Gateway to the Galapagos Family Vacation (10 Days starting from $4,559)

Gateway to the Galapagos Family Vacation

A 10-Day tour starting from $4,559

Length:	10 Days
Type:	Deluxe Tour
Category:	Family Tour
Operator:	Adventures by Disney
Tour Code:	DISNGAL

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About This Tour

The Ecuador and Galapagos Islands family vacation from Adventures by Disney offers a land tour package that begins at the "Middle of the World" in Quito. The journey continues to the Andean Highlands with the silvery waterfalls of Peguche and the charming Hacienda Cusín of Otavalo before you set sail through Darwin's paradise—the Islands of Galapagos.

What's Included
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Disney Difference

• The services of two Adventure Guides

• Family Activities and special fun for the kids

• Accommodations

• Scheduled meals, activities & entertainment

• Luggage service

• Transportation within your adventure

• Cultural entertainment with local experts

• VIP access and exclusive activities

Day One - Arrive in Quito
Upon arrival at the Quito Airport, an Adventures by Disney representative meets you and escorts you to your transfer vehicle. Relax as the driver assists with your luggage and brings you to the JW Marriott Hotel.

Day Two - Welcome Breakfast
Meet your fellow adventurers and Adventure Guides during an exclusive breakfast at the hotel. Say "Buenos días!" and fuel up for a day of excitement.

Stand at the center of the world as you visit the enormous Quitsato Equator sundial. A local expert introduces you to the monument and its history. Lunch at Molino San Juan Arrive at Hacienda Cusín, folkloric Dance Show. Welcome Dinner at the Hacienda

Evening Activities at the Hacienda: Enjoy this evening and head to the game room or relax and read by the fire in this one-of-a-kind retreat. Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Day Three - Depart Cusín
Have a leisurely breakfast at the hacienda before you board the motor coach for an excursion to the indigenous village of Peguche.

Peguche Waterfalls Nature Walk, Private Flute Making and Musical Demonstration with lunch at Mindala Cultural Center followed by Mindala Weaving Demonstration and a visit to the Otavalo Market. On Your Own at the Hacienda

Dinner and Exclusive Pizza Party at the Hacienda: While adults dine at their leisure in the hacienda dining room, Junior Adventurers break away for a special pizza party! Grownups are invited to join if they choose. Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Day Four - Drive to Hacienda Zuleta
Have a hearty breakfast at the hacienda before heading out on motor coach to Hacienda Zuleta. Condor Project and Kite Flying, Hacienda Zuleta Tour. Lunch at Zuleta. Cooking Lesson at Hacienda Cusín followed by BBQ Dinner in the Courtyard

Disney Movie Night: Time for adults to take a break at the hacienda from the day's activities while Junior Adventurers enjoy a Disney movie with snacks and soft drinks! If grownups prefer, they can join in on the fun. Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Day Five - Fly to The Galapagos Islands
Take a breakfast box to go as your Adventure Guides bring you to Quito for your flight to Baltra, where upon landing you and your fellow adventurers will unwind in the V.I.P. lounge before boarding your ship.

Welcome Aboard the Galapagos Explorer II Ship
Climb into the dinghy for a short ride to the ship. Then ascend the staircase to board this elegant vessel that's the best in both comfort and communication with scientists. The ship is 293 feet long and carries a total of 100 passengers, including several bilingual naturalist guides. Share your shipboard experiences with people from all walks of life as you sail into adventure! Lunch on the Ship.

Hit the deck for a lifeboat drill and ship orientation to make your sailing as smooth as possible. Santa Cruz Island and Dragon Hill Hike. Dinner Aboard the Ship

Private Stargazing: Gather on the ship's deck for a brilliant view of night's glittering tapestry as a guide describes the legends, lore and scientific marvels sewn into its star-strewn fabric. Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

*This itinerary is a sample configuration of the possible activities that happen each day while sailing through the islands.

Day Six - Journey to Bartolomew Island
Have breakfast at your leisure in the ship's dining room before disembarking for a hiking tour of rugged Bartolomew Island.

Hiking Expedition, Snorkeling in Paradise. Lunch Aboard the Galapagos Explorer II Ship

Save the Ocean Seminar and Cocktail Lessons, Journey to Santiago Island with dinner Aboard the Ship. Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

*This itinerary is a sample configuration of the possible activities that happen each day while sailing through the islands.

Day Seven - Journey to Fernandina Island
After a buffet breakfast on the ship, hike over the pristine terrain of one of the most active volcanoes on earth during a privately guided tour. Venture into one of the largest populations of multicolored marine iguanas with their scaly hides and thick, swishy tails as they swim. And don't miss your chance to see the flightless cormorant, one of the world's rarest birds!

Lunch Aboard the Galapagos Explorer II Ship. Naturalist Talk, Snorkeling, Junior Adventurer Private Pizza Party
Disney Movie Night: Adults can relax on the ship while Junior Adventurers enjoy a Disney movie with snacks and soft drinks. Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

*This itinerary is a sample configuration of the possible activities that happen each day whilst sailing through the islands.

Day Eight - Privately Guided Tour of North Seymour Island
After breakfast, ride a dinghy boat from the ship to take a privately guided tour of this island. Although smaller than the others, this island is superabundant with wildlife—such as flocks of blue-footed boobies and the scarlet-throated frigate birds who swoop down to steal their food. Pelicans and penguins crowd the shores, along with barking sea lions and swallow-tailed gulls.

Snorkeling, lunch Aboard the Galapagos Explorer II Ship. Tour of Santa Cruz Island Dinner on the Ship. Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

*This itinerary is a sample configuration of the possible activities that happen each day whilst sailing through the islands.

