10 Days in Rivers & Seas

• Hone your skills while capturing images of wildlife in a variety of landscapes, from black lava fields to white-sand beaches, and from rocky cliffs to lush highland forests.
• Photograph colonies of iguanas, frigate, sea lions, and birds unfazed by your presence.
• See rare giant tortoises at the Charles Darwin Research Station.
• Explore the waters of the Galápagos by kayak, glass-bottom boat, snorkel, or Zodiac.

• Explore Iceland’s wild western coast
• Siglutjörout in the north
• The rarely- visited rugged east coast
• And the Westman islands, one of the planet’s youngest archipelagos
• Europe's largest icecap

-- Embrace two UNESCO World Heritage Sites: the fabled Galápagos Islands and Quito’s celebrated Colonial city center

-- Enjoy two nights at historic Casa Gangotena boutique hotel in Old Quito, voted Ecuador’s #1 hotel by Trip Advisor

-- Stroll Quito’s Old City plazas, churches, and museums—rich with Spanish Colonial and pre-Columbian history—and savor a specially-arranged private dinner at the city's premier view restaurant

-- Observe Galápagos wildlife up-close in their natural habitats—giant tortoises, endemic land and marine iguanas, penguins, reef sharks, and playful sea lions

-- Set foot on eight islands and islets on this unique itinerary featuring explorations on two of the archipelago’s showcase islands—Genovesa and Española

-- Unmatched birding opportunities—Red-footed boobies, Waved Albatross, Frigatebirds, Darwin’s finches, storm petrels, nocturnal swallow-tailed gulls, seabirds, shorebirds, tropic birds, and elusive short-eared owl

-- Count the steps to Isla Bartolomé's summit for a sweeping panorama of iconic Pinnacle Rock

-- Snorkel in an underwater menagerie of marine life or view it all from the yacht’s glass-bottom boat

-- Learn about conservation successes and challenges at the Charles Darwin Research Center

-- Certified guides accompany small groups of 12 to provide a more personalized experience

-- Included roundtrip air between Quito and the Galápagos

• A river boat cruise offers the perfect angle to snap away at vast families of elephant drinking from the Chobe River
• Enjoy a scenic flight over the Okavango Delta
• Glide in a mokoro through the world’s only inland Delta
• Enjoy a tour of the Victoria Falls
• Unwind on a memorable sundowner cruise
• Pump up the adrenaline by bungee jumping or white water rafting

• The fastest, most direct way to Antarctica
• Fly over Drake Passage
• All the Antarctic Peninsula highlights
• Photography instruction included
• Optional polar camping along the Peninsula
• On board lecturers and educational presentations from Polar specialists

• Visit Spitsbergen and Longyearbyen
• We aim for four days of cleaning activities and four days with special focus on Polar Bears.
• Parish church and Polar Museum are well worth visiting
• Enjoy the cruise through m/v Ortelius and experience the nature.

• Visit magical, riverside Charleston, the epitome of Southern charm and grace
• Stroll the tree-shaded streets of colonial Savannah, with its mansions, dogwoods and magnolias
• Spend two days in the delightful spa-town of Asheville
• Travel through the Smoky Mountain National Park
• The European atmosphere of Old Salem
• Let the amazing views of the scenic Blue Ridge Mountains take your breath away
• Visit historic Charlottesville, which boasts America's oldest townhouses
• Step back in time to America's earliest days, and stay in Colonial Williamsburg
• Visit the home of the White House and Capitol Hill, all-powerful Washington DC

• Fascinating and active 8-day cruise
• Snorkel with Galápagos penguins
• Delight in a beautiful 16-guest yacht with spacious decks and air-conditioned cabins

• Explore Quito
• Explore Santa Cruz and have an opportunity to visit the Charles Darwin Research Station
• Visit San Cristobel Island
• An opportunity to visit Bartolome Islands, Genovesa Island and Sombrero Chino Islands