Tour Highlights

• Visit to the Equator Line La Mitad del Mundo
• Four Day Amazon Expedition
• Hiking in the Avenue of Volcanoes
• Four Day Cruise around the Galapagos Islands
• Bathing in heated springs at Banos

DAY 1 LONDON TO QUITO - You will fly from London to Quito. Meet your guide and transfer to your hotel.

DAY 2 QUITO - EQUATOR LINE - We start with a tour of Quito and the historic centre. This afternoon we visit the Equator Line La Mitad del Mundo. Here, it is possible to jump from one hemisphere to the other.

DAY 3 HIKING & VOLLEYBALL IN THE PULULAHUA - Today we will hike into the biggest crater on earth - the Pululahua, one of only two inhabited craters on earth. In the afternoon we will participate in a fun Volleyball Championship with the locals. The day ends with a barbecue at the farm on the bottom of the crater.

DAY 4 YUMBO TRAIL - We will follow in the footsteps of the ancient civilisation of the Yumbos, a pre-Incan culture said to be one of the oldest in the whole of South America! The trail takes us through three different climatic zones and at the end we can enjoy bathing in natural pools of sulphur water.

DAYS 5-7 AMAZON EXPEDITION- This morning we will depart by plane to the Amazon Basin, followed by a canoe trip down the Aguarico River to the Nativo Lodge. We will spend our days on expeditions in the primary forest with our guide, who will also instruct us in the use of plants for survival. We will also try piranha fishing and canoe trips on the river.

DAY 8 AMAZON - QUITO - We retrace our route up river and return to Quito by plane. We will spend this evening at a local school attending a cultural presentation.

DAY 9 PICHINCHA VOLCANO - Today we depart for Pichincha Volcano where we will hike up to the crater. On the rim you can see the spectacular view of steam shooting out of the crater.

DAYS 10-12 GALAPAGOS ISLANDS - This morning we will fly to the Galapagos Islands, a laboratory of evolution. There are few places in the world where it is possible to find such a variety of species, which show so many degrees of evolutionary changes, in such a restricted area. Each day you will explore different islands with your expert guide, while cruising on your private boat at night.

DAY 13 GALAPAGOS - FLY TO QUITO - After a visit to the Charles Darwin Station on Santa Cruz Island, we return to Quito by plane.

DAY 14 COTOPAXI - BANOS - This morning we depart for a hike up to the Cotopaxi National Park, Cotopaxi being the highest active volcano on earth measured from the centre of the planet. Then we continue to Banos, a small but lively town, located at the foot of the Tungurahua volcano.

DAY 15 BANOS - QUITO - Today we take another hike, this time to the viewpoint of Baños from which we will be able to overlook the whole town and its green valley. Bathing in the volcano-heated springs of Banos is said to have a healing effect due to the fact that it is rich
in minerals.

DAY 16 DEPART QUITO - There is free time this morning before your transfer to the airport and return flight.

DAY 17 ARRIVE LONDON - Your flight arrives back in the UK early this morning.

A shorter and less expensive version of this tour is available which replaces the four-day, three-night Galapagos Islands Cruise with a Coastal visit exploring one island on a day cruise.

Price Range - £2295 - £2695
Depending on month of travel and group size