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Galapagos Islands Travel Guide | Solo

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Galapagos Islands

6 days

solo

Embark on a solo adventure to Galapagos Islands and use our guide to create unforgettable memories on your own terms!

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Quito Travel Guide | Digital Nomad

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Quito

7 days

digital nomad

Get the intel on living, working, and playing in Quito for your digital nomad adventure!

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4.9 (172 reviews)
PRIVATE City Tour: Quito Colonial, Half the World and Cable Car

PRIVATE City Tour: Quito Colonial, Half the World and Cable Car

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Embark on an unforgettable adventure with our Cable Car and Half the World city tour. Discover the panoramic views of Quito from the heights and then enter the emblematic place where two hemispheres meet. With expert guides, comfortable transportation and a unique experience, you will immerse yourself in the magic of Ecuador. Explore, photograph and create memories that will last a lifetime! • Customize your adventure: add or change sites according to your interests and make the tour unique to you. Book today. • Explore Quito from north to south and discover its history, architecture and essence in an unforgettable day. • It connects with Ecuadorian culture with a passionate guide who will make each place come alive. • From the charm of the Historic Center to the Cable Car and Halfway around the World, experience the best of Quito in one tour. • Private tour, own pace, close attention : this is how you discover Quito for real. Book now. • Don't just visit Quito, live it. Ensure your experience today.

From $99 USD

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4.9 (1175 reviews)
Gastronomic and Cultural Walking Tour of Quito with Tastings

Gastronomic and Cultural Walking Tour of Quito with Tastings

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Are you looking for a tour that mixes history, culture and gastronomy? This tour is the perfect opportunity to get to know the city of Quito and its hidden wonders, along with its landscapes you will have beautiful photographs to remember all your life.

From $40 USD

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5.0 (466 reviews)
Cotopaxi tour from Quito -horseback ride and hike-NO TOURISTY way

Cotopaxi tour from Quito -horseback ride and hike-NO TOURISTY way

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* ONLY HORSEBACK RIDE experience inside this National park. Others do it from outside the park. * Perfect balance between horseback ride and hike TWO different landscapes. *Forget about painful lines to enter to the NP by entering by a NO TOURISTY WAY and leaving by the regular way. * No need horseback riding previous experience We start at 7 am from Quito and will take a different way to enter to the National park and will leave by the regular national park entrance gate. Driving through 3 volcanoes PASOCHOA, RUMIÑAHUI and SINCHOLAGUA going through the real AVENUE OF THE VOLCANOES. 1st activity: HORSEBACK RIDE. After this horseback ride experience, we will drive for about half hour until the parking lot located on the 14800 feet or 4700 mts above sea level from where the hike to the BASE CAMP will start. If you are not an adventurous person, don't like bumpy roads, get bothered for changing weather or heart problems. DO NOT JOIN this experience.

From $130 USD

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4.9 (1458 reviews)
Cotopaxi Full-Day from Quito Including Entrances

Cotopaxi Full-Day from Quito Including Entrances

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Within the Cotopaxi National Park is the active Cotopaxi volcano, an elevation of 5,897 meters above sea level located in the Andes Mountains and an exceptional variety of flora and fauna species.

From $59 USD

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5.0 (191 reviews)
Middle of the world and Cable car Private tour

Middle of the world and Cable car Private tour

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Explore the equator line complex and the cable car with your couple, friends or group in a private experience. You will walk on the equator that divides the planet into a Northern Hemisphere and a Southern Hemisphere. Discover the information about the Geodesical French Mision and take amazing photos in the equator line. Then you will go to the Teleférico de Quito. The best viewpoint to admire the amazing Volcanoes and the great views of the city.

From $85 USD

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4.5 (62 reviews)
Snorkeling in Cabo Rosa Tunnels Isabela Island

Snorkeling in Cabo Rosa Tunnels Isabela Island

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Cabo Rosa Tunnels is the best place to snorkel and observe the endemic animals of the Galapagos Islands. We will swim with seahorses, sea turtles, blue shark sharks, and if we are lucky we will be able to see the Galapagos penguins and the blue footed boobies. The best tour on isabela island, galapagos!

From $185 USD

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4.7 (217 reviews)
Mindo Cloud Forest Private Tour: Chocolate, Coffee, Birds, Nature

Mindo Cloud Forest Private Tour: Chocolate, Coffee, Birds, Nature

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Embark on the original and unique Mindo's Cloud Forest Tour: Chocolate, Coffee, Birds. Immerse yourself in the wonders of nature as you explore lush forests teeming with vibrant bird species. Indulge in the art of chocolate-making at a local factory, savoring the rich flavors of Mindo's finest cocoa. Discover the secrets of coffee cultivation and brewing at a picturesque plantation, delighting in the aromas and tastes of freshly roasted beans. This tour stands out with its authentic experiences, expert guides, and the opportunity to support local communities. Unforgettable moments, breathtaking scenery, and a genuine connection with nature await you. Don't miss the chance to be a part of this extraordinary and original adventure in Mindo's cloud forest Ecuador.

