Wildlife of Ecuador: Amazon and Galapagos

Today you begin your journey by boarding your international outbound flight to Quito. On arrival today you will be met and taken to your hotel.

Private city tour of the highlights of Quito, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Transfer to the airport in time for your flight to Coca. Here you will be met by members of your lodge who will take you to your accommodation. Afternoon activities.

Today you'll embark on activities from your Amazon lodge. These might include small group guided walks through the rainforest with a qualified naturalist guide, who can explain all about the biology and botany of the area. Keep an eye out for howler monkeys, sloths and squirrel monkeys. You may also visit a butterfly farm.

You'll spend a second day exploring the Amazon from your lodge. Today, you might find yourself canoeing through creeks, going on a canopy walk, or visiting a Parrot Lick at nearby Yasuni National Park.

Transfer back to Coca in time for your flight to Quito. Here you will be met and taken to your hotel for one night.

Transfer to the airport for your flight to the Galapagos Islands. On arrival you will be met by a member of your crew and transferred to your boat. Group excursions.

Española Island is on the agenda for today. After breakfast, you'll go ashore for a short guided walk in search of the island's resident sea lions and hood mockingbirds. At Punta Suárez, you can take a guided walk over lava terrain to observe the island's colony of waved albatrosses. Nazca and blue-footed boobies, as well as swallow-tailed gulls, can also be seen in this area.

Excursions on Santa Cruz Island, exploring its highlands and scalesia forest, followed by flight back to the mainland to connect with your international flight home.

Arrive home today to complete your journey.