Isla Baltra
This island houses the main airport of the Galapagos and is where your unforgettable experience begins.

Isla North Seymour
Off the northern tip of Baltra is this flat, low-lying island where blue-footed boobies nest, sea lions play and the largest colony of frigate birds in the Galapagos congregates.

Isla Española
Welcome to the only place where the waved albatross nests. With rocky outcroppings, sea cliffs and a blowhole that spews water up to 75 feet in the air when the surf rushes in, Española belongs on your "don't miss" list.

Isla Santa Cruz (Darwin Station)
Located on Isla Santa Cruz are the headquarters of the Charles Darwin Research Station. Make time to visit the Rearing Center for the giant tortoises, and learn more about island conservation and ongoing research.

Isla Santa Cruz (Cerro Dragon)
Also known as Dragon Hill, this area is nestled on the north shore of Santa Cruz Island. Covered by mangroves, it shelters one of the few populations of land iguanas on earth.

Isla Bartolomé
With its moon-like surface, you'll feel like you're in another world. Be sure to trek over the island's lava tubes and tuff cones, and take in the views from the famed Pinnacle Rock.

Las Bachas
This white-sand beach on the island of Santa Cruz is a major egg-laying site for Pacific green turtles, but pelicans and flamingos feel equally at home here, too.

Isla Isabela (Caleta Tagus)
Caleta Tagus is the trail that surrounds a salt-lake crater. But it's just one of the highlights of your visit to Isla Isabela. Others include Darwin's finches, seabirds, and a 5,600-foot volcano.

Isla Fernandina
In the center of this island is La Cumbre Volcano, whose recent eruption has left lava flows you can walk right over. Fernandina's also a hot spot for endemic flightless cormorants and the largest colony of marine iguanas.

Isla Santiago (Puerto Egas)
Follow Puerto Egas, a coastal trail on Isla Santiago, and your rewards will be many: fur sea lions, Sally Lightfoot crabs and grottos made from black lava.

Isla Rábida
Formed from oxidized lava, Rábida's beaches have an unmistakable red color. Adding to the color of the island is its collection of sea lions, flamingos and palo santo trees.

Isla Santa Maria (Floreana)
Bring your postcards with you to a special spot on this island called Post Office Bay. It's the historical site where an 18th-century whaling crew placed the wooden barrel that tourists still use today as a post office.

Quito, Ecuador
With each new vantage point better than the last, there's no shortage of sights to see in the capital of Ecuador. Start with the Andes Mountains or the café-lined streets of New Town.