Sea Star 5 Days - Itinerary B

Upon arrival to the airport in Baltra Island, you will be transferred to Galapagos Sea Star Journey Ship. After settling in the yacht and lunch, you will head to the first visiting site, Dragon Hill, is located in northwestern Santa Cruz Island, it consists of a trail that leads to a hyper-saline lagoon behind the beach, frequented by flamingos, pintail ducks and other species of birds. This site is also populated with land iguanas that were introduced here to reestablish this species. End of the day and dinner onboard

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Early in the morning, you will head to Black Turtle Cove, located at the northern side of Santa Cruz Island, this place is a red mangrove lagoon where sharks and rays reside. You can access this place by a panga ride. During the afternoon, you will head to Chinese Hat, a small islet located at the southeastern tip of Santiago, this place is a recent volcanic cone, shaped like a Chinese hat, hence its name. This is an excellent place to see the formation of lava tubes and lava flows and you can also see marine iguanas, Galapagos penguins and sea lions that inhabit here.

Early in the morning, you will visit El Barranco, also known as Prince Phillip ́s Steps, it ́s a step rocky path that leads to a cliff, from where you can appreciate an amazing view of Genovesa Island. After this activity, head to Darwin Bay at Genovesa Island, a white sand coral beach, where you will take a trail that winds through mangroves filled with land birds. Nazca boobies, red-footed boobies, and swallow-tailed gulls. Further down the path, you will find tidal pools where sea lions swim playfully.

After breakfast onboard, the first visit of the day will be to Bartolome Island, and its main visiting site, the Pinnacle Rock. You will hike to a viewing spot from where you can observe one of the most beautiful scenarios in the archipelago. Then you will head to the beaches at the base of the pinnacle, home to marine turtles and a small colony of Galapagos penguins. During the afternoon, you will visit Sullivan Bay on Santiago Island, the fourth largest island in the archipelago, this is a volcano active island, with many young lava flows and cones to be seen, and where land and marine iguanas reside.

At the beginning of the last day, you will land at Santa Cruz Island, and you will take a bus ride to the last visiting point, Santa Cruz Highlands, where you will see the agricultural island zone and spot giant tortoises in their natural habitat. After this activity, you will be transferred from the boat to Baltra airport to take your flight back to the continent.