Independent Galapagos at the Finch Bay Resort with Ecuador's Amazon
Independent Galapagos at the Finch Bay Resort with Ecuador's Amazon
Independent Galapagos at the Finch Bay Resort with Ecuador's Amazon
12 Days
Visiting: Arrive In Quito, Ecuador, Quito, Coca, Amazon Lodge, Baltra, North Seymour, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz. Excursion To The Highlands, Santa Cruz. Excursion To Punta Carrion & South Plaza Island, Santa Cruz. Excursion To Divine Bay, Guayaquil, South America
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Tour code:
ISQ2-2024
Group Type:
Independent
Guide Type:
Self Guided
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Tour Overview
How deep is your love of adventure? Is it deep enough to follow the course of Charles Darwin to discover your own love affair with the wildlife paradise of the Galápagos Islands? If so, this Independence by Globus vacation in Ecuador is pointing you in the right direction. Ignite your independent spirit on a canoe trip downriver from Coca to the comfort of your lodge the Amazon Rainforest, where you’re in good hands with a Naturalist guide to explore the jungle from its rainforest canopy to the forest floor. Be awestruck by the wealth of wildlife that thrives in this tropical wilderness. Explore the historic heart of Quito and depart for parts unknown where blue-footed boobies, giant tortoises, and diving iguanas of the Galápagos give new meaning to mind-blowing discoveries. You’ll stay at the award-winning Finch Bay Eco Hotel on Santa Cruz Island in the Galápagos, offering a private, seaside location to kayak, snorkel, bike, and take boat excursions to the various Galápagos Islands with expert Naturalists. Sail upon pristine waters to discover the perfectly evolved creatures who thrive on this volcanic archipelago. Stroll the sand where sea lions bask and albatross brace against the updrafts above the cliffs. Sail, snorkel, and simply stay in a state of astonishment through the sanctuaries of spectacular species on North Seymour, South Plaza Island, and Santa Cruz Islands. Visit the Charles Darwin Research Station where conservationists work to protect the gentle giants for which the islands are named. You’ll also find the I-time you deserve to fall in love with adventure again!
Itinerary
Day 1: Arrive In Quito,Ecuador
Location: Arrive In Quito, Ecuador
Welcome to Quito, where your hotel is available for mid-afternoon check-in.
ARRIVE IN QUITO, ECUADOR Welcome to Quito, where your hotel is available for mid-afternoon check-in.QUITO-COLONIAL-CITY-VIEW.jpg
Day 2: Quito,Coca,Amazon Lodge
Location: Quito, Coca, Amazon Lodge
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
QUITO–COCA–AMAZON LODGE • Fly to Coca where you will be met by your Naturalist. • Travel by motorboat down the Napo River with opportunities to spot birds like herons, kingfishers, and others. • Next, transfer to a canoe and float through narrow channels looking for monkeys as well as large birds like toucans, parrots, or even macaws.• Arrive at your Amazon lodge located on Añangu Lake surrounded by pristine rainforest. • Tonight, enjoy a welcome drink, briefing, and dinner. (B,L,D)AMAZON-LODGE-NAPO-RIVER.jpg
Day 3: Amazon Lodge
Location: Amazon Lodge
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
AMAZON LODGE • After an early breakfast, journey to a parrot clay lick where 11 different species of parrots, parakeets, and macaws can be seen on a daily basis. • Later, walk to a local community where you are invited to join families of the Anangu indigenous community on their daily activities, such as harvesting bananas, coco, and manioc. • Take a Naturalist-guided walk through the jungle in search of interesting plants and vibrant or well-camouflaged insects.(B,L,D) AMAZON-LODGE-MACAWS-CLAY-LICK.jpg
Day 4: Amazon Lodge
Location: Amazon Lodge
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
AMAZON LODGE • This morning, ascend a canopy tower over 100 feet above the forest floor at the top of a Ceiba tree. From here, you can view spider monkeys, aracaris, toucans, blue and gold macaws, numerous species of tanagers, and the red-rumped cacique. • After lunch at the lodge, explore lakes and creeks on a dugout canoe in search of river otters, potoos, kingfishers, hoatzins, jacamars, hawks, and monkeys. (B,L,D) AMAZON-CANOE.jpg
Day 5: Amazon Lodge,Coca,Quito
Location: Amazon Lodge, Coca, Quito
Meals Included: Breakfast
AMAZON LODGE–COCA–QUITO • Depart your Amazon lodge and fly from Coca to Quito today. • The remainder of your afternoon is at leisure. (B)AMAZON-MONKEY.jpg
Day 6: Quito
Location: Quito
Meals Included: Breakfast
QUITO • Your included private city tour showcases the rich legacy left by the Incas and the Spaniards. See Independence Square, dominated by its formidable cathedral, San Francisco Plaza Church, and the Basilica with its marvelous stained-glass windows. (B)QUITO-SAN-FRANCISCO-PLAZA.jpg
Day 7: Quito,Baltra,North Seymour,Santa Cruz
Location: Quito, Baltra, North Seymour, Santa Cruz
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
QUITO–BALTRA–NORTH SEYMOUR–SANTA CRUZ • Fly to Baltra in the Galápagos. • Upon arrival, board a yacht bound for North Seymour, an island teeming with life. You might have to give way to a passing sea lion, marine iguana, or blue-footed boobies that nest here. As you walk along the shore, see large flocks of pelicans in a dive-bomb feeding-frenzy, and one of the Galápagos’ largest nesting sites of the magnificent frigatebird. In the bushes you can see the males up close with their puffed-up scarlet throat sacs. • Return to the yacht and continue to the Finch Bay Hotel. (B,L,D)NORTH-SEYMOUR-FRIGATE.jpg
Day 8: Santa Cruz. Excursion To The Highlands
