Galapagos & Machu Picchu Discovery

14 Days from $7,419 Per Person

Combine the exciting destinations, with an emphasis on history, scenery and nature. Travel to Ecuador's Capital Quito and cruise the Galapagos Islands. Continue to Lima and on to Cusco to visit Machu Picchu.

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ITINERARY

DAY 1. ARRIVE QUITO 

On arrival transfer to your hotel. 

DAY 2. QUITO

Visit Quito's old colonial quarter with its narrow cobbled streets. Highlights include Independence Plaza, the Church of La Compania de Jesus and the Church of San Francisco. Conclude  with a visit a visit to the Equatorial Monument, located 25 kilometres north of the city, which marks the exact middle of the world, where you can stand with a foot in each hemisphere. (B)

DAY 3. QUITO - GALAPAGOS ISLANDS

Transfer to the airport and fly to Baltra Island. Transfer to M/Y Coral I for your Galapagos cruise. This afternoon cisit the Charles Darwin Research Station. (B,L & D)

DAY 4. GALAPAGOS CRUISING

Visit Mosquera Islet, home to a large colony of sea lions. This afternoon stop at North Seymour Island. Walk amidst large nesting colonies of blue-footed boobies and others. (B,L & D)

DAY 5. GALAPAGOS  CRUISING

Walk through cactus forest in search of the endemic Santa Fe land iguana, the largest in the islands. See the large colony of smaller size land iguanas on Plaza Island. (B,L & D)

DAY 6. GALAPAGOS ISLANDS - QUITO

Disembark on San Cristobal Island and visit Cerro Colorado Tortoise Reserve, before transferring to the airport for your return flight to the mainland and overnight at the airport hotel. (B)

DAY 7. QUITO - LIMA

Fly to Lima. On arrival in Lima, transfer to your hotel.  You  will have time to explore.  (B)

DAY 8. LIMA

Enjoy a sightseeing excursion of Colonial and modern Lima and visit the Larcro Herrera Museum. (B)

DAY 9. LIMA - CUSCO - YUCAY

Fly to Cusco and transfer by road to the Sacred Valley where you will spend the night. (B)

DAY 10. YUCAY

Discover the best of the Sacred Valley of the Incas, with a visit to a local community and see the Inca ruins of Ollantaytambo. (B,L)

DAY 11. YUCAY - MUCHA PICCHU

Board the train to Arguas Calientes and enjoy a guided visit of the site. (B,L & D)

DAY 12. MACHU PICCHU - CUSCO

Today there's an optional second visit to Machu Picchu to explore on your own. In the afternoon, return by train to Cusco. (B)

DAY 13. CUSCO 

This afternoon enjoy Cusco's amazing colonial centre, an inheritance from its Andean and Hispanic past. Visit two of the city's famous landmarks, Korikancha and the Cathedral. (B)

DAY 14. CUSCO

Transfer to the airport for your onward flight (B)