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Discover Ecuador: Ecosystems & Islands

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11 days

Quito, Santa Cruz Island, Isabela Island, Tena


Ecuador is home to four major ecosystems: the rough and jagged landscapes surrounding the towering Andes, the misty and mysterious cloud forests, the tropical rainforests of the Amazon, and the sunny, white-sand Galápagos Islands. Soak up local culture and customs as you dive deep into the region’s awe-inspiring scenery, and glimpse magnificent sunsets just outside your door.Image displaying map describing the itinerary of the Discover Ecuador: Ecosystems & Islands tour

Day 1: Fly to Ecuador

Meet your Tour Director at the destination airport

Day 2: Quito • Mindo Cloud Forest

Take a day trip to the Mindo Cloud Forest

Enjoy a hike through the Cloud Forest

Visit a butterfly garden

Day 3: Quito • Baltra Island • Santa Cruz Island

Fly to Baltra Island

Visit the Twin Craters and the Lava Tunnels

Visit the Santa Cruz highlands to see wild tortoises

Visit the Charles Darwin Research Station

Day 4: Santa Cruz Island • Isabela Island

Travel by boat to Isabela Island

Hike along Los Humedales trail

Visit a pink flamingo habitat

Visit a tortoise breeding center

Take a boat excursion to the Tintoreras Lava Islet

Go snorkeling

Day 5: Isabela Island • Santa Cruz Island

Travel by boat to Santa Cruz Island

Hike to Tortuga Bay

Enjoy some relaxation time on Playa Mansa

Visit the Playa de los Alemanes Beach

Go swimming at Las Grietas canyon

Visit the Playa de los Alemanes Beach

Day 6: Santa Cruz Island • Baltra Island • Quito

Enjoy free time in the morning on Santa Cruz Island

Fly to Quito

Day 7: Quito • Cotopaxi National Park

Visit Cotopaxi National Park

Day 8: Quito • Tena

Travel to Tena

Hike in the Amazon rainforest

Day 9: Tena

Enjoy a whitewater rafting excursion

Day 10: Tena • Quito • Depart for home

Visit an indigenous Kichwa community 

Travel to Quito

Day 11: Arrive home



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