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SOUTH AMERICAN EXPLORERS / LONELY PLANET / FROMMERS / NYTIMES / TRIP ADVISOR / REAL TRAVELERS REVIEWS. SPECIAL DISCOUNTS 2013 (for tour that Includes Machupicchu only ( By Quechuas Expeditions) • SAE MEMBERS: US$20.00 discount on full program price (valid South American Explorers Club membership card required). This discount may not be applicable in case a promotional price is offered • STUDENTS DISCOUNTS: US$20.00 (students require a valid International Student Identity Green Card (ISIC) ( click here to get your isic card) and must be below 26 years of age. Please beware that Youth Travel Cards are not valid). If the trips go to Machupicchu only. • TEENAGERS: US$ 20.00 (up to 15 years of age, passport copy required for all bookings). • CHILDREN: US$ 45.00 (up to 10 years of age, passport copy required for all bookings). 1.-QUECHUAS EXPEDITIONS GROUP TOP QUALITY SERVICE: (GROUP SIZE 02 Min - 08 Max) our most popular trek and offers to visitors the most economical method to trek the Inca Trail and alternative Inca Trails to Machu Picchu. you'll be joining a group of other hikkers like you coming from overseas, a great opportunity to have fun and make new friends. 2.-PRIVATE SERVICE: (GROUP SIZE UPON REQUEST) for Families, Honeymooners and Couples. special trek program just for you, and you can depart any day you wish and choose the group size, we don´t add any people, is arranged just for you. All private groups include additional services, such as: extra porters, horses to ride and to carry your personal gear( for alternate treks), First class Vistadome train, Machupicchu bus up & down, 1st breakfast & last lunch, sleeping bags, walking poles and among others.      Write us at: privateservice@quechuasexpeditions.com 3.-LARGE GROUPS SPECIAL DISCOUNTS: 02 Guides Over 08 people If you are a group  of 06 people or more Please contact us at: info@quechuasexpeditions.com VERY IMPORTANT !!!: If you are using a SPAM filter, Our E-mails could be caught in your filter. Please check your filter if you do not receive the E-mail within 5 minutes.Some of our passengers E-mail us saying our confirmation E-mails are placed to their spam folder rather than their inbox. We recommend to modify your JUNK or SPAM FILTER SETTINGS to receive our E-mails of Quechuas Expeditions: info@quechuasexpeditions.com, reservations@quechuasexpeditions.com, quechuasexpeditions@hotmail.com on the correct inbox. You may also want to add this email address to your list of known contacts. This will prevent our responses from being filtered into your Junk or Spam mail folder.

This Ecuador and Galapagos holiday can be tailor made throughout the year and can be adapted to suit your interests, budget and requirements as necessary

Ecuador and Galapagos holiday, tailor made: Ecuador is a small country which boasts coastline, wild jungle, stunning mountains and of course the famous Galápagos Islands.

The Andes run from north to south and are home to the capital Quito, nestled in amongst the peaks, and the colourful market town of Otavalo. Close to Quito is the cloud forest of Mindo, which is a bird watcher and botanist’s paradise and an excellent alternative to flying east into the Amazon basin. Rarely do visitors to Ecuador miss out on the trip of a lifetime – a cruise around the Galapagos. This magical archipelago is utterly unique with endemic birds and mammals, unafraid of human visitors.

Highlights of our Ecuador and Galapagos holiday:
• Explore the capital Quito with its quaint and well-conserved colonial core of cobbled plazas and alleys lined with white-washed mansions and churches.
• Visit the colourful indian market of Otavalo, great for buying gifts and people-watching.
• Walk along jungle trails and enjoy the abundance of bird life in the verdant Mindo cloud forest reserve, three hours from the capital.
• Take the thrilling train ride to Alausí including the Devil’s Nose – a breathtaking switchback perched along a cliff – before continuing to Ecuador’s second city, coastal Guayaquil.
• A ‘once in a lifetime’ visit to the Galápagos Islands – a unique ecosystem whose visits by Charles Darwin on board the Beagle contributed to his theory of evolution. Spend three nights in a hotel on Santa Cruz Island – a land-based alternative to a cruise. Experience the wide array of Galápagos wildlife, seemingly undeterred by human presence. Kayak, snorkel, hike in the mountains, visit the Charles Darwin Research station; or make yacht excursions to neighbouring islands.

ITINERARY:

day-by-day Ecuador and Galapagos holiday itinerary
Day 1: Arrive in Quito.
Day 2: Full day in the countryside around Quito, speckled with adobe villages and dominated by towering snow-capped volcanoes. Visit the famous market at Otavalo and lunch at a colonial hacienda.
Day 3: Day at leisure to explore the city, its quaint and well-conserved colonial core of cobbled plazas and alleys lined with white-washed mansions and churches, and perhaps visit the Equatorial monument.
Day 4: Descend from the lofty capital through ever-changing vegetation to the lush Mindo cloud forest reserve, awash with orchids and legions of tropical birds. Stay at a cosy wooden lodge from which you can explore nature trails and join guided bird-watching walks.
Day 5: Return by road to Quito.
Day 6: Drive through rich countryside down the stately Avenue of the Volcanoes, with awe-inspiring views of Cotopaxi volcano. Spend the night in Riobamba.
Day 7: The most thrilling highlight of the trip - an eye-watering train ride up and down the switchbacks of the Devil’s Nose - an almost vertical cliff - to Alausi, continuing by bus to the port of Guayaquil.
Day 8-10: Fly to the Galápagos Islands and travel to Finch Bay, a small hotel located on a stunning beach on Santa Cruz Island and surrounded by mangroves. The island is populated with a wide diversity of famous Galápagos wildlife, including sea lions, marine and land iguanas, and virtually all the bird species that inhabit the archipelago. Hike, snorkel or kayak on Santa Cruz or visit neighbouring islands by yacht.
Day 11: Return to Guayaquil on the coast of the mainland for one further night.
Day 12: Transfer to airport for the flight back to Home.
 

IMPORTANT:

includes
all travel within Ecuador including domestic flights to the Galapagos Islands, listed excursions, breakfast daily and 8 lunches.