Hidden Galapagos & Peru 2025
Overview
Highlights
- A journey of cultural exploration and expeditionary discovery
- from Incan citadels in the cloud forests of the Andes to the remote volcanic islands of the Galápagos
- home to bird and animal species that exist nowhere else in the world. Experience the mystery and wonder of Machu Picchu
- the Sacred Valley of the Incas
- and the colonial and pre-Columbian cultures in Peru. Cultural discoveries lead to natural wonders when you fly to the Galápagos archipelago for a seven-night cruise aboard Silversea's fabulous Silver Originexpeditionary ship that takes you to isolated habitats that inspired Darwin
- nesting grounds of rare birds
- giant tortoises
- iguanas
- and sea lions
- and beaches and lagoons that entice penguins and flamingos. Hike wildlife trails and lava roads
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Trip includes
- Private Tauck Shore Excursions in the Galápagos Islands with expert naturalist guides – averaging two daily – for an up-close experience with some of the most unusual and intriguing species of the world On-Tour Air (5 flights) All gratuities to Tauck Director, guides, naturalists and ship staff Exclusive 7-night Galápagos Cruise aboard the expedition ship Silver Origin – with no more than 40 Tauck guests Your cruise may be a shared ship experience with non-Tauck guests onboard as well; all Tauck guests will be accompanied by one Tauck Director for approximately every 40 Tauck guests, and your itinerary will always be highlighted by exclusive, private Tauck shore excursions Array
Itinerary
LODGING : Country Club Lima Hotel
PORTOFCALL : San Cristobal Ecuador
Begin your exploration of Lima in the city's historical center - founded by Francisco Pizarro in 1535, this area of Lima was officially designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1988 due to its many historical structures and over 1...
Fly to Cusco, high in the Peruvian Andes, and drive through the Sacred Valley of the Incas – a stunning landscape of verdant farmlands, villages, and ancient ruins amid cloud forests, terraced hills, and towering mountain ranges. At...
Set out for Machu Picchu this morning, stopping first at the town and archaeological site of Ollantaytambo, and its ruins of an Incan fortress containing a maze of narrow cobblestone streets, adobe houses, aqueducts, and the remains...
If you wish, you may return to Machu Picchu early this morning for an optional visit. Return to Ollantaytambo by train this afternoon, and then drive to Sacsayhuaman, a mountaintop Incan fortress overlooking Cusco, originally built ...
Today you'll have a choice of excursions – one to the highlands outside Cusco, visiting several villages and the Maras salt fields; or a tour of southern Cusco and the valley south of the city. The highlands adventure begins with a ...
An early morning flight to Lima is followed by a flight to Guayaquil, Ecuador to begin your journey of exploration in the Galápagos Islands. Arrive at your luxury boutique hotel, nestled into a tropical oasis in the heart of Ecuador...
From Guayaquil, fly to San Cristobal Island, 600 miles off the Ecuadorian coast – the starting point of your 7-night Galápagos cruise aboard the expeditionary-style yacht, Silver Origin. After boarding the ship, an orientation brief...
Take a panga* to Genovesa (Tower Island), a horseshoe-shaped volcanic island whose submerged crater is actually Darwin Bay. Genovesa is also known as "Bird Island" for its extraordinary avian population; the bay is home to the world...
Visit North Seymour Island, formed by the uplifts of undersea lava. The plateaus are home to thousands of iguanas, blue-footed boobies, swallow-tailed gulls, common noddies, and frigatebirds. This afternoon, you'll head to Santiago ...
This morning, board a panga for a dry landing and a one mile walk along the "new" lava fields on Punta Mangle on Fernandina Island, the archipelago's youngest ecosystem. Filled with tiny bays, tall mangroves and tranquil coves, stay...
Arrive at Santa Cruz Island for a visit to Fausto Llerena Breeding Center, where tortoises are bred and raised as part of a conservation program to maintain and protect the population, before setting sail for Isla Santa Fe. The isla...
Go ashore on a wet landing at Gardner Bay on Española, also known as Hood Island, where there are extensive nesting grounds for Waved Albatrosses and sea turtles, and a sea lion colony. Get a close up look at sea lions who love to b...
San Cristóbal, created by the fusing of multiple volcanoes, is known for its wildlife. An impressive tuff cone has been carved by erosion into an outstanding natural sculpture, and is a resting place for marine birds such as blue-fo...
Your Galápagos Islands journey ends today as you disembark ship this morning at Itabaca on Baltra Island, then fly to Guayaquil where your room is waiting at the Hotel del Parque. The remainder of the afternoon is spent as you pleas...
MEALS : B
PORTOFCALL : Guayaquil, Ecuador, Baltra Island Galapagos
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