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DAY 7 • Coca • Quito Return by boat to Coca, where you’ ll catch a return flight to Quito.
Meals: B, L | Mercure Alameda Quito or similar
DAY 8 • Quito • Optional Papallacta Hot Springs tour
Enjoy a free day in Quito, or join a full-day optional tour to the Termas de Papallacta hot springs in Ecuador’ s highlands.
Meals: B | Mercure Alameda Quito or similar
DAY 9 • Galápagos • Embark ship Fly to the Galápagos via Guayaquil on Ecuador’ s Pacific Coast. Then, board our ship once we land in the islands.
Meals: B, L, D | Galápagos Small Ship
DAY 10 • Galápagos cruise For the next six days, we’ ll explore the“ Enchanted Isles” aboard our small ship, on foot, and during Zodiac excursions.
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DAY 15 • Galápagos cruise • Farewell Dinner
Perhaps we’ ll visit Santa Fe( Barrington) today, where iguanas doze in forests of opuntia cacti, or San Cristobal( Chatham), the sleepy capital of the Galápagos province. Enjoy a Farewell Dinner aboard ship this evening.
Meals: B, L, D | Galápagos Small Ship
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DAY 16 • Disembark ship • Quito • Return to U. S.
Fly to Quito, where we’ ll have the use of a day room. Then, fly home to the U. S, or begin your post-trip extension to Riobamba & Cuenca: Cultural Treasures in the Ecuadorean Andes.
Meals: B, D
See the full deck plan for the Galápagos Small Ship on page 368.
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Giant Tortoises, Galápagos Islands
DAY 3 • GCF visit: Sinamune Disabled Children’ s Orchestra • Equator Museum • Agave Spirit museum
This morning, we’ ll enjoy a special performance by the Sinamune Disabled Children’ s Orchestra( when in session), which is sponsored in part by donations from Grand Circle Foundation. Next, we’ ll visit the Inti Nan Museum, which sits directly on the equator, followed by a light Ecuadorian lunch and tasting at Agave Spirit, a museum that preserves the heritage of locally distilled liquors.
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Please note: The islands we call upon vary according to seasonal conditions and Galápagos National Park regulations.
Meals: B, L, D | Galápagos Small Ship
DAY 11 • Galápagos cruise As we cruise, discover the wildlife of the Galápagos, much of which exists nowhere else on Earth. The absence of human predators makes the animals surprisingly tame, so we can view them up close during our hikes, while snorkeling, and aboard Zodiacs.
Meals: B, L, D | Galápagos Small Ship
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Want to know more? Find the full itinerary and dates & pricing at www. oattravel. com / awg
CUSTOMIZE YOUR EXPERIENCE
OPTIONAL EXTENSIONS
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Meals: B, L | Mercure Alameda Quito or similar
DAY 4 • Quito • Coca • Visit local market • Cruise to Amazon lodge
Fly to Coca, where we’ ll visit a local market before transferring by boat to our Amazon lodge in the rain forest.
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DAY 12 • Galápagos cruise Depending on our departure date, we may stop at the Charles Darwin Research Station on Santa Cruz Island, dedicated to the preservation of the islands and to maintaining the purity of their endemic species.
Meals: B, L, D | Galápagos Small Ship
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Best of Peru: Lima, The Sacred Valley & Machu Picchu
PRE-TRIP: 6 nights from $ 1,995
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Meals: B, L, D | Yarina Lodge or similar
DAY 5 • Amazon rain forest • Sapococha Lagoon Enjoy a nature walk in the rain forest, where we’ ll learn about native medicinal plants and see an example of primary forest. Then, go for a canoe ride in Sapococha Lagoon.
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Meals: B, L, D | Yarina Lodge or similar
DAY 6 • A Day in the Life of a Kichwa village • Home-Hosted Lunch
Your A Day in the Life experience begins with a visit with an indigenous Kichwa family at their village. After learning about their lifestyle, you’ ll help prepare a special meal which we’ ll share during a Home- Hosted Lunch.
Meals: B, L, D | Yarina Lodge or similar
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DAY 13 • Galápagos cruise As we cruise, we may visit Santiago( James) Island, where tidal pools reveal a profusion of undersea life; or Bartolome( Bartholomew), with the distinctive spire of Pinnacle Rock as its landmark. Some of the Galápagos’ s most fascinating features are best viewed from a Zodiac. We’ ll have several opportunities to explore aboard these open-air crafts during our cruise.
Meals: B, L, D | Galápagos Small Ship
DAY 14 • Galápagos cruise During our cruise, we may visit Mosquera Beach, a small, white-sand islet ideal for snorkeling; or Rabida( Jervis) Island, which has a reddish beach with steep volcanic slopes.
Meals: B, L, D | Galápagos Small Ship
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Riobamba & Cuenca: Cultural Treasures in the Ecuadorean Andes
POST-TRIP: 6 nights from $ 1,495
ARRIVE EARLY We recommend that you relax after a long flight or explore more in depth before your trip. Prices shown include accommodations and private airport transfer.
• Arrive early in Lima before your Peru pre-trip extension from $ 150 per room, per night
• Arrive early in Quito before your main adventure from $ 150 per room, per night
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