Galápagos: Wildlife Wonderland


Meet the cool wildlife! Find yourself face-to-face with fur seals and pups, weird-looking marine iguanas, blue- and red-footed birds, and long-legged flamingoes. Listen to the noisy barks of sea lions and the sweet songs of yellow warblers. Go exploring with a Galápagos naturalist... on walks over lava terrain, as you climb up steps of stone, on breezy panga rides and aboard a glass-bottom boat. And don’t forget exploring in colonial Quito... plus swimming and snorkeling...


1. ARRIVE QUITO, ECUADOR Tour begins: Swissôtel Quito. A transfer is included from Quito’s Mariscal Sucre International Airport to the Swissôtel Quito. Welcome to the second-highest city in the world (at over 9,000 feet) surrounded by lush mountain valleys. Get settled in tonight for tomorrow’s early morning start.


2. AT THE MIDDLE OF THE WORLD IN QUITO Sightseeing begins at el mitad del mundo (the Equator); you’ll be afforded the unique privilege of straddling both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres at the same time! Next, check out some of the quirky geological aspects of the city’s equatorial location at the Inti Ñan Museum and lunch at a restaurant perched on the edge of the extinct Pululahua Volcano. Then go exploring with a guide in Quito’s colonial quarter, where buildings of sun-dried brick line the streets of the best-preserved historic


52 Galápagos: Wildlife Wonderland GALÁPAGOS ISLANDS


Baltra San Cristóbal


PACIFIC OCEAN


ECUADOR Quito


Guayaquil


GALÁPAGOS ISLANDS


Genovesa(Tower)Island Prince Philip’s Steps


Darwin Bay


EQUATOR


Buccaneers Cove Puerto Egas


Bartolomé


(James)Island Rábida


Santiago Baltra Santa Cruz San Cristóbal Maximum Elevation: 9,270 ft.


PACIFIC OCEAN


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