Andes, Amazon, Archipelago
Quito · Amazon · Santa Cruz
The Andes, a jungle lodge on the Napo River and Santa Cruz in the Galápagos: three worlds in nine days.
What’s included
- Hotels8 nights, double or twin room
- Flights and canoeFlights to Coca and a Napo River canoe
- Galápagos entryPark fee and transit card
- GuidesIn Quito, at the lodge and in the islands
- Transfers and entrancesAll of them, mainland and islands
- GearSnorkel, wetsuit, boots and poncho
- MealsFull board at the lodge, daily breakfast
Itinerary
Your trip, day by day
Everything listed for each day is included. Gold boxes mark what you can choose, and you pick yours further down this page.
Day 1
Overnight Near the airportArrival in Quito
Your guide meets you at arrivals. You sleep in the valley by the airport, 400 m lower than Quito and easier on arrival.
Easyno walking
Down to the Napo
A 35-minute flight to Coca, then a covered canoe down the Napo to your lodge. Dinner follows your first forest walk.
Moderate1 to 2 hours on the river
A full day in the forest
A full day in the forest with your lodge naturalist, timed to when birds and wildlife are most active.
- Included
- Canopy trails
- Blackwater creeks by canoe
Moderateabout 4 hours on muddy, uneven ground
A second day in the forest
A different focus, set by your lodge to suit the river level and weather. The day follows the forest’s own clock.
- The lodge picks from
- Clay lick and parrots
- Kichwa community
- Canopy tower, 30 m
- Terra firme forest
The lodge’s own day plan comes with your tickets.
Moderateabout 4 hours of walking across the day
Day 5
Overnight Quito, old townBack upriver, and the equator
The canoe back to Coca, a mid-morning flight to Quito and the equator line. The evening is free in the old town.
- Included
- Middle of the World
- Intiñán museum
Moderatea travel-heavy morning, light walking after
Into the islands
A morning flight to Baltra, then up to the Santa Cruz highlands and down to Puerto Ayora in the late afternoon.
- Included
- Los Gemelos craters
- Giant tortoise reserve
- Lava tunnels, 500 m
Moderateabout 3 hours on damp, uneven ground and in tunnels
A full day at sea
A licensed yacht with a Park naturalist: a guided walk ashore, snorkelling and lunch on board.
Choose 1 of 4You can choose between these options
- North Seymour
- Bartolomé
- Santa Fe
- South Plaza
Moderate2 to 3 hours of navigation; some swell is normal
Your last full day
Your last full day in the islands.
Choose 1 of 2You can choose between these options
- A second day at sea
- A day on land
Moderateon land, about 3 hours on foot
Day 9Departure
Transfer to Baltra, timed to your flight. It lands in Quito in the early evening, so book your flight home after 20:00.
Easy
Free time ideas
Quito, evening of Day 5
- Calle García MorenoPlaces to eat along the street, a short walk from your hotel.
- Plaza San FranciscoWorth the photographs, with chocolate workshops around the square where you can sit with a cup.
- La CompañíaA block away and lit at night.
Puerto Ayora
- Fish marketOn the waterfront at the end of the morning: pelicans and sea lions queue for scraps beside the customers.
- Calle Charles BinfordFills with kitchen tables after dark. It is where the town eats.
- Laguna de las NinfasTen minutes on foot. A mangrove lagoon with a boardwalk and almost nobody on it.
- Playa de los AlemanesA water taxi across the bay, then three minutes on foot. Calm, shallow and usually quiet.
Flight times and highland weather can change the order of visits. What the programme contains does not change, and we confirm the running order when your tickets are issued.
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