Location: Santa Cruz. Excursion To The Highlands
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
SANTA CRUZ. EXCURSION TO THE HIGHLANDS • Transfer to the lush highlands of Santa Cruz to a farming area called El Manzanillo on the edge of the Giant Tortoise Reserve. Here, tortoises can be seen grazing year-round, along with woodpecker finches, mockingbirds, and flycatchers. • After lunch, visit a local farm, where coffee, sugar cane, and cocoa beans are grown, harvested, and prepared. • Return to the hotel and perhaps spend time on the private beach. (B,L,D)SANTA-CRUZ-GIANT-TORTOISE-RESERVE.jpg
Day 9: Santa Cruz. Excursion To Punta Carrion & South Plaza Island
Location: Santa Cruz. Excursion To Punta Carrion & South Plaza Island
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
SANTA CRUZ. EXCURSION TO PUNTA CARRION & SOUTH PLAZA ISLAND • This morning, travel to Punta Carrion on Santa Cruz Island for some time to snorkel. The shallow reefs and mangroves make this an ideal site to snorkel with plenty of reef fish as well as occasional sea lions and sharks. • Next, sail to South Plaza Island, a small island full of fascinating wildlife, both along its shore and along its dramatic, wind-swept cliffs. Here you will see large, yellow land iguanas, swallow-tailed gulls, masked and blue-footed boobies, sea lions, and much more during your guided walk. • Return to the hotel this afternoon.(B,L,D)SOUTH-PLAZA-ISLAND-IGUANA.jpg
Day 10: Santa Cruz. Excursion To Divine Bay
Location: Santa Cruz. Excursion To Divine Bay
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
SANTA CRUZ. EXCURSION TO DIVINE BAY • Today’s adventure takes you to wildlife-rich Divine Bay on Santa Cruz Island. Marine iguanas, herons, noddy terns, blue-footed boobies, and tropicbirds are commonly seen here. You may explore by boat or, if you’re feeling adventurous, you can take to the sea by kayak. Keep an eye out for sea turtles, rays, and reef sharks as you cruise the tranquil waters. • Return to the hotel for lunch, followed by an afternoon visit to the Charles Darwin Research Station, established to help conserve the Galápagos’ natural habitats and protect the area’s famous giant tortoises. (B,L,D)SANTA-CRUZ-KAYAKING.jpg
Day 11: Santa Cruz,Baltra,Guayaquil
Location: Santa Cruz, Baltra, Guayaquil
Meals Included: Breakfast
SANTA CRUZ–BALTRA–GUAYAQUIL • Depart the hotel this morning for the airport in Baltra. Then, fly to Guayaquil on Ecuador’s Pacific coast and transfer to the hotel for your final night in Ecuador. (B)SANTA-CRUZ-SEAL.jpg
Day 12: Guayaquil
Location: Guayaquil
Meals Included: Breakfast
GUAYAQUIL Your vacation ends with breakfast this morning. (B)GUAYAQUIL-DOOR.jpg
UNESCO Sites
City of Quito|Galapagos Islands
Meals
Buffet breakfast daily; 7 lunches; 7 three-course dinners
Notes
Transportation is as outlined in the day-by-day itinerary and include private airport transfers to/from intra-vacation flights. Internal flights to/from the Galápagos and the Ecuadorian Amazon are included. Local guide service is provied in Quito. A Naturalist in the Galápagos & the Amazon are also provided. For the Amazon adventure, guests should be prepared for eco-lodging due to their remote nature in the rainforest. Further, guests should be prepared for sustained walking, possibly muddy conditions, and have the ability to jump in/out of small water crafts such as canoes and small fishing boats. Terrain is rocky and uneven. On the Galapagos Islands, we use a small vessel (20 guests) that has 3 crew members, emergency washrooms and a snack bar. The excursions are day cruises with landings on the islands, some of which are wet landings. Departure times vary depending on what islands we visit. At times we may visit 1 island but we land on different parts of it. These sailings are subject to change and weather related depending on what island we are visiting. The day sailings are around 5 to 6 hours per day which includes the landings and sightseeing. Maximum elevation on tour is 9,350 ft.
Accommodation
Quito:Hilton Colon Quito - METCoca:Sacha LodgeSanta Cruz Island:Finch Bay Eco Hotel - Finch Bay RoomGuayaquil:Hilton Colon Guayaquil - Metro
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How long has the tour company been trading?
For over 90 years.
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Will the accommodation included meet local health and safety regulations?
Yes
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What policies are in place for Covid-19?
Please contact us for latest Covid-19 policies
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What documents will I receive before I travel?
Travel documents, including any air tickets, itineraries, and other information, are available approximately two to three weeks prior to departure provided full payment has been received.
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What Ethical Travel credentials does the tour company have?
The Globus Lighthouse Project - an illuminating initiative where we can all come together to tread lightly and give generously for the globe's greater good. Globus, along with sister companies Avalon Waterways and Cosmos, invite our travellers and partners to help us in supporting causes that provide for a more sustainable planet and a brighter tomorrow.
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Cancellation Policy
We don't charge a cancellation fee, here is a summary of globus charges.
Up to 91 days before tour starts: Forfeit 100% of deposit.
At 90 days before tour starts: Forfeit 50% of booking price.
At 29 days before tour starts: Forfeit 80% of booking price.
At 1 days before tour starts: Forfeit 100% of booking price.