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CENTRAL & SOUTH AMERICA | Quito, Napo River, Galápagos Islands, Guayaquil

Ecuador: Amazon and Galápagos Islands

This trip includes:
11 Days
28 Meals
24 Sites

Journey to Ecuador, the “Republic of the Equator,” a country that sits on the equator and boasts an extraordinary geography. Explore the Amazon rainforests from the ground and the tree tops and visit the astonishing Galápagos Islands where you can encounter animal and plant species found nowhere else on earth. Be awestruck as you discover this phenomenal region on any of the 3 amazing itineraries.

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Ecuador: Amazon and Galápagos Islands

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The city of Quito, Ecuador at the base of the Andes MountainsThe city of Quito, Ecuador at the base of the Andes Mountains

DAY 1

QUITO, ECUADOR

Activities Highlights:

Arrive in Quito

JW Marriott Hotel Quito

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Arrive in Quito

¡Buenos días! An Adventures by Disney representative greets you, assists with your luggage and leads you to your transfer vehicle. Relax as your driver takes you to your hotel in the heart of Quito.

Check-In at JW Marriott Hotel Quito

Welcome to Quito, the city near "The Middle of the World"—the monument that marks Ecuador's position on the equator. This grand hotel in Ecuador's capital is surrounded by mesmerizing views of the distant snow-capped mountains and volcanoes. Sit back and stretch your legs while your Adventure Guides check you in. If your flight arrives earlier in the day, you may opt to have a family dinner on your own at the hotel.

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A toucan is perched in a treeA toucan is perched in a tree

DAY 2

NAPO RIVER, ECUADOR

Activities Highlights:

Travel into the Amazon Basin, Welcome Dinner on the Anakonda Riverboat, Nocturnal Rainforest Walk

The Anakonda Riverboat

Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner Included

Welcome Breakfast

Enjoy an early morning welcome breakfast with your fellow Adventurers as you prepare for the adventure of a lifetime.

Travel into the Amazon Basin

Hop aboard a private motor coach and be driven to the airport for a short flight to the city of Coca. There, be introduced to local-style water travel—a motorized canoe! Head across the water to a refined riverboat called the Anakonda, which will be your home for the next 4 nights.

Settle into the Anakonda

Explore this finely appointed vessel with 3 levels, an observation deck, multiple sitting areas, outdoor whirlpool spa and an al fresco lounge.

Nature Observation

Stroll the decks or find a nook to view the surroundings and relax with fellow Adventurers. As the Anakonda navigates the river, there are plenty of rewards for those with a keen eye.

Welcome Dinner

Share your excitement and get to know your fellow Adventurers as you dine on delightful fare and toast to your first night in the Amazon region.

Nocturnal Rainforest Walk

Venture into the rainforest for a guided experience like no other. You may possibly witness animals that would go unseen during daylight including night tree frogs, kinkajous and exotic insects.

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The tropical banks of a riverThe tropical banks of a river

DAY 3

NAPO RIVER, ECUADOR

Activities Highlights:

Early Morning Rainforest Trek

The Anakonda Riverboat

Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner Included

Breakfast Aboard the Anakonda

Wake up to a delicious breakfast and get ready for a day of adventures.

Early Morning Rainforest Trek

At the break of dawn, head out by motorized canoe into the backwaters of the Napo River on your way to Pañacocha Lake. Take a tour into the rainforest guided by a local naturalist who has called the Amazon home for his entire life. Witness and learn about the forest and its inhabitants as this rich ecosystem shifts from night to daylight activity.

Lunch at Amazon Dolphin Lodge

Taste the flavors of the Amazon region as you and your fellow Adventurers enjoy a tasty cooked lunch at this remote lodge.

Kayak or Swim in the Pañacocha Lake

Take a leisurely kayak ride or go for a relaxing swim in the waters that make up Yasuni National Park.

Dinner Aboard the Anakonda

Relax with the other Adventurers while you share a meal as well as stories from the day.

