Ecuador &
The Galapagos Islands
FREE AIRFARE to the Galapagos Islands! Book any of our Galapagos Islands cruises and your airfare from mainland Ecuador to the Islands can be free! Classic Escapes will take the cost off your tour price, offering you a savings of up to $350. Please call for details and reservations: 800.627.1244 or email us at info@classicescapes.com.
Discover Ecuador, one of South America’s smallest countries whose borders hold a wealth of rich biodiversity, culture and wildlife, including the mysterious Galapagos Islands. View the continuous change of vegetation while taking the Chiva Express to the highest active volcano in the world – Cotopaxi. Experience the sights and sounds of one of the most famous markets in the land – Otavalo. Tour cities brimming with historic architectural treasures and experience native cultures that have survived since before the Spanish conquered this country in 1533, including the mighty Incas. Cruise in the wake of Darwin’s HMS Beagle on your luxurious ship stocked with modern amenities to explore the Islands of the Galapagos, whose unique volcanic formation and vegetation have spawned a host of unique and endemic species.
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Discover a painter’s palate of colors splashed over a landscape of craters, cones, rock formations, lava fields and its inhabitants – iguanas, birds, sea lions, crabs, tortoises and penguins. Set sail to the legendary Islands of the Galapagos aboard one of the most luxurious vessels sailing the Galapagos, once a living laboratory for Charles Darwin, where creatures remain virtually fearless and unaffected by visitors. Also explore the historic sights and exotic sounds of Ecuador’s capital city, and the countryside featuring the snow-capped Andes and Cotopaxi Volcano.
The Discovery Journey to Ecuador & The Islands of the Galapagos
*Aboard the 90-passenger M/V SANTA CRUZ
Experience landscapes sculpted throughout the centuries by tumultuous volcanic upheaval and get up-close views of unique wildlife during an adventure to Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands. Ride the Chiva Express through the Andes and become enveloped by the spectacular countryside of extinct volcanoes, indigenous villages and patchwork fields. Gaze at the highest active volcano in the world – Cotopaxi – while exploring the moorlands surrounding it. Follow in Charles Darwin’s footsteps as you investigate his ‘living laboratory’ and decide if his theory of Natural Selection holds true today. Swim and snorkel among fur seals and penguins, watch Sally Lightfoot Crabs and iguanas scamper across the sand and witness huge colonies of Blue-footed Boobies, Magnificent Frigatebirds and Waved Albatrosses.
Cultural & Wildlife Expedition to the Islands of the Galapagos & Peru
For a cultural and wildlife adventure a little closer to home and your own time zone, journey to the enchanted isles of the Galapagos. Beginning with a 4-day cruise aboard the M.V. Santa Cruz, experience close encounters with animals found nowhere else on earth. Feel the wind in your hair as you motor in an open panga between the ship and the next island, where your hikes will be accompanied by knowledgeable professional naturalists eager to share their enthusiasm for this world treasure. Then explore Peru’s colorful Inca and Spanish heritage. From cosmopolitan Lima, to Machu Picchu – the ‘lost city of the Incas’ – to Cusco, discover this fascinating land where the past is interwoven in the fabric of the present.
Generation Exploration Family Adventure: Ecuador & the Islands of the Galapagos
Just a quick flight from Miami lays a whole other world for your family to explore. Discover the beauty of Ecuador from its colonial history in Quito, to hiking, horseback riding and staying at a hacienda at the foot of Cotopaxi Volcano. Leave behind the Charles Darwin textbooks, as natural history comes alive for your family while walking in his footsteps on the enchanted isles of the Galapagos. Share close encounters with some of our planet's coolest wildlife from Blue-footed Boobies, mysterious marine iguanas to swimming and snorkeling with friendly sea lions and petting the 600-pound tortoise that the islands their name.
