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Galápagos & Amazon

Quito · Galápagos Expedition Cruise · Yasuni National Park
Duration
15 Days · 14 Nights
The route
Quito · Galápagos Expedition Cruise · Yasuni National Park
Style
The islands and the western Amazon
Best season
June – September · best
The route

14 nights, 3 stops — the islands and the western amazon.

Quito → Galápagos Expedition Cruise → Yasuni National Park.

Round trip · returns to Quito

QuitoYasuni
What you're tracking

What you'll see

Andean gull
Over the city.
Sparkling violetear
In the gardens.
Waved albatross
On Española.
Red-footed booby
On Genovesa.
Day by day

The journey, one day at a time

01Arrive Quito

Arrive Quito

The journey begins.

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.

02Quito

Quito

A full day in the field.

A city day before the cloud forest or the islands. Historic Quito before the wild.

03Quito → Galápagos Expedition Cruise

To Galápagos Expedition Cruise

On to the next.

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.

04Galápagos Expedition Cruise

Galápagos Expedition Cruise

A full day in the field.

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.

05Galápagos Expedition Cruise

Galápagos Expedition Cruise

A full day in the field.

Snorkel with sea lions and rays, then a coastal walk. A full day exploring the islands by ship and panga.

06Galápagos Expedition Cruise

Galápagos Expedition Cruise

A full day in the field.

A full day exploring the islands by ship and panga. Cruise to a new island for landings, snorkelling and wildlife.

07Galápagos Expedition Cruise

Galápagos Expedition Cruise

A full day in the field.

Cruise to a new island for landings, snorkelling and wildlife.

08Galápagos Expedition Cruise → Yasuni National Park

To Yasuni National Park

On to the next.

Transfer to Yasuni National Park. Parrot clay licks and a canopy tower. Oxbow-lake canoeing for giant otters and monkeys.

09Yasuni National Park

Yasuni National Park

A full day in the field.

Oxbow-lake canoeing for giant otters and monkeys. A full day of western-Amazon wildlife. Yasuni packs more species per hectare than almost anywhere on earth — the Amazon at its richest.

10Yasuni National Park

Yasuni National Park

A full day in the field.

A full day of western-Amazon wildlife. Rainforest trails and night canoe for caiman.

11Yasuni National Park

Yasuni National Park

A full day in the field.

Rainforest trails and night canoe for caiman.

12Yasuni National Park

Yasuni National Park

A full day in the field.

Parrot clay licks and a canopy tower.

13Yasuni National Park

Yasuni National Park

A full day in the field.

Oxbow-lake canoeing for giant otters and monkeys.

14Yasuni National Park

Yasuni National Park

A full day in the field.

A full day of western-Amazon wildlife.

15Depart Yasuni National Park

Departure

The journey ends.

A final morning in Yasuni National Park — a last outing or a slow start as time allows — before the transfer onward and the journey home.

When to travel

The season changes what you see.

June – September

Peak season

Drier highland months — clear skies over the city.

Year-round

Good season

A year-round capital and hub.

Wildlife you may see
Birds Primates

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.

Field notes, now and then.

Where to go · When to go · Wildlife in season

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