Disney Movie Night

Adults can relax while Junior Adventurers enjoy a Disney movie with snacks and soft drinks. Grown-ups can always join in if they wish!

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A group of parrots at a clay lickA group of parrots at a clay lick

DAY 4

NAPO RIVER, ECUADOR

Activities Highlights:

Parrot Clay Licks, Local Community Visit, Canopy Tower Walk

The Anakonda Riverboat

Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner Included

Breakfast Aboard the Anakonda

Wake up to a satisfying breakfast and begin your day of adventures.

Parrot Clay Licks

There are several theories as to why certain parrots and other birds eat clay. But one thing is certain—once you see these colorful birds rain from the sky to eat soil, you will not forget it! Opens a dialog with important information about animal sightings. See important details

Lunch Aboard the Anakonda

Gather together in the main dining room and enjoy a tasty lunch with your fellow Adventurers.

Visit a Local Community

Visit a small village to meet local artisans and learn about local farming and delicacies. Here you'll have the opportunity to meet the locals and acquire genuine craft work to commemorate your Amazon adventure.

Canopy Tower Walk

Follow your naturalist as you hike and canoe into the jungle before ascending to the heights of the canopy to see nature from a whole new angle. Learn all about the unique habitat and the plant life that makes it possible.

Dinner Aboard the Anakonda

Join your fellow Adventurers for a fantastic family meal in the dining room.

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The Totem Garden at the Intiñan MuseumThe Totem Garden at the Intiñan Museum

DAY 5

QUITO, ECUADOR

Activities Highlights:

Flight to Quito, Intiñan Museum

Wyndham Quito Airport

Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner Included

Breakfast Aboard the Anakonda

Enjoy a satisfying breakfast to give you energy for your day.

Say “Adiós” to the Amazon

Disembark the Anakonda and head via motorized canoe back to the city of Coca and to your flight back to Quito.

Flight to Quito

Return to Quito, where you will transfer from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to the Intiñan Museum. Lunch will be provided prior to the flight.

Intiñan Museum

Take the rare opportunity to stand with one foot in each hemisphere on this visit to a museum that celebrates being at the middle of the world. Using life-size dioramas, a local expert will illustrate the daily lives of the Ecuadorian people from many different regions. Discover the physics of this special area with interactive exhibits highlighting natural activities that happen only on the equator. Afterwards, pay a visit to the resident guinea pigs who call the museum home.

Check-In at the Wyndham Quito Airport

Explore this conveniently located luxury hotel with its breathtaking views, comfortable rooms and superb amenities.

At Leisure Dinner at the Hotel

Enjoy a delicious buffet dinner at the Wyndham, then get a good night’s rest for more adventure.

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A view of an island mountain range seen from the oceanA view of an island mountain range seen from the ocean

DAY 6

QUITO, ECUADOR AND GALÁPAGOS ISLANDS

Activities Highlights:

Fly to Galápagos, San Cristobal Island, Welcome Cocktails & Dinner On Board the Ship

The Galápagos Legend Ship

Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner Included

Breakfast at the Hotel

Enjoy a hearty breakfast before departing to the airport for your flight to the beautiful Galápagos Islands.

Fly to the Galápagos Islands

Head to the airport for your flight to San Cristobal Airport (SCY) in the Galápagos and the next leg of your adventure aboard the Legend ship.

Embarkation on the Legend Ship

Board the Legend, a luxury, boutique cruise ship with an array of amenities, exceptional cuisine and 6 multilingual naturalist guides—and your home for the next 3 days!

Lunch on the Ship

Enjoy a delicious lunch aboard the ship before heading out to San Cristobal Island.

San Cristobal Island: Interpretation Center & Cerro Tijeretas Hike

Enter the Interpretation Center where you will learn about the fascinating history and formation of Galápagos, its significance in the world and threats and conservation efforts. Then, take a hike to Cerro Tijeretas, also known as Frigatebird Hill, where you will enjoy a great look at both species of frigatebird, as well as a stunning view of the bay stretched out below you.

