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Highlands of Ecuador & Machu Picchu Extension

Highlights

• Quito
• Riobamba
• Ingapirca
• Santa Cruz Island
• Bartholome Island
• Santiago Island
• Rabida Island
• Santa Cruz Island
• North Seymour Island
• Lima
• Cuzco
• Sacred Valley
• Machu Picchu

Hotels
Swissotel
Abraspungo Hotel or Andaluza Hotel
Carvallo Hotel
Oro Verde
Sonesta Posada del Inca el Olivar
Posada del Inca Yucay
Casa Andina Private Collection Cuzco
Sonesta Posada del Inca el Olivar

What's Included

Sightseeing Highlights

• Quito: Tour thisWorld Heritage Site,with its old churches,monasteries and convents, see the Equatorial Monument.
• Riobamba: Visit a Tagua workshop.
• Ingapirca: Visit the Inca ruins.
• Cuenca: Take a walking tour of this UNESCOWorld Cultural Heritage town including a colorful flower market.
• Santa Cruz Island: Walk to Dragon Hill to see a variety of exotic animals.
• Bartholome Island: Delight in the view of this islands volcanic features, mangroves and cactus.
• Santiago Island: See dramatic rock formations.
• Rabida Island: See animals such as sea lions,marine iguanas and mockingbirds.
• Santa Cruz Island: Visit the Charles Darwin Research Station.
• North Seymour Island Tour: this home to blue-footed boobies and frigate birds,with its vegetation of prickly pear cacti, and palo santos trees.
• Lima: Sightseeing includes the Plaza de Armas, the Government Palace, City Hall, the Archbishop's Palace, the San Francisco Monastery.
• Sacred Valley: Visit one of the most beautiful areas in the world.
• Machu Picchu: Excursion to the famous ruined Inca city at Machu Picchu.
• Cuzco: Visit the Inca city and the centre of the empire "Plaza de Armas".

• 15 Breakfasts
• 10 lunches
• 8 Dinners

• Services of an English-speaking Tour Director on land; local host/cruise director while cruising.
• Travel on Trafalgar's comfortable air-conditioned motor vehicles.
• A stylish travel bag and wallet containing tour documents and helpful information.
• Accommodations in hotels in twin-bedded rooms with private bath or shower as listed or similar
• Taxes, entrance fees and service charges at hotels, along with mandatory luggage handling fees at the airports and hotels are included.
• Scheduled round-trip flights when Trafalgar issues the air tickets
• Transfers between the airport/hotel/ship, including baggage handling at the airport
• Cruise accommodation on the M/V Santa Cruz in outside cabin on the Main Deck with private shower and toilet. Upgrades available.
• Services of a naturalist guide aboard the M/V Santa Cruz
• Flights Guayaquil/Galapagos, Galapagos/Guayaquil
• Galapagos Park tax valued at $100
• Guided sightseeing in Quito
• Visits to the Equatorial Monument and the Charles Darwin Research Station.
• Your Cruise Ship: The 1600-ton M/V Santa Cruz was built exclusively for Galapagos Islands cruising. It features a broad sun deck, a Jacuzzi, spacious lounge areas, a large dining room, cocktail lounge, bar and an observation deck for dolphin and whale watching.The ship is fully air-conditioned, and all cabins have private showers and toilets. Each evening, the ship's naturalist holds a film/slide presentation and a briefing on planned activities.