GALAPAGOS ISLAND CRUISE 9 DAY

Itinerary

Day 1, Arrival Quito

Arrive into Quito and transfer (not included) to our gateway hotel at your leisure. Rest of day to relax and prepare for your adventure. Meals: Paid locally | Accommodation: Hotel included

Day 2, Baltra Island

Morning transfer to Quito airport for our 1,000 km flight over the deep-blue Pacific to the remote and legendary Galápagos Archipelago. Arriving to Baltra Island, you will be met by our local agent and transferred to our motorized yacht and your home for the length of your tour. After getting settled in, we will visit Black Turtle Cove for our first afternoon in the Galapagos! Setting sail while you sleep, wake us refreshed at North Seymour - an island formed as a result of the uplift of submarine lava formation. It contains a large colony of magnificent frigate birds that gracefully soar overhead. Meals: Included on boat | Accommodation: Berth included

Day 3 & 4, Plaza Island & Lobos Island

We will then visit Plazas Island, where we will observe the peculiar land iguanas in their natural habitat. After that is Lobos, home to nesting blue-footed boobies; and San Cristobal's Interpretation Centre offering us a keen insight into the fragile ecosystem of the Galapagos. Meals: Included on boat | Accommodation: Berth included

Day 5 & 6, Espanola Island & Santa Fe Island

Continuing our journey, we observe playful sea lions on Espanola, and then marvel at Santa Cruz's extinct volcanoes and lush green vegetation highlighted by the cobalt blue backdrop of the ocean. In the afternoon we will cruise to Sante Fe Island where we can visit a cacti forest, walk amongst the iguanas or snorkel in the clear sea. Meals: Included on boat | Accommodation: Berth included

Day 7, Santiago Island

Onwards to Santiago, one of the most volcanically active islands, where we will see many young flows and picturesque volcanic cones. We then visit Puerto Egas' fur sea grottos and the rare Panoehoe lava fields in Sullivan Bay. Meals: Included on boat | Accommodation: Berth included

Day 8 & 9, Bartolome Island, Bachas Beach & Baltra

Bartolome Island's perfect volcanic cones, lunar craters and the famous pinnacle rock await! Climb to the summit of the island or snorkel with multi-coloured fish and watch for the occasional Galapagos Penguins before finishing this journey on the soft white sands of Bachas Beach. Meals: Included on boat | Accommodation: Berth included Tour ends at 15:00 hours in Baltra Island on day 9. Note: All cruises & flights are non-refundable.