Itinerary
- Day 1
Baltra Island to Galápagos Legend Cruise
You'll land on Baltra Island and transfer to the M/V Galápagos Legend, an upper-middle-class cruise ship. Before settling into your cabin, head to the turtle reserve on Santa Cruz Island where you can see Galápagos giant tortoises and various bird species across the different ecosystems. It's a good way to start getting oriented to the islands before your first night aboard.
- Meals
- Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Transfer from Baltra Island to pier
- Embarkation on M/V Galápagos Legend
- Visit to turtle reserve on Santa Cruz Island
- Observation of Galápagos giant tortoises
- Bird species observation
Landmarks Baltra Island Santa Cruz Island - Turtle Reserve 
- Day 2
Genovesa Island
Morning brings a dock at Genovesa Island for a short hike up Prince Philip's Steps, a steep path that runs through a large seabird colony. You'll spot blue-footed boobies and Nazca boobies in their natural habitat. Later, the ship travels to Darwin Bay where you have a chance to find the rare red-footed booby if you're lucky.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Hike along Prince Philip's Steps
- Observation of seabird colonies
- Observation of blue-footed boobies
- Observation of Nazca boobies
- Visit to Darwin Bay
- Observation of red-footed boobies
Landmarks Genovesa Island Prince Philip's Steps Darwin Bay - Day 3
South Plaza - Santa Fé Island
Starting in the morning, you land on the north side of a small island to walk through an endemic cactus forest with land iguanas and marine iguanas around. From the highest point you can see tropical birds and a colony of bachelor sea lions. Next is South Plaza with around 300 land iguanas. In the afternoon, explore Santa Fé Island, one of the oldest in the archipelago, where endemic land iguanas, rice rats, and various finch species have evolved over time.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Hike in endemic cactus forest
- Observation of land iguanas
- Observation of marine iguanas
- Observation of tropical birds
- Observation of bachelor sea lion colony
- Visit to South Plaza
- Visit to Santa Fé Island
- Observation of endemic animal species
Landmarks South Plaza Island Santa Fé Island - Day 4
Disembarkation
You'll moor at Bachas Beach on Santa Cruz Island this morning, an important nesting site for sea turtles. Walk around to see old WWII-era shipwrecks from when Americans maintained an air base on Baltra Island. There's a hike to a fallow water lagoon where flamingos often show up. After time for snorkeling and swimming, you'll transfer to Baltra airport for your departure.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Visit to Bachas Beach
- Exploration of WWII shipwrecks
- Hike to fallow water lagoon
- Flamingo observation
- Snorkeling
- Swimming
- Transfer to Baltra airport
Landmarks Bachas Beach Santa Cruz Island
