Environment & Culture in the Galápagos

Enjoy dinner if arriving before 8pm

Take a walking tour of Quito

With your Field Director you will see:

• Independence Plaza, the central square of Quito
• Government Palace, Quito's presidential palace

Visit the Church of La Compañía, the façade of which is carved from volcanic stone

Take an excursion to the equatorial line and straddle two hemispheres at once  

Visit the Intiñan Museum and learn about other places located along the equator 

Enjoy dinner in Quito

Fly to Baltra

Visit the Santa Cruz highlands to see Galapagos giant tortoises roaming freely in their natural habitat

See the Twin Craters, massive sinkholes surrounded by a Scalesia cloud forest

Enjoy lunch

Visit the Charles  Darwin Research Station

Enjoy dinner in Santa Cruz

Visit Puerto Ayora 

See the natural habitat of: 

• Sea lions
• Finches
• Crabs
• Iguanas

Enjoy lunch

Take a ferry to San Cristóbal Island

Hike Tijeretas Hill

Visit the San Cristóbal Interpretation Center

Enjoy lunch

Enjoy dinner in San Cristóbal

Enjoy snorkeling at La Loberia

Enjoy lunch

In the afternoon, choose between:

• A short walk to Punta Carola where you can see marine iguanas, sea lions, and blue-foot boobies
• Or time to shop

Fly to Quito

Enjoy dinner in Quito

Visit Otavalo Market

Visit Cotacachi waterfall

Enjoy lunch in Otavalo

Enjoy dinner in Quito

Board an overnight flight

Travel to the Riobamba region, an Andean village with cultural activities and shopping opportunities 

Enjoy lunch in Riobamba

Enjoy dinner in Riobamba

Take an excursion to Guamote

Participate in cultural exchange activities with the local community

Enjoy lunch in Riobamba

Enjoy dinner in Riobamba

Take an excursion to Guamote

Participate in cultural immersion activities and learn more about the community that lives here

Enjoy lunch in Riobamba

Enjoy dinner in Quito

Board an overnight flight