Hey gang...a bit late but hopefully GREAT NEWS!!!
We have been able to secure flights a day early to San Cristobal to see the HUGE TURTLES HUNDREDS OF YEARS OLD and more!
So if you do not have other plans and you want to do the following PLEASE let us know ASAP as we need 4 people to make it happen.
EXTRA SPECIAL PACKAGE FOR THOSE ARRIVING 3 DAYS EARLY OR MORE FOR THE DEC NYE GALAPAGOS TRIP:
IF you are arriving severral days early on AT LEAST Dec 26 or 27th we have a special tour/hotel pkg for you. Flights are limited so we need to decide fast but I have secured a great price and a great opportunity for us to fly to San Cristobal 1 day early and still have time to get our bags if they arrive late in Quito and still tour the market and equator in Quito AND see San Cristobal and the HUGE TURTLES!!! 
THIS PKG IS STILL IN FLUX...and I have to book it as a pkg in order to get this low rate. WE MUST HAVE AT LEAST 4 PEOPLE DO THIS PKG TO MAKE IT WORK. (You can add extra days but you can't reduce them nor change out any part of the pkg. and we are finalizing the tours but its the only chance to see San Cristobal. The spots are very limited so please let us know if you want one of these pkgs)
Fri-Mon...either Dec 26-Dec 29 or can be modified for other dates:
Fri- Arrival Quito airport-transfer to hotel in Quito with vetted & secure transfers (not included see below for scaled pricing) (Rio Amazonas or better)OR IF IN QUITO ALREADY = FREE DAY (we can book your hotel to save on transfers... let us know)
Sat- Private Otavalo market tour & Equator Tour so no tour buses full of people (lunch on our own) Transfers included. PLEASE SEE THE PROPOSED CHANGES LISTED BELOW NECESSITATED BY EXTENSIVE ROAD CONSTRUCTION NEEDING AS MANY VOTES BY THIS SAT NIGHT.
Sun- Transfer to airport with vetted & secure transfers (not included see below for scaled pricing) - flight to Galapagos (not included see pricing below) and transfer to Hotel in San Cristobal (included) -
Private Tour of Highlands with lunch with transfers included
Mon- Free morning to see San Cristobal- transfer from hotel to main pier 1pm included
D/O price 3 nites hotel = $440 includes taxes DOES NOT INCLUDE VARIABLE PRICING ITEMS
S/O price 3 nites hotel = $565 includes taxes DOES NOT INCLUDE VARIABLE PRICING ITEMS
Variable Pricing*
*To be determined once we know the final number of people going:
Transfer from Airport to Hotel in Quito on arrival and transfer from Hotel to Airport to fly to San Cristobal:
$50 for 1 person one way
$40 2-4 people one way
$25 5+ people one way
NOT INCLUDED:
- Local air from Quito to San Cristobal or back to Quito
- Meals other than breakfast at hotels and lunch during island tour
NOTE: All operators vetted by Explorer Ventures and reputable sources. There is a rash of petty and not so petty crimes against tourists and its VERY important to have reputable tour operators that EV can take action against if we encounter any problems. Our operators in some cases are a few dollars more but in all cases will be "worry free".
DEC 26-DEC 28 - THOSE CONFIRMED GOING (MUST HAVE 4 PEOPLE TO DO THIS):
1. Kamala aka WreckWench - if the others arriving on Sat Dec 27th want to go early
2. Jenny aka Tabeak
3. Jose aka JesterDiver
4. Susan aka Resqdew
5. Dennis aka UnderwaterWizard
6. Kim aka KimBuddha
7. Gabrielle aka Sunshinediver
8. Tim aka Buzo Guero
9. Huntres
10. Brett aka Seawolf
11. Stefano aka CowaBungee
UPDATE ON TOUR OPTIONS NEEDING A GROUP VOTE:
Hey gang due to massive road construction we can no longer make it from the Otavalo Market to the Equator in one day as we had originally planned. So we must decide BY THE END OF THE WEEK SATURDAY which tour we want to do. Option #1 and #2 are the same price as the pkg. Option #3 is $15 more than the pkg price we quoted you. Please let me know which you want to do. I will take as many votes as rec'd and decide on Saturday night what the final tour option will be. I am sorry for the short notice but things have been really crazy trying to fill the last spots and get everyone on the special tour pkgs etc.
Hi Kamala,
OK-here are the 3 options we have available due to all the road construction going on which is severely limiting us.
1. Otavalo- will be a visit to the market, town of Cotacachi (famous for leather goods) and Peguche waterfall– we cannot do the equator as planned due to the construction delays. Please note it is a 3 hr drive each way to the market. Note: Lunch on our own.
2. City tour, visit to the equator and local Quito market. All entry fees will be included. At the end of the tour the guide will leave everyone at the Artesanal Quito market to browse. It is a good market with all the same things you can buy in Otavalo. It is about 4 blocks walk back to the hotel. This tour aims to blend the ancient town with the equatorial line. First we begin with the Middle of the world, we visit the equator monument, here you will have a chance to stand on both hemispheres of the earth at the same time as you visit the Intiñan Museum. Then we return to the city, we visit Plaza de la Independencia, La Compañia Church, as well as several examples representative of the colonial and religious architecture. Finally our transport leaves us in Mercado Artesanal, here we can find many shops for souvenirs. Note: Lunch on our own.
3. Mindo Cloud forest- $15 above the pkg price already quoted. Early in the morning we will start our visit to MINDO, first we will visit Middle of the World City(equator), where the monument that divides the northern and southern hemisphere; then we continue the route to the Cloud Forest. During the visit we start in the village of Mindo. There we will visit the « mariposario», a place where we can observe a big variety of butterflies also the orchids. After this we have the possibility to enjoy the canopy(zip lining $15-$20 extra) before we keep on going to the chocolate factory where we learn a lot about the chocolate processing and the harvest of the cacao bean. After enjoying a delicious brownie or a hot chocolate, we will return to Quito. Note: Lunch on our own.
Let me know what you think. We need to get this figured out by Saturday.
Edited by ScubaPunk, 24 November 2014 - 07:34 PM.
