Ultimate Galápagos Exploration & Ecuador's Amazon Wilds (2012)

Quito • Amazon • Ecuador's Galápagos
  • 15 days
  • from only:
  • $4095
  • $273 per day
    Small Ship Adventure Only
  • 15 days
  • from only:
  • $4945
  • $330 per dayIncludes international airfare and government taxes
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With our True Choice Program, you can choose to stay longer before or after your trip on your own, or combine two adventures to maximize your value. Here are more ways to create the OAT adventure that’s right for you:

  • Choose our standard air routing, or work with us to select the airline and routing you prefer
  • Make your own international flight arrangements directly with the airline, applying frequent flyer miles if available
  • Stay overnight in a connecting city before or after your trip
  • Request to arrive a few days early to get a fresh start on your adventure
  • Choose to “break away” before or after your trip, spending additional days or weeks on your own
  • Extend your adventure with our optional pre- and post-trip extensions
  • Combine your choice of OAT adventures to maximize your value
  • Upgrade to business or premium economy class

The air options listed above will involve an additional fee of $100 per person for confirmed requests (as well as incremental airfare costs based on your specific choice). This service fee will be waived for Inner Circle/Sir Edmund Hillary Club members.


Or, when you make your reservation, you can choose our standard air routing, for which approximate travel times are shown below.

GATEWAY

TRAVEL TIME*

Boston, Newark, Chicago

9hrs

Baltimore, New York (JFK), Philadelphia

10hrs

Denver, Detroit, San Diego

13hrs

Los Angeles

11hrs

Miami

4hrs

Minneapolis, San Francisco, Tucson

12hrs

Portland, Seattle

14hrs

Tampa

8hrs

* Estimated total time, including connection and layover. Actual travel time may vary.

The information above reflects approximate flight times from the gateway cities listed to Quito, Ecuador. Routing is based on availability and subject to change. You will receive your final air itinerary approximately 14 days prior to departure.

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Unique Accommodations

Hotel Reina Isabel Dining
Hotel Reina Isabel Room

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Hotel Reina Isabel
Quito, Ecuador

We stay overnight in Quito at the 56-room Hotel Reina Isabel. Located on the main avenue in the commercial heart of the city, the hotel features a restaurant, coffee shop, gym with sauna, spa, Jacuzzi, Turkish bath, and 24-hour room service. Each modern, comfortable room comes equipped with cable TV, radio, telephone, and private bath with hair dryer.

Yachana Amazon Lodge Exterior
Yachana Amazon Lodge Exterior 2
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Yachana Lodge
The Amazon, Ecuador

We stay for three nights in an Amazon jungle lodge—either the 18-room Yachana Lodge or a similar lodge—where we take optional hikes and canoe rides with a resident naturalist guide. The lodge has a simple and comfortable design in keeping with its remote rain forest location, preserving the natural ambiance. It consists of a main building and thatched-roof cabins. Each cabin is equipped with a private bath offering hot-water showers.

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Galápagos Small Ship

During our cruise in the Enchanted Isles, we’ll stay aboard a private, 16-passenger small ship, chartered exclusively for our group. Its small size (between 85-95 feet long) allows the vessel to easily maneuver through the island chain, with an emphasis on island access, not shipboard luxury. All of our private charters feature lounge areas, a bar, sun deck, and a dining room that serves full breakfasts, lunches, and dinners with both local and international cuisine. All of the simply appointed cabins have twin beds, a porthole or window, and a private bath with shower. During the day, we use small motor dinghies for shore excursions. And while we travel at night, there will be engine noise.

José Antonio Cuzco Exterior
José Antonio Cuzco Room

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José Antonio Cuzco Hotel
Cuzco, Peru (pre-trip extension)

This 126-room hotel is situated in the historic center of Cuzco, just a short walk from the Plaza de Armas. Services available on-site include a restaurant serving Peruvian cuisine, a currency exchange, a souvenir shop, and a hairdresser. Each air-conditioned room features a minibar, cable TV with DVD player, direct-dial phone, safe and Internet access.

Hanaqpacha Orquideas Room

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Hanaqpacha Orquideas
Aguas Calientes, Peru (pre-trip extension)

To explore Machu Picchu over two days, we stay overnight at this inn in Aguas Calientes, a very small town near the site. This location facilitates our discoveries; however, the accommodations here are located near railroad tracks that create significant noise day and night. The 15 rooms at the Hanaqpacha Orquideas are simply appointed, each with TV, telephone, and private bath. The hotel has Internet access, a safe, and currency exchange.

Please note:

Hotel rooms in Peru & Ecuador are smaller than you may be accustomed to in the U.S. and feature simple amenities.