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Ecuador and the Galapagos with Amazon Extension
| | Globus Tours - Land Discount with Air: 10% |
| Land only discount: 10% |
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Tour Operator |
Globus |
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Tour Code |
WBGQ |
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Vacation Quality |
First Class |
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Vacation Type |
Tour and Cruise |
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Number of Days |
15 |
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Starting Price |
$6129 (Select Dates) * |
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Single Supplement |
$4000 |
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Countries Visited |
Ecuador
Galapagos
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City Highlights |
Amazon Jungle Trek, Baltra Island, Bartolomé Islands, Galapagos Isles, Guayaquil, Quito, Santa Cruz Island, Santiago Island |
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QUITO
Sightseeing with a Local Guide, Legislative Palace, San Francisco Monastery, La Compania Church, Workshop and Museum of Oswaldo Guayasamin, Equatorial Monument, welcome dinner.
GALÁPAGOS ISLANDS
Seven nights cruising the Galápagos National Park aboard the La Pinta, Charles Darwin Research Station, guided sightseeing each day with a local naturalist, and a special farewell dinner.
AMAZON EXTENSION
Guided Amazon cruises by naturalists, visit a parrot clay lick, canopy walk, butterfly house, dugout canoe excursion, nature walks.
ALL INTRA-TOUR FLIGHTS
Examples of Islands visited:
NORTH SEYMOUR ISLAND:
Nesting colonies of magnificent frigate birds, blue-footed boobies, swallow-tailed gulls and also sea lions and marine iguanas.
HOOD ISLAND:
Most southeastern island featuring eroded lava terrain. See Galápagos sea lions, lava lizards, Nazca boobies, and the only island with a Waved Albatrosses colony (May-December). Also see the famous blowhole!
FLOREANA ISLAND:
See flamingos that inhabit a brackish-water lagoon, and other birds like ducks, stilts, and sandpipers. Great snorkeling provides close-up views of the marine life like sea lions, rays, sea turtles, and possibly the Galápagos penguin. This island is also the site of Post Office Bay where you learn about the human side of the islands, its early inhabitants and the adventures of pirates and whalers.
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND:
The second-largest island boasts the largest human population, giant tortoises in the wild, and the CHARLES DARWIN RESEARCH STATION. The highlands are great for birdwatching, walking through a Scalesia forest and seeing the twin pit craters Los Gemelos.
TOWER ISLAND:
Due to its northern isolation and the effect of northern currents, this island’s ecosystems are quite different from others. Possessing the most seabird diversity, you will find frigate birds, red-footed and masked boobies, gulls, herons, finches, mockingbirds, and the short-eared owl. Good snorkeling is found here too—along with hammerhead sharks!
ISABELA ISLAND:
On the northwest of Isabela, secluded Tagus Cove was in past centuries a favorite anchor for pirates and whalers old graffiti can still be found. The vegetation in the area includes the unusual Palo Santo trees—these white-barked trees are leafless and look dead most of the year. A walk takes you to the back of Darwin Crater, filled with salt water and one of Isabela’s six volcanoes. Galápagos penguins, flightless cormorants, sea turtles, marine iguanas, and wild, giant tortoises are a few species that call this island home.
FERNANDINA ISLAND:
The youngest of all islands is home of continuous volcanic activity and recent black lava flows. Considered by many to be one of the most pristine islands in the world due to the absence of introduced mammals. Fernandina has a very unique environment with the highest density of marine iguanas, sharing their space with sea lions, Sally Lightfoot crabs, hawks, penguins and the flightless cormorant.
BARTOLOMÉ ISLAND:
The most photographed view of islands in the Galápagos is seen here with Pinnacle Rock. A great place for swimming and snorkeling with its numerous schools of tropical and subtropical fish, sea lions, sharks, rays, sea turtles, and Galápagos penguins.
INSIDE VISITS
Inside visits and special features are shown in UPPERCASE in the tour description, including admission charges when applicable.
MEALS
American breakfast daily (B), 7 lunches (L), and 8 dinners (D), including a farewell dinner onboard the La Pinta. Breakfast daily (B), 3 lunches (L), and 3 dinners (D)
AIRPORT TRANSFERS
Airport transfers are included with land and air price.
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Day 1 Fly to Quito, Ecuador
Board your flight to Quito. Your flight to South America arrives late this evening and will be met by your Local Host.
