Day 1 · Guayaquil
Arrive in Guayaquil
You arrive in Ecuador's largest city, where the Malecón waterfront is lined with restaurants serving coconut fish stew.
- Overnight
- Hotel del Parque
9 days · 8 nights
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How the days unfold. Your advisor tailors the pace, the hotels and the extras to you.
Guayaquil
Day 1 · Guayaquil
You arrive in Ecuador's largest city, where the Malecón waterfront is lined with restaurants serving coconut fish stew.
San Cristóbal
Day 2 · San Cristóbal
A charter flight takes you to San Cristóbal and a Zodiac carries you to your yacht. You sail to Kicker Rock, a sheer rock rising from the sea where boobies and frigatebirds nest.
Genovesa Island
Day 3 · Genovesa Island
You swim or snorkel with sea lions in Darwin Bay, then climb Prince Philip's Steps to see the seabird colonies. Kayaks, paddleboards and deep-water snorkelling let you explore the cliffs from below.
Santa Cruz
Day 4 · Santa Cruz
A Zodiac weaves into the mangroves of Black Turtle Cove to find sea turtles and eagle rays. Ashore at Dragon Hill you climb for views across the bay.
Fernandina and Isabela
Day 5 · Fernandina and Isabela
You walk among the archipelago's largest marine iguana colony and watch sea lion bulls guard their pups. After whale watching in the Bolivar Channel, you land at Urbina Bay to see coral heads lifted out of the sea by a volcanic eruption.
Isabela Island
Day 6 · Isabela Island
You explore mangroves by Zodiac looking for penguins and turtles, then kayak Tagus Cove, an old anchorage for pirates and whalers. That night you cross the Equator under the stars.
Santiago and Rábida
Day 7 · Santiago and Rábida
You explore tide pools at Puerto Egas and snorkel from the beach. On Rábida's red sands you hike past finches and a flamingo lagoon, then snorkel with sea lions.
Puerto Ayora
Day 8 · Puerto Ayora
You meet giant tortoises at a highland farm, visit the Charles Darwin Research Station and its tortoise breeding centre and walk through large lava tunnels. A farewell dinner is served on board.
San Cristóbal and Guayaquil
Day 9 · San Cristóbal and Guayaquil
You step ashore, visit the island's interpretation centre and walk a nearby trail, then fly to Guayaquil or Quito for your onward flight.
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Ecuador
8 days · 7 nights
Quito → Cotopaxi → Baños → Riobamba → Cuenca → Guayaquil
Begin in Quito and travel south along the Avenue of the Volcanoes with your own driver and guide, from Cotopaxi and the Quilotoa crater to the waterfalls of Baños and the high slopes of Chimborazo. The second half takes in the Inca site of Ingapirca, colonial Cuenca and the lakes of Cajas before a long descent to Guayaquil.
Ecuador
6 days · 5 nights
Puerto Ayora → Isabela → Puerto Ayora
Land on Baltra and spend your first night on Santa Cruz after meeting giant tortoises in the highlands. Cross by speedboat to Isabela for two nights of snorkelling, wetlands and a long walk to the Sierra Negra crater, then return to Santa Cruz for a free day and a boat trip to one of the uninhabited islands.
Ecuador
9 days · 8 nights
Guayaquil → San Cristóbal → Española → Floreana → Santa Cruz → Bartolomé Island → North Seymour → San Cristóbal
You fly from Guayaquil to San Cristóbal and board your small yacht for Kicker Rock, Cerro Brujo and the booby colonies at Punta Pitt. The route then runs south to Española and Floreana, back to Santa Cruz for giant tortoises, and on to Bartolomé's Pinnacle Rock. South Plaza and North Seymour bring land iguanas and frigatebirds before you head home.
From Guayaquil you fly to San Cristóbal and board your small yacht for a sail past Kicker Rock. You head north to Genovesa's seabird cliffs, then west to Fernandina's marine iguana colony and Isabela's raised seabed, crossing the Equator along the way. Rábida's red sands, Santa Cruz's giant tortoises and a farewell dinner close the voyage.
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Expedition cruise | 9 days | Guayaquil · San Cristóbal · North Seymour
Private tour | 8 days | Quito · Cotopaxi · Guayaquil
River and ocean cruise | 12 days | Guayaquil · Baltra · Machu Picchu
