Day 1: Quito
Arrival in Quito and Transfer to your hotel. Overnight at Hotel Quito or similar option.

Day 2: Quito
Colonial City Tour; bustling streets and squares of the largest historical old town in the Americas; a multi-ethnic, artistic and cultural heritage destination. Overnight at Hotel Quito or similar option.(B)

Day 3: Quito - Peguche - Cotacachi - Magdalena Karanki Community
The tour includes landscapes of towering volcanoes. Visit the village of Peguche with its traditional looms and handcrafted Andean instruments.
Arrive in Magdalena, once home to Atahualpa, the last of the Incan emperors; the Karanki community inhabits a paradise lost in time amongst llamas and condors, peaceful lagoons and the patchwork slopes of Imbabura Volcano. Come and admire the beauty of their embroidery, share their everyday shepherding and harvesting activities and stand face-to-face with a people untouched by urgencies of modern life. Overnight in a comfortable room with private facilities and hot water and taste de most authentic Andean food. The nature of this hidden mountain niche can be absorbed in a series of optionasl activities such as horseback riding, mountain biking, or hiking up to the neaby hills. Optional tours such as Trekking, Biking, Horseback riding at extra cost. (B,D)

Day 4: Otavalo Market - Ibarra - 'Chaski Antawa' train - Salinas - Quito
Visit the Indigenous market of Otavalo for an arts and crafts shopping adventure; then drive to Ibarra and catch the Chski Antawa train. Landscapes provide a magical setting as you pass through mysterious tunnels, cross bridges spanning canyons and gullies, and admire a unique diobersity.
Then arrive in the Afro-Ecuadorian communiti of Salinas, well known for its agricultural activitities. (B,L)

Day 5-8 : Deluxe Cruise MY Galapagos Legend
Domestic flight to Galapagos. All-inclusive 3-night deluxe cruise.
Spend your holiday in a Paradise few get a chance to visit on a charming ship with nautical wood and brass interior decor, featuring ample outer decks and sea-view cabins. Jacuzzi, swimming pool, bars and more.
See prehistoric iguanas, giant tortoises, exotic birds, plants and beatiful landscapes of volcanoes, lava cones and magma flows. Swim and snorkel any time of year in warm clean waters among tropical fish, manta rays, sea lions, swordfish, sea turtles and more.
Multilingual naturalist guides lead shore excursions twice a day to a place unlike any other, full of wildlife that has no fear of man. Lectures explaining the geology, history, evolution, flora and fauna of the islands are provided in several languages.
A fine selection of meals will delight you, form buffet breakfast to gourment dinners, ice cream festivals, and evening barbecues. Upon arrival in Quito, you will be transferred to your hotel for overnight at Hotel Quito or similar option.

Day 9: Quito
Transfer to the airport to take International flight. End of services.

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Thursday departures all year. Does not operate on Easter, Christmas and New Years.