Ecuador & Galapagos 2018
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In February of 2018, Tom and Iris had a great time traveling to the Ecuador mainland and the Galapagos Islands with good friends Ron and Liz. This was a two week guided tour with Overseas Adventure Travel that included 10 other travelers and two wonderful tour guides: Diana on the mainland and Andres in the Galapagos. On the mainland, they did a city tour of Quito before flying to Coca where they boarded a boat headed east on the Napo River traveling deeper into the Amazon rain forest. They stayed at the Yarina Lodge for 3 days while exploring the rain forest. In the Galapagos Islands they lived on the Galaxy II catamaran for 7 days while traveling around and exploring the islands. Three or four times every day they traveled by dinghy to go snorkeling or explore an island. They visited the following islands: Santa Cruz, Isabela, Fernandina, Santiago, Rabida, and Bartolome. The highlight of the trip was the amazing snorkeling and marine life.
Quito, Ecuador
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Napo River to Yarina Lodge, Amazon Rain Forest, Ecuador
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Exploring the Amazon Rain Forest
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Wildlife in the Rain Forest
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Visit local school and home-hosted lunch (Ron's gourmet grubs!)
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Coca, Ecuador
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Andean towns of Chilcapamba and Otavalo
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Fly to Galapagos, embark on Galaxy II, Santa Cruz Island
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Cruise to Isabela Island
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Continue exploring west side of Isabela Island
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Cruise to Fernandina Island and back to Isabela Island
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Cruise to west side of Santiago Island and Rabida Island
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Cruise to north side of Santa Cruz Island
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Cruise to east side of Santiago Island and Bartolome Island
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Cruise back to south side of Santa Cruz Island
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Back to the mainland, on the Equator
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