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Encounters Travel
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Fully Guided
An experienced guide will be with you for the entire tour
Guided in English
Group Size 2 - 12
Age range 5 to 99

Places You’ll See

  • Quito
    Quito
  • Baltra Island
    Baltra Island
  • Isabela Island
    Isabela Island
  • Santa Cruz Island
    Santa Cruz Island
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Highlights

  • Visit the Sierra Negra Volcano, snorkelling with sea turtles, rays, penguins and sea lions, Kayaking, Tintoreras & Lava tunnels, Charles Darwin research station, and encounters with wild giant tortoises.

Itinerary

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  1. Introduction
  1. Day 1 Arrive in Quito. Evening welcome briefing
  2. Day 2 Fly to Baltra Island and take a boat to volcanic Isabela Island
  3. Day 3 Lava tube snorkelling and kayaking with penguins, sea lions and turtles
  4. Day 4 Hike Sierra Negra, Kayak in Tintoreras and snorkel at Concha y Perla
  5. Day 5 Head to Santa Cruz Island and visit the Charles Darwin Research Station
  6. Day 6 Free time before flying back to Quito
  7. Day 7 Tour ends in Quito
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What's Included

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  • Insurance
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Encounters Travel

4.5
(898 reviews)
This operator has high review ratings and responds promptly to enquiries

Number of tours

78

Age Range

5 to 99 years old

Response time

9 hours

Response rate

100%

Encounters Travel is an adventure tour operator, based in the UK but with representatives in Canada, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. We run a wide selection of cultural and adventurous tours around the world, each carefully designed to help you get the most out of the country you're...

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  • kyriacrombie
    · August 4th, 2018
    mohammed,, and i assume it is the same mohammed i had was very good (and funny), which is a MUST hey; perhaps the...

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7 days
Best of the Galapagos
From Quito to Quito

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Good to Know

Tour ID: 287284

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    As a traveler from England, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa you will need an adaptor for types A, B.

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