8-Day Tour of Galapagos and Quito Including Hotels and Transfers

8-Day Tour of Galapagos and Quito Including Hotels and Transfers

Take an 8 day trip to Ecuador including Galapagos Islands and a day trip in Quito City.  Start your journey with a visit the Old town Quito, step into the beautiful colonial churches and submerge into its history and classic art. Enjoy an amazing 360- degree view for Panecillo Hill. Get ready for a 5-day land tour visiting Galapagos Islands in Santa Cruz and Isabela. Visit the Giant Tortoise, see wild sea lions, and get enchanted with Galapagos most iconic wildlife and landscapes.

Itinerary

Day 1: Arrival to Quito and transfer to hotel

Pass By: Mariscal Sucre International Airport, Nuevo Aeropuerto Internacional de Quito Tababela S/N - Via, Quito 170907, Ecuador
Arrival to Quito Ariport. Pick up from the airport by our guide who will transfer to your hotel of stay in Quito (90 min approx).

No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Accommodation in selected class hotels.

Day 2: Quito City Tour & Equatorial Monument Day Trip (B)

Pass By: Quito Old Town, Quito Ecuador
Start by visiting the historic center of the city. Take a walk in San Francisco Square and its church, the Independence Square and the main Cathedral, Presidential Palace, El Sagrario Church, and one of the best examples of the baroque movement in South America, the iconic church La Compañía de Jesus. After this enriching historic visit, we continue driving north 15 Km. from Quito towards the Middle of the World. On the small citadel, we will visit the Middle of the World. Afterwards, visit the Inti Ñan Museum, a scientific and cultural museum located in the actual location of the Equator Line. We will hit the road again towards Volcan Pululahua view point before heading back to the city and your hotel of stay.

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Accommodation in selected class hotels.

Day 3: From Baltra to Isabela Island (L) (D)

Pass By: Isabela Island, Galapagos, 010850 Ecuador
Pick up form your hotel in Quito and transfer to the Airport to catch your flight to Galapagos. A guide will be waiting at the airport in Baltra to then head to Puerto Ayora on Santa Cruz Island. Afterwards, you'll take the public speedboat to Isabela Island around 2pm (2.5-hour ride ). After arriving in Isabela Island, take a brief rest at the hotel and then head to the Flamingo Lagoon, the largest coastal lagoon and one of the main reproductive sites for flamingos in Galápagos.

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Accommodation in selected class hotels.

Day 4: Isabela Island (B) (L) (D)

Pass By: Isabela Island, Galapagos, 010850 Ecuador
Early in the morning, head for a full day tour of Sierra Negra Volcano. This is the world’s second largest volcanic crater. Hike the crater and enjoy the view before continuing to Volcan Chico, a still active volcano which warms the surrounding grounds. (Box lunch will be provided). Spend the afternoon snorkeling in Concha Perla with sea lions, colorful varieties of fish, and sea turtles (snorkeling equipment is included: tube, mask, fins).

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Accommodation in selected class hotels.

Day 5: Isabela Island (B) (L) (D)

Pass By: Santa Cruz Island, Ecuador
Visit Tintores Islet, named after the white-tip sharks known as “tintoreras” which come to rest in its clear waters. Observe endemic wildlife such as penguins and sea lions. Snorkeling is great in this spot and provides you with the opportunity to swim where colorful fish, sharks, and rays inhabit. In the afternoon visit Humedales Complex which includes an exhaustive visit to Giant Tortoise Breeding Center, famous “Muro de las Lágrimas”, “Mirador Orchidia” viewpoint and “El Estero de Isabela”.

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Accommodation in selected class hotels.

Day 6: Santa Cruz Island (B) (L) (D)

Pass By: Santa Cruz Island, Ecuador
Early in the morning (6am), take the public speedboat from Isabela to Puerto Ayora, where the guide will be waiting. Check in at the hotel and immediately begin the visit to the Highlands of Santa Cruz Island. Enjoy a visit to see giant tortoises in their natural habitat. Return to Puerto Ayora and in the afternoon head to the Charles Darwin Research Station and observe colorful land iguanas and a large variety of Galápagos Giant tortoises brought from the most important islands in the archipelago.

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Accommodation in selected class hotels.

Day 7: Transfer Out Baltra Airport – Transfer to Hotel in Quito (B)

Pass By: Seymour Airport, Aeropuerto Seymour de Baltra, Isla Baltra Baltra, Ecuador
Transfer to Baltra Airport. On the way out, stop by “The Twins” (a.k.a. “The Gemelos”). Tour ends upon the arrival to the airport to catch plane to Quito. The guide will pick you up at Quito Airport and take you to the hotel.

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Accommodation in selected class hotels.

Day 8: Transfer Out to Quito Airport

Pass By: Mariscal Sucre International Airport, Nuevo Aeropuerto Internacional de Quito Tababela S/N - Via, Quito 170907, Ecuador
Depending on your departure time of your international flights, you will be picked you up from your hotel to Quito Airport.

No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.