Daphne 8 Days - Itinerary B

Upon your arrival to Baltra Airport you will take a bus ride to your first visiting site, Santa Cruz Highlands, where you will see the agricultural zone of the island and the unique scalesia cloud forest, as well as giant tortoises roaming freely in the wild. You will have lunch a t a local restaurant. In the late afternoon, you will get onboard Daphne Yacht, where you will be assigned to your cabins and have dinner onboard.

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Early in the morning, you will disembark at Floreana Island, to visit Post Office Bay. A post office barrel was installed here during the 18th century for mariners, and it prevails here now, so the tourists can post their letters here, as a tradition. You can also snorkel or enjoy a panga ride at the bay. In the afternoon you will go to Cormorant Point, place known for the two beaches that can be found here, one of green sand, made of olivine crystals, and the other one white as flour, that is a nesting place for sea turtles. From here, you will head to Cormorants Point, an old eroded volcanic cone, that is also a nice snorkeling spot to see rays, sharks and sea turtles. After this activities end of the day and dinner onboard.

First activity of the day will be landing at Suarez Point, one of the most attractive locations in the Galapagos, and home to a varied wildlife population. You will walk along its trails to a cliff top viewpoint from which you will have an amazing panorama of the entire island- You can also spot frigate birds, sea lions, and various species of boobies, and if you are lucky enough, you can also see waved albatrosses. In the afternoon you will visit Gardner Bay, one of the most beautiful beaches in the Galapagos, full of sea lions and mockingbirds. You can snorkel here and have the chance to spot tropical fish, white tipped reef sharks and sea turtles. End of the day and dinner onboard.

First activity of the day will be heading to Kicker Rock; a magnificent basalt remains of a crater with the shape of a sleeping lion. You will take a panga ride through this place narrow channel while watching topical birds, marine iguanas and sea lions. You can also snorkel at the waters of this spot. In the afternoon you will land at San Cristobal Island, where you will visit the Interpretation Centre, and learn about the history and geography of the archipelago. After this activity you will head back to the yacht for dinner and rest.

First activity of the day will be heading to Santa Fe Island, home of one of the greatest sea lion colony. This is a lovely place to relax and swim, and also admire the wildlife that inhabits here, like Galapagos hawks, land iguanas, a variety of finches and lava lizards. You can also visit a Palo Santo forest, one of the largest in the entire archipelago. During the afternoon, you will head to South Plaza island, a place of great beauty, home of sea lions, and one of the largest land iguana populations in the entire archipelago. After this activities, head back to the yacht for dinner and rest.

Early in the morning, you will land at Prince Philip´s Steps on Genovesa Island, and take a path to steep stairs, where once you reach the top, you will be able to see the entire island. This is also a nice place for snorkeling. During the afternoon, you will head to Darwin Bay, where large breeding colonies of seabirds reside, such as lava herons, swallow-tailed gulls and vampire finches. During the walk around this place you will pass by tide pools with playful sea lion and diamond stingrays. After his activity head back to the yacht for dinner and rest.

First visit of the day will be to Sullivan Bay, where you will take a walk on Pahoe-hoe lava, created by an eruption that occurred in 1987. You will witness the plants that have grown since this occurring. You can also spot sea lions, finches, turtles and penguins. After lunch you will visit Rabida Island, known for its amazing red sand beach, is one of the most striking island on the entire Archipelago. Here you will visit a trail that leads to one of the finest lagoon in the Galapagos for viewing flamingos. You can also spot nesting pelicans, marine iguanas and sea lions. There is also an opportunity for snorkeling here. End of the day and dinner onboard.

First activity of the last day will be heading to Black Turtle Cove by a panga ride, where you will see the amazing mangrove ecosystem, and the species that inhabit this place, like green turtles, and reef sharks. After this activity you will be transferred to the airport to take your flight back to the continent.