8 DAYS ITINERARY "A" FRIDAY TO FRIDAY
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TIP TOP IV FIRST CLASS YACHT |
| FRIDAY |
Fly from mainland Ecuador (Quito or Guayaquil) arriving in Baltra at approximately 11:00 a.m. Your guide conducts you to the bus and after a short 5-kilometer ride to the pier; we board the Yacht without delay. As the crew weigh anchor, we greet you with our first orientation and offer a light snack |
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In the afternoon, we make a dry landing for a walk along the coast and the interior of North Seymour Island, observing colonies of birds, marine iguanas, and sea lions. Return to the Yacht for dinner and our nightly orientation |
| SATURDAY |
After breakfast, we make a dry landing on Darwin Bay to walk and observe colonies of birds. Optional: time for those who would like to swim and/or snorkel. We come aboard for a delicious lunch. |
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Later in the afternoon, we take a dinghy ride and make a dry landing on Prince Phillips’s Steps (Barranco), then walk and observe the interesting lives of the birds here. Dinner on the Yacht, and then our orientation about conservation efforts is made to protect the Islands. |
| SUNDAY |
After breakfast, we make a dinghy ride on Punta Vicente Roca to observe plenty of sea lions, marine iguanas, blue-footed and masked boobies, and flightless cormorants. Optional: time for those who would like to swim and/or snorkel. We come aboard for a delicious lunch. |
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In the afternoon, we make a dry landing on Punta Espinoza to walk and see a large colony of sea lions, marine iguanas and the flightless cormorants and clumps of lava cactus. Return to the Yacht for dinner and our nightly orientation. |
| MONDAY |
After breakfast, we make a wet landing on Urbina Bay to take a walk to observe a coral area, land iguanas, flightless cormorants and giant tortoises. Optional: time for those who would like to swim and/or snorkel. Return to the Yacht for lunch. |
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At the afternoon we make a dinghy ride around the islets of Elizabeth Bay to see marine iguanas, penguins, marine turtles, seabirds and shorebirds, herons and blue-footed boobies. Return to the Yacht for dinner and our nightly orientation. |
| TUESDAY |
After breakfast, we make a wet landing on Mailbox Bay to visit the oldest postal system in the world. Optional: time for those who would like to swim and/or snorkel. Return to the Yacht for lunch and sail to Point Cormorant. |
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We make a wet landing to take a short walk to the Flamingo Lagoon of this island. We then continue the walk until we reach the beach called "La Picona" to see marine turtles and their spawning grounds. We return to Point Cormorant for a dinghy ride and snorkelling for those who wish it. Return to the yacht for dinner and our nightly orientation, which will be about important historical figures in the history of the Islands. |
| WEDNESDAY |
After breakfast, we make an early dry landing on Punta Suarez to walk along lava beds where we will observe unique colonies of marine birds, including Albatross (May - December). Return to the Yacht for lunch. |
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At the afternoon, we make a landing in Gardner Bay for a walk on the beach here. We then take a dinghy ride around the islets of Gardner and Tortuga. Optional: time for those who would like to swim and/or snorkel. Return to the Yacht for dinner and our nightly orientation. |
| THURSDAY |
We disembark and a bus takes us to the highlands of Santa Cruz Island for a visit to the native forests, and twin craters. Return to the port for a walk through the little town to appreciate various handicrafts. We return to the Yacht for lunch. |
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In the afternoon we land at the pier of the National Park, for a visit to the Charles Darwin Station and its interpretive Center. Return to the Yacht for dinner. |
| FRIDAY |
After breakfast, we board a bus, and your guide accompanies you on the ride directly to the airport (Baltra). |
8 DAYS ITINERARY "B" FRIDAY TO FRIDAY
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TIP TOP IV FIRST CLASS YACHT |
| FRIDAY |
Fly from mainland Ecuador (Quito or Guayaquil) arriving in Baltra at approximately 11:00 a.m. Your guide conducts you to the bus and after a short 5-kilometer ride to the pier; we board the Yacht without delay. As the crew weigh anchor, we greet you with our first orientation and offer a light snack. |
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Later at the afternoon, we make a wet landing on Lobos Island; this place is a seasonal nesting location for the blue footed boobies. We will observe sea lions, marine iguanas and blue footed boobies. Optional: time for those who would like to swim and/or snorkel. We return to the Yacht for dinner and our nightly orientation. |
