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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

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

Romantic Galapagos and Ecuador Honeymoon

Begin your new life together on a voyage through the Galapagos Islands. Cast away aboard a deluxe, small yacht in the remote island archipelago you hike, snorkel, and explore by day, then escape to a romantic getaway high in the Andes to the colorful village of Otavalo where you relax in style.

ACTIVITY: Eco-Travel & Cultural Exploration, Wildlife, Safaris and Photography Vacations
WHERE: Ecuador, SOUTH AMERICA
AVAILABILITY: All year
FROM: $3695
DURATION: 9 days
AUDIENCE: Vacations for Couples & Partners
MEMBER'S WEBSITE: Romantic Galapagos and Ecuador Honeymoon

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

Christmas in the Galapagos

Would you like to spend Christmas in the Galapagos Islands? It's an extremely desirable time of the year to visit the enchanted isles. Every year ROW Adventures secures some of the most desirable departure dates during Christmas vacation on our famous Galapagos Unbound trip, our Lodge to Lodge adventures and on the motor yacht, M/V Encantada.

The dates fill up very quickly because of the affordable prices 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: Yachting and Barging, Adventure Cruises
WHERE: Ecuador, SOUTH AMERICA
AVAILABILITY: 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 Christmas

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

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 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

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

Napo Wildlife Center

A wildlife extravaganza awaits you on a 3-5 day adventure in Ecuador's Amazon jungle at one of two excellent lodges that represent the best in eco-tourism.

ACTIVITY: Eco-Travel & Cultural Exploration
WHERE: Ecuador, SOUTH AMERICA
AVAILABILITY: All year
FROM: From $760
DURATION: 4-5 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: Napo Wildlife Center