Day Nine - Visit to San Cristóbal Island
Start the day with a hearty buffet breakfast onboard the ship, then disembark to visit the town, Puerto Baquerizo Moreno. Discover scientific history at this place where Charles Darwin first disembarked from his famous voyage on the "Beagle." At the Interpretation Educational Center of the Galapagos, learn about the cultural and geological history of the archipelago.

Shopping Time On Your Own, Journey Back to Quito
Farewell Dinner in Quito. Traditional Ecuadorian Musical Entertainment. Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

*This itinerary is a sample configuration of the possible activities that happen each day whilst sailing through the islands.

Day Ten - Breakfast at the JW Marriott Hotel
Enjoy one last meal in Ecuador before your departure.

Transfer to Airport - Board pre-arranged transportation to the airport and say "Adiós" until you return again! Meals Included: Breakfast

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Touring Date	Land Only	Land + Air	Single (Land Only)	Single (Land + Air)
6/19/2009 - 6/28/2009	$4,559
7/7/2009 - 7/16/2009	$4,559
7/28/2009 - 8/6/2009	$4,559
8/11/2009 - 8/20/2009	$4,559
8/25/2009 - 9/3/2009	$4,559
12/19/2009 - 12/28/2009	$4,559

* Departure 12/19/09 consists of 9 days/8 nights with a 3-night cruise with an alternate cruise itinerary. Call for details. All tour prices are per person, in US dollars, based on double occupancy. Adult Only Departure: Dec 19, 2009 Your land package pricing, which will be confirmed once we receive your USD$300 per person deposit, is guaranteed at the time of booking for your party. Government fees or taxes are subject to change. Guests added to your party after the booking are priced at the prevailing rate at the time they are added. The child rate applies to Guests under 12 at the time of travel when accompanied by an adult in the same room. Guests under 18 must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. Note on Accommodations: Subject to availability: • Parties of three in Quito are accommodated in one room with either two double beds (rollaway available upon request) or one king bed with a rollaway . Parties of three in the Otavalo Valley are accommodated in one room with either three twin beds or a rollaway and either one king bed, one queen bed or two twin beds. Parties of three in the Galapagos Islands are accommodated in one room with a twin sofa bed and either one queen bed or one two twin beds. • Parties of four booked as a quad: In Quito, quads are accommodated in either one room with two double beds or two connecting rooms, each having either one king bed or two double beds. In the Otavalo Valley, quads are accommodated in either a family suite with one king bed and bunk beds or four twin beds or in two rooms each having either one king bed, one queen bed or two twin beds. In the Galapagos Islands, quads must be accommodated in two rooms, each having either one queen bed or two twin beds. • Parties of four booked as two doubles: In Quito, accommodations consist of two rooms, each having either one king bed or two double beds. In Otavalo Valley, accommodations consist of two rooms, each having either one king bed, one queen bed or two twin beds. In the Galapagos Islands, accommodations consist of two rooms, each having either one queen bed or two twin beds. Connecting rooms may be requested in Quito and the Galapagos Islands only. Rollaways may be requested in Quito and the Otavalo Valley.

• Peguche Waterfalls Nature Walk

• Private Flute Making

• Musical Demonstration

• Private Stargazing

• Save the Ocean Seminar

• Junior Adventurer dinner and Disney Movie Night

* Departure 12/19/09 consists of 9 days/8 nights with a 3-night cruise with an alternate cruise itinerary. Call for details.

All tour prices are per person, in US dollars, based on double occupancy.

Adult Only Departure: Dec 19, 2009

Your land package pricing, which will be confirmed once we receive your USD$300 per person deposit, is guaranteed at the time of booking for your party.

Government fees or taxes are subject to change. Guests added to your party after the booking are priced at the prevailing rate at the time they are added.

The child rate applies to Guests under 12 at the time of travel when accompanied by an adult in the same room. Guests under 18 must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.

Note on Accommodations: Subject to availability:
• Parties of three in Quito are accommodated in one room with either two double beds (rollaway available upon request) or one king bed with a rollaway . Parties of three in the Otavalo Valley are accommodated in one room with either three twin beds or a rollaway and either one king bed, one queen bed or two twin beds. Parties of three in the Galapagos Islands are accommodated in one room with a twin sofa bed and either one queen bed or one two twin beds.

• Parties of four booked as a quad: In Quito, quads are accommodated in either one room with two double beds or two connecting rooms, each having either one king bed or two double beds. In the Otavalo Valley, quads are accommodated in either a family suite with one king bed and bunk beds or four twin beds or in two rooms each having either one king bed, one queen bed or two twin beds. In the Galapagos Islands, quads must be accommodated in two rooms, each having either one queen bed or two twin beds.

• Parties of four booked as two doubles: In Quito, accommodations consist of two rooms, each having either one king bed or two double beds. In Otavalo Valley, accommodations consist of two rooms, each having either one king bed, one queen bed or two twin beds. In the Galapagos Islands, accommodations consist of two rooms, each having either one queen bed or two twin beds. Connecting rooms may be requested in Quito and the Galapagos Islands only. Rollaways may be requested in Quito and the Otavalo Valley.

Note: All prices are per person, double occupancy, subject to availability. These pages are not endorsed or supported by the tour operator in any way. All information presented is based on promotional material provided by the tour operator. All prices, itineraries, accommodations and dates are subject to change without notice and at any time by the tour operators. Availability is limited and must be reconfirmed at time of booking. The prices on this website are not guaranteed. We are not responsible for errors, omissions, or changes in pricing. Please call us toll free at 1-800-942-3301 to confirm availability and pricing.