Luxury Gal Pagos Cruise
What you'll see
The journey, one day at a time
Arrive Quito
Arrive in Quito, met and transferred to your accommodation. Quito pairs one of the Americas' great old towns with reach to cloud forest, Amazon and islands.
Quito
A city day before the cloud forest or the islands. Historic Quito before the wild.
Quito
Historic Quito before the wild.
To Galápagos Expedition Cruise
Fly to the Galápagos and embark your expedition ship, beginning the island voyage. Fly to the Galápagos, board your expedition ship and settle in for the voyage.
Galápagos Expedition Cruise
Zodiac landings among sea lions, iguanas and seabirds. Snorkel with sea lions and rays, then a coastal walk. A cruise reaches the outer islands — albatross colonies, seabird cliffs — that island-based trips simply cannot.
Galápagos Expedition Cruise
Snorkel with sea lions and rays, then a coastal walk. A full day exploring the islands by ship and panga.
Galápagos Expedition Cruise
A full day exploring the islands by ship and panga. Cruise to a new island for landings, snorkelling and wildlife.
Galápagos Expedition Cruise
Cruise to a new island for landings, snorkelling and wildlife.
Galápagos Expedition Cruise
Zodiac landings among sea lions, iguanas and seabirds.
Galápagos Expedition Cruise
Snorkel with sea lions and rays, then a coastal walk.
Departure
A final morning in Galápagos Expedition Cruise — a last outing or a slow start as time allows — before the transfer onward and the journey home.
The season changes what you see.
Peak season
Drier highland months — clear skies over the city.
Good season
A year-round capital and hub.
Hand-picked camps & lodges
Aqua Mare
A superyacht in the Galápagos, the archipelago's most luxurious live-aboard.
Casa Gangotena
A restored mansion on Plaza San Francisco, Quito's finest heritage hotel.
Hermes Mega Catamaran
A spacious modern catamaran offering smooth, stable island cruising.
Illa Experience Hotel
A boutique design hotel in the historic San Marcos quarter.
Galápagos Expedition Fleet
A choice of well-run expedition vessels (Origin, Theory, Evolution, Endemic and Natural Paradise), matched on enquiry.
Patio Andaluz
A characterful colonial hotel in the heart of the old town.
Make it yours.
Add nights, swap a park, extend to the coast — this route is a starting point, not a fixed menu. Tell us how you travel and we'll route the rest.