Family Vacations & Adventure Travel
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
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
Rafting the Rio Upano
Fly south to the Amazon Basin and raft the marvelous Rio Upano, a winning combination of exciting class III-IV whitewater, sensational scenery, superb hiking and comfortable beach camps. Further highlights include a stop to explore a cave with an underground river and the chance to interact with the legendary Shuar Indians.
- ACTIVITY: White Water Rafting - Rafting Vacations
- WHERE: Ecuador, SOUTH AMERICA
- AVAILABILITY: January, December
- FROM: From $2290
- DURATION: 7 days
- AUDIENCE: Solo Adventure Travel and Singles Vacations, Family Vacations & Adventure Travel, For Groups: Adventure Travel With the Experts!
- MEMBER'S WEBSITE: The Rio Upano
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
An Adventure in The Clouds: Birds, Butterflies & Orchids
Birds, butterflies & orchids of the cloud forest.
Hidden deep in the emerald green Andean cloud forests of Ecuador are confetti clouds of colorful butterflies, the fluttering wings of hummingbirds, and tiny jewel-like orchids clinging to centuries-old trees. A hike at Cotopaxi, the world´s highest active volcano, will literally take your breath away.
Indulge your lust for wildlife in some of the country´s least-known private reserves - no crowds of humans, just plenty of flora and fauna. Stay in remote eco-lodges and cozy haciendas, hike to waterfalls and crater lakes, relax in hot springs, and discover the best of natural Ecuador!
- ACTIVITY: Eco-Travel & Cultural Exploration, Wildlife, Safaris and Photography Vacations
- WHERE: Ecuador, SOUTH AMERICA
- AVAILABILITY: January, March, May
- FROM: $2,395.00
- DURATION: 10 days
- AUDIENCE: 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
Galapagos and Machu Picchu Adventure
This adventure combines a voyage through Galapagos, whose unique wildlife adaptations gave rise to Darwin's notes on evolution, and a journey through the land of the Incas. Begin aboard a first-class yacht in the Galapagos Islands and discover plants and animals unique to particular islands as you travel throughout the archipelago. Then head out to the Andes of Peru and discover the monumental Inca stone temples and restored agricultural terraces of Quechua Indian villages in Cusco, the Urubamba Valley, and Machu Picchu.
- ACTIVITY: Eco-Travel & Cultural Exploration, Multisport Trips - Active Adventure Vacations
- WHERE: Ecuador, Peru, SOUTH AMERICA
- AVAILABILITY: All year
- FROM: $6395
- DURATION: 16 days
- AUDIENCE: Family Vacations & Adventure Travel, Vacations for Couples & Partners
- MEMBER'S WEBSITE: Galapagos and Machu Picchu Adventure
Ecuador Highlands and Market Tours
Join a two or three-day adventure to Otavalo and the surrounding area to visit market towns, hike and stay in 17th century haciendas.
- ACTIVITY: Walking & Hiking Vacations, Eco-Travel & Cultural Exploration
- WHERE: Ecuador, SOUTH AMERICA
- AVAILABILITY: All year
- FROM: From $970
- DURATION: 3 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: Ecuador Highlands and Market Tours
Galapagos & Amazon Kayak Tour
For the first time ever, you can kayak the Galapagos Islands and the Amazon Rainforest on a 10 days adventure with ROW. The first part of the trip is spent on the Enchanted Isles, kayaking to places cruise ships simply can't reach. We also have exclusive permits to kayak and camp two of the nights on a Galapagos Islands' beach!
For the second half of the trip, you'll kayak through the waterways of the Amazon Rainforest in Ecuador. Basing at a beautiful Rainforest lodge, you comfortably emerse yourself in ancient culture and cuisine. You also have an opportunity to view wildlife atop the trees on a rainforest sky bridge. This trip is one-of-a-kind and only offered through ROW Adventures.
- ACTIVITY: Wildlife, Safaris and Photography Vacations, Multisport Trips - Active Adventure Vacations
- WHERE: Ecuador, SOUTH AMERICA
- AVAILABILITY: All year
- FROM: $5,195
- 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 Amazon Tour
Encantada - Galapagos Cruise
Every year ROW Adventures secures some of the most desirable departure dates on the popular Encantada motor yacht. 12 passengers total, this adventure is perfect for guests looking for an intimate experience on the Islands.
The dates fill up very quickly because of the affordable price and hard-to-find departure dates at the end of December. There are different itineraries for each departure date. Please visit ROW Adventures' website for more information.
- ACTIVITY: Adventure Cruises
- WHERE: Ecuador, SOUTH AMERICA
- AVAILABILITY: January, December
- FROM: $2095
- DURATION: 6-8 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 Islands Sailing
