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Iconic Wildlife & Sublime Scenery (Western Route) (2024)

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From Quito to Baltra Island
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Iconic Wildlife & Sublime Scenery (Western Route) (2024) - Hurtigruten

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Itinerary

  1. Intro

    Introduction

  2. Day 1

    Quito

    Quito

    Optional Activities

    • Pre-Program activities available for early arrivals (join a few days before tour start)
    Landmarks
    Quito Old Town
  3. Day 2

    Quito

    Quito
    Meals
    Lunch (Lunch during full-day excursion to Historic Quito and Middle of the World), Breakfast, Dinner

    Included Activities

    • Guided tour of Quito's Old Town
    • Chocolate tasting from Ecuadorian cacao
    • Visit to Middle of the World City monument
    Landmarks
    Quito Old Town
    Middle of the World City
  4. Day 3

    Quito to Galápagos Islands

    Quito to Galápagos Islands
    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

    Included Activities

    • Flight from Quito to Baltra Island (included in economy class)
    • Transfer to ship MS Santa Cruz II
    • Afternoon landing and guided walk at Dragon Hill (Cerro Dragón)
    • Brackish lagoon viewing with shorebirds and flamingos
    • Land iguana viewing
    Landmarks
    Baltra Island
    Dragon Hill (Cerro Dragón)
    Santa Cruz Island
  5. Day 4

    Galápagos Islands

    Galápagos Islands
    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

    Included Activities

    • Panga boat exploration of Punta Vicente Roca coastline
    • Naturalist-guided geology lesson
    • Birdwatching (flightless cormorants, Galápagos penguins, boobies)
    • Optional snorkeling by the cliffs (weather permitting)
    • Afternoon exploration of Fernandina Island
    • Marine iguana viewing
    • Coastal wildlife observation (sea lions, Sally Lightfoot crabs, hawks, penguins)
    Landmarks
    Punta Vicente Roca
    Isabela Island
    Fernandina Island
  6. Day 5

    Galápagos Islands

    Galápagos Islands
    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch (Lunch in the lush highlands), Dinner

    Included Activities

    • Visit to Charles Darwin Research Station
    • Giant tortoise breeding center viewing
    • Darwin's finches viewing
    • Prickly pear cactus forest walk
    • Lunch in the lush highlands
    • Giant tortoise observation and wildlife viewing

    Optional Activities

    • Mountain biking
    • Sugar plantation visit
    Landmarks
    Charles Darwin Research Station
    Puerto Ayora
    Santa Cruz Island
  7. Day 6

    Galápagos Islands

    Galápagos Islands
    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

    Included Activities

    • Panga boat ride through Floreana channels
    • Baroness Cove viewpoint visit
    • Historic Post Office Bay barrel visit
    • Champion Islet exploration by panga boat or glass-bottom boat
    • Snorkeling at Champion Islet
    • Cormorant Point walk from olivine-crystal beach to brackish lagoon
    • Flamingo and pintail duck viewing
    Landmarks
    Floreana Island
    Baroness Cove
    Post Office Bay
    Champion Islet
    Cormorant Point
  8. Day 7

    Galápagos Islands to Quito

    Galápagos Islands to Quito
    Meals
    Breakfast

    Optional Activities

    • Extend your stay with optional Post-Programme activities in Ecuador
    Landmarks
    Baltra Island

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