Arrive to Quito (3015m), transfer to hotel. Afternoon tour of the “old” city and night in the hotel.

Acclimatization hike on Pasochoa (4199m), a beautiful hike about 30 km from the city with great views and interesting flora & fauna. Breakfast & Lunch Included.

Acclimatization hike on Rucu Pichincha (4698m), approximately 7 hours round trip with the cities cablecar. Night in hotel. Breakfast & Lunch Included.

Pack your bags and leave Quito to travel to the amazing town of Otavalo enroute to Volcano Cayambe. Explore Otavalo’s colorful indigenous market before spending the night in Guachalá Inn (2600m), the oldest Hacienda in Ecuador. Breakfast Included.

Transfer to Cayambe Hut (4650 m) in the morning. Get suited up and head out to the glacier for an afternoon of alpine skills. Overnight in the hut. Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Included.

Skills day on Cayambe Glacier, overnight in the hut. Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Included.

Skills day on Cayambe Glacier, return to the hut early and prepare for summit attempt the following day. Overnight in hut. Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Included.

Summit day on Cayambe (5790m)! Wake at 2am and begin your climb under the light of the moon, arrive to the summit in the early morning and descend to the hut to pack your things and return to the Guachalá Inn for the night. Breakfast and Lunch Included.

Begin the trip towards Cotopaxi by driving 4 hours to Tambopaxi, an unforgettable ecolodge at 3750m. Spend the night at the lodge with breathtaking views of the Volcano out your window. Breakfast and Lunch Included.

Transfer up to parking area and hike about 45 minutes to the Cotopaxi hut (4.800m). Free afternoon and preparation for the summit climb. Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Included.

Summit day on Cotopaxi (5897m)! Descend to the road and transfer to Tambopaxi for the night. Breakfast & Lunch Included.

Free day at low altitude to RELAX (or not!) in the small town of Baños de Agua Santa, the gateway to the Ecuatorian Amazon (1826m). Baños has an average and perfect temperature of 20°C and offers hot springs, horseback riding, day hikes, rock climbing, canyoning, mountain biking, and more. Night in the Hotel Higueron. Breakfast Included.

Visit the Baños waterfalls in the morning and head back to Quito that afternoon. Celebration dinner and night in hotel. Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Included.

Transfer to Airport and fly home. Breakfast Included.

Arrive to Quito (3015m), transfer to hotel. For early arrivals day excursions can be arranged

After breakfast in your hotel, visit the colonial area of Quito. Quito is considered one of the most beautiful cities in Latin America and declared as Patrimony of Humanity by the UNESCO. You will explore the most important churches, theaters, convents and palaces while walking through the small antique streets of the city. During the afternoon, visit the monument at the Middle of the World, well known due to its location at parallel 0 and meridian 0, 0´ 0”. The monument was built during the XVII century when a French Expedition defined the precise location of the equatorial line..

Your day will begin with an early morning transfer to the Quito airport and a flight to San Cristobal Island, one of the most beautiful islands of Galapagos Archipielago. We you arrive there, you will be met by your Naturalist Guide and local staff and transferred to your hotel. After lunch, visit Sea Lion Beach not far from town to watch playful sea lions, island birds and marine iguanas. That evening we will have a welcome dinner at a local restaurant and your guide will brief you about your next day activities.

The day begins with a short boat ride to Sea Lion Island where you will be able to observe abundant Galapagos bird life. Here you will be able to snorkel and swim with playful young sea lions and sea turtles. Afterwards, you'll continue to Kicker Rock, the remains of a tuff cone rising vertically 150 meters out of the sea. Here you can snorkel and swim with manta rays, turtles and possibly with harmless Galapagos sharks. Afterwards, head to Puerto Grande beach, one of the most beautiful beaches in the Island to soak in the beauty (and the sun!), and return to port and your hotel late in the afternoon.

After breakfast we will travel by speed boat to Floreana Island. Keep a look out for dolphins and albatross along the way! Two and a half hours later you will reach another swimming/snorkelling site around Enderby or Devils Crown. This is the best snorkelling in Galapagos where you can see abundant colorful fish and sea lions. Later, we make our way to Velasco Ibarra Port and check into a new hotel. In the afternoon, visit the highlands of Floreana and see the caves where pirates and the first settlers on the island once lived.

Today after breakfast we will walk to Loberia, a place to observe sea turtles and marine iguanas before traveling by motor boat to Isabela Island (approx. 2 hours). After lunch in a local restaurant, visit the land tortoise breeding center (for the unique species from Isabela Island) and then drive along the shoreline to the "Wall of Tears" built by convicts many years ago. Return to your hotel in the late afernoon.

After breakfast we will travel by bus for about 45 minutes to the Galapagos National Park check point and begin our hike up to Sierra Negra Volcano. This is one of the most active volcanoes in the Galapagos and has the second largest caldera in the world. You will experience he rugged, dramatic, and changing landscape of the island and the steaming fumaroles from Volcano Chico along the way. This excursion gives either a hiking or horseback riding option for a portion of the trip. In the afternoon we will return back to port where you can end your day swimming in a beautiful cove near town.

After breakfast we will take a local dinghy to Tintorera Channel on the other side of the bay from Puerto Villamil. We will look for penguins, sharks and marine iguanas and we will snorkel with sea turtles in a local bay. After lunch, we will depart by boat for 2 and a half hours to Santa Cruz Island where you will check into a new hotel. The afternoon is free for you to explore Puerto Ayora, the busiest town in Galapagos.

This day we will walk to the Charles Darwin Station where you will be able to learn about the breeding program of diferents species of Galapagos Tortoises. The program is helping to restore the tortoise population on diferents islands in the archipelago. Here, you will meet the famous "Lonesome George", the last survivor of its species from Pinta Island. After lunch, we will trek to Tortuga Bay, 2Km southwest of Puerto Ayora along a trail dotted with Opuntia Cacti, endemic to Galapagos. Tortuga Bay is a beautiful long white sand beach. We will walk to the west of the beach to a sheltered lagoon where you can kayak with sea turtles and reef sharks or simply swim. Afterwards we will return to Puerto Ayora for the evening for dinner and some nightlife in town.

After breakfast, we'll drive to the Twins (Sink Holes) where you will be able to apreciate two craters formed after the dramatic collapsing of magma chambers surrounded by scalecia trees. Then we will continue to the north side of Santa Cruz and cross over to Baltra Island where the airport is located for your flight back to Quito and onward home or spend the night in Quito and continue onward to your next destination the following day.