Ecuador & Galapagos
The Amazon Rainforest and enchanting Galapagos Islands
Pichincha Tour - 14 Night Itinerary
This tour includes the Amazon rainforest, a Galapagos cruise and an insight into the colonial charm of Quito, high in the mountains.
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Travel Highlights
- Combine the Galapagos Islands, Amazon Rainforest and Ecuador's capital
- Get unparalleled access to astonishing wildlife on a 7-night Galapagos Cruise
- Stay at an Amazon Lodge and explore the rainforest on daily excursions
- Spot exotic birds and meet local villagers of the Amazon
- Visit the colourful Indian market in the Andean town of Otavalo
- Be guided around the colonial centre of Quito and its architectural gems
Tour Route
- Quito & Otavalo Market - 2 Nights
- The Amazon & Quito - 3 Nights
- Quito - 2 Nights
- Galapagos Cruise - 7 Nights
This itinerary can be tailored to your preferences by our specialist advisors, who can provide a guaranteed price based on your choice of departure date, route, duration, flights, cabin, hotels, transport and excursions.
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Quito & Otavalo Market
2 NightsDay 1 - Flight from London to Quito
Day 2 - Guided tour to Otavalo market
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- Accommodation
Flight: London to Quito
Take a daytime flight to Quito, arriving the same evening, where you will be met by our representative and taken to your hotel. This is also the opportunity for our guide to provide you advice, explain your programme and answer any questions you may have.
Sunday, 25 May 2025
Guided tour to Otavalo market
We take a trip to the Andean town of Otavalo to visit its magnificent market, where men and women with long plaited hair, dressed in their traditional clothes, sell all types of weavings, handicrafts and homegrown produce.
Gina Castillo
Casa Gangotena
Situated in a newly-restored historic mansion overlooking Plaza San Francisco in the heart of the Old Town, the three-story Casa Gangotena has 31 luxury rooms: a showcase of eye catching style, contemporary design, antiques, furnishings, fine dining, modern technologies and quintessential comforts. Beautifully and eclectically appointed, the hotel invites its guests to explore and to…
The Amazon & Quito
3 NightsDay 3 - Transfer to Napo Wildlife Centre Amazon Lodge
Day 4 - Guided excursions and activities
Day 5 - Guided excursions and activities
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Transfer to your Amazon Lodge
Fly to Coca and transfer by boat to your Amazon Lodge, staying for 3 nights on a full board basis including excursions and activities.
Rest of the day at leisure getting acquainted with the remote and beautiful rainforest.
Tuesday, 27 May 2025
Guided excursions and activities
Today we experience the parrot clay licks to observe flocks of brightly-coloured macaws, parrots and parakeets as they descend to feed on the soil, extracting vital minerals to help them digest the fruit and seeds found in the jungle.
Sightings have also been reported of tapirs, ocelots, owls and others animals. Later on, we will hike along the forest trail to visit a local community learning about their every-day-life activities, routines and their ancestral customs and traditions. Then we take a 30 minutes walk through the forest and enjoy lunch. We return to the lodge by riverboat.
Wednesday, 28 May 2025
Guided excursions and activities
Today, we visit the Canopy Observation Tower, a high platform 36 metres high from which you will get an amazing treetop view of the jungle. Here, birds that are virtually impossible to see from the jungle floor will pass right past you.
Flocks of vibrantly coloured tanagers, blue-and-yellow macaws and large toucans fly past in the early mornings and afternoons. In the afternoon, we will trek deep into a rain forest to discover the beautiful and mysterious wildlife that hides in the forest interior observing the endemic Golden Mantle Tamarin monkey, rare and unique insects and even some scary snakes!
We also visit the black water Añangu Lake and streams that are home of different species of fish and mammals such as the Giant Otter, a unique specie from the Amazon.
