16-day Ecuador Complete Adventure Tour: Andes, Amazon & Galapagos
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Itinerary
14x Breakfast
14x Breakfast
3x Dinner
3x Dinner
10x Lunch
10x Lunch
Accommodation included: 15 nights
Accommodation included: 15 nights
Flights to Galapagos from and...
Flights to Galapagos from and to Quito.
Accommodations according to the itinerary.
Accommodations according to the itinerary.
Professional and English speaking guide...
Professional and English speaking guide during tours.
24/7 assistance in English, Spanish...
24/7 assistance in English, Spanish and Dutch.
Transportation between Baltra Airport โ...
Transportation between Baltra Airport โ Itabaca Channel.
Entrance fees to Panecillo, La...
Entrance fees to Panecillo, La Basilica church, San Francisco church.
Entry/Admission - Mitad Del Mundo
Entry/Admission - Mitad Del Mundo
Not included:
Entrance to the community visit...
Entrance to the community visit (Amazon) $10 p.p.
Optional mules rent at Quilotoa...
Optional mules rent at Quilotoa lagoon ($10 p.p.)
Optional Kayak trip Quilotoa lagoon...
Optional Kayak trip Quilotoa lagoon $5 p.p.
Galapagos National Park entrance fee.
Galapagos National Park entrance fee.
Migratory Control Card: $20 p.p.
Migratory Control Card: $20 p.p.
Isabela dock fee $10 p.p.
Isabela dock fee $10 p.p.
Water taxi $1 p.p. each...
Water taxi $1 p.p. each way (this is a small boat that takes you from the Speedboat to the Harbor and vice versa)
Wet-suits rent $5 p.p. (recommendable...
Wet-suits rent $5 p.p. (recommendable between May-November)
Optional tips for guide
Optional tips for guide
Entry/Admission - San Cristobal Interpretation...
Entry/Admission - San Cristobal Interpretation Center
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Itinerary
Day 1: ARRIVAL
Stop At: Mariscal District, Quito Ecuador
At arrival at Quito airport, you will have a transfer to your hotel.
Duration: 1 hour
No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Hotel Ikala Quito or similar.
Day 2: CITY TRIP QUITO โ EQUATOR LINE โ PULULAHUA CRATER
Stop At: Mitad Del Mundo, Avenida Manuel Cordova Galarza KM. 13/5, San Antonio de Pichincha, Quito 170180 Ecuador
Today your Ecuador complete tour will start! In the morning, you will be picked up at your hotel, to start your Quito city tour. At first, you will go to the Panecillo Hill, with the famous Virgin Mary statue. You will have an amazing view over the city. Then you will visit all the highlights: the la Basilica church, the main squares and the San Francisco church. After lunch, which is a typical Ecuadorian lunch, you will go to the Mitad del Mundo Museum, called โIntiรฑanโ. Here you can do experiments, to prove the effects the equator has on gravity. After this, you will also visit the Pululahua crater, before going back to Quito.
Duration: 6 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
โข Lunch
Accommodation included: At 11:00 PM you take the semi-private bus to Lago Agrio (about 7 hours).
Day 3: LAGO AGRIO โ AMAZON
Stop At: Cuyabeno Reserve, Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve Ecuador
Today you start your Amazon adventure! From Lago Agrio, you will travel by bus/truck to Tierras Orientales (2 hours), where you will start your canoe journey down the Aguarico and continue along the Cuyabeno black water river to your lodge (3 hours approximately). After dinner our naturalist bilingual guide gives you a captivating lecture.
Duration: 10 hours
Meals included:
โข Lunch
โข Dinner
Accommodation included: Eco-Lodge in the Cuyabeno part of the Amazon.
Day 4: CANOE EXCURSION โ AMAZON HIKE โ ANIMAL SPOTTING
Stop At: Cuyabeno Reserve, Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve Ecuador
Early in the morning, you will go on a canoe excursion. During the brisk morning hours you have the best time to see the rainforestโs thriving activity. After breakfast, you will trek in the primary rainforest with the naturalist and native guides, who will explain us about the practical and medicinal uses of the plants. After lunch, you will go out with either paddling or motorized canoes to enjoy the beautiful landscapes and try to find species of monkeys and dolphins. After dinner, you will venture into the forest to find species of insects and, with a bit of luck, species of snakes or frogs.
