Family Vacations & Adventure Travel
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
Andes & Amazon Rainforest Conservation Explorer
Discover monumental Inca stone temples, fortresses and agricultural terraces, and native Quechua culture in Cusco, Urubamba Valley and Machu Picchu accompanied by guides specialized in archaeology, history and Andean culture. Traveling along the wildlife-rich Las Piedras River we reach the remote Amazon Rainforest Conservation Center (ARCC) situated on the shore of pristine Lake Soledad in the Tambopata region of southeast Peru. The ARCC is an undiscovered gem in nature travel and the focal point for important conservation initiatives in the region with exceptional bio-diversity of rainforest animals and plants. We encounter a spectacle of wildlife here including a resident family of giant river otters, eight species of monkey and hundreds of bird species.
- ACTIVITY: Walking & Hiking Vacations, Eco-Travel & Cultural Exploration
- WHERE: Peru, SOUTH AMERICA
- AVAILABILITY: April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November
- FROM: $3450
- DURATION: 11 days
- AUDIENCE: Family Vacations & Adventure Travel, For Groups: Adventure Travel With the Experts!
- MEMBER'S WEBSITE: Andes & Amazon Rainforest Conservation Explorer
The Magic of Machu Picchu: Budget, Classic & Connoisseur Versions
Machu Picchu – you’ll never forget it!
Here's an unforgettable getaway to Cusco, Machu Picchu, and the Sacred Valley that allows you to experience all of the amazing sights… cobblestone streets, an architectural marvel, and the incredible Andes. We've also included a private city tour of Lima, including the Gold Museum, and a hotel dayroom so that you have time to relax before catching your late night flight back home.
Choose from three accommodation levels: Budget – 3-star moderate hotels; Classic – upscale hotels; Connoisseur – luxury abounds at the Orient Express or Casa Andina Private Collection hotels.
- ACTIVITY: Eco-Travel & Cultural Exploration
- WHERE: Peru, SOUTH AMERICA
- AVAILABILITY: January, April, July, October
- FROM: $1,795.00
- DURATION: 15 days
- AUDIENCE: Solo Adventure Travel and Singles Vacations, Family Vacations & Adventure Travel, For Groups: Adventure Travel With the Experts!, Vacations for Couples & Partners
Ecuador | Galapagos Land Based
If you’re looking for a land-based Galápagos vacation, this is the one for you. Hike, bike, snorkel, kayak and sail three of the archipelago’s most exotic islands in on this eight-day Galápagos adventure.
- Ramble through 20-foot Lava Tunnels dripping with stalactites
- Snorkel with white-tipped sharks, manta rays and colorful tropical fish
- Swim with penguins and sea lions off a rocky shore
- Hike into the highlands of Floreana to a natural spring that once attracted pirates, whalers and early settlers
- Watch as a blue-footed booby dances in courtship
- Come nose to nose with a 600-pound, 150-year-old tortoise
- Play hide and seek with a doe-eyed sea lion pup off the nose of your kayak
- Trek to the caldera of Sierra Negra – at four miles across, it is the second largest in the world
- Top off the day with a plate of BBQ and warm Galapaguena hospitality before calling it a night in your carefully selected island lodge
- ACTIVITY: Eco-Travel & Cultural Exploration, Multisport Trips - Active Adventure Vacations
- WHERE: Ecuador, SOUTH AMERICA
- AVAILABILITY: All year
- FROM: $3,016
- 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 Land Tours
Inca Magic: The Sacred Valley, Machu Picchu and Cusco
Machu Picchu and More - Visit vibrant and mythical Peru on this cultural holiday to the Sacred Valley, Cusco and Machu Picchu.
- ACTIVITY: Walking & Hiking Vacations, Eco-Travel & Cultural Exploration
- WHERE: Peru, SOUTH AMERICA
- AVAILABILITY: All year
- FROM: From $1200
- DURATION: From 5 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: Inca Magic: The Sacred Valley, Machu Picchu and Cusco
Sacred Lands of the Inca: Cusco to Machu Picchu
Discover the best of Peru as you travel to the high Andes and the magnificent ancient citadel of Machu Picchu, the most important archaeological monument in South America. Accompanied by guides specialized in archaeology, history and Andean culture, visit monumental Inca stone temples, and the fascinating towns and Quechua Indian markets of Cusco and the Urubamba Valley.
- ACTIVITY: Walking & Hiking Vacations, Eco-Travel & Cultural Exploration
- WHERE: Peru, SOUTH AMERICA
- AVAILABILITY: All year
- FROM: $2250
- DURATION: 7 days
- AUDIENCE: Family Vacations & Adventure Travel, For Groups: Adventure Travel With the Experts!, Vacations for Couples & Partners
- MEMBER'S WEBSITE: Sacred Lands of the Inca: Cusco to Machu Picchu
The Mesas, Canyons & Crystal Caves of Chapada Diamantina
Eco-Adventure across the landscapes of Brazil
Take a landscape of mesas, weird and fantastic rock formations above ground, a system of quartzite caves with crystal clear lakes and underground rivers, and you have the setting for some of the wildest eco-adventures in Brazil.
Add in an historical diamond boom, prospectors, natural monuments and you have the 152,000 hectare Chapada Diamantina National Park in the northeast state of Bahia. At the beginning of the 19th century, two German prospectors discovered a huge vein of diamonds in a region of unusual rock formations, tablelands, subterranean rivers, waterfalls, valleys and mountains called morros. When word got out, the ensuing diamond rush brought a rush of prospectors, called garimpeiros who formed the town of Lencois as a base for explorations into what is now known as the Chapada Diamantina, or Brazil´s Lost World.
Now the park, created in 1985, is an unforgettable region of mixed terrain: verdant slopes and red-rock mesas fed by the underground water system, waterfalls and pools contrasting with the nearby drought-ridden semi-arid Sertão. This topography is the cake-like layers of sediment once collected on a primeval ocean floor and pushed up to be carved by wind and water into mesas, canyons and caverns. Your walking exploration of the Lost World will be one you will never forget!
Your trip ends in vibrant Rio de Janiero, second-largest city in the country - cosmopolitan nightlife, beaches, culture, and rhythmic music make it an exciting way to end your trip to Brazil.
- ACTIVITY: Walking & Hiking Vacations, Eco-Travel & Cultural Exploration
- WHERE: Brazil, SOUTH AMERICA
- AVAILABILITY: February, April, September, October
- FROM: $4,995 pp
- DURATION: 12 days
- AUDIENCE: Family Vacations & Adventure Travel
- MEMBER'S WEBSITE: More Information...
Galapagos Islands Cruises
The classic and traditional mode for visiting the Galapagos. Take your choice of yachts for as few as eight and as many as 80. One week cruises visit a number of islands and National Park visitor sites.
- ACTIVITY: Eco-Travel & Cultural Exploration, Wildlife, Safaris and Photography Vacations, Multisport Trips - Active Adventure Vacations, Yachting and Barging
- WHERE: Ecuador, SOUTH AMERICA
- AVAILABILITY: All year
- FROM: From $3225
- DURATION: 7 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 Islands Cruises
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 Vacation - Mary Anne
With almost 1000 square meters of canvas, the Mary Anne is a beautifully designed sailing ship which offers excellent accommodations and ample deck space. Explore
- ACTIVITY: Wildlife, Safaris and Photography Vacations, Yachting and Barging
- WHERE: Ecuador, SOUTH AMERICA
- AVAILABILITY: All year
- FROM: $3695
- 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 - Mary Anne
