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Why Mainland Ecuador Should be Part of Your Galapagos Adventure
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In our posts about the Galapagos, we’ve mainly stuck to talking about, well, the Galapagos. But there’s another destination that factors heavily into your adventure with Quasar Expeditions—mainland Ecuador. In a way, the Galapagos Islands have become the best and worst thing to ever happen to tourism in Ecuador. They bring more travelers to the …


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Tips for Visiting the Galapagos: Q&A with Actor Blair Underwood
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Award-winning actor Blair Underwood, perhaps best known for his role in the legal drama series L.A. Law, recently embarked on an exciting journey into the heart of the Galapagos Islands with Quasar Expeditions. Marketing director Fernando Diez sat down to chat with Blair about the …


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Family Karma Stars Vishal & Richa
on Their Unforgettable Patagonia Honeymoon With Quasar
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Embark on a journey like no other as Bravo's Family Karma stars, Vishal & Richa, take you on their unforgettable honeymoon adventure to the ends of the world in Patagonia with Quasar Expeditions. Discover their unique experience and why it was truly the trip of a lifetime in an intimate Q&A video.


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Award-Winning Galapagos Luxury Cruises
VISIT GALAPAGOS
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One of the more appealing aspects of a cruise in the Galapagos Islands is how gloriously removed you will be from the rest of the world. Nevertheless, spending your vacation in the most amazing natural environment doesn’t mean you have to be unreachable. Even though…

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Imagine following a pod of dolphins as they weave their way from stern to bow, watching an orca toss a sea turtle in the air like a balloon, or marveling at a school of manta rays somersaulting out of the water. Picture watching the best…

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The Galapagos National Park system consists of approximately 95% of the 13 volcanic islands and associated islets that sit west of Ecuador and are home to one of the most evolutionarily significant environments in the world. While visitors flock to the islands for an up-and-close…

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The Atacama Desert (Spanish: Desierto de Atacama) is a plateau in South America, covering a 1,000-kilometre (600 mi) strip of land on the Pacific coast, west of the Andes mountains. According to estimates the Atacama Desert proper occupies 105,000 square kilometres (41,000 sq mi), or…

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As summer draws to an end in the northern hemisphere, you’re probably dreaming about where and when to vacation this year. If exploring Patagonia’s wild and rugged national parks, glaciers and incredible wildlife is on your to-do list, here’s 7 reasons to travel to Patagonia…

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Quasar Expeditions has been voted Travel & Leisure's 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 & now 2023 World's Best "Small Intimate Cruise Line”

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Share Your Travel Story
Your Once in a Lifetime Adventures with Quasar

One of the rewards of hosting you and our other guests is learning about, and sharing, those amazing experiences from your adventure. These experiences are often life changing. We love to hear your stories with comments like, “I was literally kissed by a sea lion” or “One morning we ran into a pod of dolphins and the captain stayed with them for some time” or “Seeing Torres del Paine for the first time I felt as though I were looking through a porthole into another world!”

We invite you to share your stories of those amazing moments you experienced with Quasar Expeditions in the Galapagos, Patagonia, the Amazon, Mainland Ecuador, Machu Picchu, Colombia, Chile or Argentina.

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