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Signature Galapagos

11 days from £7,580pp

(based on two people sharing & excluding flights)

Ecuador & Galapagos Islands / Galapagos Islands

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Overview & Highlights

From colonial Quito, fly on to enjoy a week’s cruise to Ecuador’s Galápagos Islands. You'll explore from a small, eco-friendly and good value upper-mid-range motor cruiser with proven excellent guides.

Travel to Quito, the highland capital of Ecuador, and after a couple of days in this exotic capital fly on to embark on a leisurely cruise. You’ll sail in a small motor yacht, MV Letty. She offers explorations of the Galápagos Islands for those who prefer to discover the islands from a small vessel rather than a large cruiser, but without sacrificing comfort or excellence.

On board this swell appointed you'll have a proper nautical experience around the Galápagos Islands to see the greatest wildlife show on Earth. It was on a similar trip 200 years ago that Darwin returned to the archipelago to write the seminal book ‘On The Origin of Species’. Step into his shoes and explore the diversity of land and marine life which inhabit these enchanting islands.

Guided walking tour of Quito
8-day cruise around the Galápagos Islands with guided land excursions

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Outline itinerary

Day 1

Arrive in Quito and transfer to hotel.

Day 2

Guided walking tour of Quito.

Day 3

Fly to the Galápagos Islands, board MV Letty.

Days 4-9

Land excursions on the Galápagos Islands.

Day 10

Fly to Guayaquil, connect with international flight home.

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Things to do

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Walking tour of colonial Quito

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Wildlife watching in the Galapagos

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Letty

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What our clients say

How, if at all, could your holiday have been improved? "I could not imagine that my holiday could have been better."
"Cuba is changing, so go now before it's too late. Take in the Music and Dance on every Street Corner. Beautiful people, and a hard won Socialist ideal."
CA, London
Feb 2013
Where do we start? 25 condors at Colca Canyon, vicuna, llama and alpaca at every turn, fabulous weather, the surprising majesty of the Sacred Valley, Machu Picchu and the amazing Iguassu Falls in full flow after heavy rain in the interior. 6 equally wonderful experiences.
A very well organised and fascinating holiday. An excellent tour leader who helped make the experience very special. Thank you all for all your efforts on our behalf.
MR, St Albans
Apr 2016
The overall Pato Andino experience was truly fantastic, the sheer number of breath taking sights to marvel at was incredible. Too many [memorable moments] to list but if I had to name one then seeing Laguna Blanca as it was the first breath taking sight of the trip for me and it wasn't just the altitude.
AB, Chesterfield
Sep 2013
There are so many memorable parts of the trip it would be difficult to pick out one. Our overriding memories will be the totality of what we saw of South America - heat of the cities, colour, rhythm, vastness, scenery - lakes, mountains, glaciers and the meadows and condors of Chile and the albatross in the Beagle Channel.
AP, Bridgwater
Mar 2016
An excellent trip covering many of the key historical, geographical and political sites, and providing insight into a rapidly changing country. Go before it changes irrevocably.
DW, London
Feb 2017
The tour was obviously well organised and structured, but it never felt rigid, there was the flexibilty to do your own thing if you wanted to, and enough 'free' time to go off and explore, or just sit and enjoy a coffee. The optional trips were varied and reasonably priced, and refreshingly there was no hard sell or pressure to join these trips. A truly wonderful journey.
MD, Stafford
Jun 2012

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