Ecuador & Galapagos Island Hopping - 12 days

12 days

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Start and end in Quito

4.6

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Platinum Operator: On The Go Tours
Explorer: Curated to ignite your sense of adventure
Group Tour: Join a group and forge lifelong friendships
Partially Guided: Independent travel, featuring selected guided excursions
Low Intensity: Travelers can expect some light physical activities
Guided in English
Group Size 5 - 20
Ages 15+

Places You’ll See

Quito
Otavalo
Baltra Island
Santa Cruz Island
Isabela Island

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Highlights

Quito - Take in the best of Ecuador's UNESCO listed capital on a guided tour.
Otavalo Traditional Market - Learn about the region's rich cultural heritage and barter to handicrafts at Ecuador's most famous market
Mindo Cloud Forest - Explore the lush green landscapes surrounding the lodge, with its rivers, waterfalls, and diverse birdlife
Cuicocha Lagoon - Take a scenic hike at the foot of Cotacachi Volcano and admire the beautiful landscape
La Mitad del Mundo (The Middle of the World) - stand with a foot in both hemispheres at the equatorial line
Enjoy a 7-days of island hopping around the Galapagos, travelling between the islands onboard a first class private yacht
Santa Cruz Island - Observe Giant Tortoises in their natural habitat at a farm in the highlands and visit the famous Charles Darwin Research Station and see the embalmed body Lonesome George
Santa Cruz Island - Follow the Tortuga Bay trail to reach one of the most beautiful beaches in the Galapagos, where you can swim and soak up the sun next to the marine Iguanas, boobies and marine birds
Floreana Island – See a colony of sea lions and perhaps some blue footed bobbies, marine iguanas and marine turtles
Floreana Island - Walk to historic Asilo de La Paz, where the legendary Witmer family first settled in 1932 and lived in caves
Isabela Island - Enjoy a scenic hike in the area known as “Las Tintoreras", spot colonies of marine iguanas, sea lions and white-tipped sharks
Isabela Island - Visit the highlands of Isabela and walk to the rim of the impressive crater of the Sierra Negra Volcano, where you'll enjoy spectacular views

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Introduction

Day 1 Welcome to Quito
Day 2 Pre-Incan Ruins & Cuicocha Lagoon
Day 3 Otavalo Indigenous Market
Day 4 Mindo Cloud Forest
Day 5 The Galapagos Adventure Begins
Day 6 Discovering Santa Cruz Island
Day 7 Floreana Island
Day 8 Isabela Island & Las Tintoreras
Day 9 Exploring Isabela Island
Day 10 Isabela to Santa Cruz Island
Day 11 Return to Quito
Day 12 Quito

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On The Go Tours

4.6

(2,365 reviews)

Number of tours

2,005

Age Range

5 to 99 years old

Response time

5 hours

Response rate

100%

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4.6

Sammy
· July 21st, 2025
Tourradar delivered again. I have done three vacations with them and will continue. Great service,value and communication!
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Gerardus
· August 29th, 2025
Top organized!!! Almost all the hotels were top, the tour guide was great, the activities were fun and the fellow travelers made it an unforgettable experience. Would really recommend Intro Travel to anyone.
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Clarence
· April 10th, 2025
It was a challenging adventure!! We weren’t quite prepared for Drake Passage, but staff let us remain in cabin and delivered our food until the boat stopped rocking. Antarctica is a breathtaking experience we would recommend it to everyone . The penguins are super cool and elephant seals were hilarious. Martín, Fabian , ship doctor José took beautiful care of us. Truly professional staff, all very competent and supportive. Highly recommended.
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Vaccines
- These are only indications, so please visit your doctor before you travel to be 100% sure.
- Typhoid - Recommended for Ecuador. Ideally 2 weeks before travel.
- Hepatitis A - Recommended for Ecuador. Ideally 2 weeks before travel.
- Tuberculosis - Recommended for Ecuador. Ideally 3 months before travel.
- Hepatitis B - Recommended for Ecuador. Ideally 2 months before travel.
- Rabies - Recommended for Ecuador. Ideally 1 month before travel.
- Yellow fever - Recommended for Ecuador. Ideally 10 days before travel.
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- For any tour departing before February 21st, 2026 a full payment is necessary. For tours departing after February 21st, 2026, a minimum payment of $600 is required to confirm your booking with On The Go Tours. The final payment will be automatically charged to your credit card on the designated due date. The final payment of the remaining balance is required at least 70 days prior to the departure date of your tour. TourRadar never charges you a booking fee and will charge you in the stated currency.
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Ecuador & Galapagos Island Hopping - 12 days

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