Goway Travel
Discover some of the world’s most fascinating natural, cultural, and historical sites on this 14-day Ecuador and Peru vacation, which will take you from the colonial streets of Quito to the wildlife-rich Galapagos Islands and Cusco, your gateway to the Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu.
Begin your adventure with a full-day private guided tour of colonial Quito and the Equatorial Line, where you’ll stand in two hemispheres and balance an egg on the head of a nail as you uncover the fascinating X of the middle of the earth. Continue with two delicious artisanal chocolate factory visits, an unforgettable stop at the Pahuma Orchid Reserve, and an interactive butterfly garden in Mindo, where the colourful sights will leave you in awe.
Venture to the iconic Galapagos Islands and board the luxurious M/V Corals cruise ship for four days of unforgettable wildlife experiences. Witness dancing blue- and red-footed boobies, soaring red-billed tropicbirds, swimming fur seals, scurrying marine iguanas, bouncing Darwin finches, and wandering tortoises as you cruise from Punta Carrion to El Barranco, Darwin Bay, Rabida, and Bartolome Islands.
Continue to Cusco, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and former Inca capital. Wander through the elevated city’s marvellous Inca architecture before two full-day tours of the Sacred Valley and your journey aboard the Expedition Train to Machu Picchu. Marvel at the picture-perfect sights of Machu Picchu as you uncover the site’s equally mysterious and captivating Inca history.
Vacation Inclusions
- Private arrival and departure airport transfers
- 3 nights in deluxe accommodations in Quito
- 3 nights in first-class cabin accommodations during Galapagos Cruise
- 1 night in first-class accommodations near Quito Airport
- 3 night in first-class accommodations in Cusco
- 2 nights in first-class accommodations in the Sacred Valley
- 1 night in first-class accommodations in Aguas Calientes
- Private-guided tour of Colonial Quito and the "Middle of the Earth"
- Round-trip domestic airfare between Quito and the Galapagos Islands
- Galapagos National Park Fee
- Galapagos Transit Control Card
- Small group, guided activities throughout cruise as per cruise schedule
- Snorkeling equipment during cruise
- Private-guided tour of the Sacred Valley (Taray, Pisac & Ollantaytambo) with drop-off at Sacred Valley Hotel
- Private guided tour the Sacred Valley (Chinchero, Parwa & Moray)
- Private transfer from the Sacred Valley to Ollantaytambo Train Station
- Expedition Train from Ollantaytambo to Aguas Calientes
- Private-guided tour of Classic Circuit 2B - Lower Terrace
- Self-guided tour of Panoramic Circuit 1A - Machu Picchu Museum
- Vistadome Train from Aguas Calientes to Cusco
- Private transfer from Cusco Train Station to Cusco Hotel
- Shared tour of Cusco City with San Pedro Market & Sacsayhuaman
- Round-trip transfers and dinner reservations in Cusco
- Boleto Tourism Card
- Breakfast daily (excluding Day 1), 7 lunches, 3 dinners
Featured Destinations
Aguas Calientes (Peru)
Aguas Calientes (Peru)
Aguas Calientes, also known as Machu Picchu pueblo, and is located four miles away from Machu Picchu. The city was founded in 1901 as the railroad between Cuzco and Santa Ana was being built, in result, Aguas Calientes became a hub for the railroad’s machinery and home for those who worked it. Today, many people visit the city for its hot springs, or as a great starting point for those headed up to Machu Picchu.
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Cuzco
Cuzco
The Cuzco (Cusco) region of Peru combines Inca legacy with Spanish colonial architecture in an atmosphere at once provincial and sublime. The chaotic marketplaces where campesinos barter grain or potatoes for multi-colored fabric belie the mute spirituality of the Lost Cities, where Inca stonework conveys order and balance. Such diversity enhances this inspiring nine-day adventure. The blue sky radiates with an intensity achieved only at high altitudes (the city of Cuzco lies 11,150 feet above sea level), while the landscape offers its unique pattern of exacting agricultural grids and tangled jungle masses.
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Machu Picchu
Machu Picchu
Machu Picchu is a fortress city of the ancient Incas, in a high saddle between two peaks 50 miles NW of Cuzco, Peru. The extraordinary pre-Columbian ruin consists of five sq. miles of terraced stonework link by 3,000 steps; it was virtually intact when discovered by Hiram Bibghan in 1911.
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Sacred Valley
Sacred Valley
The Urubamba valley is also named the Sacred Valley. It begins in the Urubamba's village and continues to Macchu Picchu.
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Isla Santa Cruz
Isla Santa Cruz
Here, the Charles Darwin Station offers insight into ongoing research and conservation in the Galapagos. Also located on this island is Cerro Dragon, one of the best places to spy land iguanas.
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Isla Rabida
Isla Rabida
Known for its striking dark-red color, this island is home to a picturesque saltwater lagoon where white-tailed pintail ducks and flamingos congregate.
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Isla Bartolome
Isla Bartolome
This small, barren island offers guests the opportunity to observe firsthand its volcanic formations and moon-like landscape.
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Darwin Bay
Darwin Bay
Darwin Bay is located in the Galapagos Islands where one side of the caldera on the horse-shoe shaped Genovesa Island collapsed. The submerged crater that resulted formed Darwin Bay. The steep cliffs that surround the bay provide homes for many seabirds, and there is a white sand coral beach that heads a half mile trail from the bay. Genovesa has developed a reputation as “The Bird Island” due to the numerous bird species that nest there which include swallow-tail gulls, storm petrels, Darwin’s finches, nazca boobies and red-footed boobies. Visitors to Darwin Bay can enjoy hiking, snorkeling, diving, kayaking and dinghy rides. In addition to seabirds, additional wildlife found near Darwin Bay includes rays, colorful reef fish, marine iguana and sharks.
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El Barranco, Genovese Island
El Barranco, Genovese Island
El Barranco (Prince Phillip's Steps) is a port located on Genovesa Island in the Galapagos Islands. After hiking along a steep and rocky path, spectacular views can be enjoyed from a high cliff. El Barranco is home to Galapagos doves, red-footed boobies, Galapagos swallows and short-eared lava owls.
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Isla Baltra
Isla Baltra
Today Baltra is the most important airport of Galápagos and a small navy base for Ecuador. Baltra has suffered most from human settling and does not have any visitor sites. Many cruises start from the its harbour and already there pelicans and noddies will welcome you.
To the north lies Mosquera, a small sandy bank with a large colony of sea lions. Go swimming and snorkeling on the beach.
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Galapagos Islands
Galapagos Islands
The Galápagos Archipelago is a unique world heritage. Situated on the equator 600 miles off the coast of South America, this remote volcanic archipelago remains much as it was millions of years ago. Over the centuries, animal and plant life from the Americas reached the islands and gradually evolved into new forms. Many of its species are found nowhere else on earth. Since Darwin's famous voyage, its marine and terrestrial ecosystems have provided a wealth of information and source of inspiration for people through the world. The "Enchanted Islands" continue to play an important role in our understanding of life on earth. The Galapagos experience offers world travelers a way to step back in time, to visit an isolated, relatively untouched place on earth.
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Quito
Quito
Quito is a fantastic place to visit and the best place to start your Latin American journey. Quito is also the entertainment center in Ecuador with new bars and discos opening every week and also the best place to shop, either at the small souvenir shops or at big malls. Quito has many interesting cultural sites, historical sites, museums, private galleries, churches, exhibition centers, and theaters.
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