From $90 USD

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4.6 (60 reviews)
Tropical Escape: 3 Days Amazon Rainforest Tour from Quito

Tropical Escape: 3 Days Amazon Rainforest Tour from Quito

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Stay at an eco-lodge in a Napo River wildlife reserve near Misahuallí. Enjoy a swimming pool, private river beach with kayaks, a restaurant, and a jungle bar. Included: all meals (Day 1 lunch to Day 3 breakfast), a native guide, boats, life jackets, and rainforest activities. Itinerary Highlights: Day 1: Transfer from Quito to the Amazon. Arrival at the lodge, welcome lunch. Guided jungle hike, river tubing adventure. Dinner and a thrilling night walk. Day 2: Napo River excursion and wildlife observation. Visit to an animal rescue center Explore the Caiman Lagoon, birdwatching Enjoy a box lunch and Indigenous culture through a ceramic craft workshop. Dinner under the stars and lodging. Day 3: Indulge in the Amazon’s "Chocolate Route" experience. Check out and transfer to Tena City. Why End in Tena? Tour starting in Quito and concluding in Tena. From Tena, continue your journey southward through Ecuador or let us arrange a seamless transfer back to Quito for you

From $477 USD

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4.9 (75 reviews)
Papallacta Hot Springs & Cloud Forest Reserve Private Tour

Papallacta Hot Springs & Cloud Forest Reserve Private Tour

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This private tour allows you to visit the Papallacta volcanic area with thermal-springs located at 3250 msnm (10600 feet). You'll enjoy the hot-pools surrounded by the Andes Mountains. During your bath time you will watch the stunning landscape of the andean forest and the Eastern mountain range, which leads to the Amazon rainforest. This tour also include the visit to Guango lodge, one of the best places in Ecuador for birdwatching. You will explore the reserve with your tour guide to watch the birds like the Turquoise Jay, Torrent Duck, many hummingbirds and plants like giant ferns, orchids, bromeliads, anthuriums, and so on.

From $120 USD

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4.9 (507 reviews)
Mindo Cloud Forest Private Day Tour

Mindo Cloud Forest Private Day Tour

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Mindo one of the most beautiful places close to Quito awaits for you!! Enjoy a very charming and unknown subtropical rainforest from the comfort of a customizable and flexible private day tour. Photograph hundreds of hummingbirds just landing on your hands, toucans and many other exotic creatures from a very close distance!! Enjoy a spectacular view of the "cloud forest" from a cable car, and do a hike through a charming waterfall sanctuary...!!

From $129 USD

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5.0 (14 reviews)
Prívate birding tour in Mindo Cloud-Forest + Mitad del mundo

Prívate birding tour in Mindo Cloud-Forest + Mitad del mundo

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- Visit the Middle of the world and learn about the latitude 0,00,00 - Explore the stunning Cloud Forest with a professional guide. - Capture with your camera the most beautiful hummingbird of the área with the feeders facilites. - Walk into the forest looking for tanagers, toucans, woodpeckers and more. - Visit the Andean Cock of the Rock lek to watch the amazing display.

From $135 USD

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4.7 (132 reviews)
Day Tour to Isabela Island with Tintorera Islet, Snorkeling Wetlands & Flamingos

Day Tour to Isabela Island with Tintorera Islet, Snorkeling Wetlands & Flamingos

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This tour allows you to get to know the beautiful island of Isabela with all the species it is famous for in only one day; you will see the Galapagos penguins, the blue-footed boobies, the flamingos, the whitetip reef sharks, marine iguanas, sea turtles, sea lions and much more as well as Galapagos' most beautiful coconut palm beach along which the cute little town of Puerto Villamil is built. This tour is the perfect combination of land & water, as during the (short) snorkel activity you will get to know the abundant wildlife underwater, while the disembarkation on Tinterera Islet plus the tour to the flamingos and tortoises allows you to observe all the land species from as close as possible. The tour includes lunch in one of the best ocean front restaurants. You will be provided with high quality snorkel equipment and wetsuits. Please note that the only way to get to Isabela for the day is by PUBLIC SPEEDBOAT - we work with the best one but if the sea is rough it can get choppy!

From $269 USD

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