texture of the lava near the crater are beautiful and special, just like the surface of the moon. When the tour ends, we will enjoy a delicious lunch. Then hike back and drive to the Tortoise Breeding Center for close observation of the turtles.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Accommodation: The Isabela Beach House (4 stars)

Day 7: Transfer from Isla Isabela to Baltra, Fly back to Quido
As the Galapagos Islands tour ends, our representative will escort you to take a ferry to Isla Santa Cruz today. The journey is about 2.5 hours. On arrival, you will be sent to the Isla Baltra Airport by 45 minutes' drive and take a flight to Quido. The flight will land 2 hour and 10 minutes later, where our driver will be waiting for you and transfer you to the hotel.

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation: Hotel Dann Carlton Quito (4 stars)

Day 8: Quito departure, Airport Drop-off service
Our driver will escort you to the airport at the appointed time. Have a nice trip home!

Meals: Breakfast

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This trip can be tailored to match your dates and interests!
Tour Prices

2025 Special: 12% off - Book before Dec 31, 2024

2-3 travelers4-5 travelers
USD3509 USD3087USD3369 USD2964
  • Prices are per person based on double occupancy.
  • The prices in red reflect 12% discount.
  • If you are a group of 6 people or more, we will offer a more favorable price by your group size.
What's Included
  • Accommodation with daily breakfast at selected hotels.
  • Economy class airfare of Quito - Isla Baltra - Quito.
  • All meal arrangements are served as the itinerary specifies.
  • Service of private AC vehicle with experienced driver guide.
  • Entrances fees for for all mentioned sights visited.
  • Shared tours on Galapagos Islands.
  • Galapagos TCT Card fee USD20 per person.
  • Galapagos Park fee USD100 per person.
What's Excluded
  • International flight into and out Ecuador.
  • Meals other than those mentioned in the itinerary.
  • Personal expenses (laundry, telephone, drinks, etc.).
  • Tips for guides and drivers.
  • Personal travel insurance.
  • Ecuador visa fee.
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