Welcome Cocktails & Dinner on Ship

Enjoy a cocktail and delicious dinner with your fellow Adventurers while you swap stories from your adventure-filled day.

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Three blue footed boobies perched on a rockThree blue footed boobies perched on a rock

DAY 7

GALÁPAGOS ISLANDS

Activities Highlights:

Española Island: Gardner Bay, Gardner & Osborn Islets Tour, Suarez Point Tour

The Galápagos Legend Ship

Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner Included

Breakfast on the Ship

Enjoy a hearty breakfast on board the ship before your day of adventure.

Española Island: Gardner Bay

Hike, swim and snorkel in Gardner Bay, on one of the most stunning beaches in all of Galápagos. The long, white, sandy beach and tranquil turquoise waters are home to a colony of Galápagos sea lions that don’t seem to mind when humans walk amongst them. You may also find yourself the subject of curious investigation by the endemic Hood mockingbirds, Darwin’s finches and even the reclusive warbler finch.

Lunch on the Ship

Enjoy a delicious lunch aboard the ship before continuing your adventure on Española Island.

Española Island: Suarez Point

Stroll along the island trail and walk amongst the fabulous variety of wildlife and stunning scenery that surrounds you throughout this naturalist’s paradise. Enjoy close encounters with boobies, endemic lizards, gulls and even a dramatic blow hole. Plus, this also the home to the majority of the world’s waved albatross populations whose breeding season is between April and December. With luck, you may be able to watch their complex courtship display.

Dinner on the Ship

Enjoy a delicious dinner with your fellow Adventurers while you swap stories from your adventure-filled day.

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The post office barrel in Post Office Bay on Floreana IslandThe post office barrel in Post Office Bay on Floreana Island

DAY 8

GALÁPAGOS ISLANDS

Activities Highlights:

Floreana Island: Post Office, Cormorant Point, Devil’s Crown and Champion Islet

The Galápagos Legend Ship

Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner Included

Breakfast on the Ship

Enjoy a hearty breakfast on board the ship before your day of adventure.

Morning on Floreana Island

Take in the sights—and the sea—as you spend an amazing morning walking, swimming, kayaking and snorkeling around Floreana Island. Along with your naturalist, you will also visit the famed Post Office Barrel, the oldest functioning post office in the Pacific, which is rumored to have been set up by Captain James Colnett in 1793 and used by whalers, fur sealers and pirates. Then, round out your morning with an exclusive game of soccer with the crew of the Legend.

Lunch on the Ship

Enjoy a delicious lunch aboard the ship before continuing your adventure on Floreana Island.

Afternoon on Floreana Island: Cormorant Point, Devil’s Crown and Champion Islet

Walk across the dark beach, rich with volcanic crystal that gives the sand its subtle green hue, on your way to Devil’s Crown, one of the island’s best snorkeling sites. Along the way you may encounter an array of the island’s inhabitants, which include pink flamingos, green turtles, penguins and harmless white-tipped reef sharks. At Devil’s Crown, an eroded volcanic cone, there is an abundance of fish and marine life. You’ll snorkel with big schools of fish and may see spotted eagle rays and even hammerhead sharks. You’ll also visit Champion Islet, which is home to the last remaining island-endemic Floreana mockingbird.

Adult Dinner on the Ship

Adult Adventurers can relax and trade tales of their island adventures as they dine on a delicious dinner aboard the ship.

Junior Adventurer Pizza Party on the Ship

Junior Adventurers can grab a slice of pizza and hang out on the ship with their fellow Junior Adventurers.

Disney Movie Night

Wind down the evening—and an amazing day of adventure—with a classic Disney movie.

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A Galápagos tortoiseA Galápagos tortoise

DAY 9

GALÁPAGOS ISLANDS

Activities Highlights:

Santa Cruz Island – Charles Darwin Research Station, Fausto Llerena Breeding Center, Farewell Drinks & Dessert

The Galápagos Legend Ship

Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner Included

Breakfast on the Ship

Enjoy a hearty breakfast on board the ship before your day of adventure on Santa Cruz Island.

