Nemo II 8 Days - Itinerary B

Arrival to the airport in Baltra, where you will be transferred to the Nemo II Catamaran at the Bay. Lunch service on the yacht and navigation to North Seymour Island, where you will walk through a trail to see colonies of Blue Footed Boobies and Frigate birds. After this activity you head back to the yacht. Dinner service and rest.

Early start after breakfast, to begin with a visit to Witch Hill (Cerro Brujo), a beautiful white sand beach, where species like brown pelicans, blue-footed boobies and sea lions are found. Next we head to kicker rock, located of the coast of San Cristobal, to see the remains of a lava cone eroded by the sea, the perfect resting place for tropic birds, frigates and boobies. After lunch, head to Lobos Island, famous for its population of sea lions and fur sea lions. Head back to the catamaran and dinner.

Early in the morning you will head to Cormorant Point at Floreana Island, where the largest flamingo lagoon at the archipelago can be seen. You can also spot white-checked pintail ducks. You can also visit two distinct beaches, an olivine crystal green sanded beach, and a coral white snad beach, as well as champion islet. In the afternoon, you will visit Post Office Bay, where a wooden barrel was placed in the 18th century by the crew of a whaling ship, and is been used by mariners and tourists as a post office. You will also visit the Baroness Lookout.

Early in the morning head to Suarez Point, a basaltic cliff which forms a blowhole where water sprays high into the air, and where you can also watch sea lions, sea birds (nesting boobies and albatross) and Marine Iguanas. After lunch, we visit Gardner Bay, a beautiful beach and important breeding site for pacific green turtles. But the main attraction is the Galapagos sea lion colony, along with marine iguanas, and Galapagos Hawks. Here you can also snorkel, heading to visit Gardner Islet and Osborn Islet, that are nearby. After this activity, return to the yacht for dinner.

After breakfast, a dry landing on Santa Cruz Island. We take a bus to private estate “Las Primicias”. This reserve offers you one of the best possibilities to see the giant tortoises of Santa Cruz Island in their natural habitat. After lunch service on the yacht, we visit Charles Darwin Station to learn about the protection and conservation of the island, and see the Breeding and Rearing Centre for young tortoises and adult Galapagos tortoises in captivity. Return to the catamaran and dinner.

After breakfast, head to South Plazas, to see one of the largest populations of Land Iguanas in Galapagos. You may also spot Marine Iguanas and hybrids of both species. There is also a shore colony of Bachelor Sea lions. Lunch service onboard and then you will continue to Santa Fe. We begin with a dinghy boat ride across the turquoise lagoon, spotting sea lions swimming. This place is also home to Galapagos Hawks and endemic Land Iguanas.

In the morning, you will visit the volcano islet of Bartolome, which offers some of the greatest landscapes and panoramas of the entire Archipelago. You can also practice snorkel here or relax on the beach. After lunch, we head to Chinese Hat, a volcanic cone that forms an islet of the rocky coast of Santiago, and where a small colony of Galapagos penguins have settled. You may also see Galapagos sea lions, and marine iguanas, and practise deep water snorkeling with Galapagos Penguins, white-tipped sharks and sea lions. In the late afternoon, return to the catamaran and dinner.

After breakfast, you will visit Mosquera islet, located between Baltra and North Seymour, this small islet is formed by a geological uplift with a reef of rocks and coral and a great sand beach, where you can spot a great colony of sea lions and sally light-foot crabs.