Ecuador · Four Worlds and Galapagos

Depart internationally and connect via Amsterdam toward Ecuador in South America, beginning the Four Worlds in One Country journey.

Arrive in Quito and check in to the hotel for rest. Quito sits in the Andean highlands and is known for its world-heritage old town and the Equator monument.

Explore Quito's old town and the Equator monument. The old town preserves many Spanish-colonial buildings, while the Equator site offers a geographic experience across the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.

Fly from Quito to Coca, then continue by boat into the Amazon rainforest and check in to La Selva Lodge. Travel along the Napo River and rainforest waterways into the reserve area.

Visit a parrot clay lick in the morning, then meet the Pilchi Indigenous community to learn about traditional cooking, clothing and rainforest survival skills. In the afternoon, hike the Coto Trail and travel by canoe in search of caimans, giant otters and other wildlife.

Continue the Amazon experience. Canoe to Garzacocha Lagoon to look for squirrel monkeys, capuchins, howler monkeys and birds, then join a night walk in search of amphibians, insects, reptiles and nocturnal mammals.

Return to Coca by canoe and motorboat in the morning, with further chances to observe giant otters, monkeys and rare birds along the way. Fly back to Quito and rest at the hotel.

Travel to Galapagos · and complete embarkation arrangements. Final timing and activities may vary with weather, sea state, ice conditions, local regulations and supplier operations.

Explore Genovesa Island. In the morning, climb Prince Philip's Steps to observe red-footed boobies, short-eared owls and storm petrels. In the afternoon, walk through mangroves and white sand at Darwin Bay in search of Nazca boobies, swallow-tailed gulls, sea lions and sea-cliff scenery.

Visit Sullivan Bay on Santiago Island in the morning to see lava flows, small volcanic cones and volcanic terrain. In the afternoon, land on Rabida's deep-red beach, hike to a viewpoint and look for finches, vermilion flycatchers, brown pelicans and sea lions.

Visit the Fausto Llerena Giant Tortoise Breeding Center on Santa Cruz Island to see conservation work from hatchlings to adult tortoises. In the afternoon, continue to El Chato Giant Tortoise Reserve to look for wild tortoises, Darwin's finches and short-eared owls in a natural setting.

Continue exploring Santa Cruz. Visit Dragon Hill in the morning for a short hike through varied landscapes, then spend the afternoon at Bachas Beach looking for flamingos, Sally Lightfoot crabs, sea-turtle nesting areas, reef sharks and seabirds.

Explore Floreana Island. Visit Post Office Bay in the morning and experience the wooden-barrel mail tradition that dates back to 18th-century whalers. In the afternoon, visit Cormorant Point for flamingos and green-sand beach scenery, with snorkeling opportunities near Devil's Crown.

Explore Espanola Island. Visit Punta Suarez in the morning to look for blue-footed boobies, Nazca boobies, waved albatrosses, Galapagos hawks and marine iguanas. In the afternoon, meet sea lions on the white sand of Gardner Bay and observe marine life in the water.

Arrive at San Cristobal Island and disembarkation. Visit the Gianni Arismendy Interpretation Center to learn about the islands' geological origin, ocean currents, introduced species and human history, then fly back to Quito.

Continue exploring Quito. As one of the first cities inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Quito's historic district remains well preserved, with old-town streets, churches, plazas and Equator-themed visits.

Enjoy free time in the morning, then transfer to the airport after lunch according to the flight schedule. Connect onward for return travel and conclude the journey through Ecuador's Andes, Amazon, Galapagos and Quito old town.