Itinerary
- Day 1
Baltra to Santa Cruz Highlands
You'll catch an early morning flight to Baltra and connect with your guide for the transfer to the ship. That afternoon, head into the Santa Cruz highlands where you can see giant Galápagos tortoises living in their natural habitat, and then walk through underground lava tunnels that stretch over 1km. It's a solid introduction to what makes these islands so geologically and biologically special.
- Meals
- Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Santa Cruz Highlands excursion - visit giant tortoises in natural surroundings
- Explore underground lava tunnels
- Wildlife viewing - barn owls
Landmarks/POIs Baltra Island Santa Cruz Island Highlands - Day 2
Chinese Hat and Sullivan Bay
Your morning starts at Chinese Hat's white-coral sand beach where you'll snorkel alongside playful sea lions, tropical fish, marine iguanas, and penguins. After lunch, you'll walk across the Pahoehoe lava flow at Sullivan Bay to see volcanic formations and the hardy pioneer plants that grow there, then get back in the water to snorkel with sea turtles, rays, and reef sharks.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Chinese Hat landscape exploration
- Chinese Hat snorkeling - sea lions, tropical fish, marine iguanas, penguins
- Sullivan Bay volcanic lava flow hike
- Sullivan Bay snorkeling - sea turtles, sea lions, reef sharks, rays
Landmarks/POIs Chinese Hat Sullivan Bay - Day 3
North Seymour Island and Santa Fe Island
Begin with a guided walk on North Seymour Island spotting blue-footed boobies, frigate birds, sea lions, and marine iguanas. You'll then snorkel in waters where whitetip reef sharks, rays, and sea turtles hang out. The afternoon takes you to Santa Fe Island's bay for snorkeling, kayaking, and panga rides, with chances to see land iguanas and Galápagos hawks from the shore.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- North Seymour Island excursion - wildlife viewing blue-footed boobies, frigate birds, sea lions, marine iguanas
- North Seymour snorkeling - whitetip reef sharks, colorful fish, rays, sea lions, sea turtles
- Santa Fe Island excursion - land iguanas, giant prickly pear cactus forest
- Santa Fe snorkeling - sea turtles, rays, colorful fish
- Kayaking at Santa Fe
- Panga rides at Santa Fe
Landmarks/POIs North Seymour Island Santa Fe Island - Day 4
San Cristóbal Island: Punta Pitt and Cerro Brujo
You'll land at Punta Pitt on San Cristóbal Island's eastern tip in the morning to observe three booby species and frigatebirds, then drop into the clear water for snorkeling. Later, head to Cerro Brujo where you can walk along the coastline, spot wildlife, swim in turquoise waters, and check out a freshwater lagoon where flamingos sometimes gather.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Punta Pitt visit - wildlife watching, geological formations, boobies, frigatebirds
- Punta Pitt snorkeling - fish schools, nesting birds, sea lions
- Cerro Brujo visit - coastline exploration, wildlife viewing
- Swimming in Cerro Brujo turquoise water
- Cerro Brujo freshwater lagoon walk - flamingo viewing
Landmarks/POIs Punta Pitt Cerro Brujo San Cristóbal Island - Day 5
San Cristóbal Island: Tijeretas Hill and Isla Lobos
The morning involves hiking up Tijeretas Hill on San Cristóbal Island for views across the landscape and a chance to see two frigate bird species nesting together. After that, you'll explore tiny Isla Lobos on foot and by boat, seeing blue-footed boobies and sea lions, then finish with snorkeling where playful sea lion families are hanging around in calm waters.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Tijeretas Hill excursion - panoramic views, frigate bird nesting colonies
- Isla Lobos island exploration - foot and boat visits
- Isla Lobos panga ride - sea and shore birds, blue-footed boobies, sea lions
- Isla Lobos snorkeling - sea lions, frigate birds, blue-footed boobies
Landmarks/POIs Tijeretas Hill Isla Lobos - Day 6
Española Island: Gardner Bay and Punta Suárez
Spend your morning at Gardner Bay's white sandy beach, swimming in turquoise waters and looking for sea lions and tropical fish, followed by snorkeling at Tortuga Rock. After lunch, you'll sail to Punta Suárez on the western side, which ranks as one of the richest wildlife spots in the Galápagos where you can see surfing sea lions, nesting seabirds, and possibly waved albatrosses.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Gardner Bay visit - white sandy beach, sea lions, tropical fish
- Gardner Bay snorkeling - sea lions, tropical fish, white-tipped reef sharks
- Tortuga Rock snorkeling
- Punta Suárez visit - wildlife viewing, nesting seabirds, sea lions
- Punta Suárez cliff walk - ocean views, sea birds
Landmarks/POIs Gardner Bay Tortuga Rock Punta Suárez Española Island - Day 7
Floreana Island: Punta Cormorant, Champion Islet, and Post Office Bay
You'll land at Punta Cormorant, the sole landing site on Floreana Island, where two distinct beaches wait for you - one with green sand and one with white sand. From there, you can observe flamingos and shore birds, then snorkel at Champion Islet with sea lion colonies, sea turtles, and rays. The day wraps up at historic Post Office Bay where you can take part in an old letter-exchange tradition that goes back centuries.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Punta Cormorant visit - green sand beach, white sand beach, flamingos, shore birds, penguins, marine iguanas
- Champion Islet snorkeling - sea lion colony, sea turtles, rays, colorful fish
- Post Office Bay visit - historic letter exchange tradition
Landmarks/POIs Punta Cormorant Champion Islet Post Office Bay Floreana Island - Day 8
Puerto Ayora and Return to Ecuador Mainland
You'll disembark in Puerto Ayora and visit the Charles Darwin Research Station to see giant Galápagos tortoises and land iguanas, including the Fausto Llerena Breeding Center where young tortoises are being raised. After that, you'll head to the airport for your flight back to Ecuador mainland.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Charles Darwin Research Station visit - Fausto Llerena Breeding Center
- Giant Galápagos tortoise viewing
- Land iguana observation
Landmarks/POIs Charles Darwin Research Station Fausto Llerena Breeding Center Puerto Ayora
