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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
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Accommodation: Hotel (14 nts), Hostel (3 nts), Camping (with basic facilities) (3 nts), Jungle Lodge (2 nts), Homestay (1 nt)
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Physical Rating:
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Culture Shock:
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the locations of the trip, their infrastructure and the ease of accessing
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Recommended medications to take: panadol, imodium, ointment for
insect bites, mosquito repellent

Recommended vaccination to take: yellow fever vaccination

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









