8 DAYS MONDAY TO MONDAY
* 8 DAY ITINERARY CAN START EITHER ON MONDAY OR FRIDAYS.
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ARCHIPEL II FIRST CLASS CATAMARAN |
| MONDAY |
In the San Cristobal's Airport our guide will be waiting for you and accompany you to the Archipell II Catamaran which anchors at Baquerizo Moreno harbor. After arrival on board, check in and explanations in general, you will have lunch. |
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Afterwards you will start with your first excursion to Lobos Island, where you will enjoy swimming and snorkelling with sea lions in this calm bay. It is also a seasonal nesting location for the blue footed booby and frigate birds. |
| TUESDAY |
In Española Island you will explore a lot of endemic wildlife. A lot of Birds, like the endemic Hood?Mockingbird. Gardner Bay provides you an excellent beach for swimming. Around the small islets nearby, snorkelers will find lots of fish and sometimes turtles and sharks. The bay is also frequented by colonies of sea lions which like to swim with you. |
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Point Suarez, It's one of the most outstanding wildlife areas of the archipelago, with a long list of species found along its cliffs and sand or pebble beaches. |
| WEDNESDAY |
Post Office Bay, It keeps the legendary post barrel that whalers historically used to post their mail in. At Cormorant Point you land on a green olivine sand beach. Following a 100 m long path you will soon reach a lagoon with flamingoes. |
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Devil's Crown: A broken volcanic cone, which is one of the most beautiful places to go snorkeling on Galápagos Island. You can dive or swim between reef sharks, star fishes, marine turtles, sea lions and many tropical ornamental fishes. |
| THURSDAY |
Isabela Island is the largest of the archipelago with a surface of 4588 sq.km. It engages more than the half of the land area of whole Galápagos. You will reach the small island of "Tintoreras". There you will take an easy walk through the bizarre landscape of lava with its huge colonies of sea lizards and sea lions colonies. Often you can observe white tip sharks, resting in the flat water near the shore. |
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Afterwards you will visit the wall of tears. This is a man?made monument which has been built in the 40s by prisoners. |
| FRIDAY |
The highlands of Santa Cruz have incredible zones of vegetations. There you will visit the private farm "Las Primicias". This reserve offers you one of the best possibilities to see the huge turtles of Santa Cruz Island in their natural habitat. You can observe them from very close. |
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After the lunch, you will visit The Charles Darwin Research Station which is formed by an information centre, a museum, a library and a tortoise breeding station. In the tortoise breeding you can encounter tortoises of different subspecies, which are prepared for reintroduction to their natural habitats. The most popular inhabitant of this Station is probably the Lonesome George turtle. |
| SATURDAY |
Cerro Dragon is located in the Santa Cruz Island. It is excellent mountain for observing land lizards, land iguanas, wading birds and Darwin´s finches. |
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In North Seymour Island, You will have a short walk through it. It is known for being a major nesting colony of blue footed boobies, and the largest colony of the magnificent frigate birds. Also in this place inhabits swallow, tailed gulls, sea lions and cliff crabs, etc. It will be a relaxing walk. |
| SUNDAY |
In Bartolomé Island you will ascend to admire the spectacular panorama of the Sullivan Bay and the famous Pinnacle Rock. The beaches at the foot of the Pinnacle Rock are excellent for snorkeling from which you can discover the marvelous underwater world. |
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Later, You will make an excursion to the volcano island Rábida with its dark red beach. A path there leads you to the little lagoon, which is often visited by flamingos. You will also appreciate pass nesting pelicans and other sea birds. |
| MONDAY |
At the port of Baquerizo Moreno, which is the capital of the province Galápagos, you will visit the Interpretation Center. The Center will give you a good impression of the history of the Galápagos Islands. |
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Transfer OUT |
5 DAYS MONDAY TO FRIDAY
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ARCHIPEL II FIRST CLASS CATAMARAN |
| MONDAY |
In the San Cristobal's Airport our guide will be waiting for you and accompany you to the Archipell II Catamaran which anchors at Baquerizo Moreno harbor. After arrival on board, check in and explanations in general, you will have lunch. |
|
Afterwards you will start with your first excursion to Lobos Island, where you will enjoy swimming and snorkelling with sea lions in this calm bay. It is also a seasonal nesting location for the blue footed booby and frigate birds. |
| TUESDAY |
In Española Island you will explore a lot of endemic wildlife. A lot of Birds, like the endemic Hood?Mockingbird. Gardner Bay provides you an excellent beach for swimming. Around the small islets nearby, snorkelers will find lots of fish and sometimes turtles and sharks. The bay is also frequented by colonies of sea lions which like to swim with you. |
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Point Suarez, It's one of the most outstanding wildlife areas of the archipelago, with a long list of species found along its cliffs and sand or pebble beaches. |
| WEDNESDAY |
Post Office Bay, It keeps the legendary post barrel that whalers historically used to post their mail in. At Cormorant Point you land on a green olivine sand beach. Following a 100 m long path you will soon reach a lagoon with flamingoes. |
|
Devil's Crown: A broken volcanic cone, which is one of the most beautiful places to go snorkeling on Galápagos Island. You can dive or swim between reef sharks, star fishes, marine turtles, sea lions and many tropical ornamental fishes. |
| THURSDAY |
Isabela Island is the largest of the archipelago with a surface of 4588 sq.km. It engages more than the half of the land area of whole Galápagos. You will reach the small island of "Tintoreras". There you will take an easy walk through the bizarre landscape of lava with its huge colonies of sea lizards and sea lions colonies. Often you can observe white tip sharks, resting in the flat water near the shore. |
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Afterwards you will visit the wall of tears. This is a man?made monument which has been built in the 40s by prisoners. |
| FRIDAY |
Arrival to Santa Cruz-Transfer OUT |
4 DAYS FRIDAY TO MONDAY
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ARCHIPEL II FIRST CLASS CATAMARAN |
| FRIDAY |
Arrival to Santa Cruz, transfer to Archipel II. |
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After lunch, you will visit The Charles Darwin Research Station which is formed by an information centre, a museum, a library and a tortoise breeding station. In the tortoise breeding you can encounter tortoises of different subspecies, which are prepared for reintroduction to their natural habitats. The most popular inhabitant of this Station is probably the Lonesome George turtle. |
| SATURDAY |
Cerro Dragon is located in the Santa Cruz Island. It is excellent mountain for observing land lizards, land iguanas, wading birds and Darwin´s finches. |
|
In North Seymour Island, You will have a short walk through it. It is known for being a major nesting colony of blue footed boobies, and the largest colony of the magnificent frigate birds. Also in this place inhabits swallow, tailed gulls, sea lions and cliff crabs, etc. It will be a relaxing walk. |
| SUNDAY |
In Bartolomé Island you will ascend to admire the spectacular panorama of the Sullivan Bay and the famous Pinnacle Rock. The beaches at the foot of the Pinnacle Rock are excellent for snorkeling from which you can discover the marvelous underwater world. |
|
Later, You will make an excursion to the volcano island Rábida with its dark red beach. A path there leads you to the little lagoon, which is often visited by flamingos. You will also appreciate pass nesting pelicans and other sea birds. |
| MONDAY |
At the port of Baquerizo Moreno, which is the capital of the province Galápagos, you will visit the Interpretation Center. The Center will give you a good impression of the history of the Galápagos Islands. |
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Transfer OUT |
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