Visite du marché d’Otavalo, le plus réputé d’Amérique Latine. Les indiens y sont connus pour l’artisanat textile. After visit beautiful walk around the Cuicocha lagoon which offers beautiful views of the nearby Cotacachi and Imbabura volcanoes. Then, aboard a small boat, we approach the degassing zones (rises of bubbles) which testify to the underground activity of the caldera. The Teodoro Wolf and Yerovi islands cannot be visited, they are forbidden to access.

Flight UIO-CUE  after visit to the colonial center of Cuenca declared Cultural Heritage by Unesco. The charm of Cuenca is in the architecture: its marble constructions, its facades, its religious monuments, its cobbled streets, its markets etc. Overnight in Cuenca.

DAY 5

Full Day Tour Ingapirca with visit to Biblián

DAY 6

Magnificent mountain route that rises to 4200m to visit the Cajas National Park, and enjoy endemic flora and fauna that can only be found here and nowhere else. Nice descent to the coastal region. Arrived in Guayaquil, the most important river port of the country. Overnight in Guayaquil.

Regular flight Guayaquil – Baltra. Transfer to the Itabaca channel. Visit the Twin Craters, a lava tube and the giant Galápagos tortoises in the wild in the upper part of Santa Cruz. Observation of endemic flora and fauna. Night hotel (Santa Cruz Island).

Day 8, and 9. Bartolomé Island or Plazas or Santa Fé or North Seymour. (Depending on the availability and choice of customers - only one island can be done per day) Here is the description of its 4 possible destinations.
BARTOLOME
Very early in the morning, with our minibus crossing Puerto Ayora - Canal Itabaca, to take the tourist boat for the day to Bartolomé. Hike on this island to the top from where we discover the most beautiful view of the Galápagos. Lunar landscape. Lunch on board. On the return immersed in the surroundings, possible observation of colonies of Galapagos penguins, white tip sharks. Return to Puerto Ayora. Overnight hotel in Santa Cruz.
PLAZAS
Tourist boat for the day. Navigation to Plaza Sur Island. Exploration of the island for the observation of sea lions, land iguanas, tropicbirds, seagulls, Opuntia cacti, and endemic flora. Lunch on board. Surface diving in Punta Carrión. Return to Puerto Ayora. Hotel night in Santa Cruz.
SANTA FE
Boat to Santa Fe Island. Superb morning for diving enthusiasts. Santa Fe Bay is known for its green and turquoise waters, which is very rich in marine life. Magnificent landscapes where you will discover Opuntia cacti. Lunch included. Nice little walk on the island to admire a colony of sea lions and also the endemic land iguanas of Santa Fe. In the afternoon visit the Charles Darwin Scientific Station. Hotel night in Santa Cruz.
SEYMOUR NORTH
Island of tectonic formation located north of Baltra. Island exploration. Discovery of frigatebirds, blue-footed boobies and numerous colonies of land iguanas. This island is a paradise for bird lovers. Lunch on board. Visit to Bachas or Mosquera beach, for diving activity. Hotel night in Santa Cruz

 Puerto Ayora - Baltra trip by minibus. Flight Abroad - Guayaquil or Quito.
Free lunch and dinner.