The Galápagos Islands & Ecuador
Overview
Highlights
- Quito’s UNESCO-recognized historic center
- One-of-a-kind animal encounters
- Snorkeling with sea lions & penguins
- Dramatic volcanic landscapes
- Flightless cormorants & fearless hawks
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Destinations
Attractions
Activities
Trip includes
- 4 nights in handpicked hotels & 4 nights aboard the M/V Galápagos Legend
- Breakfast daily, 4 lunches, 4 dinners on board the ship, 2 three-course dinners with beer or wine on land
- Private deluxe motor coach
- Multilingual Tour Director
- Select entrance fees
Itinerary
After your flight, arrive late this evening in Quito and settle into your hotel.
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
Today, embark on a guided sightseeing tour of Quito before meeting your fellow travelers at tonight’s welcome dinner.
Enjoy a walking tour of Old Town, passing by the Legislative Palace, Independence Square and the Metropolita...
Meals: Breakfast
Enjoy a full free day in Quito or add an excursion.
Optional Excursion - Mindo Cloud forest $119pp* Details
Galápagos Islands 4 nights Hotel info
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
This morning, fly to the small island of Baltra to board your cruise.
Boat aross the narrow channel separating Baltra from Santa Cruz Island
Cruise to Black Turtle Cove, where you may see turtles, rays and sharks swimming among the mangroves
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
After a wet landing, you’ll enjoy the southeastern portion of Santiago Island before continuing to Rabida Island.
Spend the morning exploring the extensive lava flows, swimming and snorkeling in Sullivan Bay and spottin...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
After a wet landing, begin your exploration of Isabela Island, the largest in the Galápagos archipelago.
Snorkel with the sea turtles that swim just off the shore of Urbina Bay
See the giant tortoises that live o...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Today’s dry landing is at Espinosa Point, formed by lava flows over thousands of years.
View the area’s marine iguanas, Sally Lightfoot crabs and the fearless Galápagos hawk
Take a dinghy ride to Vicente Roca Poi...
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
Disembark the ship to further explore Santa Cruz Island in the Galápagos before making your way to Otavalo, a market town in the Andes Mountains.
Journey to the Santa Cruz highlands, northwest of Puerto Ayora, to visit a giant...
Meals: Breakfast
Visit the Otavalo market to browse the stalls, shop for indigenous crafts and attend a local weaving demonstration. Later, transfer to the airport for a late-night or early-morning flight or continue your adventure in Peru.
Overnight Flight 1 night
Arrive home.
Please note: Due to varying flight schedules, some travelers may depart on the morning of day 10, arriving home later that evening.
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The total tour cost includes the tour price (regular or promotional) and the compulsory local payment. The promotional price is subject to change. Check directly with the operator for the latest price offer. The tour operator requires you to pay only the tour price to purchase your travel. The compulsory local payment will be paid when you join the trip. All prices are based on double, twin or triple share occupancy. Solo passengers will be accommodated in a double, twin or triple room according to availability with a passenger(s) of the same gender. Single supplement only needs to be paid if the passenger does not want to share and requests their own room. Discounts can only be applied at the time of booking and cannot be added at a later date, regardless of any changes made to the original booking.
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What's excluded
- International flight charges
- Passport and visa charges
- Tipping and gratuity
- Any kind of insurance
- Personal expenses
Accommodation
Enjoy the Galapagos Islands paradise in a 100 passenger, fully air conditioned cruise ship. The Galapagos Legend has all the amenities of a cruise liner yet it's small enough for that intimate experience with nature. Guests will enjoy the added comfort of extra space in fully carpeted luxurious cabins. The ships facilities include an auditorium for conferences, spacious social areas, culinary delights at the dining room, 24 hour coffee bar and swimming pool with broad sun decks and observation platforms. At night guests can enjoy live music at the piano lounge or cocktail bars.
If you cancel your reservation, the cancellation fee schedule below will apply. If you are booked in a double/twin room and your roommate cancels his or her tour more than 45 days prior to departure, you will be responsible for paying the single supplement fee. Upon notifying GAT of your cancellation, you will be given a confirmation number that verifies your cancellation. If you purchased travel protection and are cancelling for a reason covered under the policy guidelines, cancellation fees will be reimbursed to you directly from the insurance company. In the event that you have to cancel your tour on the day of departure, you must notify GAT prior to the departure of your first flight. Any penalties for supplemental services/guarantees (including, but not limited to, flights, hotels or late additions) resulting from cancellations made at your request will be your responsibility, and all service fees are non-refundable. Substitution of travelers is not permitted. If you choose not to travel, but fail to cancel your tour prior to the departure date or if you return home before the scheduled completion of your tour, you will not be eligible for any refund or reimbursement from GAT for any unused portion of your trip or costs incurred by leaving your trip early.
For travelers with the travel protection policy (goaheadtours.com/travelprotection), Go Ahead Tours will reimburse the participant in the form of a credit voucher in the event the participant wants to interrupt their tour due to reasons not covered by their travel protection policy. The voucher is valid for one year from the day of the interruption of the tour and represents the value of the missed time on tour including any unused air, land or sea arrangements already paid for by the participant up to a maximum of $1,000 as determined by Go Ahead Tours. The voucher is personal and non-transferable and may be applied towards a future Go Ahead tour and is not exchangeable for cash. The participant is responsible for any additional costs incurred by interrupting the tour including but not limited to the return flight and other transportation costs due to the interruption. Reservation fees, rebooking fees, change fees, late and returned check fees, revision fees, supplemental fees for international deliveries and special arrangement fees are considered Used Fees once incurred and will not be refundable.
- If Days Prior to Departure is 71 days or more, then Cancellation Fee (Includes reservation fee) is $ 450
- If Days Prior to Departure is 70–46 days, then Cancellation Fee (Includes reservation fee) is 30%
- If Days Prior to Departure is 45–8 days, then Cancellation Fee (Includes reservation fee) is 50%
- If Days Prior to Departure is 7–0 days, then Cancellation Fee (Includes reservation fee) is 100%
*Percentages listed above are of the total tour cost, including reservation fee. Listed cancellation fee is applicable per traveler.
8 Breakfasts, 4 Lunches and 4 Dinners
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Please note: Extension is not available on all departure dates.
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