Duration: 10 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
โข Lunch
โข Dinner
Accommodation included: eco-lodge in the Cuyabeno part of the Amazon.
Day 5: KICHWA BIRDWATCHING TOWER
Stop At: Cuyabeno Reserve, Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve Ecuador
An early activity will allow you to enjoy the nature with a good chance to watch some playful monkeys and some colorful birds. Then you will return to the lodge for breakfast. After breakfast you will go to the forest again. The native guide shares his wealth of knowledge, showing the medicinal and practical uses of the rainforestโs flora and fauna. Then you will have lunch. In the afternoon, you will navigate along the Cuyabeno River where you will have a good chance of seeing the freshwater pink and grey river dolphins. After that, you will visit the Kichwa Birdwatching Tower. After dinner, you will venture out on a night excursion to search for caimans (alligator family) and nocturnal birds.
Duration: 10 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
โข Lunch
โข Dinner
Accommodation included: eco-lodge in the Cuyabeno part of the Amazon.
Day 6: RETURN TO QUITO
Stop At: Cuyabeno Reserve, Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve Ecuador
After breakfast, you will navigate once again along the Cuyabeno river towards the Kichwa Indian Community, where your naturalist guide will explain the culture and traditions of the native people, from the past to the present. Then you will travel by canoe down the river and back along the Aguarico River to Puerto Gregorio. Here, the bus will take you to Lago Agrio (arrival at 04:00 PM approximately). Back in Quito, around 10:30 PM, you can walk back to your hotel.
Duration: 14 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
โข Lunch
Accommodation included: Hotel Ikala Quito or similar.
Day 7: COTOPAXI MOUNTAINBIKING
Stop At: Cotopaxi National Park, Ecuador
On this day, a guide will pick you up to go to the Cotopaxi National Park. This is about 2 hours driving from Quito. You will go to 3.800 meters to the park entrance and you can go mountain biking and hiking.
Duration: 10 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
โข Lunch
Accommodation included: Hotel Ikala Quito or similar.
Day 8: QUITO โ SAN CRISTOBAL โ FREE AFTERNOON
Stop At: San Cristobal Interpretation Center, 2 km Southwest of Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, Puerto Baquerizo Moreno Ecuador
Today you will arrive to the airport of San Cristobal, one of the Galapagos Islands. You will be picked up at the airport and transferred by private transport with an English speaking contact person to your hotel in the town Puerto Baquerizo Moreno. The rest of the afternoon is free to explore the town, or walk to the interpretation center, the beaches or Tijeretas.
Duration: 6 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
Accommodation included: Galapagos Eco Friendly or similar
Day 9: KICKER ROCK
Stop At: Kicker Rock, Puerto Baquerizo Moreno Ecuador
Today you will have a day tour to Kicker Rock, your first activity in the Galapagos Multisport adventure. Here you will be able to spot different shark species (sometimes even hammerheads!), turtles, rays, and more. In some seasons you might encounter jellyfish which can sting, however a wetsuit will be provided when this is the case. After snorkeling you will continue to Manglecito or a similar beach. This white coral beach offers the opportunity to walk around and relax and swim in shallow waters before returning to Puerto Baquerizo Moreno. You will have a box lunch on board.
* It is also possible to dive at Kicker Rock (two immersion) if you have your PADI certificate (+ $ 80) including equipment.
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
โข Lunch
Accommodation included: Galapagos Eco Friendly or similar
Day 10: SAN CRISTOBAL PADDLE BOARDING โ BOAT TO SANTA CRUZ
Stop At: Playa Mann, Islas Galapagos Ecuador
In the morning you will have a paddle boarding excursion around Playa Mann. Here you will sea lions and it is the perfect way of disconnecting. After this sporty activity you have time to go to the Loberia or Tijeretas by yourself (small hikes of about 20 minutes). In the afternoon at 3 PM you take the public speedboat to Puerto Ayora, where you will arrive around 5.30 PM.
Duration: 6 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
โข Lunch
Accommodation included: Hotel Coloma or similar
Day 11: SANTA FE
Stop At: Santa Fe Island, Ecuador
After breakfast you will travel to Santa Fe Island. Geologically, it is one of the oldest islands in the archipelago. After a 45 minute boat ride, you will arrive to the bay of Santa Fe. There you will have a very nice snorkeling activity, if you are lucky, you can spot some birds on the rocks. After snorkeling, you will go to Playa Escondida or Garrapatero in Santa Cruz island and have a wet landing there, where you will have approximately 1 hour to discover the beach and after you go back on board and you will have your lunch.
