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Tailored to your interests, a bespoke travel experience.
Combines the hallmarks of any B&R itinerary (excellent hotels and beautiful routes) with the freedom of pacing each day exactly the way you like.
Throughout the day, a knowledgeable local guide provides insider access and expert tips. At night, you can explore and dine on your own.
Our B&R guides are with you throughout, anticipating needs, translating languages, providing advice and—above all—facilitating fun.
Biking – 40-50 km (25-30 mi.) a day over relatively flat terrain with a few small hills—all very manageable for people trying their first biking trip.
Walking – 6-10 km (4-6 mi.) a day on country lanes, footpaths and coastal or forest trails, all on relatively flat terrain, perhaps with an occasional hill.
Biking – 40-50 km (25-30 mi.) a day over terrain that’s relatively flat but will include inclines and the occasional climb or two.
Walking – 8-12 km (5-7 mi.) a day over relatively flat terrain, with occasional steeper climbs.
Biking – 40-50 km (25-30 mi.) a day in gently rolling countryside, with occasional longer climbs to points that are well worth the effort.
Walking – 11-15 km (7-10 mi.) a day over rolling terrain on a variety of surfaces. Most days, one or two steeper climbs to spectacular viewpoints or places of interest.
Biking – Roughly 50 km (30 mi.) a day in consistently rolling countryside, with repeated climbs and longer options available.
Walking – 11-15 km (7-10 mi.) over terrain that varies between rolling and hilly, with a few steeper climbs.
Biking – 50-60 km (30-45 mi.) a day over both level and tougher, hillier terrain with multiple 100 km (62 mi.) options. The routes are designed for avid cyclists and include plenty of chances to push yourself.
Walking – 11-15 km (7-10 mi.) a day over fairly hilly terrain offering lots of challenges. Routes are along high meadow paths and/or well-maintained cliffside or alpine trails, with a few steep ascents to make you feel invigorated.
From colonial Quito, head to the natural splendour of the Galapagos Islands – a modern-day Eden with an unmatched trove of exotic endemic wildlife. Here, you will spot sea lions sharing the beach with marine iguanas, explore ancient volcanic tunnels and, yes, cross paths with giant tortoises. This inimitable adventure is sure to provide you and your family with memories to treasure.
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Ready-to-Book private tours are designed to be enjoyed off-the-rack, but there is room for minor adjustments to fit the trip to your needs. If the gap is too great, then we’d be happy to tailor-make you a Bespoke trip from scratch. Simply tell us a few details about your group and select your preferred date. One of our Trip Designers will spring into action, confirming the details or exploring alternatives, over the next 48 hours.
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REQUEST A QUOTEYou’ll be met at the airport and escorted to Casa Gangotena, where you’ll spend the first evening. Depending on your flight’s arrival time, you may have a chance to explore Quito on your own.
After a short flight to the Galapagos Islands, you'll board your vessel, where you'll be welcomed with an introductory briefing and lunch. This afternoon set sail for Santa Cruz's Black Turtle Cove.
Journey to Rábida Island, a small island with red volcanic rocks surrounding a beautiful red sand beach, where there's a colony of sea lions and a pelican nesting site!
Explore Tagus Cove on Isabela Island, historically used as an anchoring place for pirates, buccaneers and whalers. Go kayaking or for a panga ride where you'll see blue-footed boobies perched on cliffs, dolphins and whales!
Head to Urbina Bay, known for its penguin and flightless cormorant sightings.
Visit the Charles Darwin Research Station to see the famous Galapagos tortoises! Search for these giant tortoises in their natural surroundings.
Visit Genovesa Island, where coralline white sand is only the beginning! A trail from the beach takes you into lush mangroves where red-footed boobies nest. Other locals include sea lions, swallow-tail gulls, frigates and more. Snorkelling is a must here as sharks, colourful reef fish, rays and tortoises are common.
Explore Bartolome Island today! Snorkel around Pinnacle Rock, where penguins are usually seen. This afternoon, climb to the highest point on the island for incredible views of Sullivan Bay.
Enjoy Las Bachas Beach, its soft white sand is a favourite nesting site for sea turtles. After, enjoy the VIP Lounge at the Baltra Airport while you wait for your flight back to Quito.
Coast along the coast.
Glimpse the heart of old Quito as it was meant to be enjoyed, amidst the generous comforts of this handsomely restored mansion. Sumptuously appointed rooms bask in the warmth of natural light as towering windows overlook the Plaza San Francisco. Stately and sophisticated, yet perfectly intimate thanks to the Ecuadorean hospitality. View hotel website »
The 20-guest Galapagos Origin brings the best in design and luxury to the Galapagos Islands. This model vessel houses kayaks and snorkeling gear and boasts a huge sun deck to keep your focus on the otherworldly sights and wildlife. Meanwhile, indoor amenities such as large suites with panoramic windows make your visit entirely comfortable.
We had high expectations for this Galapagos trip and were blown away with how 'other worldly' and incredible it was. Cannot wait for our next B&R trip!
— Donald Holzworth
Butterfield & Robinson offers a nine-day tour of the Galapagos Islands designed specifically for families, including kayaking, excursions on small panga boats in search of penguins, and snorkeling with sea lions, turtles and perhaps hammerhead sharks. The tour is conducted on the Isabela II, a 37-passenger vessel that takes you in comfort to and from eight islands. These include North Seymour with its dramatic volcanic landscape, Punta Suarez, inhabited by lava lizards and albatrosses, and beach-ringed Genovesa Island.
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This walking trip features plenty of uneven footing and dirt trails—but its focus is not on covering distance. Transportation to and from the day’s event is provided in most instances. The change in elevation (Quito is 2,800 metres above sea level) may interfere with the breathing of some travellers.
In a word: everything. In ninety words? Signature B&R guides; local experts; unique, unforgettable biking and walking routes; private tours; authentic local cuisine; lessons and demonstrations; local artisanal wines; wine tastings; all victuals and libations; all the endorphins you can handle; new insight; interesting, fun and like-minded travel companions; a feeling of total freedom. In short: an extraordinary, hassle-free journey of discovery.
Included with all walking trips are telescoping walking poles and custom-made 13L backpacks to comfortably conceal your essentials within lockable zippers. The walking poles get “recycled” for use by another B&R traveller. The backpack, however, is yours to keep at trip’s end and folds up for easy packing. See Equipment Details
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Sometimes your B&R trip simply isn’t long enough! Extend your stay for the best vacation possible. If you wish to spend a few days in region either before or after your official B&R trip, and need assistance making those plans, your B&R Travel Advisor can help.
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