JANUARY 16, 2026 - 16 NIGHTS - onboard Celebrity Flora
JANUARY 16, 2026 - 16 NIGHTS
7 Night Luxury, All-Inclusive Expedition Cruise - onboard Celebrity Flora
PLUS an amazing 9 Night Land Tour!
HOSTED BY IAN AND MARGARET BIDDLECOMBE FROM TRAVEL 55
Why pick just one bucket-list wonder to explore when you can discover new ones every day?
Spot ancient tortoises and blue-footed boobies in their natural habitat. Hike otherworldly volcanic landscapes. Get closer to nature than ever before. Celebrity’s all-inclusive expedition experiences introduce you to the unique wildlife and history of each island you visit. One day, you’ll find yourself hiking from white sand beaches to black lava flows. The next, you’re snorkeling among the sea turtles, marine iguanas, sea lions, and penguins.
Join Ian and Margaret for this trip of a lifetime! This journey includes a 7 night cruise onboard Celebrity Cruises’ Flora and a 9 night land tour.
Celebrity’s stunning, 100-guest Flora offers the largest and most luxurious accommodations in the Galapagos Islands. In fact, every stateroom on board is a suite that includes an unrivaled array of indulgent design features, services, and amenities.
Full room automation that lets you control everything with the touch of a button. Premium linens and bathrobes. Personal Suite Attendants. Chocolates and bathroom products sourced locally from Ecuador. Integrated drinking water filtration systems in every suite. On Celebrity Flora unwinding after a day of adventures in the islands easier than ever.
DAY 1
JANUARY 16, 2026
QUITO, ECUADOR
Welcome to Quito!
You’ll be transferred to the JW Marriott hotel upon arrival at the airport. Enjoy free time to relax and settle in.
DAY 2
JANUARY 17, 2026
QUITO, ECUADOR
Breakfast is served at the hotel. During our guided tour of the capital of Ecuador, we’ll stand on the equatorial line at the Intiñan Solar Museum, and marvel at the monastery of San Francisco and la Compañia Church. Our Tour Director will escort us throughout our Quito stay, and serve as your personal concierge. Lunch with a spectacular view of the city, and enjoy a welcome dinner at a local gourmet restaurant.
DAY 3
JANUARY 18, 2026
BALTRA ISLAND
After breakfast, transfer to the airport for our flight to Baltra, Galapagos. From the airport, it is just a short bus and zodiac ride to the Celebrity Flora for embarkation.
DAPHNE ISLAND
In the afternoon we will explore Daphne Island - a satellite volcanic cone located north of Santa Cruz Island. The crater floor is an important breeding site for blue-footed boobies and also home for sea lions, pelicans and tropic birds.
DAY 4
JANUARY 19, 2026
EGAS PORT, SANTIAGO ISLAND
With its sandy beach and black –rock, blue-water grotto’s, this stop offers a taste of the Galapagos geology, some great snorkeling, and an opportunity to see shore birds and Galapagos fur seals.
RABIDA ISLAND
A small island south of Santiago, Rabida is best known for its red sand and eroded volcanic landscape. A nesting colony of pelicans makes its home here, along with sea lions and some sea birds.
DAY 5
JANUARY 20, 2026
ELIZABETH BAY, ISABELA ISLAND
Elizabeth Bay is one of the western-most points in the Galapagos. A scenic coastal exploration along this sheltered inlet offers viewing of a wide variety of wildlife and a wonderful mangrove ecosystem.
TAGUS COVE, ISABELA ISLAND
Historically an anchorage for pirates and whalers, this site offers a breathtaking view of Isabela, its volcanoes, and a saltwater lagoon. Along the shore, seabirds, penguins, sea lions, sea turtles, and nesting flightless cormorants can often be found.
DAY 6
JANUARY 21, 2026
BARTOLOMÉ ISLAND
Bartolomé Island offers one of the region’s most photographed views, and is a spectacular geological setting. It is also home to the endemic Galapagos penguin and provides an excellent opportunity for snorkeling.
