Ecuador & Peru Roundtrip

Itinerary:
Day 01: Flight to Guayaquil
Arrival in Guayaquil in the morning. Then you drive to the Grand hotel Guayaquil. Following, we make a city tour. There we will visit also the Botanic garden. Overnight accommodation in the hotel.

Day 02: Galápagos cruise
Flight to Galápagos to the island Baltra from where your cruise begins after a short trip to the port. Cruising along the east coast of the island Santa Cruz you reach the yachting port Puerto Ayora, where you anchor. Besides sea lions and pelicans the port is also with sailors around the world a popular approaching point on their journey. The Charles Darwin station is besides an information centre, a museum and a station of raising turtles also the homeland of Galápagos probably most famous inhabitant. Lonesome George is the only survivor of a giant turtle kind of the island Pinta. B/L/D

Day 03: Galápagos cruise
You continue your cruise towards the west and reach the island Isabela, in distance the largest island of the archipelago. You visit there first the bay Elizabeth, a Mangrove bay with small offshore islands, at which you can see manta rays and penguins as well as sea turtles. At your next approach place, visitor location Bahia Urbina, as a result of a strong outbreak of the volcano Alcedo in the year 1954 suddenly large sections of the coast were pushed up approximately 4 m, so that you can observe corral reefs here ashore. Furthermore you can observe here see iguanas, cormorants that are unable to fly and the rare Mangrove finch from really close. B/L/D

Day 04: Galápagos cruise
Today leads you to the island Fernandina in the west of the archipelago. Fernandina is the youngest island of Galápagos with the volcano La Cumbre and numerous lava fields, which originate still from the last eruption from the year 1995. In the middle of this fascinating lava landscape lies the visitor location Punta Espinosa, from which a small path leads to the many inhabitants of the island. To the attractions belong next to the penguins, flight-unable cormorants and numerous sea-lion colonies but above all the largest sea iguana colonies of Galápagos. You have here also again the possibility of exploring the fascinating underwater world with a snorkel trip. In the afternoon you undertake a boat trip along the rocky steep coast Punta Vicente Roca in the northwest of the island Isabela. B/L/D

Day 05: Galápagos cruise
From the visitor location James Bay on the island Santiago a small path leads you in southern direction along the coast. Past at the ruins and the many inhabitants of the salt mines, sea lions, lizards, herons, buzzards and cancers, you arrive at a former robbengroutte at the famous fur crawling close gang, the best spot at Galápagos, in order to observe these elegant animals when playing. In the afternoon you make a trip to the beach of the small volcanic island Rabida. A small path leads to a small lagoon very much liked by flamingos. On the way there you come along many nesting pelicans. The each is considered as one of the most beautiful snorkel places on Galápagos and is visited by many sea lions as well, due to its many fish. B/L/D

Day 06: Galápagos cruise
After a short pause in the port of Baltra (formerly south Seymour) you visit the nearby northern Seymour Island, which is particularly known because of its many splendid frigate birds and their intensive mating rituals. Beside other frigate birds species the island is inhabited in addition by blue-footed boobies, endemic black sea iguanas and on the shore by cliff crabs and sea lions. B/L/D

Day 07: Galápagos cruise
The most northeast visitor location of the island San Cristobal is the volcanic cone Punta Pitt. Beside red-footed boobies you can observe also blue footed and masked boobies, frigate birds, fork tail sea gulls, tropicbirds, and Madeira wave runners while breeding and fishing. While continuing you pass in the northwest of San Cristobal the kicker rock, Leon Dormido, an approximately 160 m high from the sea outstanding rock, which has the form of a sleeping lion. In the afternoon you have the opportunity to swim and snorkel in the Ochoa bay in the midst of many sea lions or take a relaxing sunbath at the beach. B/L/D

Day 08: Galápagos cruise
The island Española cannot only offer one expressed large number and variety of animals, but there are beyond that also many endemic kinds like e.g. the Española Spottdrossel, the Española sea iguanas and the Galápagos Albatros. At Punta Suarez, the western end of the island, is the Hueco Soplador (the blowing hole), which produces a water fountain of 10 to 20 m high with the pressure of the wild waves between the cliffs, around it gather innumerable crowds of sea iguanas. Again on board you drive north wards to the island Santa Fé, a small rock island overgrown with small Palo Santo trees and up to 6 m high Opuntia cacti, which is inhabited by large yellow land iguanas, the Galápagos buzzard as well as some blue footed boobies and pelicans. While snorkelling in the wonderful blue green bay, in which you will anchor, you can observe the many inhabitants of the underwater world of the island; besides innumerable tropical fish also rays, sea turtles and playful sea lions. B/L/D

Day 09: Galápagos cruise
In the morning you explore you the high lands of Santa Cruz. On your way you cross the different vegetation zones, from the dry cacti rich lower region up to the Scalesia forests in the humid high lands. In the high lands you investigate then the enormous branched lava tunnels, which are partially over two kilometres long and still in the high lands you visit the twin crater Caldera de los Gemelos, which is known for its approx. 300 different kinds of fern and the nearby sunflower forest. Against noon you go back from Santa Cruz to Baltra, in order to fly from there to Quito. A last view back of the enchanted islands, a unique paradise that have cast you with a spell with its fantastic nature. After the arrival transfer into the hotel Dann Carlton. B/L/-

