Adventure Cruises
Peru | Amazon to Machu Picchu
From the verdant rainforests of the Amazon to the ancient ruins of Machu Picchu, explore the best of both worlds by boat and on foot on this nine-day Peruvian Andes adventure.
- Take in a chorus of exotic birdsong and monkey calls from the observation deck of the Delfin II, your upscale river cruise boat and home for the first three nights of your tour
- Hike a jungle trail on the Am Yanapa private reserve and keep an eye out for pink and gray river dolphins on the El Dorado River
- Search for spectacled owls, fish bats and caimans by flashlight on a nocturnal safari through the Amazon rainforest
- Back on land, stroll the cobblestone streets of Cusco, the Inca Empire's capital and the oldest continuously inhabited city in the Western Hemisphere
- Shop the vibrant Pisac Indian market for hand-woven tapestries and blankets
- Watch the sun rise over a mist-laden Machu Picchu and ponder the ways of the Inca, who built an entire stone empire by hand
- ACTIVITY: Eco-Travel & Cultural Exploration, Wildlife, Safaris and Photography Vacations, Multisport Trips - Active Adventure Vacations, Adventure Cruises
- WHERE: Peru, SOUTH AMERICA
- AVAILABILITY: All year
- FROM: $4,198
- DURATION: 9 days
- AUDIENCE: Solo Adventure Travel and Singles Vacations, For Groups: Adventure Travel With the Experts!, Vacations for Couples & Partners
- MEMBER'S WEBSITE: Machu Picchu Adventure Tours
Galapagos Vacation - Eric/Flamingo/Letty
Discover a blend of Indian and Spanish culture in Quito, South America's oldest capital city designated as a UN World Heritage Site. Voyage among the Galapagos Islands, a showcase of evolution, aboard the Eric, Flamingo or Letty, which are each 83 foot cruising yachts accommodating up to 20 passengers.
- ACTIVITY: Wildlife, Safaris and Photography Vacations, Yachting and Barging, Adventure Cruises
- WHERE: Ecuador, SOUTH AMERICA
- AVAILABILITY: All year
- FROM: $3795
- DURATION: 11 days
- AUDIENCE: Family Vacations & Adventure Travel, For Groups: Adventure Travel With the Experts!, Vacations for Couples & Partners
- MEMBER'S WEBSITE: Galapagos Vacation - Eric/Flamingo/Letty
Galapagos Vacation - Eclipse
During an 8-day voyage, you visit all the major sites in the archipelago, including outer islands. Nowhere else on Earth can you observe, photograph and commune so closely with exotic and bizarre wildlife as you venture among cinder cones, lava flows, white and black sand beaches, rocky cliffs and shorelines. You would be on board the Eclipse, which accommodates up to 48 passengers yet still preservesan elegant, smaller boat atmosphere.
- ACTIVITY: Wildlife, Safaris and Photography Vacations, Yachting and Barging, Adventure Cruises
- WHERE: Ecuador, SOUTH AMERICA
- AVAILABILITY: All year
- FROM: $5395
- DURATION: 11 days
- AUDIENCE: Solo Adventure Travel and Singles Vacations, Family Vacations & Adventure Travel, For Groups: Adventure Travel With the Experts!, Vacations for Couples & Partners
- MEMBER'S WEBSITE: Galapagos Vacation - Eclipse
Galapagos Short Vacation
During your cruise aboard the Coral I you will visit the major wildlife sites to meet exotic and bizarre wildlife as you venture among cinder cones, lava flows, white and black sand beaches, and rocky cliffs and cool off snorkeling in clear equatorial waters.
- ACTIVITY: Wildlife, Safaris and Photography Vacations, Adventure Cruises
- WHERE: Ecuador, SOUTH AMERICA
- AVAILABILITY: All year
- FROM: $2,695
- DURATION: 8 days
- AUDIENCE: Solo Adventure Travel and Singles Vacations, Family Vacations & Adventure Travel, For Groups: Adventure Travel With the Experts!, Vacations for Couples & Partners
- MEMBER'S WEBSITE: Galapagos Short Vacation
Ecuador | Galapagos Islands
Welcome to Darwin’s natural laboratory. Venture each day from your 20-passenger luxury yacht with a skilled naturalist to a new island and get up close and personal with the stunning terrain and exotic creatures that make the Galápagos Islands their home.
- Come nose to nose with a 600-pound,150-year-old tortoise
- Snorkel alongside warm-water penguins fishing off a rocky shore
- Play hide and seek with a doe-eyed sea lion pup off the nose of your kayak
- Marvel at the lava bombs, spatter cones, cinder cones and lava tubes on a hike to the top of an inactive volcano on Bartolome
- Watch as a blue-footed booby dances in courtship
- Explore the wind and sea-swept volcanic rock of Fernandina Island, stepping carefully so as not to disturb the sunning iguanas
- Raise a glass over the rail of your 83-foot, 20-passenger luxury motor-yacht, perfectly suited to navigate the islands’ pristine waters
- ACTIVITY: Eco-Travel & Cultural Exploration, Multisport Trips - Active Adventure Vacations, Adventure Cruises
- WHERE: Ecuador, SOUTH AMERICA
- AVAILABILITY: All year
- FROM: $3,375
- DURATION: 8 days
- AUDIENCE: Solo Adventure Travel and Singles Vacations, Family Vacations & Adventure Travel, For Groups: Adventure Travel With the Experts!, Vacations for Couples & Partners
- MEMBER'S WEBSITE: Galapagos Adventure Tours