| SATURDAY |
After breakfast, we make a wet landing on Cerro Brujo to walk on a white sand beach and observe sea lions, brown pelicans, marine iguanas and blue-footed boobies. Optional: time for those who would like to swim and/or snorkel. We come aboard for a delicious lunch. |
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Later at the afternoon, we make a wet landing on Las Bachas for walk on a white and soft sand beach, we observe Galapagos sea turtle nesting and a Flamingo lagoon. Optional: time for those who would like to swim and/or snorkel. We return to the Yacht for dinner and our nightly orientation |
| SUNDAY |
After breakfast, we make a dry landing on South Plaza to walk and observe colonies of sea lions and land iguanas, Opuntia cactus forest, Sesuvium plants, swallow tailed gulls, red-billed tropic birds, cliffs with seabirds, bachelor sea lions colonies. We come aboard for lunch. |
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At the afternoon, we make a dry landing on Bartholomew Island, to hike to the summit; during the hike we observe colonies of Marine Iguanas, Lava Lizards, Tiquila bushes, and various Cacti. On the summit we see an impressive view of the surrounding islands, including the eroded tuff cone of Pinnacle Rock. We return to the yacht for dinner and our nightly orientation. |
| MONDAY |
After breakfast, we make a dinghy ride on Black Turtle Cove, a series of mangrove-surrounded coves and inlets; where we can observe white-tipped sharks, marine turtles, spotted eagle rays, and beautiful, yellow cow-nosed rays. We return to the boat for a delicious lunch. |
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Later at the afternoon, we make a wet landing on Las Bachas for walk on a white and soft sand beach, we observe Galapagos sea turtle nesting and a Flamingo lagoon. Optional: time for those who would like to swim and/or snorkel. We return to the Yacht for dinner and our nightly orientation. |
| TUESDAY |
After breakfast, we make our first visit to Humedales, a site where can see a series of lagoons, mangrove species, flamingos and numerous migratory birds. Later we go to Wall of Tears; a historic place in Galapagos Island, this site was for 13 years a penal colony, where the prisoners built a wall with huge blocks of lava as punishment. There we can also observe lava lizards, Galapagos finches and hawks. Before to return to the yacht we visit Breeding Center Arnaldo Tupiza, where we can observe tortoise of different ages and sizes (In total there are 330 between juvenile and adult tortoises) and where we can learn about the reproduction of the giant tortoises, in the Breeding Center we also can see different native plants. We return to the boat for a delicious lunch. |
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At the afternoon, we make a dry landing on Tintoreras, a small bay of completely calm turquoise waters, where you can appreciate sea lions, sea turtles, marine iguanas, rays, reef sharks, small fish and sea lions. We return to the Yacht for dinner and our nightly orientation. |
| WEDNESDAY |
After breakfast, we make a wet landing on Sullivan Bay, a perfect place to get a feel for the volcanic origin of the islands. Optional: time for those who would like to swim and/or snorkel. We return to the boat for a delicious lunch. |
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At the afternoon, we make a wet landing on Sombrero Chino (Chinese Hat), a small island off the coast of Santiago, we can observe on the rocky shoreline: Galapagos penguins, eagle rays, sea lions and marine iguanas are frequently seen. The small cove offers and excellent snorkeling site. We return to the Yacht for dinner and our nightly orientation. |
| THURSDAY |
After breakfast, we make a wet landing on Puerto Egas, to walk and observe sponges, snails, hermit crabs, barnacles and the endemic four-eyed blenny, a variety of shore birds, marine iguanas and sea lions. We return to the boat for a delicious lunch. |
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After lunch, we make a wet landing on Rábida, to walk and observe marine iguanas and sea lions, pelicans, blue-footed boobies, masked boobies and brown pelicans. We arrive at a small saltwater lagoon where we can see pink flamingos, Bahama pintail ducks and common stilts. We return to the Yacht for dinner. |
| FRIDAY |
After breakfast, we make an early dry landing on Dragon Hill, where we can see land iguanas; we walk to a hypersalinic lagoon (saltier than the ocean), where we can observe flamingos, common stilts, pintail ducks and other species of birds. We return to the Yacht for sailing to Baltra and disembarking on the pier. Your guide accompanies you on the bus ride directly to the airport. |
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