Infinity 8 Days - Itinerary A

Upon arrival to the airport in Baltra Island, you will take a boat ride to be transferred to Infinity Yacht. After settling in the yacht and lunch, your first visit will be to Black Turtle Cove, located in the north part of Santa Cruz Island. You will take a dinghy ride to this inlet, and you will see the mangrove ecosystem, home for young marine life, like white-tip reef sharks, sea turtles, and rays. End of the day and dinner onboard.

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The first visit of this day will be to Genovesa Island, specifically Prince Phillip ́s Steps, called El Barranco in Spanish; this is a steep and rocky path that leads up to a high cliff, from where you can appreciate a nice view of all Genovesa Island. During the afternoon, you will head to Darwin Bay, a white sand coral beach, that winds through mangroves filled with land birds, like Nazca boobies, red-footed boobies, and swallow-tailed gulls. You can also visit tidal pools at this place, where sea lions can be seen swimming and resting. After these activities head back to the yacht for dinner onboard.

Early in the morning, the yacht will land on the southeast part of Santiago Island, called Sullivan Bay, this is the perfect place to see the elevations and recent geology formations of lava flows, due to its recent volcanic formation. After lunch, you will head to Rabida Island, one of the most colorful islands, due to its red sand beach, a product of the sand ́s volcanic components. This island is a great snorkeling site. End of the day and dinner onboard.

After breakfast, the yacht will land at Santa Cruz Island, and the first visit will be to Fausto Llerena Breeding Center, home to many subspecies of turtles, form younglings to adults. After this activity, you will visit Santa Cruz Highlands, and you will head to El Chato Reserve, where you will have the opportunity to observe giant tortoises in the wild. This is also a good place to spot short-eared owls, Darwin’s finches, yellow warblers, Galapagos rails, and paint-billed crakes. After this activity head back to the yacht for dinner.

First activity of the day will be a panga ride to Dragon Hill, located northwest of Santa Cruz Island. Then you will go through a trail to a hyper saline lagoon frequented by flamingos, pintail ducks and other species of birds. During the afternoon, you will head to Bachas Beach, one of the few remnants of the U.S World War II presence in the archipelago, a floating pier, evidence of this historic fact, can be seen here. You can also spot flamingos, hermit crabs and black necked stilts. After these activities head back to the yacht for dinner

Early in the morning, the yacht will take you to Floreana Island, where you will visit Post Office Bay. The wooden barrel situated there, used to be the 18th-century whalers ́ unofficial mail box, and nowadays is also used by tourists to send their postcards, as a tradition. In the afternoon, you will visit Cormorant Point, where you will hike to a salt water lagoon, home to flamingoes and pint-tailed ducks. You will also head to Devil ́s Crown nearby, which is an extinct volcano that peaks out of the waters off Floreana ́s coast and offers a magnificent snorkeling experience.

After breakfast, the yacht will land at Española Island, where you will visit Suarez Point, known as the breeding site of nearly 12,000 pairs of waved albatrosses. In this place, you will hike to a cliff from where you will see a beautiful landscape of all the island. In the afternoon, you will visit Gardner Bay, where you will take a short walk across a white sand beach, among a sea lion colony. You will also have the opportunity to snorkel here. End of the day and dinner onboard.

Early in the morning the yacht will land at San Cristobal ́s Bay, and your first visit will be to San Cristobal Interpretation Center, where you will learn about the natural history, human history and conservation efforts that have been made on thearchipelago to preserve the native and endemic species. After this visit you will be transferred to San Cristobal Airport to take your flight back to the continent.