DAY 7
JANUARY 22, 2026
NORTH SEYMOUR ISLAND
A small island just north of Baltra, North Seymour is home to the largest colony of frigate birds in the Galapagos. You may also see blue-footed boobies dancing in a timeless courtship ritual. Sea lions and large land iguanas also roam about this rocky terrain.
DAY 8
JANUARY 22, 2026
PUERTO BAQUERIZO MORENO, SAN CRISTOBAL ISLAND
Visit the small waterfront town of Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, the administrative capital of the islands.
PUNTA PITT, SAN CRISTOBAL ISLAND
Thought by many to be the most spectacular site in San Cristobal, Punta Pitt allows for the rare opportunity to visit one of the few location in the Galapagos where we can observe all three species of boobies–Blue, Red and Nazca–and two species of frigate birds nesting in the same area. We will have an opportunity to explore its volcanic terrain as well as beach swimming.
DAY 9
JANUARY 23, 2026
PUERTO AYORA, SANTA CRUZ ISLAND
We will visit the National Park Service tortoise-breeding center and the Charles Darwin Research Station and also have the opportunity to take a bus ride to the highlands to observe giant tortoises in the wild and walk through a lava tunnel.
DAY 10
JANUARY 24, 2026
DISEMBARKATION- BALTRA-QUITO-LIMA ARRIVAL
Enjoy breakfast onboard before disembarking and heading to the Baltra airport for your flight to Quito and on to Lima.
DAY 11
JANUARY 25, 2026
LIMA, PERU
Relax all morning in the hotel and our guide will pick us up to start the afternoon tour with a culinary twist. You will visit Surquillo, the local food market, enjoy lunch at one of Lima’s gourmet restaurants, and visit the Bohemian district of Barranco. After lunch, learn how to make traditional cocktails at a mixology class in a trendy Lima spot.
DAY 12
JANUARY 26, 2026
LIMA / CUZCO - SACRED VALLEY, PERU
After breakfast at the hotel, our guide will transfer us to the airport for our Lima/Cuzco flight. Lunch is served at Casa Hacienda Orihuela in The Sacred Valley, where the Orihuelas, a family of great art collectors, will be our hosts.
DAY 13
JANUARY 27, 2026
THE SACRED VALLEY
After breakfast we will head to the Urubamba Valley, The Sacred Valley of the Incas. Tour the impressive ruins, featuring terraces carved into the hillside and a temple designed for worship and astronomical observation. Tour the fortress of Ollantaytambo. Followed by lunch at Wayra Ranch, a feast led by the prominent Chef Pedro Miguel Schiaffino and Nacho Solis then we will visit the Pablo Seminario workshop, showcasing utilitarian and artistic objects.
DAY 14
JANUARY 28, 2026
SACRED VALLEY / MACHU PICCHU
After breakfast at the hotel, we will be transferred to the Ollantaytambo rail station for our departure on the Vistadome train. Tour the almost perfectly preserved buildings and the mysterious passageways underlying the city.
BELMOND HIRAM BINGHAM TRAIN
We will board the world famous Belmond Hiram Bingham train in the late afternoon for our journey back to Cuzco. Onboard enjoy welcoming aperitifs, dinner, and a selection of wines as well as live local music, dancing, and Pisco sours.
DAY 15
JANUARY 29, 2026
CUZCO, PERU
After breakfast at the hotel, enjoy a scenic tour of the Coricancha, also known as the “Temple of the Sun,” before touring the Sacsayhuamán fortress and the Cathedral, one of the most splendid Spanish colonial churches in America, housing about 400 colonial paintings from the Cuzco art school, impressive goldsmith, silversmith, and precious stone works.
DAY 16
JANUARY 30, 2026
CUZCO / LIMA, PERU
After breakfast at the hotel, we will head to the airport for our morning flight back to Lima. Once in Lima we will visit Lima’s historical downtown, where lunch is served at a local gourmet restaurant. We will enjoy Peru’s Capital and its 2000 years of history and colonial wealth.
DAY 17
JANUARY 31, 2026
LIMA, PERU
Transfer to the airport for our flight back home filled with memories and experiences to last a lifetime!
Travel 55 Concierge Cruise & Tour Fee of $125.00 CAD pp plus taxes due at time of deposit is additional and non refundable.
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