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- Explore!
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- Fully Guided
- An experienced guide will be with you for the entire tour
- Guided in English
- Group Size 7 - 16
- Age range 16 to 85
Places You’ll See
Highlights
- Explore Otavalo's vibrant indigenous market
- Witness condors at Parque Condor
- Taste Ecuador's finest chocolate in Mindo
- Spot hummingbirds in a Mindo garden
- Walk around Cuicocha's crater lake
Itinerary
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- Introduction
- Day 1 Join trip in Tumbaco, near Quito
- Day 2 Travel to Otavalo via Parque Condor; visit Peguche village
- Day 3 Walk at the Laguna Cuicocha; share in rural life at indigenous communities; visit Otavalo Market
- Day 4 Drive to the Mindo Cloud Forest Reserve; visit a chocolate factory
- Day 5 Explore the cloud forest on foot and by cable car; visit a hummingbird garden; drive to Quito
- Day 6 Walking tour of Quito's UNESCO Heritage Old Town
- Day 7 Drive the Avenue of the Volcanoes to Cotopaxi National Park; walks at the Limpiopungo Lagoon
- Day 8 Fly to the Galapagos; view giant tortoises in the Santa Cruz highlands
- Day 9 Boat to Isabela Island, overnight in Puerto Villamil
- Day 10 Walk up Sierra Negra Volcano; afternoon snorkel
- Day 11 Tintoreras Islands trip; return by boat to Santa Cruz
- Day 12 Discover Seymour, Plazas, Bartolome or Santa Fe Island
- Day 13 Visit Tortuga Bay; afternoon Charles Darwin Station visit
- Day 14 Fly to Quito on the mainland
- Day 15 Tour ends in Quito
What's Included
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- Accommodation
- Guide
- Meals
- Additional Services
- Transport
- Free eSIMTourRadar offers the lead traveler (the person who booked) a free 1GB eSIM for the trip. The eSIM is redeemable only through the TourRadar app 72 hours before departure.
What's Not Included
- Flights
- Insurance
- Optional
- Additional Services
Where You'll Stay
All accommodations are subject to change
Ilalo Garden Hotel
HotelDays 1, 7, 14Hostal Riviera Sucre
HotelDays 2, 3Grand Hotel Mindo
Hotelday 4Ikala Quito Hotel
HotelDays 5, 6Hotel Deja Vu
HotelDays 8, 11, 12, 13Hotel Cally
HotelDays 9, 10
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Number of tours
527
Age Range
16 to 85 years old
Response time
within 1 day
Response rate
80%
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Customer Reviews
- Overall RatingExcellent
- ItineraryExcellent
- GuideExcellent
- TransportExcellent
- AccommodationExcellent
- FoodExcellent
- AAlison· February 14th, 2023The time spent on the mainland in Otavalo and Mindo was excellent, however, the day spent on Cotopaxi at the Avenue of the Volcanoes was a true once in a lifetime experience. In the Galapagos, the wildlife is spectacular and is everywhere all around. The snorkelling at Las Grietas was fantastic.Show moreTrip date: January 2023Review collected by Explore!
- AAlan· February 5th, 2023The entire itinerary was diverse and thoughtfully considered. Each day was met with great expectations. 15,000 feet to sea level, remarkable.Show moreTrip date: January 2023Review collected by Explore!
- AJean· February 5th, 2023Seeing Cotopaxi and other volcanoes on a sunny day Cloudy rainforest and community projects in MIndo Tortoises, sealions and bluefooted boobies in GalapagosShow moreTrip date: January 2023Review collected by Explore!
- ADavid· February 6th, 2023Cotopaxi and GalapagosShow moreTrip date: January 2023Review collected by Explore!
- AKathryn· February 6th, 2023Cotopaxi Volcano at 15,000 feet, visiting rural indigenous highland communities, Galapagos were magical with all the wildlife, tortoises, iguanas, blue footed boobies!Show moreTrip date: January 2023Review collected by Explore!
- ATim· February 6th, 2023Our tour director, Roberto, was excellent, He knew his stuff, was extremely knowledgeable of the areas we were traveling in, and had everything on schedule every day.Show moreTrip date: January 2023Review collected by Explore!
- ASusan· February 20th, 2023Visiting Cotapaxi and the time on Isabela. Was also great to get out on boats and see as much as possible of The Galapagos.Show moreTrip date: January 2023Review collected by Explore!
- ASue· April 15th, 2023The tour leader Diageo was exceptional his knowledge and enthusiasm for his country made the trip one of the most interesting I have done and I have done over 25 trips with exploreShow moreTrip date: April 2023Review collected by Explore!
- ASue· April 17th, 2023Seeing a condor!! Going to the Galapagos IslandsShow moreTrip date: April 2023Review collected by Explore!
- AIain· April 18th, 2023Galapagos was without doubt the best part of this trip - the beauty and wildlife were outstanding. In Ecuador climbing the volcano was a highlight for me.Show moreTrip date: April 2023Review collected by Explore!
Dates & Availability
15 days
Volcanoes and Galapagos
From Quito to Quito
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