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Seeing Ecuador in-depth is what you can expect from a Tropic Journeys tour: trekking through the Choc-bio cloud forest (a biodiversity hot spot); hiking into the interior of the Galapagos islands; snorkeling, hiking, and looking for howler monkeys and jaguarundis in coastal Machalilla National Park. The company utilizes ecolodges throughout the country. This year it debuts its own lodge, Huaorani Ecolodge, which consists of a collection of traditional palm-thatched, solar-powered cabins. It is operated in conjunction with the Huaorani people, an Amazonian tribe whose members will take you dugout canoeing and hiking.

New in 2009

• Name:Galapagos Walking Tour
• Destination:Ecuador
• Duration:4 days
• Price:$965