This tour is one of our value-priced, Smithsonian Journeys Travel Adventures tours. The educational portion of this Smithsonian Journeys Travel Adventure will be provided by specially selected local guest speakers, rather than a study leader. These guest speakers have been chosen by Smithsonian to ensure that your tour will be enhanced with insights that will enable you to more fully understand and appreciate your destination. The maximum size of your group for this destination is 24.
Enjoy onboard lectures and guided nature walks by local naturalists to gain insight into the fascinating wildlife and history of Ecuador and the Galápagos Islands.
Learn about Galápagos sea birds, including the blue-footed booby and the Galápagos penguin, and discover why they are considered some of the most unusual birds in the tropics.
Listen to entertaining stories about Charles Darwin's acclaimed voyage, and learn about some of the colorful, trailblazing settlers who once called the Galápagos their home.
Learn about the history of Ecuador and how Spanish forces succeeded in toppling the Inca Empire in the early 16th-century, as part of the discovery and conquest of the new world.
