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Worldwide Escorted Bus Tours & River Cruises
Cruising The Galapagos On Ecuador's Tropical Forest
Buffet breakfast daily (B), 7 lunches (L), 7 dinners (D); Local Host service in each city; a welcome wallet and city map; sightseeing and transportation as outlined in the day-by-day itinerary.
Highlights:
Itinerary:
| Day #1 |
Arrive Quito, Ecuador. Arrive in Quito, where you will be met by your Local Host. |
| Day #2 |
Quito–Arasha Resort. Travel to the Pacific Rainforest for three nights at the all-inclusive Arasha Rainforest Resort & Spa. Surrounded by lush vegetation, tropical fruits, flora, birds, and local fauna, the award-winning Arasha offers beautiful thatch-roofed bungalows. Facilities include a large swimming pool with bar and cascading water, a Jacuzzi inside a grotto, two restaurants, theater, mini golf, and a luxurious spa. (B,L,D) |
| Day #3 |
Arasha Resort. During your stay, enjoy guided tours of the primary and secondary forests, birding and orchid tours, a chocolate-making demonstration, fishing, native jewelry-making classes, and much more. You may even visit one of the most colorful indigenous groups in Ecuador, the “Colorados,” to learn about their ancient traditions and religion. (B,L,D) |
| Day #4 |
Arasha Resort. During your stay, enjoy guided tours of the primary and secondary forests, birding and orchid tours, a chocolate-making demonstration, fishing, native jewelry-making classes, and much more. You may even visit one of the most colorful indigenous groups in Ecuador, the “Colorados,” to learn about their ancient traditions and religion. (B,L,D) |
| Day #5 |
Arasha–Quito. Return to Quito today. The remainder of your afternoon is at leisure. (B) |
| Day #6 |
Quito. Your included city tour showcases the rich legacy left by the Incas and, later, the Spaniards. See Independence Square dominated by its formidable Cathedral, San Francisco Plaza Church, and the Basilica with its marvelous stained-glass windows. (B) |
| Day #7 |
Quito–Baltra–Santa Cruz (Embarkation)–Cruising. Fly to Baltra and transfer to Santa Cruz Island to board the Galápagos Explorer II for your 4-night Galápagos Islands cruise. Cruise to Dragon Hill (Cerro Dragon) to visit a hypersalinic (saltier than the ocean) lagoon frequented by many species of birds. Also watch for the numerous iguanas that nest here. (B,L,D) |
| Day #8 |
Bartolomé & Santiago Islands. Wake up at Bartolomé Island, a volcanic island with black lava fields, a gray-brown cinder cone, and white sand beaches. Walk to the island’s summit to enjoy an impressive view, including Pinnacle Rock. You may also see the Galápagos penguin, the only existing species of penguin in the equator area. Cruise to Santiago Island and Puerto Egas, once a buccaneer supply base. Watch for Galápagos hawks, Darwin’s finches, land and marine iguanas, fur seals, and Sally Lightfoot crabs. Swim and snorkel in search of sea life. (B,L,D) |
| Day #9 |
Fernandina & Isabela Islands. On Fernandina, the youngest of the islands, marine iguanas, flightless cormorants, penguins, pelicans, and sea lions are abundant. Continue to Isabela, the biggest island, with unique animals including the world’s only surviving population of mangrove finch and giant tortoises that have been isolated long enough to evolve into distinct subspecies. During a boat ride, observe nesting blue-footed boobies as well as pelicans, sea turtles, basalts, sea lions, and land iguanas. Snorkeling offers a great view of marine life. (B,L,D) |
| Day #10 |
North Seymour & Santa Cruz Islands. Today begins on North Seymour, where sea lions and marine iguanas hang out next to the rocks. The interior has a Palo Santo and small Opuntia forest with blue-footed boobies and frigatebird colonies. Next up: Santa Cruz, where vegetation ranges from cactus to rainforest. Visit a reserve with giant tortoises in their natural surroundings, and walk through a naturally formed lava tunnel. (B,L,D) |
| Day #11 |
San Cristobal (Disembarkation)–Quito. Sea lions greet you on San Cristóbal. Watch for Sally Lightfoot crabs, marine iguanas, and the endemic Chatham mockingbird. Fly to Quito for one more night. (B) |
| Day #12 |
Quito. Your vacation ends with breakfast this morning. (B) |
Pricing Options:
| Depart US | Land-Only |
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| 01/02/2011 | $3,849.00 | | 01/16/2011 | $3,869.00 | | 01/30/2011 | $3,869.00 | | 02/13/2011 | $3,869.00 | | 02/27/2011 | $3,869.00 | | 03/06/2011 | $3,869.00 | | 03/27/2011 | $3,869.00 | | 04/03/2011 | $3,869.00 | | 05/08/2011 | $3,849.00 | | 05/29/2011 | $3,849.00 | | 07/03/2011 | $3,869.00 | | 07/31/2011 | $3,869.00 | | 08/07/2011 | $3,869.00 | | 10/02/2011 | $3,869.00 | | 10/16/2011 | $3,869.00 | | 10/23/2011 | $3,869.00 | | 12/04/2011 | $3,849.00 | | 01/01/2012 | $4,169.00 | | 01/15/2012 | $4,169.00 | | 01/29/2012 | $4,169.00 | | 02/05/2012 | $4,169.00 | | 02/12/2012 | $4,169.00 | | 02/26/2012 | $4,169.00 | | 03/11/2012 | $4,169.00 | | 03/25/2012 | $4,169.00 |
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