| Day | Visitor Site |
|---|---|
| Monday | AM - Flight to San Cristobal |
| PM - Leon Dormido or Isla Lobos (San Cristobal) | |
| Tuesday | AM - Galapaguera Natural (San Cristobal) |
| PM - Punta Pitt (San Cristobal) | |
| Wednesday | AM - Gardner Bay (Española) |
| PM - Punta Suarez (Española) | |
| Thursday | AM - Punta Cormorant & Champion Island (Floreana) |
| PM - Post Office Bay (Floreana) | |
| Friday | AM - Fausto Llerena Tortoise Breeding Center (Santa Cruz) |
| PM - El Chato & Santa Cruz Highlands (Santa Cruz) | |
| Saturday | AM - Las Tintoreras (Isabela) |
| PM - Humedales & Muro de las Lagrimas (Isabela) | |
| Sunday | AM - Punta Moreno (Isabela) |
| PM - Elizabeth Bay (Isabela) | |
| Monday | AM - Urbina Bay (Isabela) |
| PM - Punta Espinoza (Fernandina) | |
| Tuesday | AM - Puerto Egas (Santiago) |
| PM - Rabida | |
| Wednesday | AM - Las Bachas (Santa Cruz) |
| Tour Ends - Transfer to Baltra Aiport |
Day 1 (day of arrival) – San Cristobal Island
Pm: Leon Dormido or Lobos Island. At Lobos Island we find a small population of blue-footed boobies and great frigate birds nesting. In addition two species of sea lions present in the archipiélago can be observed.
Day 2 – San Cristobal Island
Am: A visit to the Natural Galapaguera which is a good place to observe Galapagos tortoises in their natural environment.
Pm: Pitt Point is composed of volcanic tuff substrate and is the only site in the Galapagos Islands where you can watch the three species of boobies and two species of frigates nesting in the same area.
Day 3 – Espanola Island
Am: Gardner Bay is defined by two beaches with a total length of 1300 meters. Its main attraction is the colony of sea lions which inhabit the beach in great quantity during the breeding season.
Pm: Punta Suarez. At Punta Suarez the albatrosses, which are endemic to Espanola Island and the biggest birds on Galapagos, are present from mid March to early January.
Day 4 – Floreana Island
Am: Cormorant Point and Champion Island. At Cormorant Point it is possible to find the magic mixture of green inorganic sand near white powdery organic sand, which is a nesting ground for sea turtles. The hypersaline lagoon hosts a number of birds, including flamingos. Champion Island is considered one of the most beautiful places on Galapagos for all snorkeling and diving fans and an excellent opportunity for dolphin watching.
Pm: Post Office Bay is a historical place that recalls the days of the whalers who came to this bay for supplies. The outbound ships would drop off letters after rounding the cape, and the ships returning home would mail them. To continue this tradition the guide will pull a hand full of letters for the group which are brought home with the traveler and then mailed to the addressee. Visitors also have the opportunity to send letters of their own.
Day 5 – Santa Cruz Island
Am: A visit to the Fausto Llerena tortoise breeding center is an excellent spot for visitors to photograph them.
Pm: El Chato is a reserve in the highlands of Santa Cruz where giant tortoises can be observed in the wild. After this visit the Pit Craters, created as a result of the collapse or sinking of surface materials into cracks or manholes, is the next attraction.
Day 6 – Isabela Island
Am: Las Tintoreras. This islet has a small bay of completely calm and cristal clear turquoise waters, where sea lions, sea turtles, marine iguanas and rays can be spotted. The Arnaldo Tupiza breeding center is the home to a total of 330 juvenile and adult tortoises. This rearing center provides the visitor with another opportunity to enjoy the gentle giants of the Galapagos.
Pm: Humedales is a complex of trails that include a lot of beautiful sites with spectacular sceneries. The day will be completed with a visit to Muro de las Lagrimas. This wall was erected by convicts in the first half of this century when that area served as a penal colony.
Day 7 – Isabela Island
Am: Moreno Point’s main attraction is the coastal and inland lagoons amid black lava flows where also several species of birds nests.
Pm: Elizabeth Bay, the home to a small colony of penguins living on series of small rocky islets, will be visited by a dingy.
Day 8 – Isabela Island & Fernandina
Am: During a visit at Urbina Bay you can see large colored land iguanas and the possibility of seeing giant turtles, flightless cormorants, blue-footed boobies, penguins and marine iguanas is excellent.
Pm: Espinoza Point is a place famous for its large colonies of marine iguanas and as the habitat of unique species like the flightless cormorant, Galapagos penguin, Galapagos hawk, and Galapagos snake.
Day 9 – Santiago & Rabida Island
Am: A visit to Egas Port begins with a wet landing on the dark sand beaches of James Bay and a walk along the rocky coast giving the opportunity to view some of the Galapagos Island’s best tide pools. Sponges, snails, hermit crabs, barnacles and fish including the endemic four-eyed blenny can be seen. The walk also presents visitors with a variety of shore birds, marine iguanas, sally light foot crabs and sea lions.
Pm: Rabida Island its main attraction is the red sand beach, scenery, aside from the vegetation of the arid zone and the presence of native and endemic species.
Day 10 – Santa Cruz Island
Am: Visit to Bachas Beach showing one of the main nesting sites of sea turtles on Santa Cruz. It is a good place to see flamingos, as well as migratory and aquatic birds.
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