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Itinerary 8 days / 7 night
DAY 1
Isabela Island
Arrival to Isabela island
Arrival at Baltra airport and connection to Isabela Island (40-minute flight). Arrival in Puerto Villamil and transfer to the hotel. Check in.
Overnight Iguana Crossing
Iguana Crossing
DAY 2
Isabela / Tuneles Excursion (Cabo Rosa)
Isabela / Tuneles Excursion (Cabo Rosa)
After breakfast, we will take a boat trip to Cabo Rosa, a small islet in the middle of the ocean located about 1 hour away from Puerto Villamil. Here you will see lava tunnels and lava bridges under and over sea level. You may be able to see blue footed boobies, sea lions, pelicans and if you are lucky Galapagos penguins. This is a great place for snorkeling as you may be able to swim with sea lions, sea turtles, golden rays, trumpet fish, surgeon fish and if lucky with white tip sharks.
*All the navigations are based on shared services.
Overnight Iguana Crossing Hotel
Iguana Crossing
DAY 3
Isabela island / Tintoreras Islet
Isabela island / Tintoreras Islet
A short distance from Puerto Villamil is the small island known as ‘Las Tintoreras’. We may have the opportunity to see a small colony of penguins recently established in Puerto Villamil, often resting side by side with Blue Footed Boobies. Here a colony of white tip sharks may often be seen resting in a lava canal. You may snorkel or swim around this island.
*All the navigations are based on shared services.
Overnight Iguana Crossing Hotel
Iguana Crossing
DAY 4
Isabela island / Baltra / Santa Cruz island
Isabela island / Baltra / Santa Cruz island
After breakfast transfer to Isabela’s airport for flight to Baltra island. Reception and assistance. Shared Bus transfer time about 10 minutes to Itabaca Channel. Transfer by ferry to the island of Santa Cruz (10 minutes of travel). Leisure time at the hotel.
Overnight at Pikaia Lodge or Finch Bay Hotel
Pikaia Lodge
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Finch Bay Hotel
DAY 5
Sailing daily tour
Sailing daily tour (North Seymour, South Plaza, Bartolome or Santa Fe Islands)
After breakfast transfer to the pier to take boat for a shared daily tour to North Seymour, Plazas Island, Bartolome or Santa Fe islands. The island to visit depends on the itinerary for the particular day of travel.
*All the navigations are based on shared services.
Overnight at Pikaia Lodge or Finch Bay Hotel
Pikaia Lodge
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Finch Bay Hotel
DAY 6
Santa Cruz
Giant tortoises / Charles Darwin Station
We will stop in highlands of Santa Cruz where you will visit a Giant Tortoise Reserve for an easy hike to observe Giant Tortoises in their natural habitat. In the afternoon visit to The Charles Darwin Research Station where you’ll learn firsthand, the conservation and research efforts in the Galapagos Islands. See the tortoise hatchlings and breeding programs which are saving several races of tortoises from extinction.
Overnight at Pikaia Lodge or Finch Bay Hotel
Pikaia Lodge
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Finch Bay Hotel
DAY 7
At Sea
Sailing daily tour (North Seymour, South Plaza, Bartolome or Santa Fe Islands)
After breakfast transfer to the pier to take boat for a shared daily tour to North Seymour, Plazas Island, Bartolome or Santa Fe islands. The island to visit depends on the itinerary for the particular day of travel.
*All the navigations are based on shared services.
Overnight at Pikaia Lodge or Finch Bay Hotel
Pikaia Lodge
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Finch Bay Hotel
DAY 8
Santa Cruz Island
Santa Cruz Island / Home Destination
Breakfast and transfer out Baltra’s airport. Flight black to mainland for connections or visit Ecuador mainland.
