Beluga Fernandina 8 Days - Itinerary A

Upon your arrival to Baltra Airport, you take a bus trip and the first visit of the trip will be to Santa Cruz Highlands where you will see the huge turtles of Santa Cruz Island in their natural habitat. After lunch, you will be transferred to the yacht. Then, you will head to Charles Darwin Research Station, where you will learn about the protection and conservation of the island, and visit the Breeding and Rearing Centre for young tortoises and adult Galapagos tortoises in captivity.

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After breakfast, you will visit the Chinese Hat Islet. Its name comes from the distinct shape of the islet’s summit. This place is a great location to view many geological formations such as lava tubes and lava flows.  In the afternoon, you will visit Rabida Island, one of the most colorful and volcanically varied islands due to its red sand beach in the archipelago and also a great snorkeling site. End of the day and dinner onboard.

Early start and breakfast. The first visit will be to Sierra Negra Volcano at Isabela Island, and take a hike to the crater, where it will be possible to observe some fumes and admire the landscape. After lunch, you will head to Puerto Villamil to visit the town and the amazing sandy beaches, lagoons and wetlands if you want. After this activity head back to the yacht for dinner.

Early in the morning visit Moreno Point in the north coast of Isabela, between volcanoes Sierra Negra and Cerro Azul, through a trail of solidified lava until a coastal lagoon where you will see several species of birds. During the afternoon you will go to Elizabeth Bay, the excursion has no landing point so you will take a dinghy to visit the islets that conform this bay, to see various species of birds, and marine creatures, like sea lions and sharks. End of the day and dinner.

Early in the morning, the yacht will take you to Urbina Bay, one of the recent examples of geological uplift in the Galapagos, where seasonally is a nesting area for many tortoises and Galapagos Penguins, flightless cormorants and brown pelicans. In the afternoon, you will visit Tagus Cove in Isabela Island, for a hike to the top of a cliff to view the volcanic landscapes of Darwin Volcano and Darwin Lake. End of the day and dinner onboard.

First activity of the day will be heading to Punta Espinoza at Fernandina Island, that is one of the youngest islands with the most active volcano, and where you can spot pelicans, sea lions and marine iguanas. After lunch, head to Punta Vicente Roca, a wonderful snorkeling site, where you can see turtles and various species of fish. After this activity you will have dinner at the yacht and rest.

After breakfast, the yacht will take you to Espumilla Beach at Santiago Island, and you will head to Buccaneer Cove, which is an excellent opportunity to snorkel and see the remnants of a place that was once a refugee for pirates and sailors.  Next activity will be the visit to the beautiful volcano islet of Bartolome, which offers some of the greatest landscapes and panoramas of the entire Archipelago. You will have to climb the stairs to the view on top of the island to see Pinnacle rock and the enitre island from here. End of the day and dinner.

Early navigation to Seymour Island, where you will walk through a trail and see colonies of Blue Footed Boobies and Frigate birds. After this visit, you will be transferred to the airport to take your flight back to the continent.