* This tour is called ยดPesca Vivencialยด which means that you might be able to experience a fishing demonstration according to weather and park regulations.
* Wet landing: It means that the boat gets close to the beach and from there you will disembark in the see, it is recommended that you bring extra clothing, as you might get wet.
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
โข Lunch
Accommodation included: Hotel Coloma or similar.
Day 12: BOAT TO ISABELA โ KAYAK PUERTO VILLAMIL
Stop At: Playa Puerto Villamil, Puerto Villamil Ecuador
Early in the morning you go by public speedboat to Isabela (about 2,5 hours). Here you will be brought to your hotel to drop off your luggage and afterwards you will go kayaking in Puerto Villamil (about 2 hours). The rest of the day you can enjoy the beach, go hiking to the โWall of Tearsโ or visit the Flamingo Lagoon.
Duration: 6 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
Accommodation included: Hotel San Vicente or similar.
Day 13: SNORKELING IN LOS TรNELES
Stop At: Los Tuneles, SE Isabela Island Nr. La Union Rock, Puerto Villamil 200250 Ecuador
About 45 minutes by boat from the dock of Puerto Villamil you will find Los Tuneles. Together with your bilingual guide you will walk through this incredible landscape and you will have the opportunity to see blue footed boobies, sea lions, penguins and the landscapes. Then you will head to El Finado, just 10 minutes from Los Tuneles. El Finado is one of the most spectacular places for snorkeling in Isabela as the water is shallow, clear and calm, giving us chance to see sea horses, parrot fish, hog fish, wrasses, in their mysterious habitat. In the early afternoon you will return to Puerto Villamil.
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
Accommodation included: Hotel San Vicente or similar
Day 14: TRANSFER OUT โ BALTRA
Stop At: Mariscal District, Quito Ecuador
Early in the morning you take the public speedboat back to Puerto Ayora (2,5 hours), from there you take a taxi to the canal of Itabaca (45 min), you take the ferry (10 min) and the bus (10 min) before you get to Baltra Airport (GPS). There you take a flight back to Quito. In Quito you will be taken to your hotel by your English speaking guide.
Duration: 6 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
Accommodation included: Hotel Ikala Quito or similar.
Day 15: LOCAL MARKET โ QUILOTOA LAKE โ TIGUA COMMUNITY
Stop At: Laguna Quilotoa, Laguna de Quilotoa, 070701 Ecuador
In the early morning, you will be picked up by a guide to go to Quilotoa. But first you will visit a local indigenous market. Then you will begin your hike down the lake to explore the shore with its vegetation and views. Then you will hike back up and you will have a lunch. After lunch, you will visit a local Tigua community for their art, before you will be brought back to Quito.
Duration: 10 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
โข Lunch
Accommodation included: Hotel Ikala Quito or similar.
Day 16: AIRPORT TRANSFER
Stop At: Mariscal Sucre International Airport, Nuevo Aeropuerto Internacional de Quito Tababela S/N - Via, Quito 170907, Ecuador
Today you will have a transfer back to the airport with an English speaking driver.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 1: ARRIVAL
Stop At: Mariscal District, Quito Ecuador
At arrival at Quito airport, you will have a transfer to your hotel.
Duration: 1 hour
No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Hotel Ikala Quito or similar.
Day 2: CITY TRIP QUITO โ EQUATOR LINE โ PULULAHUA CRATER
Stop At: Mitad Del Mundo, Avenida Manuel Cordova Galarza KM. 13/5, San Antonio de Pichincha, Quito 170180 Ecuador
Today your Ecuador complete tour will start! In the morning, you will be picked up at your hotel, to start your Quito city tour. At first, you will go to the Panecillo Hill, with the famous Virgin Mary statue. You will have an amazing view over the city. Then you will visit all the highlights: the la Basilica church, the main squares and the San Francisco church. After lunch, which is a typical Ecuadorian lunch, you will go to the Mitad del Mundo Museum, called โIntiรฑanโ. Here you can do experiments, to prove the effects the equator has on gravity. After this, you will also visit the Pululahua crater, before going back to Quito.
Duration: 6 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
โข Lunch
Accommodation included: At 11:00 PM you take the semi-private bus to Lago Agrio (about 7 hours).