Day 2 Quito–Coca
Fly from Quito to Coca and travel by canoe to your Amazon lodge. The Ecuadorian Amazon is the world’slargest remaining tropical rainforest, where more life hums, buzzes, chatters, and bubbles than anywhere else on the planet. One Amazonian tree can host more ant species than all of the British Isles put together, one hectare of forest boasts about as many frog species as all of North America, and the great expanse of jungle contains more than 20 percent of the earth’s vascular plant species. Here you can find a monkey small enough to sit on your fingertip, an 8-pound toad, a spider that eats birds, and the world’s largest snake, the 30-foot anaconda. (B,L,D)
Day 3 Amazon
Begin on the lodge’s suspended canopy walk with views of the rainforest canopy, where your naturalist will point out many different species of vibrantly colored birds. Continue through the jungle below and learn of the medicinal plants and immense biodiversity found here that have been used by the native cultures for hundreds of years. After a picnic lunch in the primary forest, return to the lodge by canoe. This evening, accompany your Local Guide on a night walk or canoe ride to discover creatures that can rarely be seen during the day; you many even spot a caiman or two! (B,L,D)
Day 4 Amazon
This morning you may opt to visit a parrot clay lick, where parrots and parakeets by the thousands can usually be seen. Later, depart on a cruise of the Napo River through the flooded forest in search of the varied wildlife found in the Amazon Basin. You will have a good chance of seeing troops of squirrel, capuchin, and howler monkeys—and maybe even the incredibly well camouflaged 3-toed sloth. After time spent fishing for piranhas, arrive at the Kapok Tree Tower, perched 135-feet high. Get close-up views of birds as the sun sets on volcano Mount Sumaco and the Andes. (B,L,D)
Day 5 Coca–Quito
Return to Coca where you will board your flight to Quito and join up with day 1 of your Ecuador and Galápagos trip. (B)
Day 6 Fly to Quito, Ecuador
Board your flight to Quito. Your
flight to South America arrives late this evening and will be met by
your Local Host.
Day 7 Quito
An included sightseeing tour showcases Quito’s treasures: the historic stone murals of the LEGISLATIVE PALACE; Independence Plaza and the 16th-century SAN FRANCISCO MONASTERY; the Jesuit’s LA COMPANIA CHURCH with its stunning golden altars; and the impressive paintings at the WORKSHOP AND MUSEUM of Oswaldo Guayasamin. Have your photo taken in front of the EQUATORIAL MONUMENT, “the center of the world.” This evening, enjoy a WELCOME DINNER at a local restaurant. (B,D)
Day 8 Quito–Baltra–Galápagos Islands (Embarkation)–Cruising
Fly to Baltra, one of the remote Galápagos Islands. Upon arrival, board the La Pinta yacht for an exciting eight days of CRUISING among various Galápagos Islands. (B,L,D)
Please note: The ship’s itinerary will vary according to the Galápagos National Park policies and regulations, weather conditions, and seasonal changes to create the perfect cross-section of sites visited.
Days 9-14 Galápagos Islands
Travel ashore each day to the remote islands with your expert naturalist who introduces you to the unique fauna living free and fearless of man. Each cruise will visit the CHARLES DARWIN RESEARCH STATION, established to help conserve the Islands’ natural habitat. On the last night of your cruise, your Tour Director hosts a FAREWELL DINNER, ending an unforgettable experience. (B,L,D daily)
Day 15 Galápagos (Disembarkation)–Guayaquil
Depart the Galápagos today for Guayaquil. Enjoy time in Guayaquil or relax at your hotel before your late-evening homebound flight departs. (B)
Day 16
An early morning arrival is ideal for making homebound connections. |
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Land & Air and Land Only prices are based on per person in a double occupancy room. Single (Land & Air) and Single (Land Only) prices are based on per person in a single room. Land & Air prices are based from Miami (MIA), for air supplement prices from your departure airport please call us toll-free at 1-800-935-2620. Taxes are not included on the listed prices.
| Touring Date |
Land & Air |
Land Only |
Single
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Single
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| May 17 - May 30, 2008 | $7157 | $6129 | $11157 | $10129 | | Jun 14 - Jun 27, 2008 | $7157 | $6129 | $11157 | $10129 | | Jul 05 - Jul 18, 2008 | $7284 | $6129 | $11284 | $10129 | | Jul 26 - Aug 08, 2008 | $7284 | $6129 | $11284 | $10129 | | Oct 04 - Oct 17, 2008 | $7157 | $6129 | $11157 | $10129 | | Nov 01 - Nov 14, 2008 | $7157 | $6129 | $11157 | $10129 | | Dec 06 - Dec 19, 2008 | $7157 | $6129 | $11157 | $10129 | | Jan 17 - Jan 30, 2009 | $7476 | $6349 | $11476 | $10349 | | Jan 31 - Feb 13, 2009 | $7476 | $6349 | $11476 | $10349 | | Mar 14 - Mar 27, 2009 | $7476 | $6349 | $11476 | $10349 | | Apr 11 - Apr 24, 2009 | $7476 | $6349 | $11476 | $10349 |
* All prices are subject to change without notice and at any time by the tour operators. Availability is limited and must be reconfirmed at time of booking. Please call us toll free at 1-800-935-2620 to confirm availability and current pricing on all our discounted specials. The prices on this website are not guaranteed until a deposit has been made. We are not responsible for errors, omissions, or changes in these prices until a booking has been confirmed by one of our agents.
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