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DAY • Amazon rain forest • DAY ¡¢ • Galápagos cruise
Sapococha Lagoon For the next six days, cruise through the Arrive Early, Stay Later
Enjoy a nature walk in the rain forest, where “Enchanted Isles.” The islands we call upon
we’ll learn about native medicinal plants and vary according to seasonal conditions and Prices below include accommodations, daily breakfast,
Marine iguanas, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador see an example of primary forest. Then, go for Galápagos National Park regulations. and private airport transfer.
a canoe ride in Sapococha Lagoon. B,L,D — Galápagos Small Ship • Arrive early in Lima before your Peru pre-trip
extension for $125 per person, per night
Ultimate Galápagos Exploration & B,L,D — Yarina Lodge or similar DAY ¡¡ • Galápagos cruise • Arrive early in Quito before your main trip or stay
DAY • A Day in the Life of Kichwa vil-
As we cruise, explore the wildlife of the
Ecuador’s Amazon Wilds lage • Grand Circle Foundation visit • Galápagos, much of which exists nowhere else later after your main trip or after your Ecuador post-
trip extension for $150 per person, per night
Home-Hosted Lunch
on Earth. And the absence of human predators
Ecuador: Quito, Equator crossing, Amazon Rain Forest, Coca, 7-night Galápagos Cruise Departures: Your A Day in the Life of an indigenous makes the animals surprisingly tame, so we can
view them up close.
Kichwa village experience begins with a visit
For single and double cabin availability, departure dates, and pricing, visit www.oattravel.com/ awg pricing Jan-Dec 2023 to a school supported in part by Grand B,L,D — Galápagos Small Ship
Circle Foundation. Then we’ll meet a DAY ¡ • Galápagos cruise • Farewell Dinner
local Kichwa family and help prepare a special DAY ¡£ • Galápagos cruise Perhaps we’ll visit Santa Fe (Barrington) today,
16 days from $ 6295 Journey to Quito, Ecuador, and stroll its historic plazas and colorful outdoor Indian meal which we’ll share during a Home- Depending on our departure date, we may where iguanas doze in forests of opuntia cacti, or
including international airfare markets. Spend three nights at a jungle lodge on the Amazon, witnessing the biological Hosted Lunch. stop at the Charles Darwin Research Station San Cristobal (Chatham), the sleepy capital of the
Galápagos province. Enjoy a Farewell Dinner aboard
on Santa Cruz Island, dedicated to the
B,L,D — Yarina Lodge or similar
diversity of the tropical rain forest. And aboard a privately chartered 16-passenger small
Single Supplement: FREE ship, cruise the Galápagos Archipelago for 7 nights, discovering species found nowhere DAY • Coca • Fly to Quito preservation of the islands and to maintaining ship this evening.
the purity of their endemic species.
B,L,D — Galápagos Small Ship
Save a FULL 10%, up to $750, with our else on our planet. Two dramatically contrasting ecosystems and glimpses of Andean and Return by boat to Coca for a bit of free time B,L,D — Galápagos Small Ship
Good Buy Plan—reserve by 8/31/22 Amazonian cultures make this an exceptional journey of discovery. before our flight to Quito. DAY ¡ • Return to U.S.
B, D — NH Collection Quito Royal Hotel or similar DAY ¡¤ • Galápagos cruise Fly to Quito, where we’ll have the use of a day room.
WHAT TO EXPECT DAY • Quito Ecuadorian lunch at Agave Spirit, a museum that DAY • Quito • Optional Papallacta Hot As we cruise we may visit Santiago (James) Then, fly home to the U.S, or begin your post-trip
extension to Riobamba & Cuenca: Cultural Treasures in
Island, where tidal pools reveal a profusion of
Explore Old Town Quito, a UNESCO World preserves the heritage of locally distilled liquors. Springs tour undersea life; or Bartolome (Bartholomew), the Ecuadorean Andes.
Heritage Site, including the La Basilica Church, B,L — Mercure Alameda Quito or similar Enjoy a free day in Quito, or join a full-day with the distinctive spire of Pinnacle Rock as B,D
Independence Plaza, San Francisco Square, and its landmark.
View all physical requirements at Quito’s oldest street, Calle La Ronda. The rest of DAY • Fly to Coca • Cruise to Amazon optional tour to the Termas de Papallacta hot
www.oattravel.com/ awg the day is free to explore on your own. lodge • Controversial Topic: Amazon oil springs in Ecuador’s highlands. B,L,D — Galápagos Small Ship
B — NH Collection Quito Royal Hotel or similar
B,L — Mercure Alameda Quito or similar production DAY ¡¥ • Galápagos cruise
ITINERARY Fly to Coca, where we transfer by boat to our DAY • Fly to the Galápagos • During our cruise, we may visit Mosquera
DAY • Grand Circle Foundation visit: Amazon lodge in the rain forest. Later, we’ll meet Embark ship
DAY • Depart U.S. Sinamune • Equator Museum with an indigenous Amazonian to learn about Fly to the Galápagos via Guayaquil on Beach, a small, white-sand islet ideal for
snorkeling; or Rabida (Jervis) Island, which has
Fly to Quito, Ecuador, where you’ll meet your Enjoy a special performance by the Sinamune the Controversial Topic of crude oil extraction Ecuador’s Pacific Coast. Then, board our ship a reddish beach with steep volcanic slopes.
fellow travelers, including those who took Disabled Children’s Orchestra (when in session), from the Amazon and its harmful effects on the once we land in the islands. B,L,D — Galápagos Small Ship
our Best of Peru: Lima, The Sacred Valley & Machu supported by Grand Circle Foundation. environment and the locals. B,L,D — Galápagos Small Ship
Picchu pre-trip extension. Then, visit the Inti Nan Museum, which sits B,L,D — Yarina Lodge or similar To learn more about this
Small Ship Adventure,
Mercure Alameda Quito or similar directly on the equator, followed by a light scan the QR code at right.
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