Ecuador & Galapagos Island Travel Review, Luxury Anniversary Trip, Santa Cruz Island, Sombrero Chino & Bartolome Islands, Quito

We traveled to Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands in celebration of our 25th wedding anniversary. It was a 10-day adventure planned and arranged in cooperation with the travel designer and this travel agency, and we had some of the best times of our lives on this trip.
We spent several days in Quito, including a fantastic day trip to Cotopaxi National Park, and we
were six days cruising the Galapagos islands, including an extended 2-day stay on the island of Santa Cruz based at the magnificent secluded hotel.
Our guide in Quito was just fantastic; warm, knowledgeable, enthusiastic and incredibly reliable. We saw and learned things we would never have experienced on our own, and an additional bonus was being greeted by a travel agency representative at the Quito Airport, who escorted us through customs in minutes!
The cruise our travel designer arranged for us on the Santa Cruz ship was wonderful; great boat, great staff and a great group of naturalists guiding us around the islands. Our additional stay on Santa Cruz Island included a fantastic day trip to Bartolome and China Hat islands on a beautiful yacht, and a visit to a huge lava cave that was right on our hotel property! On the way back to Quito from the Galapagos, our guide drove us to a music store so that we could purchase a Churango, a plucked-string instrument popular in Ecuador and Bolivia, that my husband fell in love with while we were partying to the music of a local Cumbia band on the ship. That was special service, indeed.
We can't say enough good things about the travel designer and his crew at this agency; this is the only company you want to deal with if you're planning a trip to the Galapagos. It's a true VIP experience, and one you'll never forget!!!!!