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EPIC Ecuador & Galapagos

Ecuador & Galapagos

Ecuador is an incredible culturally and naturally rich country straddling the equator on South America’s west coast.  Its diverse landscape includes deep Amazon jungle, Andean highlands and epic wildlife on the volcanic Galápagos Islands.

Set high in the Andean foothills at an elevation of 2850m, Quito is the capital, known for its largely intact Spanish colonial architecture and the very first UNESCO World Heritage site to be named. Decorated with 16th- and 17th-century palaces and churches it includes the ornate Compañía de Jesús cathedral.

Stay at an authentic Hacienda, visit vast rose farms, climb one of the numerous volcanoes such as Cotopaxi, stay at an eco lodge in the Cloud Forest, see mountain villages, colourful markets and sun-drenched beaches. Discover the Equadorian landscape and its warm-hearted people. Both are cultural treasures of this amazing country.

For a vastly different wildlife experience, take a journey into the extraordinary marine wilderness of the Galápagos Islands. Experience first-hand the lumbering giant tortoise, land and marine iguana – uniquely adapted to their environment. The Galapagos is like something from a prehistoric era.

It’s possible to swim with penguins, turtles, hammerhead sharks, sea lions and a vast array of marine life.  See Darwin’s finches, blue-footed boobies, Great Frigatebirds, lava lizards, vibrant “Sally lightfoot’ crabs and a host of other unusual species up close and personal.

On land and sea, the famed wildlife paradise of the Galápagos Islands has been enchanting our Epic clients for many years.

This was a wonderful trip with good friends and long time supporters of Epic in 2023.

 

Best Months

Year round

Epic Suggests

12- 14 Days

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History, Nature, Marine wonders, Rainforest, with style and Grace for 13 memorable nights.

From the magnificent architecture and beauty of Quito, to the pristine rainforests of the Mashpi biodiversity reserve, rounded out with 7 glorious nights aboard the luxury of M/Y Grace sailing through the Galapagos Islands. Bird and animal encounters that are unsurpassed.

Ecuador + Galapagos
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Why Epic Epic Private Journeys
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Knowledge and experience

Everyone at Epic lives and breathes the product and the places we sell. We want you to feel the passion, awe and respect for these precious wilderness destinations. We're now into our third decade of Epic excellence in an industry we love.

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Friendship and commitment

Overwhelmingly, our clients return for safaris to their favourite places, or set out on new adventures with us. Camp and lodge staff become lifelong friends, many clients end up supporting community and conservation projects. We love it when people feel a part of the growing Epic family.

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Service and standards

At Epic, we pride ourselves on exceptional, personal service and attention to the smallest details of your journey. We have never been set and forget, available to our clients 24/7 wherever they may be in the world.

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From our travellers

A photo taken in Africa feels like it’s for someone else. I don’t need to remind myself of any part of Africa because, in Africa, I was inescapably present. If you’d hypnotised me, I couldn’t have done a better job of blocking out the rest of world. What else would I think of while watching a pair of cheetahs push themselves to keep eating despite their burgeoning bellies; or a lion physically challenged to pull its kill to safety from circling hyenas and vultures; or a young baboon endlessly distracted while their troop moves on with steady pace and determination. The pictures that I took to memorialize these moments may be interesting to friends and family but are simply too one dimensional for me. In my mind these moments are enriched with the smell of dirt and grass, the smell of fresh blood and old/dried blood, the smell of the sun and heat radiating off every living thing during the day and that smell being slowly put to rest at night. I see the changing colours of the high grass in the winds and the crescendo of a sunset from yellow to orange to bright red with clouds of pink and purple. I hear the birds and crickets playing a calming soundtrack to a day filled with extreme exhibitions of both life and death. I feel a profound connection to a zebra with a broken ankle and another zebra that won’t leave its side; to a couple of gorillas that agree rolling down the grassy hill would be preferable to walking down; and to a lioness who only wants a moment to get a drink for herself and is tackled repeatedly at the hole by two of her cubs. Everything that is beautiful about life is in Africa absent the numbing competition of traffic, work, tv, social media, and the rest. Samadhi refers to “a state of profound concentration and absorption, often described as the merging of the self, mind, and object of meditation into one, leading to a state of bliss or enlightenment.” For me, this has only ever been achieved in Africa. Thank you to your entire team for the great gift that you shared with us. I cannot imagine a more perfect experience.
Christie family – East Africa
Leonardo Abedum de Lima Hanzawa
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