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Bartolome Island at sunset on the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

16 days
from AU$17,950 per person

Ecuador - Andes, Amazon and Galapagos Legend Cruise

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Experiencing a perfect combination of the Amazon's Yasuni National Park, one of the most biologically diverse places on the planet and the Galapagos Islands, home to some of the rarest wildlife in the world.

Nowhere are the wonders of the natural world more accessible than Ecuador. A small country with staggering diversity - we journey from the circling condors of the snow-capped Andes, into the rustling rainforests of the Amazon and wildlife-filled islands of the Galapagos. The archipelago that launched evolutionary theories and changed how we view the natural world, we spend a whole week in the Galapagos - snorkelling with playful sealion, walking amongst giant tortoise and side-stepping sunbathing iguanas, including a cruise around the islands aboard Galapagos Legend.

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From AU$17,950pp

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23 excursions & visits

43 meals

Adventurer pace

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Customer meet and greet

Day 1 - Quito

Join your tour group at the hotel.

Hilton Colon Quito (4-star)

Customer meet and greet

Day 1 - Quito

Join your tour group at the hotel.

Hilton Colon Quito (4-star)

Basilica del Voto Nacional in downtown Quito, Ecuador.

Day 2 - Quito - Otavalo

We start our day with a guided tour of the second highest capital city in the world - Quito. Built on an old Inca city, the UNESCO-listed old town is the jewel in Quito’s crown. Surrounded by distant snow-flecked peaks, it has some of the finest Spanish architecture in South America. We explore handsome cobbled plazas lined with white churches and coloured colonial houses, stopping to admire architectural treasures such as the Presidential Palace and Plaza de San Francisco. Ever watchful over the city, we drive to the top of El Panecillo and the 45m-high statue of the Madonna that rises above Quito. The panoramic views across the capital and the ridge of volcanoes that flank it, are breathtaking. After chocolate tasting in the artisan neighbourhood of La Floresta to sweeten the journey, we drive to the small Andean town of Otavalo.

Hacienda Pinsaqui, Otavalo (4-star)

Today includes…

Excursions & visits: City tour of Quito (morning)
Chocolate tasting session (morning)

Colorful handmade handicrafts in indian market of Otavalo in Ecuador

Day 3 - Otavalo

Spreading across three of the town’s plazas in a sea of coloured Andean textiles, alpaca-knitted ponchos, hand-woven carpets, dreamcatchers and jewellery - this morning we explore Otavalo’s bustling market. Afterwards we head up to the cute colonial town of Cotacachi - the centre of Ecuador’s leather industry. Today is a working lunch, where we join a Pachamanca cookery class - an ancestral technique that involves cooking over volcanic stones before burying the pots in the ground. The earth is then adorned with flowers as a thanks to indigenous gods. After lunch, it’s a short drive to Lake Cuicocha, a 3km-wide sapphire-blue crater lake studded with forest-covered islands and surrounded by fertile volcanic slopes and endemic flora and fauna.

Hacienda Pinsaqui, Otavalo (4-star)

Today includes…

Excursions & visits: Visit Otavalo market (morning)
Pachamanca cookery experience (afternoon)
Cuichoca Lake visit (afternoon)

Andean condor, Ecuador

Day 4 - Otavalo - Quito

Today we visit a family-run workshop that makes panpipes and charangos - a small, traditional stringed instrument similar to a lute. We’ll make a stop at a sweet-smelling rose plantation, before driving up into the highlands to Parque del Condor - a non-profit refuge for rescued owls, eagles and endangered Andean condors. On our way back to Quito, we stop to walk the line of the equator - taking photos of the 30m-high Quitsato Equatorial Monument.

Hilton Colon Quito (4-star)

Today includes…

Excursions & visits: Visit to musical instrument workshop, rose plantation and Parque del Condor (morning)

Tourists walking through Amazon Yasuni National Park, Ecuador.

Day 5 - Quito - Coca - Yasuni National Park

From the Andes to the Amazon, we board a flight to Coca - the gateway to the Ecuadorian Amazon. We transfer onto a motorboat to continue our journey deeper into the humming heart of the jungle and our riverfront eco-lodge. Yasuni National Park is thought to be one of the most biologically diverse places on the planet. Dense rainforest, wide meandering rivers and mist-cloaked mountains provide a lost world habitat for millions of species of plant, mammal, reptile and bird. The park is also home to many indigenous tribes, two of which live in voluntary isolation from the outside world. This afternoon, hike along the ‘Playas’ trail in search of Amazon wildlife, and perhaps try kayaking on the river as the sun sets.

Napo Cultural Center Lodge, Yasuni National Park (2-star)

Blue-headed Parrots at a clay lick on the banks of the Napo River in Ecuador

Day 6 - Yasuni National Park

Up with the birds, we take a boat trip along the river to two clay licks - where hundreds of colourful parrots, macaws and parakeets gather to supplement their daily diet with rich sodium from the clay. We then carry on to Kuri Muyu Intercultural Centre - a centre managed by women from the Añangu Kichwa community who teach us about native culture, customs and how they use the natural resources of the rainforest. After lunch at the lodge and time to soak up the peace and tranquillity from your balcony, we climb up to a 36m-high observation tower for incredible views across the forest canopy.

Napo Cultural Center Lodge, Yasuni National Park (2-star)

Today includes…

Excursions & visits: River Napo clay lick (morning)
Kuri Muyu Intercultural Interpretation Center visit (morning)

What's included

43 meals

15 breakfasts

13 lunches

15 dinners

Accommodation

11 nights in hotels, 4 nights cruise on Galapagos Legend

Ship

Galapagos Legend

Transport

Travel in destination by coach

Plus

Welcome drink reception

Soft drink and a coffee or infusion with all meals

Tour highlights

23 excursions & visits

City tour of Quito

Visits to Otavalo market; Cuichoca Lake; musical instrument workshop; rose plantation; Parque del Condor; River Napo clay lick; Kuri Muyu Intercultural Interpretation Center

Chocolate tasting session; Pachamanca cookery experience; Añangu sustainable community project and Mama Kuna guided hike; Añangu creek boat trip; traditional Amazonian dinner and night nature walk

Tours on Santa Cruz; Santiago and Bartolomé

Visits to Mosquera Islet; Santiago Island; Rabida Island; Urbina Bay (Isabela); Tagus Cove (Isabela); Punta Espinosa (Fernandina); Highlands Tortoise Reserve (Santa Cruz)

Dinghy ride at Punta Vicente Roca (Isabela)

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Services included

Key information

The unique ecosystem of the Galapagos Islands is highly protected by the Directorate of the Galapagos National Park, who constantly monitor and control visitor sites and numbers. As such, this part of the tour is subject to change. There will also be a few challenging walks, so a good level of fitness is required. This tour includes areas of high altitude and customers who may be concerned are recommended to consult their doctor.
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