Napo Wildlife Centre
This ecotourism project includes the conservation of over 53,000 acres of the most pristine Amazon Rainforest within the Yasuni National Park, an important biosphere reserve and the largest tract of tropical rainforest in Ecuador. You will be met at Coca airfield and taken to the bank of the river Napo for the two hour journey…
Sacha Lodge
The Sacha Lodge is set on a private reserve of 1300 hectares close to the Napo River. Guest fly from Quito to Francisco de Orellana and are taken to the river bank to continue down river by motorised canoe. You then walk along a raised boardwalk through dense flooded palm forest to Pilchicocha Lake, a…
Quito
2 NightsDay 6 - Transfer to Quito
Day 7 - Guided tour of Quito
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Transfer to Quito
Transfer by riverboat to Coca and fly back to Quito for a 2 night stay.
Friday, 30 May 2025
Guided tour of Quito
Today, enjoy a guided tour of Quito, including the old town, San Francisco main square, the Presidential Palace, churches, colonial architecture and a visit to the Gold Museum.
Galapagos Cruise
7 NightsDay 8 - Fly to the Galapagos Islands and embark yacht
Day 9-14 - Galapagos Islands cruise with daily guided excursions
Day 15 - Flight back to the mainland and return flight home
Day 16 - Arrive in the UK
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- Accommodation
Fly to the Galapagos Islands and embark your chosen yacht
Transfer to the domestic airport and fly to the Galapagos islands where Darwin observed the wildlife that would lead him to his theory of evolution. On arrival, transfer to your chosen yacht for a 7-night cruise on a full board basis including all excursions and lectures from knowledgeable local naturalists.
Sunday, 01 June 2025
Galapagos Islands cruise with daily guided excursions
Cruise the Galapagos Islands with guided excursions every morning and afternoon: walking, swimming and snorkelling, accompanied by our expert naturalist guides to see as much friendly wildlife as possible. Superior first class cruises are on the Beluga and tourist class cruises are available on the Cachalote Explorer.
Observe basking marine iguanas, waved albatrosses, blue and red footed boobies, 500lb tortoises and friendly sea lions on an adventure of a lifetime.
Monday, 02 June 2025
Daily guided excursions
Tuesday, 03 June 2025
Daily guided excursions
Wednesday, 04 June 2025
Daily guided excursions
Thursday, 05 June 2025
Daily guided excursions
Friday, 06 June 2025
Daily guided excursions
Saturday, 07 June 2025
Flight back to the mainland and return flight home
Flight back to mainland Ecuador, to connect with your return overnight flight to the UK.
Cachalote Explorer
Enjoy the small ship experience of cruising from island to island, getting close to the shore, feel the breeze and listening to the sea. After the morning and afternoon landings ashore, you can enjoy the spacious sundeck areas, sunbathe and admire the sea lions playing around you.
The Cachalote Explorer accommodates up to 16 passengers in 8…
Evolution
With more deck space than other medium sized vessels, you will enjoy superb al fresco dining on your cruise on the M/V Evolution. The beautifully furnished salons, open decks and private areas enable relaxed enjoyment of the natural paradise you are exploring.
Choose from two 7 night itineraries. Your Naturalist Guide will always be with you, escorting…
Price Guidelines
| Season | Low Season | High Season | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travel Dates | 1 Jan-30 Jun, 6 Sep-15 Dec | 1 Jul-5 Sep, 16-31 Dec | ||
| Room Arrangement | Tourist | First | Tourist | First |
| Multiple Travellers - Twin Rooms | £6,388 | £7,290 | £7,028 | £8,182 |
Prices are a guideline per person, for travel within the next year and booking early and are subject to availability. Please see below what is included and request a detailed quotation with a guaranteed price for your specific departure date and for Special Events, Summer, Christmas, New Year's Eve & Easter.
What's Included
- 16 Days / 14 Nights
- International flights (1 overnight)
- Internal flights
- Accommodation as shown on the itinerary
- 14 breakfasts, 10 lunches and 10 dinners
- Transfers to and from airports
- Transport throughout the itinerary
- Excursions as described, all with expert, English-speaking guides
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