Day 3: LAGO AGRIO โ AMAZON
Stop At: Cuyabeno Reserve, Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve Ecuador
Today you start your Amazon adventure! From Lago Agrio, you will travel by bus/truck to Tierras Orientales (2 hours), where you will start your canoe journey down the Aguarico and continue along the Cuyabeno black water river to your lodge (3 hours approximately). After dinner our naturalist bilingual guide gives you a captivating lecture.
Duration: 10 hours
Meals included:
โข Lunch
โข Dinner
Accommodation included: Eco-Lodge in the Cuyabeno part of the Amazon.
Day 4: CANOE EXCURSION โ AMAZON HIKE โ ANIMAL SPOTTING
Stop At: Cuyabeno Reserve, Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve Ecuador
Early in the morning, you will go on a canoe excursion. During the brisk morning hours you have the best time to see the rainforestโs thriving activity. After breakfast, you will trek in the primary rainforest with the naturalist and native guides, who will explain us about the practical and medicinal uses of the plants. After lunch, you will go out with either paddling or motorized canoes to enjoy the beautiful landscapes and try to find species of monkeys and dolphins. After dinner, you will venture into the forest to find species of insects and, with a bit of luck, species of snakes or frogs.
Duration: 10 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
โข Lunch
โข Dinner
Accommodation included: eco-lodge in the Cuyabeno part of the Amazon.
Day 5: KICHWA BIRDWATCHING TOWER
Stop At: Cuyabeno Reserve, Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve Ecuador
An early activity will allow you to enjoy the nature with a good chance to watch some playful monkeys and some colorful birds. Then you will return to the lodge for breakfast. After breakfast you will go to the forest again. The native guide shares his wealth of knowledge, showing the medicinal and practical uses of the rainforestโs flora and fauna. Then you will have lunch. In the afternoon, you will navigate along the Cuyabeno River where you will have a good chance of seeing the freshwater pink and grey river dolphins. After that, you will visit the Kichwa Birdwatching Tower. After dinner, you will venture out on a night excursion to search for caimans (alligator family) and nocturnal birds.
Duration: 10 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
โข Lunch
โข Dinner
Accommodation included: eco-lodge in the Cuyabeno part of the Amazon.
Day 6: RETURN TO QUITO
Stop At: Cuyabeno Reserve, Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve Ecuador
After breakfast, you will navigate once again along the Cuyabeno river towards the Kichwa Indian Community, where your naturalist guide will explain the culture and traditions of the native people, from the past to the present. Then you will travel by canoe down the river and back along the Aguarico River to Puerto Gregorio. Here, the bus will take you to Lago Agrio (arrival at 04:00 PM approximately). Back in Quito, around 10:30 PM, you can walk back to your hotel.
Duration: 14 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
โข Lunch
Accommodation included: Hotel Ikala Quito or similar.
Day 7: COTOPAXI MOUNTAINBIKING
Stop At: Cotopaxi National Park, Ecuador
On this day, a guide will pick you up to go to the Cotopaxi National Park. This is about 2 hours driving from Quito. You will go to 3.800 meters to the park entrance and you can go mountain biking and hiking.
Duration: 10 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
โข Lunch
Accommodation included: Hotel Ikala Quito or similar.
Day 8: QUITO โ SAN CRISTOBAL โ FREE AFTERNOON
Stop At: San Cristobal Interpretation Center, 2 km Southwest of Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, Puerto Baquerizo Moreno Ecuador
Today you will arrive to the airport of San Cristobal, one of the Galapagos Islands. You will be picked up at the airport and transferred by private transport with an English speaking contact person to your hotel in the town Puerto Baquerizo Moreno. The rest of the afternoon is free to explore the town, or walk to the interpretation center, the beaches or Tijeretas.
Duration: 6 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
Accommodation included: Galapagos Eco Friendly or similar
Day 9: KICKER ROCK
Stop At: Kicker Rock, Puerto Baquerizo Moreno Ecuador
Today you will have a day tour to Kicker Rock, your first activity in the Galapagos Multisport adventure. Here you will be able to spot different shark species (sometimes even hammerheads!), turtles, rays, and more. In some seasons you might encounter jellyfish which can sting, however a wetsuit will be provided when this is the case. After snorkeling you will continue to Manglecito or a similar beach. This white coral beach offers the opportunity to walk around and relax and swim in shallow waters before returning to Puerto Baquerizo Moreno. You will have a box lunch on board.
