We compare our March Spring Break 2008 departure to a similar trip offered by ahigh-end US-based tour companies. We can’t show the full comparison due to space, but you’ll get the idea. All quoted prices effective at time of publication (Summer 2007).

Ours (2008)

• 12 nights
• Total of 3 nights Quito.
• 2 nights at a Hacienda in Otavalo.
• 3 nights in the Amazon includ-ing flights valued at US$120.
• 4 nights in the Galapagos (3 nights Luxury-class, 16-passenger catamaran, 1 night on land).
• All meals except 1 dinner & 3 lunches (provided by airlines; or if free time is involved.
• Galapagos Park Fee is included (US$100/adult, US$60/child ‹12).
• Flights to Galapagos are included (US$407/adult, US$209/ child, 2008 prices).
• Travel duffel bag included.
• A Calgary Zoo naturalist hosts the trip.
• CA$150 goes to the Calgary Zoo Conservation Fund (you get a tax receipt).

Theirs (2007)

• 11 nights
• Total of 3 nights Quito.
• 3 nights at a Hacienda in Otavalo.
• 5 night Galapagos Cruise.
• All meals except dinner on arrival night and 2 lunches.
• Does not include air to Galapagos US$390.
• Does not include Galapagos Park Fee US$100.
• Amazon is an optional extension for US$815.

Note: Their trip is based on 2007 rates and subject to surcharge for 2008! All costs listed are as listed by the tour company.