Kosher Ecuador and Galapagos, Nature tours 2011

Glatt Kosher meals under strict supervision Beit Chabad

One departure July 14-22, 2011 is available, others are on request, min 10 pax required.

Transfer from airport to hotel in Quito.

Accommodations will be at Hotel Dann Carlton (4 stars) in twin or triple rooms

Dinner at hotel Dann Carlton

Meals included: NONE

Entrance fees included: NONE

Early breakfast

Full day visit of Otavalo Indian Market and surroundings, kosher box lunch provided

Shabbat dinner

Religious Service at Hotel Dann Carlton on private room, separation men and women (Ecuador Kosher Tours is not able to guarantee Minyan)

Accommodations at Hotel Dann Carlton

Meals included: Buffet Breakfast, Box lunch, Shabbat dinner

Entrance fees included: NONE

Light breakfast

Religious service at Hotel Dann Carlton on private room, separation men and women (Ecuador Kosher Tours is not able to guarantee Minyan)

Shabbat lunch at hotel

In the afternoon walk to the Botanical Garden to see the most complete collection of tropical plants with flower of South America.

Seudat Shlishit

Religious service

Dinner at hotel

Entrance fees included: Botanical Garden

Meals included: Buffet Breakfast, lunch, Seudat Shlishit, Dinner

After an early breakfast you will be transferred to the airport to fly to Galapagos Islands arrival to Baltra airport and transfer to Puerto Ayora and to the Sol y Mar Hotel or similar.

Strict kosher service

Visit of highlands of Santa Cruz where you are able to see the famous Giant Tortoises.

This 986 square kilometer island is the second largest and most populated of the Archipelago. The highlands located about 12 kms from Bellavista. To reach this site you have to go through the xerophytic vegetation into areas overgrown with scalecia, miconia, fern-sedge. Other species are the opuntia and the cereus. Palo Santo, croten and cryptocarpus bushes. The visit will include a hike around Los Gemelos which are actually sink holes rather than craters, surrounded by a scalecia forest where a large number of birds like the vermillion flycatcher and most of the 13 species of the famous Darwin finches have made their home.

South Plaza One of a small uplifted islands a short distance from the east coast of Santa Cruz. South Plaza has a unique Sesivium and Opuntia landscape which provides some of the most interesting wild life observation available in Galapagos. Land iguanas are always easily seen from the trail, frequently in the shade of a cactus. Swallow-tailed gulls, which nest on the rugged southern cliffs, are usually seen along with various other sea birds. The protected rocky seashore is a prime habitat for a large colony of noisy sea lions.

Punta Carrion a beach on the eastern tip of Santa Cruz Island, there is an easy walking of about 1 ½ hours. It is possible to swim and snorkel in the small bay. Vegetation is arid with cactus mainly Palo Santo. Little soil development. Eventually there are coastal birds, Nazca boobie, swallow tail gulls and tropic birds.

JULY 19, TUESDAY (Itinerary Subject to change)

North Seymour: Life is teeming along this 1.4 km. visitors trail. On this island you can find sea lions waddling on the beach, land iguanas, frigate birds displaying their red pouches, colonies of blue footed boobies, swallow-tailed gulls the bright yellow warbler, and eventually fur seals

Bachas Beach Located just west of Turtle Cove, Las Bachas are two small beaches one of which contains the remains of a floating pier, a remnant of World War II activity in the islands. While an excellent place to swim, the shoreline and saltwater ponds behind the beach are a good habitat for blue herons, and other shore birds, as well as an occasional flamingo. The beach is a favorite nesting place for the green sea turtle.

Bartolome: From its 14 meter high summit, you will have the most breathtaking view of the islands, overlooking Sullivan By & Pinnacle Rock. The Galapagos penguin can be found there

Or Santa Fe: The small bay of Barrington´s. Northeast coast, an extremely picturesque anchorage, provides the visitor with 2 trails. One of these trails leads to a scenic viewpoint on top of a cliff, and eventually leads to an area where a species of land iguana unique to this land can sometimes be seen. The second trail is a short walk from the beach to an unusually tall forest of prickly pear cactus.

Charles Darwin Station

At Academy Bay there is Puerto Ayora, site for the facilities of the Charles Darwin Scientific Station, a centre for conducting research and conserving Galapagos species, especially the 11 surviving species of tortoises. Other spots for visitors are the highlands

Today we transfer back to Baltra for the flight back to Quito

On your arrival to Quito you will be transferred to the hotel.

Dinner will be provided at hotel

Accommodations at twin or triple room Hotel Dann Carlton.

In Galapagos:

Entrance fees included: NONE

Early transfer from hotel to to airport in Quito

Program Includes

·      Accommodations per itinerary

·       6 Full buffets Breakfast

·       5 days / 4 nights Greater Galapagos tour (Sun-Thu)

·       1 full day visit of your choice of attractions in Quito – Kosher box lunch en route

·       1 full day visit to Indian Villages around Otavalo – kosher box lunch en route

·       All religious services for Shabbat (Minyam is not guaranteed)

·       24 Hour Supervision and support from our staff

·       For more details and itinerary contact us email

Meals included at Quito

Breakfast at Dann Carlton will include milk, bread, butter, marmalade, boiled or scrambled eggs with vegetables, some days fresh fruit, fresh juices with fruit of the season, cheese, coffee and tea.

Glatt Kosher Lunch and dinner at hotel with include three course meal and plenty fresh juice with fruit of the season, coffee and tea.

Meals in Galapagos

Will be exactly the same, in Galapagos we provide bottled water to drink but juices for lunch and dinner must be paid directly.

In Ecuador we don’t have Coca Cola kosher so the only drinks available will be water and juices.

Price:

Best of Ecuador including 4 nights Galapagos Deluxe program US$ 4999 per person*

Book now, Program capacity is only 20 double rooms, some are already under request!!!

 NOT INCLUDED

·       Domestic air fare (approx $449 per person, subject to change)

·       Galapagos National Park Tax US$ 100, children under 12 , $50

·       Galapagos visit card US$ 10

·       Beverages, tips and personal expenses

We have optional extension to Peru Macchu Picchu July 7-14 before Galapagos trip