Santa Cruz II Northern 5 Days - Itinerary A

Upon your arrival to the airport on Santa Cruz Island, you will be transferred to the dock to get onboard Santa Cruz II Ship. After settling in the catamaran and lunch, you will head to Bachas Beach, a beautiful visitor site located on the north shore of Santa Cruz Island, where you will walk through white sand beach and visit a couple of brackish lagoons that are feeding grounds for stilts and flamingos. After this activity head back to the yacht for dinner and rest.

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After breakfast, you will take a panga ride to visit the impressive cliffs of Buccaneer Cove, that used to be a hideout for pirates in past centuries, and is home to a large number of marine birds and sea lions. You will also have the opportunity to snorkel here. During the afternoon, after lunch, you will head to Egas Port, and disembark at a white sand beach. You can enjoy a swim or snorkel amid a rocky shoreline. You can also head to a walk, to see land and marine birds amid the volcanic landscape. End of the activities and diner onboard.

Early in the morning, you will take a panga ride to Rabida Island, and you will disembark in its red sand beach, caused by the high content of iron in this island´s volcanic material. You begin with a walk through the shore to see a colony of sea lions, marine iguanas and several species of Darwin Finches. You can also snorkel from the beach. After lunch, the next visit pint will be Bartolome Island, where you will hike a steep wooden staircase to the top of this island and have an amazing view of the entire place and the famous Pinnacle Rock. You can also take a panga ride to the volcanic shoreline, or just swim by the beach and snorkel.

The day starts at Genovesa Island, at Prince Phillip´s Steps, where you will climb up the steep stairs to reach a flat rocky plateau, and once there you will have a nice view of the entire island. During the afternoon, you will land at Darwin Bay to enjoy some swimming and snorkeling, and also observe hundreds of birds, mainly frigate birds and red-footed boobies that reside in this island. End of the day and dinner onboard.

We start our last morning at the north shore of Santa Cruz Island. After breakfast, your luggage will be taken to the airport, while you visit the Tortoise Reserve. A dry landing at a passenger’s wharf and a bus ride to the loftier region of the island will provide the last highlight of the cruise: giant tortoises in the wild. The windward slopes of the island are home to two species of giant tortoises. These lush highlands include dense forests of Galapagos daisies, orchids and bromeliads, and several endemic land birds. After this visit we will transfer directly to Baltra airport. Farewell to Galapagos.