Yolita North West 8 Days - Itinerary A

Early arrival to the airport in Baltra, and transfer to the Yolita Yacht at the Bay. After lunch service on the yacht, head to Bachas Beach, where you can watch plenty of native wildlife like flamingos, hermit crabs, black necked stilts, and sea lions. This is also a nesting area for green sea turtles from November to February. After this activity head back to the yacht for dinner service.

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Early in the morning you wll visit Darwin Bay, here you can walk along the white coral sands and follow the trail and see nesting frigatebirds, gulls, and boobies. You can also snorkel at this place. After lunch head to El Barranco, also called Prince Philip’s Steps, located on the southern tip of Genovesa Island, for an amazing wildlife watching opportunity. After this activity, dinner onboard and rest.

After breakfast we land at Bartolome Island, famous for the amazing Pinnacle rock panorama where you can take amazing pictures, once you hike to this place's summit. You can also spot , Galapagos penguins at this island. After lunch head up to Sullivan Bay, to see the fascinating lava formatios, you can enjoy a walk along the lave formations until the beach, where abundant Sally lightfoot crabs and sea lions gather. Return to the yacht and dinner.

Early start and breakfast. The yacht will anchor at Puerto Villamil where you will visit the Giant Tortoise Breeding Center, created for conservation and scientific purposes. Next we hike up Sierra Negra Volcano to enjoy a spectacular view of all the Island and the sinde of the huge crater. Return to the yacht for dinner.

Early in the morning, we take a panga ride to Elizabeth Bay to see the amazing wildlife such as marine turtles, rays and flightless cormorants. Then, we visit Tagus Cove on Isabela Island, site that was popular among whalers and pirates. Tour the area on foot for spectacular views of Darwin Lake (a spherical saltwater crater), the bay, and Darwin and Wolf volcanoes. End of the day and dinner onboard.

In the morning, you will visit Urbina Bay, one of the recent examples of geological uplift in the Galapagos, a seasonal nesting area for tortoises and Galapagos Penguins, flightless cormorants and brown pelicans. Next we head to Espinoza Point, Fernandina, home to some of the largest colonies of marine iguanas and sea birds that nest here. End of the day and dinner onboard.

An early landing on Rabida Island, where a red sand beach waits for you. We hike a short trail to a water lagoon, home to wading flamingos, and also visit a Palo Santo Forest. After lunch, we head to Espumilla Beach, one of the most idyllic beaches in the Galápagos Islands, which has thick mangroves and where you can also spot sea turtle nesting sites. End of the day and dinner

Early in the morning the yacht takes you to Daphne Island, located between Santa Cruz and Baltra, where you can see a great number of finch species, masked boobies and Galapagos Martins. After this activity you will be transferred to the airport to take your flight back to the continent.