Holiday ideas to Quito & Northern Highlands

Explore some of Ecuador's most impressive landscapes aboard the award-winning Tren Crucero (Cruise Train) as you travel through the high Andes to the coastal city of Guayaquil.

40% Galapagos discount & free night at Mashpi Lodge in 2018 – Save up to £1535 pp
Book by: 30 November 2018

Combine the history of Quito and the unique biodiversity of the Amazon with perhaps the ultimate in wildlife-watching experiences – a luxury Galápagos cruise.

This tailor-made tour is a comprehensive appreciation of the Galápagos’ alien natural world, taking in its spectacular scenery and philosophy-inspiring wildlife on a range of guided excursions. You’ll also have time to explore Ecuador’s colonial heritage and indigenous culture.

Straddling the equator, mainland Ecuador boasts colonial cities, beautiful haciendas, towering volcanoes and green and steamy jungles. Combined with the incredible beauty and diversity of nature that can only be found on the Galapagos, it's a truly compelling destination.

Ecuador is renowned for its wildlife, with two of the world's most important and best-known ecosystems falling within its borders - the Amazon Rainforest and the Galapagos Islands.

Walk among reptiles, swim with sea lions, watch iguanas sit motionless on sun-baked lava, be licked by seal pups and catch the courtship displays of blue-footed boobies and red-throated frigate birds – all made possible by exploring the Galapagos on a seven-night voyage aboard a luxury catamaran.