Santa Cruz Island: Charles Darwin Research Station & Fausto Llerena Breeding Center

Visit the one-time home of the famous Lonesome George, the last tortoise of the Pinta race, on a privately guided tour of the Charles Darwin Research Station and Fausto Llerena Breeding Center. The center, which is set in the Galápagos National Park Service, contains various interpretive buildings dedicated to providing knowledge and assistance through scientific research, to ensure the conservation of the environment and biodiversity in the Galápagos Archipelago.

Lunch on the Ship

Enjoy a delicious lunch aboard the ship before continuing your adventure on Santa Cruz Island.

Santa Cruz Island: Ballena Bay and Eden Islet

Enjoy myriad water activities, including snorkeling, kayaking and a glass-bottom boat ride, in this idyllic location where you may spot fish species like king angelfish, surgeonfish, parrot fish, damsels, rays and sharks. While on the land, you can expect to see sea lions and basking marine iguanas with herons and turtles in the nearby mangrove areas. You may also even discover some antique ceramic relics left behind by previous settlements.

You’ll also visit Eden Islet, which is off Santa Cruz’ western coast. The islet offers opportunities to spot marine life that includes blue-footed boobies, reef sharks and bream fish.

Dinner on the Ship

Enjoy a delicious dinner with your fellow Adventurers while you swap stories from your adventure-filled day.

Exclusive Farewell to the Galápagos Islands Drink & Dessert

Gather with your fellow Adventurers for an exclusive farewell drink and sweet desserts. Toast the times you've shared on this unforgettable journey into Darwin's paradise.

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A sea lion rests on the shoreA sea lion rests on the shore

DAY 10

GALÁPAGOS ISLANDS AND GUAYAQUIL, ECUADOR

Activities Highlights:

Santa Cruz Island, Disembark the Ship, Fly to Guayaquil, Farewell Dinner and Traditional Ecuadorian Musical Entertainment at Hotel

Hotel del Parque

Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner Included

Breakfast on the Ship

Enjoy a final breakfast on board the ship before your day of adventure on Santa Cruz Island and disembarkation from the ship.

Santa Cruz Island: Carrion Point

Take a dinghy ride to the entry of Itabaca Channel in a lagoon with turquoise waters, where sharks, blue-footed boobies and an array of different kinds of fish can be spotted.

Lunch & Flight to Guayaquil

Following your disembarkation from the ship, you will be transferred to Baltra Airport (GPS) for your flight to the vibrant city of Guayaquil. A boxed lunch will be provided prior to the flight.

Check-In at Hotel del Parque

As your Adventure Guides check you into your hotel for the evening, make yourself at home in this sophisticated and secluded hotel that is steeped in Guayaquil’s rich history.

Farewell Dinner at Hotel with Traditional Ecuadorian Entertainment

Dine with your fellow Adventurers at this final feast in Ecuador and relive the highlights of your fascinating trip together. Following your festive dinner, enjoy a traditional music and a folk dance performance as you celebrate the amazing adventures you shared with your newfound friends.

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A boat is docked along a boardwalk that stretches between the Guayas River and a building-lined street with several high rises and domed buildingsA boat is docked along a boardwalk that stretches between the Guayas River and a building-lined street with several high rises and domed buildings

DAY 11

GUAYAQUIL, ECUADOR

Activities Highlights:

Transfer to Guayaquil International Airport

Breakfast Included

None

Breakfast at the Hotel

Enjoy one last meal in Ecuador before your departure.

Transfer to Guayaquil International Airport

Board your pre-arranged transportation to Guayaquil International Airport (GYE) and say adiós to Ecuador—until you return again!

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Please note: Due to party size limitations on the yacht, your groups' Day 9 & 10 experiences may be swapped, but all Adventurers will get a chance to enjoy all the activities in the described itinerary. A Panga will take Adventurers from the yacht to the beach, where they will experience a wet landing upon disembarkation.

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