On the trail of South America

See the Real Galapagos...

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Trip Map:

Trip Valid: 01/01/2011 to 31/12/2012

 

Duration: 24 days (ex Quito)

 

Highlights:



Get acquainted with Quito's dizzying altitude.



Explore the Galapagos.


Scale a volcano on Isla Isabela.


Snorkel through underwater worlds.


Meet near-extinct Galapagos tortoises.



Hike the iconic Inca Trail.


 

Trip Code:  GGSYC


Guarantee:  Departure is guaranteed

 

Style:  Intrepid Original

 

Group Size:  Minimum 1, Maximum 16

 

Carbon:  1443 CO2-e kgs per pax

 

Price:  Prices from AUD $5980


Plus Galapagos park entry fee USD $100 (Subject to change) and USD$10 Transit Control Card. Both paid on the ground to the relevant government authorities.


Optional Single Supplement: AUD965

 

Additional Information

Additional costs: Flight tickets to and fro South America is not included.

Galapagos park entry fee at USD $100 (Subject to change)

Transit Control Card at USD$10


Optional Single Supplement: AUD965


Approximate flight cost: A$1 303.80


Visas: No visas required in Ecuador and Peru


Required passport validity: 6 months


Lanuages: Spanish and Quichua in Ecuador, Spanish, Quichua and Aymara in Peru


Weather: The trip takes place in September, which is a dry month in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador and Peru. There is generally a lower amount of rainfall and cooler weather.


Transport: Bus, Minibus, Plane, Boat, Canoe, Bicycle

Accommodation: Hotel (14 nts), Hostel (3 nts), Camping (with basic facilities) (3 nts), Jungle Lodge (2 nts), Homestay (1 nt)

Physical Rating: (provides an idea of how much physical activity is required during the trip)


Culture Shock:  (is based on the level of development in the locations of the trip, their infrastructure and the ease of accessing services.


Recommended medications to take: panadol, imodium, ointment for insect bites, mosquito repellent

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Recommended vaccination to take: yellow fever vaccination


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Travel issuance cost: approx. A$200


Embassy Locations:


Ecuador:

Australian Consulate

Fundacion Leonidas Ortega Building

Rocafuerte 520, Second Floor

Guayaquil, Ecuador


Peru:

Australian Embassy

Avenida Victor Andres Belaunde 147

Via Principal 155

Torre Real 3, Office 1301

San Isidro, Lima 27, Peru

 

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