Galapagos Travel Tour 152

1. Breakfast at hotel. || -0.20632471076560902, -78.48991524669313

2. Transfer from hotel to airport. || -0.12403398128245047, -78.36051476018478

3. Flight from Quito to Baltra

4. Arrival in Baltra. || -0.46047728303336277, -90.27243092916281

Baltra Island is a small island in the Galápagos Archipelago in Ecuador. It is a small flat island located near the center of the chain and includes Seymour Airport, originally established by the United States Air Force to help monitor and protect western access to the Panama Canal.

5. Transfer to hotel

6. Hotel check in. || -0.741408152252529, -90.3122244620373

7. Highlands Trip 

The first site of visit will be The Twins, are two craters formed by collapsing the surface of gigantic air rooms, trapped as air bubbles, one on each side of the road for which it has this name. Here you have the opportunity to see the famous Escalesia Forest, an endemic plant of the Galapagos Islands and one of the favorite habitats of the Darwin finches, you will also be able to see birds like the mary canary and the flycatcher (Pájaro Brujo). The next stop will be Rancho, a private estate where the famous TORTOISES live in a natural state. They prefer the high parts of the islands where the climate is cooler and wetter because they will find n more food and enough water. Near this place are LAVA TUNNELS that were long ago rivers where hot lava flowed. In this ranch we will enjoy a delicious picnic lunch.

8. The Twin Craters. || -0.6258676031308921, -90.38521213742848

The Twin Craters, locally known as Los Gemelos, are two wide pits on the Santa Cruz Island. They were formed through magma chambers collapsing following a volcanic uprising, lava hardened on the outside, but on the inside it kept flowing.

9. Scalesia Forest 

A zone in the highlands of some islands is referred to as the Scalesia Zone, which is a lush cloud forest and home to the largest of the Scalesia species.

10. Rancho 

A private estate where the famous tortoises live in a natural state. They prefer the high parts of the islands where the climate is cooler and wetter because they will find more food and enough water.

11. Lava Tunnels. || -0.6676205475388753, -90.42524377871324 

These impressive underground tunnels southwest of the village of Santa Rosa are more than 1km in length and were formed when the outside skin of a molten-lava flow solidified. When the lava flow ceased, the molten lava inside the flow kept going, emptying out of the solidified skin and thus leaving tunnels.

12. Night in Galapagos Dreams

1. Breakfast at hotel. || -0.741354512564086, -90.31223519087342

2. Ferry to Isabela

3. Arrival in Isabela. || -0.8369122682068911, -91.11628428865232

Isabela Island is the largest of the Galápagos Islands, with an area of 4,586 km² and a length of 100 km. By itself, it is larger than all the other islands in the chain combined and it has a little under 2000 permanent inhabitants. The island straddles the equator.

4. Tour Isabela + Tintorereas 

The pick-up will be about 15 minutes before in hotel where you are staying, we will move to the main wharf where we will take a coastline boat that will take us to visit Isabela Island, the trip is approximately two hours, arriving at Isabela a transport We wait to take us to visit the wetlands, to see the flamingos and tropical birds, in the same path we will turn aside to go to the center of aging (the galapaguera) and to observe specimens of the five species of turtles that Isabela has. After this we will go to Tintoreras Islet to see the sharks of this same name in turn we can see penguins and enjoy the company of sea lions and many fish that abound is this island. We will also go to Playa e Puerto Villamil Beautiful white sand beach to swim and observe birds and marine iguanas.

5. Tintoreras Islet. || -0.9649505676747598, -90.9664097885556 

Las Tintoreras Islet is an islet to the south of the bay of Puerto Villamil in the island of Isabela, that forms part of the archipelago and national park of the Galapagos Islands, including administratively in the Province Of Galapagos.

6. Transfer back to Puerto Ayara

7. Night in Galapagos Dreams

1. Breakfast at hotel. || -0.7413866963772332, -90.31220300436506

2. Tour to Los Tuneles and Cabo Rosa 

Túneles is one of the best places for snorkeling because its waters are calm, clear and shallow. This is a unique site thanks to its wonderful geological formations, since the lava flows have formed a large number of arches or tunnels, inside and outside the water, where various species of marine fauna of the Enchanted Islands take refuge.

3. Túneles 

Túneles is one of the best places for snorkeling because its waters are calm, clear and shallow. This is a unique site thanks to its wonderful geological formations, since the lava flows have formed a large number of arches or tunnels, inside and outside the water, where various species of marine fauna of the Enchanted Islands take refuge.