* It is also possible to dive at Kicker Rock (two immersion) if you have your PADI certificate (+ $ 80) including equipment.
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
โข Lunch
Accommodation included: Galapagos Eco Friendly or similar
Day 10: SAN CRISTOBAL PADDLE BOARDING โ BOAT TO SANTA CRUZ
Stop At: Playa Mann, Islas Galapagos Ecuador
In the morning you will have a paddle boarding excursion around Playa Mann. Here you will sea lions and it is the perfect way of disconnecting. After this sporty activity you have time to go to the Loberia or Tijeretas by yourself (small hikes of about 20 minutes). In the afternoon at 3 PM you take the public speedboat to Puerto Ayora, where you will arrive around 5.30 PM.
Duration: 6 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
โข Lunch
Accommodation included: Hotel Coloma or similar
Day 11: SANTA FE
Stop At: Santa Fe Island, Ecuador
After breakfast you will travel to Santa Fe Island. Geologically, it is one of the oldest islands in the archipelago. After a 45 minute boat ride, you will arrive to the bay of Santa Fe. There you will have a very nice snorkeling activity, if you are lucky, you can spot some birds on the rocks. After snorkeling, you will go to Playa Escondida or Garrapatero in Santa Cruz island and have a wet landing there, where you will have approximately 1 hour to discover the beach and after you go back on board and you will have your lunch.
* This tour is called ยดPesca Vivencialยด which means that you might be able to experience a fishing demonstration according to weather and park regulations.
* Wet landing: It means that the boat gets close to the beach and from there you will disembark in the see, it is recommended that you bring extra clothing, as you might get wet.
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
โข Lunch
Accommodation included: Hotel Coloma or similar.
Day 12: BOAT TO ISABELA โ KAYAK PUERTO VILLAMIL
Stop At: Playa Puerto Villamil, Puerto Villamil Ecuador
Early in the morning you go by public speedboat to Isabela (about 2,5 hours). Here you will be brought to your hotel to drop off your luggage and afterwards you will go kayaking in Puerto Villamil (about 2 hours). The rest of the day you can enjoy the beach, go hiking to the โWall of Tearsโ or visit the Flamingo Lagoon.
Duration: 6 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
Accommodation included: Hotel San Vicente or similar.
Day 13: SNORKELING IN LOS TรNELES
Stop At: Los Tuneles, SE Isabela Island Nr. La Union Rock, Puerto Villamil 200250 Ecuador
About 45 minutes by boat from the dock of Puerto Villamil you will find Los Tuneles. Together with your bilingual guide you will walk through this incredible landscape and you will have the opportunity to see blue footed boobies, sea lions, penguins and the landscapes. Then you will head to El Finado, just 10 minutes from Los Tuneles. El Finado is one of the most spectacular places for snorkeling in Isabela as the water is shallow, clear and calm, giving us chance to see sea horses, parrot fish, hog fish, wrasses, in their mysterious habitat. In the early afternoon you will return to Puerto Villamil.
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
Accommodation included: Hotel San Vicente or similar
Day 14: TRANSFER OUT โ BALTRA
Stop At: Mariscal District, Quito Ecuador
Early in the morning you take the public speedboat back to Puerto Ayora (2,5 hours), from there you take a taxi to the canal of Itabaca (45 min), you take the ferry (10 min) and the bus (10 min) before you get to Baltra Airport (GPS). There you take a flight back to Quito. In Quito you will be taken to your hotel by your English speaking guide.
Duration: 6 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
Accommodation included: Hotel Ikala Quito or similar.
Day 15: LOCAL MARKET โ QUILOTOA LAKE โ TIGUA COMMUNITY
Stop At: Laguna Quilotoa, Laguna de Quilotoa, 070701 Ecuador
In the early morning, you will be picked up by a guide to go to Quilotoa. But first you will visit a local indigenous market. Then you will begin your hike down the lake to explore the shore with its vegetation and views. Then you will hike back up and you will have a lunch. After lunch, you will visit a local Tigua community for their art, before you will be brought back to Quito.
Duration: 10 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
โข Lunch
Accommodation included: Hotel Ikala Quito or similar.
Day 16: AIRPORT TRANSFER
Stop At: Mariscal Sucre International Airport, Nuevo Aeropuerto Internacional de Quito Tababela S/N - Via, Quito 170907, Ecuador
Today you will have a transfer back to the airport with an English speaking driver.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.
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