Itinerary
- Day 1
Quito
Optional Activities
- Day trip to explore Quito's old town and surrounding area (can be arranged in advance)
Landmarks Pichincha Volcano Quito Old Town 

- Day 2
Quito - Mindo
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Visit Equator Monument Complex
- View Pululahua crater
- Chocolate maker tour with tasting
Landmarks Equator Monument Complex Pululahua Crater Mindo Cloud Forest - Day 3
Mindo
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Cloud forest exploration with cable cars and waterfalls
- Butterfly farm visit
Optional Activities
- Whitewater rafting
- Tubing (large tires tied together through rapids)
- Ziplining (13 courses high above treetops)
Landmarks Mindo Cloud Forest Mindo Butterfly Farm - Day 4
Mindo - Otavalo
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner (Typical Andean cocktail as welcome drink)
Included Activities
- Otavalo indigenous market exploration
- Cotacachi leather goods shopping and village exploration
Landmarks Otavalo Market Cotacachi - Day 5
Otavalo - Papallacta Hot Springs
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Traditional lunch with Sacha WarmiKuna Women Project using fresh organic produce harvested by the women)
Included Activities
- Cuicocha crater lake hike and boat trip
- Sacha WarmiKuna Women Project cultural experience and traditional lunch
- Textile weaving demonstration
Optional Activities
- Purchase handmade scarves from local women
Landmarks Cotacachi Cayapas Nature Reserve Cuicocha Crater Lake Pijal - Day 6
Papallacta - Cotopaxi National Park - Quito
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch
Included Activities
- Cotopaxi National Park information center visit
- Lake Limpiopungo walk
Landmarks Cotopaxi National Park Cotopaxi Volcano Lake Limpiopungo - Day 7
Quito - Galapagos Islands
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch
Included Activities
- Flight to Baltra Island
- Ferry transfer to Santa Cruz Island
- Giant tortoise ranch visit
- Lava tubes exploration
Landmarks Baltra Island Itabaca Channel Santa Cruz Island - Day 8
Santa Cruz - Academy Bay
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Lunch box)
Included Activities
- Academy Bay half-day tour
- Snorkeling with marine life and sea lions
- Blue-footed booby viewing
- Playa de los Perros walk
Landmarks Academy Bay Playa de los Perros - Day 9
Santa Cruz - San Cristóbal
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Charles Darwin Research Station guided tour
Landmarks Charles Darwin Research Station San Cristóbal Island - Day 10
San Cristóbal - Isla Lobos
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Lunch box)
Included Activities
- Isla Lobos boat excursion
- Isla Lobos guided tour with wildlife viewing
- White coral beaches of San Cristóbal
Landmarks Isla Lobos Puerto Baquerizo Moreno - Day 11
San Cristóbal - Quito
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Day 12
Quito
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Day 13
Departure
- Meals
- Breakfast














