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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 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

Machu Picchu Mountain Lodges Trek

A physical, cultural, and spiritual journey along ancient footpaths through the high Andes en route to the legendary ruins of Machu Picchu. Trek to Machu Picchu from lodge to lodge hiking along the Cordillera Vilcabamba, and visit the sacred Apu of local Quechua communities we encounter along the way.

ACTIVITY: Walking & Hiking Vacations, Eco-Travel & Cultural Exploration
WHERE: Peru, SOUTH AMERICA
AVAILABILITY: April, May, June, July, August, September, October
FROM: $3775
DURATION: 11 days
AUDIENCE: For Groups: Adventure Travel With the Experts!, Vacations for Couples & Partners
MEMBER'S WEBSITE: Machu Picchu Mountain Lodges Trek

Galapagos Adventure by Land

Our land-based Galapagos Islands vacation is an active Galapagos adventure exploring four major islands of Darwins archipelago: San Cristobal, Santa Cruz, Floreana and Isabela. Designed for active travelers and families who prefer the spacious comfort of well-appointed lodges and beach-front hotels, highlights include swimming and snorkeling with sea lions and turtles, hikes into lava caves and up highland volcano calderas where giant tortoises reside, a visit to the Charles Darwin Research Station, and many interesting natural and historical landmarks not included on most Galapagos boat cruises.

ACTIVITY: Walking & Hiking Vacations, Multisport Trips - Active Adventure Vacations
WHERE: Ecuador, SOUTH AMERICA
AVAILABILITY: All year
FROM: $3395
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 Adventure by Land

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

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

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

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

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

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