This
is a full trip around Ecuador,
in which we will visit the most
important cities such as its
capital city, Quito, as well
as Cuenca and Guayaquil. To
make this trip ideal for us,
we will sail along the warm
waters of the region towards
the Eastern and Western Galapagos
Islands. We will also visit
Cotopaxi and Antisana volcanoes,
and the Mindo Cloud Forest.
Unlike
the previous program, in this
one around Ecuador in 14 days,
we will get to know the three
most famous cities: Quito, Cuenca
and Guayaquil, where we will
visit the most well-known places
such as the Otavalo’s
indigenous market, the Inca
and Ingapirca Ruins and El Cajas
National Park.
Galapagos Islands in 8
Days on the M/V Galapagos Legend
8
Days - 7 Nights
We
will get to know Galapagos,
the most famous islands in Ecuador,
on a cruise going along the
Eastern and Western islands,
Española and Fernandina
Islands (Punta Espinoza), Isabella
(Urbina Bay), Santiago (Puerto
Egas), Santa Cruz visiting Charles
Darwin Station and Bachas Beaches,
setting out from Baltra.
Galapagos Islands in 8 Days
on the M/V Galapagos Coral I & II
8
Days - 7 Nights
We
will sail along the Galapagos
Islands in 8 days to get to
know Santa Cruz Island with
its Dragon Hill, Charles Darwin
Station and Black Turtle Cove;
Española Island, disembarking
at Punta Suarez and Gardner
Bay; Floreana Island, visiting
Punta Cormorant and the Post
Office.
Western Galapagos Islands
in 5 days on the M/V Legend
5
Days - 4 Nights
We
will go to the Western Galapagos
Islands setting out from Baltra
airport and sailing along the
waters around Bartolome Island,
Isabella and Fernardina Islands,
visiting Urbina Bay and Punta
Espinoza. We will disembark
on Santiago Island at Puerto
Egas, and finally get to Santa
Cruz Island to visit Charles
Darwin Station and Bachas Beaches.
Western Galapagos Islands
in 5 days on the M/V Coral
5
Days - 4 Nights
We
will go around the Western Galapagos
Islands from Santa Cruz Island,
disembark at Venecia and Dragon
Hill, on Rabida Beach; and then
head for Santiago Island, where
we will have a wet landing at
Puerto Egas and go towards Fernandina
and Isabella Islands, where
we will visit Tagus and Santa
Cruz Coves in which we will
find the Bachas Beaches.
Eastern Galapagos Islands
in 4 days on the M/V Legend
4
Days - 3 Nights
We
will visit the Eastern Galapagos
Islands, setting out from Quito
or Guayaquil to Baltra airport
to start our journey towards
North Seymour Island. Then we
will visit Santa Cruz (Dragon
Hill), Floreana, Española
and San Cristobal Islands.
Eastern Galapagos Islands in
4 days on the M/V Coral
4
Days - 3 Nights
On
the ships Galapagos Coral I
& II, we will sail towards
the Eastern Galapagos Islands.
We will have dry and wet landings
at the high part of Santa Cruz
Island, Punta Suarez and Gardner
Bay in Española Island;
Punta Cormorant in Floreana
Island and finally North Seymour
Island.
In
this program we will visit the
Ecuadorian capital city; we
will get to know its main attractions,
including a city tour to discover
this beautiful city visiting
the Otavalo’s indigenous
market or the Mindo Cloud Forest,
or even Papallacta thermal baths.
We
will head for Cuenca and Quito
and discover the Colonial Ecuador.
We will visit Cuenca and its
surroundings, where we will
see the handcraftsmanship of
San Joaquin, Ingapirca, Gualaceo,
Chordeleg, among other towns.
Quito, the Ecuador capital city,
and Cuenca, are two clearly
colonial cities, where time
seems to have stopped taking
us back to ancient times.
Visiting Quito and missing
the Otavalo’s indigenous
market would be a crime. So
in this program we take this
very much in mind; we will
also visit places such as
Peguche, San Antonio de Ibarra,
Cotacachi, Lake Cuicocha,
and of course the capital
of Ecuador: Quito, the colonial
city.
We
will visit Quito, the beautiful
Ecuadorian capital, and Baños
region, a very nice area with
a cloud forest full of orchids
and arboreal ferns, along
with rather colorful waterfalls,
depicting a special natural
landscape.
This
trip is similar to the Ecuadorian
Andes trip. The only difference
is that we descend the mountain
descent to the Pacific Coast
and visit to El Cajas National
Park up to the city of Guayaquil.
This park is known for having
a paramo landscape with about
200 lagoons of glacier origin
scattered through a large
area.
We
will cross the Andean Mountains
in Ecuador full of imposing
peaks like Cotopaxi, the world’s
highest active snow-covered
volcano (5,907m), and Chimborazo,
the highest peak in Ecuador.
We will see the beautiful
landscapes of Antisana volcano
and visit the Colonial Estates
up to Cuenca, passing by Riobamba
and Ingapirca.
We
will go deep into the Ecuadorian
Amazon, going down the Napo
River in a pure nature trip.
Leaving from Quito, we will
go down through Papallacta
up to the Amazonia. The Napo
River is the main tributary
of the great Amazon River.
It collects the waters of
other rivers formed in the
Cotopaxi Volcano and in the
meltwater from Mount Antisana
glaciers.
We
will arrive at Manta, Ecuador’s
second most important port.
We will get to know Montecristi,
famous for the Panama Hats.
We will sail along Isla de
la Plata (Silver Island) to
see the humpback whales and
discover autochthonous fauna
like albatross, boobies or
frigate birds. We will visit
one of the most fascinating
beaches of Ecuador: Los Frailes
(The Monks).
