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Galapagos Multi Sport & Alternative Inca Trail Hike

Combine the natural wonders of the Galapagos Islands with the ancient mysteries of Machu Picchu

Combine the natural wonders of the Galapagos Islands with the ancient mysteries of Machu Picchu

Duration: 17 days
4+ Travelers: $4485  per person
3 Travelers: $4955 per person
2 Travelers: $5925 per person
Internal flights are not included in trip costs
Internal airfare: $1170 low season / $1225 high season (subject to change)
 
Here's a trip for those with the desire but not the time to experience both the Galapagos Islands and Machu Picchu on separate vacations. For you, we've put these two magical destinations into one unforgettable South America adventure tour. This combination trip pairing our land-based Galapagos MultiSport Adventure with the Alternative Inca Trail route to reach Machu Picchu is the ultimate for active travelers who want to stay off the beaten path. The Galapagos segment features exciting stays on the archipelago's central and southern islands with accommodations in comfortable hotels. By kayaking, snorkeling, mountain biking, trekking and horseback riding, you will see Galapagos wildlife close up in ways few tourists can. After nine enchanting days in the Galapagos Islands of Ecuador, Peru awaits with a distinctly different adventure. Here you'll take the least populated route to the country's most popular destination, tracing the Incas' cultural traditions and engineering feats through the Sacred Valley. Accompanied by our expert local guides, this informative Alternative Inca Trail tour offers the rare opportunity to meet and mingle with the indigenous populations that make their home in the Inca heartland. Visiting one of civilization's most stunning achievements and one of the world's last bastions where wildlife is king, all in a single trip, makes this the vacation of a lifetime.
To arrange a private departure for the Galapagos Multi Sport & Alternative Inca Trail Hike, please contact us regarding details and private departure costs.

Itinerary for Machu Picchu & Galapagos Islands

GALAPAGOS & ECUADOR EXTENSIONS

Have more time to spend? Why not customize your trip with some of these trip extensions? Add extensions to the beginning or the end of your trip, or add to both ends.
GALAPAGOS & ECUADOR DAY EXTENSIONS
Quito City Scenic Tour (3hrs)
Quito City Tour + Museum (4hrs)
Quito City Tour at Night
Middle of the World (3hrs)
Quito City Tour + Middle (5hrs)
Papallacta Hot Springs (1D)
Rafting Rio Blanco (1D)
Mountain Bicycling (1D)
Otavalo Market (1D)
Sea Kayak Cuicocha Lake (1D)
Cotopaxi National Park (1D)
Bellavista Cloud Forest (1D)
GALAPAGOS & ECUADOR MULTI-DAY EXTENSIONS
Otavalo Market Tour (2D)
Cotopaxi Tour (2D)
Haciendas, Hot Springs & Volcanoes (4D)
CLOUD & RAIN FOREST LODGES
Bellavista Cloud Forest Lodge (2D)
Sacha Lodge (4/5D)
Kapawi Ecolodge (4/5D)
Napo Wildlife Center (4/5D)

PERU EXTENSIONS

Have more time to spend? Why not customize your trip with some of these trip extensions? Add extensions to the beginning or the end of your trip, or add to both ends.
PERU DAY EXTENSIONS
Lima City Tour
Lima Pre-Departure Tour
Lima Culinary Tour
Weaving tour from Cusco
Cachicata Day Hike
Moray - Maras
Paragliding from Cusco
Cusco Countryside
Rafting from Cusco
PERU MULTI-DAY EXTENSIONS
Moras - Moray - Cachicata (2D)
Ica & Nazca (2D)
Ica/Nazca & Ballestas Is. (3D)
Lake Titicaca (3D)
Rafting the Apurimac (3D)
Arequipa & Colca Canyon (4D)
Mancora Beach (4D)
PERU / CLOUD & RAIN FOREST LODGES
Sandoval Lake Lodge (2D-4D)
Posadas Amazonas (3D/4D)
Manu Wildlife Center (4D/5D)
Amazon River Expedition (4-8D)

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The International Ecotourism Society Leave No Trace American Whitewater Ecuadoran Rivers Institute Adventure Travel Trade Association International Galapagos Tour Operators Association Washington Wilderness Coalition Headwaters Institute Cascadia Wildlands Project

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2009 SCHEDULED TRIP DATES

Saturday Departures
2 person minimum / 10 maximum

January
 
17-02/02
8 spaces left

February 14-03/02
March 14-30
April 11-27
May 23-06/08
June 20-07/06
July 18-08/03
August 08-24
September 05-21
October 10-26
November 21-12/07
December 12/26-01/11/10

Private Departures can be arranged. Please contact us regarding private departure costs.

INCLUSIONS / EXCLUSIONS

Included in tour cost
- Professional, english-speaking local guides and camp staff
- Meals as indicated
- Plentiful, nutritious meals and snacks while on the trek (Vegetarian option available)
- All hotel and camping accommodations (twin shared basis)
- All airport/hotel transfers
- Entrance fees for Inca Trail, Machu Picchu and all scheduled tours and archaeological sites
- Porters to carry camping equipment and any excess gear
- North Face tents - three person
- Air mattresses
- Kitchen, dining and latrine tent
- Hot water in the morning for washing
- Drinking water through out the trek
- 2 tickets between Aguas Calientes and Machu Picchu
- Train Ticket back to Cusco - Vista Dome train
- First Aid and Oxygen Bottle
- Snorkeling gear
- Mountain bicycling gear
- Sea kayaking gear
- Horse back riding gear
- Southern Explorations pre departure services
Excluded in tour cost
- International airfare to Quito, Ecuador and from Lima, Peru
- Domestic Airfare: Quito / Galapagos / Quito
Low Season: $360
(May 1 - June 14 / Sept 15 - Oct 31)
High Season: $415
(Jan 1 - April 30 / June 15 - Sept 14 / Nov 1 - Dec 31)
- Domestic Airfare: Guayaquil / Galapagos / Guayaquil
Low Season: $320
(May 1 - June 14 / Sept 15 - Oct 31)
High Season: $465
(Jan 1 - April 30 / June 15 - Sept 14 / Nov 1 - Dec 31)
- airport taxes international (around $30) and local (around $5)
- Galapagos National Park Entrance Fee ($100 Adult/$50 Child)
- Tips and gratuities
- Alcoholic beverages
- Travel insurance
- Hiking boots and other necessary sports gear
- Wetsuit rental ($35 per week), recommended during May - November
- Continental breakfasts are included at all hotels. All other meals are not included unless specified in the itinerary.
High Season Galapagos Airfare:  Jan 1 - April 30 / June 15 - Sept 14 / Nov 1 - Dec 31
Low Season Galapagos Airfare: May 1 - June 14 / Sept 15 - Oct 31

PHYSICAL RATING

Moderate

ACCOMMODATION

Galapagos Multi Sport & Alternative Inca Trail:
12 nights hotels
4 nights camping

SINGLE SUPPLEMENT

Additional $225
- Single Supplement is the additional cost of a single traveler not sharing a room in double occupancy. We will match you with another same gender traveler unless you request single accommodations.

Prices based on 3% cash discount