A 12 day journey that will take you from Ecuador’s capital Quito down to the beautiful cloud forests that cloak the western flanks of the Andes Mountains. Lush tropical forest filled with orchids, bromeliads and ferns, crystalline rivers, waterfalls and butterflies. These rare and unique forests are also home to a dazzling array of tropical birds. From here you return to Quito for your onward travel to the Galapagos Islands, where you will join an 8-day cruise on board one of our handpicked yachts to enjoy one of the most unique and unforgettable wildlife experiences on earth.
12 Days from £5743 per person, based on 2 people sharing and excluding international flights.
Start: Quito
End: Quito
Min Age: 7
Max Age: 99
Min Group Size: 1
Max Group Size: 16
Breakfast: 11
Lunches: 10
Dinner: 10
Accommodation: Hotel (5 nights), Galapagos Cruise (7 nights)
Airport Transfer: Yes
Transport: Plane, private vehicle, Galapagos yacht
Guided: Yes
Activities: Birding, wildlife, snorkelling
We listen to you. We take the time to understand what you want your Galapagos trip of a lifetime to be. We then we use our decades of experience and unrivalled network of local contacts and team of top guides to make it happen.
Want to chat through your plans face to face? Fill in our form and request a video chat and we’ll be in touch with the details.
Pre-trip information
Sometimes it’s good to keep track of all the amazing wildlife you will be seeing on your trip. This downloadable wildlife check list for the plants, animals and birds of Galapagos together with a complete bird check list for Ecuador (including an amazing 132 species of hummingbirds) will help you do just that.
Land Costs Includes
Land Costs Exclude
We have selected the very best yachts in Galapagos across a range of styles and budgets. Each has been handpicked by us for their individual qualities, with top class naturalist guides, great itineraries, professional friendly crews and good quality local operations.
“All the arrangements worked so smoothly.”
Jane Wainwright, UK
Like floating five star boutique hotels these luxury yachts are the ultimate way to see Galapagos offering a very high level of service
Beautiful stylish yachts for 16 guests or less with excellent service and a superb Galapagos wildlife cruise experience with great naturalists
Great value, charming yachts with first rate itineraries these yachts have been hand-picked as being the best within their price range
All the hotels we work with have been tried and tested and carefully handpicked by us as offering the best experiences for our guests across a range of styles and budgets. They all offer great personalised service and where possible they are always locally owned.
“We were very pleased with all the hotels that you recommended!”
James and Susan Palmer, UK
We work with some wonderful lodges in the cloud forests of Ecuador on both the Eastern and Western slopes of the Andes. All of them offer very good personalised service, rustic charm, wonderful forest scenery and great birding opportunities.
Probably the best and easiest way is for you to give us a call and let us know what the key priorities are for your Ecuador and Galapagos holiday and we will be able to help guide you for the best time for your trip.
Company founder and Galapagos expert, Rachel is on hand to help you plan your trip of a lifetime!
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