Highlights

• Join a small group in Quito and travel with the same G Adventures group leader throughout the tour.
• Explore Quito’s historic centre before visiting the Equator line at the Intiñan Museum.
• Walk beside Limpiopungo Lake in Cotopaxi National Park, with views towards the snow-capped Cotopaxi volcano.
• Stay at a community-run lodge in Shandia and learn how cacao and traditional crops are grown in the Amazon.
• See giant tortoises moving through the green highlands of Santa Cruz.
• Snorkel around Isabela, looking for white-tip reef sharks, marine iguanas and blue-footed boobies.
• Enjoy free days for hot springs, volcano hikes, snorkelling trips or time exploring with others from the group.

Quito to Baños

The group meets in Quito, Ecuador’s capital high in the Andes, with a shared cooking experience helping everyone get to know one another at the beginning of the tour. From here, the route moves through Cotopaxi’s high-altitude landscape before reaching Baños, a mountain town below Tungurahua volcano.

Baños to the Amazon

Leaving the Andes, the road descends towards the Amazon and the Indigenous community of Shandia. The lodge is run by local residents, giving the group time to cycle through the village, visit farms and see how cacao is grown and made into chocolate. Shared meals and guided activities are balanced with time to settle into the rainforest surroundings.

Quito to Santa Cruz

After returning to Quito, the group flies to the Galápagos and begins on Santa Cruz. The island’s highlands are greener than the coast, with giant tortoises moving through the grasslands and underground passages formed by ancient lava flows. Time here also introduces the conservation work that protects the islands’ wildlife.

Santa Cruz to Isabela

The journey continues by boat to Isabela, the largest island in the Galápagos and one of the least developed. Puerto Villamil sits beside a long beach, with wetlands and volcanic scenery nearby. A free day lets you decide whether to snorkel through lava formations, hike in the Sierra Negra volcanic area or stay closer to town with others from the group.

Isabela to San Cristóbal

Travel east through Floreana, stopping for lunch at a community-run restaurant that supports families living on the island. San Cristóbal is the final stop, with sea lions around the waterfront and time to choose your own plans before the group flies back to mainland Ecuador.

Terms and Conditions

Return economy flights from Dublin to Quito with Aer Lingus, British Airways and American Airlines, travelling via London Heathrow and Miami. The outbound journey departs Dublin on 13-02-2027 and arrives in Quito later that evening. The return journey departs Quito on 28-02-2027 and arrives in Dublin on 01-03-2027. One checked bag is included. A private arrival transfer is included from Quito Mariscal Sucre International Airport, although the final destination and pickup time remain to be confirmed. One night in Quito is included on 13-02-2027 in a Standard Room on a Room Only basis, with the hotel still to be confirmed. The 14-night G Adventures Solo-ish Ecuador & Galápagos small-group tour runs from 14-02-2027 to 28-02-2027 and includes accommodation, internal flights, transport between destinations and transport to and from the listed activities. Included experiences cover a Quito cooking evening, a Quito city tour, chocolate tasting, Cotopaxi National Park, Shandia Community Lodge, a community walk, cacao plantation visit, Pimpilala Waterfalls, Papallacta Hot Springs, the Santa Cruz highlands, the Charles Darwin Research Station, snorkelling and hiking on Isabela, a ceviche cooking experience, lunch at a community restaurant on Floreana and the San Cristóbal Interpretation Centre. Meals are included as listed in the itinerary. The price is based on one passenger departing on 13-02-2027. Offer posted on 22-07-2026 and subject to availability and change. The first-night Quito hotel, arrival transfer destination and tour start and finish times must be confirmed before booking.

15 nights from €5,400 per person