Day 10: Quito city tour and excursion to the equator
First you drive to the colonial old part of town in the south of Quito, which was declared in 1978 by the UNESCO as a world cultural heritage. 30 minutes away from Quito lies Mitad del Mundo (literary: Centre of the world). Here are a monument and an ethnological museum, exactly on the equator. The monument presents the different subpopulations of Ecuador. The adjacent park and the rest of the grounds are delighted in the style of a colonial Spanish village. Here you will participate also in a traditional lunch. Overnight accommodation in the hotel Dann Carlton. B/L/-

Day 11: Otavalo Indio market
Today we plunge directly into the multicoloured thriving on the famous Indio market of Otavalo, which takes place around the Plaza de Ponchos. The most beautiful and largest market is on Saturday and this you should not miss in any case. After an extensive visit of the coloured market quarters for food, arts and crafts and all kinds of souvenirs we eat in a typical restaurant in Otavalo at noon. In addition we make a short stop at a beautiful lake district, which is the homeland of the Otavaleños. We visit the Cuicocha Lake, which is in an extinct volcano. After a visit to the city Cotacachi, which is famous for its leather works, we have the possibility to get to know the unique area of the Mojanda lakes with a 2-hour walk. Afterwards you drive back to Quito, where you will stay overnight at the Dann Carlton hotel. B/L/-

Day 12: Cotopaxi National Park
After the breakfast the visit to the Cotopaxi national park is on the program. On the Panamericana it goes through the Avenida de los Volcanes towards the south. After leaving the Panamericana our way leads us through pine trees on the Páramo plateau on approx. 3,800 m height to the lagoon Limpiopungo. >From there you can when desired drive zigzag up to 4.600 m height and climb the last 200 m to the José Ribas Refugio on 4.800m height. But as an alternative the possibility exists of making a walk at the lagoon Limpiopungo. In the late afternoon it goes back to Quito to the hotel. B/L/-

Day 13: Transfer to the airport and further flight to Lima
Free morning to recover or for shopping. In the afternoon transfer to the airport and further flight to Lima. In Lima you are received at the airport and transfer to the Hotel Jose Antonio. B/-/-

Day 14: City route and gold museum
After breakfast begins a city excursion, which contains a tour through colonial Lima to the Plaza Mayor, to the cathedral, the government palace, to the church San Francisco and its catacombs. On the way to the gold museum we drive through the modern city part San Isidro and Miraflores. The gold museum is famous for its collection of Pre-Inca and Inca gold artefacts, decorations and ceramic(s). Overnight accommodation in the Jose Antonio Miraflores. B/-/-

Day 15: Lima / Cusco
In the morning transfer to the airport and flight to Cusco. Transfer to the Jose Antonio Cusco, in the afternoon city tour with visit to the main place, the cathedral, the church Santo Domingo and the temple Korikancha as well as the surrounding ruins of Sacsayhuaman, Kenko, Puca Pucara and Tambomachay B/L/-

Day 16: Cusco / Maras Moray / Ollantaytambo
Morning departure to the holy valley, in order to visit the spectacular round terraces of Moray, an old agricultural centre and a holy place. Continuing our tip into the valley we arrive at the salt mines of Maras and the fortress of Ollantaytambo. In the small city Ollantaytambo we stay overnight in the hotel Posada del Inca Yucay, since you can reach from here the celebration/ruins by foot in a few minutes. B/L/-

Day 17: Train Sta Ollanta / Machu Picchu
We are brought to Ollanta around approximately 07:30 to the railway station and take the train to the Machu Picchu. We arrive against 09:40 and make a guided tour to Machu Pichu Inca Citadel. In the afternoon you will arrive at the Machu Picchu Pueblo Hotel where you have dinner in the evening and stay overnight. B/L/D

Day 18: Machu Picchu / Cusco
The morning is at your free disposal to discover the extensive citadel on your own, entrance and bus round trip are included. or to visit the route de Orquideas, in order to get to learn the unique flora there (this tour is provided by the hotel Machu Picchu Pueblo). In the afternoon you drive by train through the Urubamba valley back to Cusco. Overnight accommodation in the Hotel Jose Antonio in Cusco. B/L/-

Day 19: Cuzco / Puno
Morning transfer to the station and train trip to Puno. After approx. 10 - 12 hours of travelling through the andine mountain lands with its many small villages you arrive in the evening at Puno. Reception and transfer to the Hotel Posada del Inca Puno. B/L/-

Day 20: Puno / Island Taquile / Puno
Complete day trip to the island Taquile. From the landing strip at the port in Puno you go by boat first to the swimming islands Uros and further to the island Taquile, whose inhabitants retained their life-style for centuries. In the evening we go back to Puno where we will stay in the Hotel Posada del Inca Puno. B/L/-

Day 21: Puno / Juliaca / Lima / flight back home
Transfer to the airport Juliacas. On the trip we visit the Sillustani burial place with its unique round graves, which come from the Pre-Inca time. Subsequently, you fly back to Lima. After an unforgettable stay in South America you fly home from there. B/-/-

B= Breakfast L= Lunch D= Dinner

In the price included:
All transfers in the private vehicle, flights Guayaquil - Galápagos - Quito - Lima - Cusco - Juliaca - Lima, private guidance with bilingual guides in Galápagos/Peru and all cities, 8 day cruise in Galapagos on Board of a first class yacht, all meals according to the programe, first aid set, entrance fees, train ticket, accommodation in double rooms in the hotels/ship mentioned, all details specified in the program.

Not in the price included:
International flight (Home - Quito and Lima - Home), International flight airport tax (USD 41.- per person) and Lima (national flight USD 4.5, -, international flight USD 28.5, -), Galapagos national park fee USD 100, - per person, travel insurance package, extra personal medicine, personal items, not in the program mentioned meals, everything not in the program specified.

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