Welcome to Ecuador !

A proverb says "Traveling leaves you speechless at first, before turning you into a storyteller"

... Let the adventure start in the country of the middle of the world ! Chulla vida !

Reception at the airport by an english-speaking guide.

Private transfer with spanish-speaking driver from Quito airport to your hotel.

Night at the Hotel Adamas in Standard room.

English-speaking guide in a private transport.

Quito stands out for its topography spread out from north to south, in an Andean corridor flanked by the Pichincha volcano and the valley where the airport is located. But it is above all the largest and most preserved colonial city on the continent.

Then you will visit the colonial and republican center of Quito :

• the Panecillo, the statue of the Virgin of Quito, located on top of a hill overlooking the city;
• the Church of the Society of Jesus (of the Jesuits), the most gold-laden church in South America;
• the Church of San Francisco (of the Franciscans) and its convent/museum;
• the Plaza Grande where the Presidential Palace (Carondelet) and the Cathedral of Quito are located;
• the district of La Ronda for its craftsmen;
• the Basilica of the National Vow of Quito, designed by a French architect;
• the Museum of Alabado, of archaeology with its classification of pieces according to the worlds of the indigenous cosmovision.

Night at the Hotel Adamas in Standard room.

Transport with an english-speaking guide from your hotel to Quito's airport.

You will take a flight of about 2 hours from Quito to Baltra.

You will arrive at the Baltra airport, located on a small island next to Santa Cruz.

Your guide will be waiting for you at the exit of the airport.

You will then pay the entrance fee to the Galapagos National Park before picking up your luggage.

You will reach the Itabaca Canal by public bus (5 minutes) and cross it by public barge (10 minutes). From there, you will continue to the main island by private pick-up to reach Puerto Ayora (45 minutes).

Santa Cruz is the second largest and most populated island in the Galapagos archipelago.

You will make a stop in the Highlands of the island.

Starting from Crocker Hill, the highest point of Santa Cruz.

You will be able to observe several extinct volcanoes, covered with endemic vegetation, habitat of many birds such as the wizard bird, finches, the Galapagos petrel.

You will see the Puntudo, a cone of volcanic slag, formed by the liquid lava expelled powerfully.

You will then go to the Manzanillo farm to observe the giant turtles in their natural habitat. Walking among these impressive animals is an indelible memory.

Upon your arrival in Puerto Ayora, you will go to the Charles Darwin Research Center to learn about the islands' biodiversity conservation initiatives and see up close the famous giant tortoises, the iguanas of the different islands and magnificent examples of the local flora.

Night in La Isla hotel in Standard room.

This boat trip will take you to Bartolomé Island, one of the most famous uninhabited islands of the archipelago.

You will be picked up at your hotel and a private bus will take you directly to the boat's landing stage.

During this excursion, you will learn more about the geology of Galapagos.

After climbing the 400 steps to reach the Pinnacle Rock, you will have a view that corresponds to the most emblematic photo of the archipelago. The landscape is made up of many volcanic colors: orange, red, brown and black, which makes it special.

You will be able to walk, snorkel and swim.

NOTE: 5 hours round trip by boat. Boat capacity: 16 people.

Night in La Isla hotel in Standard room.

A Spanish-speaking driver will pick you up at your hotel to take you to the pier in Puerto Ayora.

You will travel from Santa Cruz to Isabela aboard a public speedboat. The boat trip takes between 2 and 3 hours.

NOTE: at your arrival in Isabela, you will take a taxi-boat (incluido) and have to pay the local tax (10$ per person, not included) at Isabela harbour.

A Spanish speaking driver will welcome you at the port of Puerto Villamil and take you to your hotel.

The Tintoreras are small islands of volcanic rock that are located in front of Puerto Villamil. You will reach them in 10 minutes by boat and stay there for 3 hours.

They are so named because the population of sharks called Tintoreras is abundant in these turquoise waters.

These sharks come to take refuge in crevices on the edge of the islet and that you can observe from the rocks.

During this outing you will see colonies of sea wolves, sea turtles, iguanas, and penguins.

If you do snorkeling, it will be the occasion to swim among the turtles that often abound in these places.

Night at Isamar hotel in Vista al Mar room.

Departure by fast boat for a trip of about 1 hour to reach Rosa Cape and the place known as the Lava Tunnels.

It is one of our favorite places to practice snorkeling. Quiet waters because protected by a rocky barrier, transparent and shallow. We can often observe giant rays, seahorses, lobsters, penguins, harmless sharks and of course giant turtles. The simple experience of swimming above and very close to these animals, at their pace, is worth all the gold in the world!

But this unique place conceals a complex of eroded lava tunnels, forming small bridges and pools where many animals come to feed. Including the famous blue-legged boobies! That you will approach at less than one meter like nowhere else in the world, trying of course not to disturb them.

Night at Isamar hotel in Vista al Mar room.

A Spanish speaking driver will pick you up at your hotel to take you to the pier in Puerto Villamil.

You will travel from Isabela to Santa Cruz aboard a public speedboat. The boat trip takes around 3 hours.

A Spanish speaking driver will pick you up at the port of Santa Cruz and take you to your hotel.

Free time in Santa Cruz. Suggested visit: Tortuga Bay

It is a beautiful beach of white sand, it is called like that because it is the place where the black tortoise lay the eggs. You will be able to see the white tail shark, iguanas, mangroves and flamingos. It is a great place to see birds.

Note : the beach closes at 5 pm.

Free time in Santa Cruz. Suggested visit: Las Grietas.

It is a surprising place where fresh and sea water mix between 2 cliffs. To get there: go to the port, from there you take "a sea taxi" and go to the other side. Then you follow the path that passes by the Finch Bay Hotel, between the expanses of cooled lava plates and the iridescent pools of the mineral oxides they contain. After a 15-minute walk, you will discover this amazing crevasse where you can snorkel in its crystal-clear waters.

NOTE: Register with a nearby tour operator to pay the entrance fee of 15 USD per person.

You will be accompanied by a guide (tours depart approximately every hour).

Night in La Isla hotel in Standard room.