10 nights, 2 stops — quito and a luxury island voyage.
Quito → Galápagos Expedition Cruise.
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.
A city day before the cloud forest or the islands. Historic Quito before the wild.
Historic Quito before the wild.
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.
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.
Snorkel with sea lions and rays, then a coastal walk. A full day exploring the islands by ship and panga.
A full day exploring the islands by ship and panga. Cruise to a new island for landings, snorkelling and wildlife.
Cruise to a new island for landings, snorkelling and wildlife.
Zodiac landings among sea lions, iguanas and seabirds.
Snorkel with sea lions and rays, then a coastal walk.
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.
Drier highland months — clear skies over the city.
A year-round capital and hub.
A restored mansion on Plaza San Francisco, Quito's finest heritage hotel.
A superyacht in the Galápagos, the archipelago's most luxurious live-aboard.
A boutique design hotel in the historic San Marcos quarter.
A spacious modern catamaran offering smooth, stable island cruising.
A characterful colonial hotel in the heart of the old town.
A choice of well-run expedition vessels (Origin, Theory, Evolution, Endemic and Natural Paradise), matched on enquiry.
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.