Andes & Galapagos

Enjoy a guided city tour of Quito.

Travel north along the Pan America highway through pretty villages to your rural hacienda.

An early start to visit the colourful and vibrant market at Otavalo. You will have time to explore and perhaps barter for goods before returning to Quito for the night.

Travel down the Avenue of Volcanoes with your private guide, exploring en route and enjoying the views of Cotopaxi.

Onward to Cuenca, with a train ride along the Devils Nose.

Explore Cuenca colonial city with your guide, including one of the famous panama hat factories.

Travel by road through the beautiful El Cajas National Park all the way to sea level and Guayaquil.

Transfer to the airport in time for your flight to the Galapagos islands. Here you will be met by a member of your hotel who will take you to your accommodation.

Today you'll take a yacht trip to either North Seymour Island or Santa Island. At North Seymour, you can take a guided walk through woods of palo santo trees in order to observe colonies of blue-footed boobies and magnificent frigate birds. At Santa, you'll follow your guide on a short hike through opuntia cacti, looking out for land iguanas, lava lizards and sea lions.

Today you'll visit the crescent-shaped Plazas Islands by yacht. These small islands are dense in wildlife and plant life. Prickly pear cacti and the low-lying succulent plant sesuvium (which changes hues with the seasons) carpet the island. You have a good chance of seeing sea lions, swallow-tailed gulls and land iguanas.

Today you'll visit Bartolomé Island. Here, you can climb to the island's summit for far-reaching views over the surrounding islands. It's a geologically intriguing place, with tuff cones and lava formations. The sea here is often busy with sea lions and penguins so it's worth keeping your eyes peeled.

You will fly back to the mainland to connect with your international flight home.