4. 2:30 PM - Ferry to Santa Cruz. || -0.5392257269234757, -90.35276055509046

5. Night in Galapagos Dreams

1. Breakfast at hotel. || -0.7414510640028279, -90.31231029272631

2. Seymour. || -0.42112687026848505, -90.27860283979267 

It is an island of volcanic origin located north of Baltra Island, its surroundings have a sandy bottom resulting in ideal sites for scuba diving.

3. Scubadiving 

It is an island of volcanic origin located north of Baltra Island, its surroundings have a sandy bottom resulting in ideal sites for scuba diving. Due to its topography, it has different diving spots for all levels of diver. Even for people without experience who are encouraged to try scuba diving for the first time, through a "Discover Scuba Dive". Tour that can be carried out satisfactorily due to the conditions of the place.

4. Night in Galapagos Dreams

1. Breakfast at hotel. || -0.741257961123245, -90.31214936018445

2. Gordon Rocks 

Gordon Rocks, is consider one of the best dive sites in the central islands, situated in the east cost of Santa Cruz Island and 30 minutes from the Itabaca Channel. Site Conditions: Gordon Rocks dive site is considered for intermediate or advance divers due to the strong currents during the dive. You can get the chance to dive with schools of Hammerhead Sharks, Black tip Sharks, White tip reef Sharks, Green Sea Turtle, Schools of Barracudas, Schools of Spotted Eagle Rays, Mobulas Rays, reef fish, etc.

3. Scuba diving in Gordon Rocks 

Gordon Rocks, is consider one of the best dive sites in the central islands, situated in the east cost of Santa Cruz Island and 30 minutes from the Itabaca Channel. Site Conditions: Gordon Rocks dive site is considered for intermediate or advance divers due to the strong currents during the dive. You can get the chance to dive with schools of Hammerhead Sharks, Black tip Sharks, White tip reef Sharks, Green Sea Turtle, Schools of Barracudas, Schools of Spotted Eagle Rays, Mobulas Rays, reef fish, etc.

4. Night in Galapagos Dreams

1. Breakfast at hotel. || -0.7411506817420719, -90.31227810621795

2. Transfer to Baltra airport. || -0.44454015780805317, -90.26898341970978

3. Flight to Quito

4. Arrival in Quito

5. Night in Quito. || -0.20633543953189315, -78.48993670436538

1. Breakfast at hotel. || -0.20633543953189315, -78.48993670436538

2. Quito City Tour 

Quito's colonial architecture was declared by UNESCO World Heritage Site. Begin at Independence Plaza, flanked by the Metropolitan Cathedral, the Presidential Palace, the city hall Building and the Archbishop's Palace. Continue to the Metropolitan Cultural Center the biggest public library of Quito and first colonial army headquarters. Visit the Golden bath La Compañía de Jesus Church called the baroque jewel of South America, Monastery of San Francisco, one of the great religious buildings of the New World with its impressive façade and atrium. Continue to the Middle of the World Monument at the Equator, which marks latitude 0, stand up in both south and north hemisphere at the same time. After lunch at a local restaurant, return to Quito for leisure time.

3. The Basilica and Convent of San Francisco. || -0.22039633863880942, -78.5152283273821

The Basilica and Convent of San Francisco (Spanish: Iglesia y Convento de San Francisco), commonly known as el San Francisco, is a Catholic basilica that stands in the middle of the historic center of Quito, in front of the square of the same name. It is the oldest and most significant religious site in Ecuador.

4. Middle of the World City. || -0.0027449148049388224, -78.45502341467278

The Ciudad Mitad del Mundo is a tract of land owned by the prefecture of the province of Pichincha, Ecuador. It is located at San Antonio parish of the canton of Quito, 26 km north of the center of Quito.

1. Breakfast at hotel. || -0.2063461682981773, -78.48997961970989

2. Full day in Mindo 

Two hours from the city of Quito is the beautiful Mindo cloud forest, a refuge for a great diversity of colorful birds, mammals and a large number of animals, a magical place where we can enjoy hiking landscapes and interesting visits. Butterflies of Mindo, a beautiful place to see different types of cloud forest butterflies. To end the visit in Mindo, you will visit Yumbos, an artisan chocolate factory that uses the finest and best-smelling cocoa. Point of visit: Garden of hummingbirds, garden of butterflies, chocolate Factory, Zip line Optional.

3. Mindo Cloud Forest. || 0.018382261346483963, -78.52003140436544

Two hours from the city of Quito is the beautiful Mindo cloud forest, a refuge for a great diversity of colorful birds, mammals and a large number of animals, a magical place where we can enjoy hiking landscapes and interesting visits.

4. Night in Quito

1. Breakfast at hotel. || -0.20633543953189315, -78.48990451785701

2. Transfer from hotel to airport. || -0.12407689652525283, -78.36055767552928

3. Flight back to USA