Itinerary
- Day 1
Arrival in Bogota
Your driver meets you when you arrive and takes you to your accommodation. Settle in and relax before the trip kicks off.
- Start point
- Aeropuerto Internacional El Dorado (BOG), Avenida Calle 26 # 110 - 00, Bogotá, 110911, Colombia (Interantional Arrivals)
- Day 2
Bogota City Tour
A guide leads you through downtown Bogota on foot. You'll see the main square and the Gold Museum, then head up to Monserrate Hill for views across this South American city.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Walking tour of downtown Bogota
- Visit to Gold Museum
- Visit to Monserrate Hill
Landmarks/POIs Gold Museum Monserrate Hill - Day 3
Zipaquira Salt Cathedral
After breakfast, your driver and guide take you to Zipaquira to see the famous Cathedral made entirely of salt. This fills your morning. You'll have lunch, then return to Bogota in the afternoon.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch
Included Activities
- Visit to Zipaquira Salt Cathedral
Landmarks/POIs Zipaquira Salt Cathedral - Day 4
Bogota to Medellin
Your driver picks you up and takes you to the airport for your flight to Medellin. A private transfer meets you on arrival and brings you to your accommodation.
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Day 5
Medellin City Tour
A city tour shows you Medellin's cultural side. You'll photograph sculptures at Botero Square, learn about Paisas culture at Nutibara Park, then spend the afternoon in Comuna 13 seeing the graffiti art.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- City tour of Medellin
- Visit to Botero Square
- Visit to Nutibara Park
- Visit to Comuna 13
Landmarks/POIs Botero Square Nutibara Park Comuna 13 - Day 6
Guatape & Piedra del Peñol
You head to Piedra del Peñol, a 200-meter-high monolith near Medellin. Climbing 740 steps takes you to the top with views across green mountains and blue lakes in the surrounding area.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Tour of Guatape
- Climb Piedra del Peñol
Landmarks/POIs Piedra del Peñol - Day 7
Medellin to Cartagena
You fly from Medellin to Cartagena. Your driver picks you up at the airport and takes you to your accommodation. After checking in, the afternoon is yours to walk around Cartagena and its downtown.
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Day 8
Cartagena Walking Tour
A walking tour takes you through downtown Cartagena de Indias. You explore the historic walled city with its colonial fortifications and see the colorful architecture that gives this place its Caribbean character.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Walking tour of downtown Cartagena
Landmarks/POIs Walled City of Cartagena - Day 9
Cartagena to Bogota
A private transfer takes you to the airport for your flight back to Bogota. After you arrive, another transfer brings you to your accommodation. You have the rest of the day free to walk around.
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Day 10
Bogota to Ecuador
You fly to Ecuador today. You get to choose which city you'd like to land in.
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Day 11
Santa Cruz Island
You arrive on Baltra Island and transfer to Puerto Ayora on Santa Cruz. Your contact person meets you, shares schedule details and recommendations. In the afternoon, explore on your own: walk through dry tropical forest to Tortuga Bay, visit the Charles Darwin Station, or bike into the highlands.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Orientation and accommodation transfer in Puerto Ayora
Optional Activities
- Visit to Charles Darwin Station
- Walk through dry tropical forest to Tortuga Bay
- Mountain biking in Santa Cruz highlands
Landmarks/POIs Charles Darwin Station Tortuga Bay - Day 12
Santa Fe Island Snorkel Tour
You take a boat to Santa Fe Island where land iguanas and birds live among volcanic rocks and giant Opuntia Cactus. After snorkeling at two spots, you might see sea lions, reef fish, turtles, and sharks. Playa Escondida has more wildlife to spot. Lunch happens onboard.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Box lunch served onboard)
Included Activities
- Visit to Santa Fe Island
- Birdwatching tour
- Snorkeling at two locations
- Visit to Playa Escondida
Landmarks/POIs Santa Fe Island Playa Escondida - Day 13
Santa Cruz to San Cristobal Island
Your morning is free to visit any Santa Cruz sites you missed. Later you head to the harbor for the 2:00 pm ferry to San Cristobal Island, arriving around 4:00 to 4:30 pm. Your contact person meets you at the harbor. You explore San Cristobal on your own afterward.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Optional Activities
- Visit remaining sites on Santa Cruz Island
- Day 14
Isla Lobos & Kicker Rock Tour
Two iconic sites fill your day. Isla Lobos has sea lion colonies, blue-footed boobies, and migratory birds. You snorkel in Canal Lobos with sea lions, tropical fish, rays, and turtles. Kicker Rock offers nesting seabirds and snorkeling where white-tipped sharks, hammerheads, sea turtles, and rays swim. Box lunches are provided on white sandy beaches.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Box lunch)
Included Activities
- Isla Lobos snorkeling tour
- Kicker Rock snorkeling tour
Landmarks/POIs Isla Lobos Kicker Rock - Day 15
Depart Galapagos for Quito
Your morning is free. A driver picks you up about 1.5 hours before your flight and takes you to San Cristobal Airport. When you land in Quito, another driver transfers you to your accommodation.
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Day 16
Depart Quito
Your driver takes you to the airport at a convenient time for your flight home, ending your trip with memories of Ecuador.
- Meals
- Breakfast
