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Program number: 2428820YR
Group Leader's name: Gail Johnston
Requested departure date: 5/12/2022
Requested return date: 5/20/2022
Departure gateway: St. Louis (MO)
9 days

The experience of a lifetime is waiting for you. Every detail from local restaurants to cultural discoveries has been customized by your professor for your group. Take a look at your personal itinerary for a sneak peek of what's in store.

  • Day 1: Fly to Ecuador

    Meet your Field Director at the airport

    Enjoy dinner if arriving before 8pm

  • Day 2: Quito

    Take a walking tour of Quito

    With your Tour Director you will see:

    • Independence Plaza, the central square of Quito
    • Government Palace, Quito's presidential palace

    Visit Santo Domingo Monastery, built in the 16th century and now a church, convent, and museum of religious art 

    Visit the Intiñan Museum and learn about other places located along the equator

    Enjoy dinner in Quito

  • Day 3: Quito • Baltra • Santa Cruz Island

    Fly to Baltra

    Visit the Santa Cruz highlands to see wild tortoises

    Enjoy lunch

    Visit the Charles  Darwin Research Station

    Enjoy dinner in Santa Cruz

  • Day 4: Santa Cruz Island

    Visit Puerto Ayora 

    See the natural habitat of: 

    • Sea lions
    • Finches
    • Crabs
    • Iguanas

    Enjoy lunch

    Visit La Grietas

  • Day 5: Santa Cruz Island • San Cristobal Island

    Ferry to San Cristobal

    Hike Tijeretas Hill

    Visit the San Cristobal Interpretation Center

    Enjoy lunch

    Enjoy dinner in San Cristóbal

  • Day 6: Santa Cruz • San Cristóbal

    Enjoy snorkeling at La Loberia

    Enjoy lunch

     In the afternoon, choose between:

    • A short walk to Punta Carola where you will see sea lions, marine iguanas, and blue-footed boobies
    • Or time to shop
  • Day 7: San Cristóbal • Quito

    Fly to Quito

    Enjoy dinner in Quito

  • Day 8: Quito • Depart for home

    Visit Otavalo Market

    Visit Cotacachi waterfall

    Enjoy lunch in Otavalo

    Enjoy dinner in Quito

  • Day 9: Return Home

  • Day 1: Fly to Ecuador

    Meet your Field Director at the airport

    Enjoy dinner if arriving before 8pm

  • Day 2: Quito

    Take a walking tour of Quito

    With your Tour Director you will see:

    • Independence Plaza, the central square of Quito
    • Government Palace, Quito's presidential palace

    Visit Santo Domingo Monastery, built in the 16th century and now a church, convent, and museum of religious art 

    Visit the Intiñan Museum and learn about other places located along the equator

    Enjoy dinner in Quito

  • Day 3: Quito • Baltra • Santa Cruz Island

    Fly to Baltra

    Visit the Santa Cruz highlands to see wild tortoises

    Enjoy lunch

    Visit the Charles  Darwin Research Station

    Enjoy dinner in Santa Cruz

  • Day 4: Santa Cruz Island

    Visit Puerto Ayora 

    See the natural habitat of: 

    • Sea lions
    • Finches
    • Crabs
    • Iguanas

    Enjoy lunch

    Visit La Grietas

  • Day 5: Santa Cruz Island • San Cristobal Island

    Ferry to San Cristobal

    Hike Tijeretas Hill

    Visit the San Cristobal Interpretation Center

    Enjoy lunch

    Enjoy dinner in San Cristóbal

  • Day 6: Santa Cruz • San Cristóbal

    Enjoy snorkeling at La Loberia

    Enjoy lunch

     In the afternoon, choose between:

    • A short walk to Punta Carola where you will see sea lions, marine iguanas, and blue-footed boobies
    • Or time to shop
  • Day 7: San Cristóbal • Quito

    Fly to Quito

    Enjoy dinner in Quito

  • Day 8: Quito • Depart for home

    Visit Otavalo Market

    Visit Cotacachi waterfall

    Enjoy lunch in Otavalo

    Enjoy dinner in Quito

  • Day 9: Return Home

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Whether you're aiming for a promotion, want to land your dream job, or hoping to leave your comfort zone, international experience gives you the skills you need to succeed in an increasingly global world.
 97% growth in the number of students who were confident navigating unfamiliar places post study abroad.1  93% of students who studied abroad and entered the workforce were employed within 6 months of graduation, compared to 49% who did not study abroad.2  Students who studied abroad saw 100% greater improvement in GPA.3

 

 

*Sources: 1: EF Study Abroad Program Impact 2018; 2: IES Abroad 2015; 3: Georgia Learning Outcomes of Students Studying Abroad Research Initiative 2010  

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