Endemic 6 Days - Itinerary E

Upon your arrival to Baltra Airport, you will be transferred to Endemic Catamaran. During the afternoon, after lunch, head to Bartholomew Island, where you will ascend to this place view point to admire the spectacular panorama of the Sullivan Bay and the famous Pinnacle Rock. The beaches at this island are excellent for snorkeling. End of the day and dinner onboard.

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In the morning, after breakfast, you will head to Devil ́s Crown, that is an underwater volcanic crater, almost covered completely by Galapagos waters, and from above it gives the image of a crown. It’s an excellent spot for snorkeling. After this, you will head to Cormorant Point and visit an olivine sand beach. During the afternoon you will visit Baroness Lookout, from where you will have an amazing view of Floreana Island, and by the end of the day you will head to Post Office Bay, that keeps the legendary post barrel in which whalers used to post their mail in two centuries ago, and where tourists can do nowadays too.

First activity of the day will be taking a Dinghy Ride to Chinese Hat, a small islet off the south coast of Santiago, with the particular form of a Hat, hence its name. This place is a great location to view many geological formations such as lava tubes and lava flows you can also spot colonies of sea lions and marine iguanas here. Then you will head to North Seymour Island, home to the largest colony of magnificent frigate birds in the Galapagos. There is also a large population of blue-footed boobies that perform an amusing courtship dance when nesting conditions are right.

After breakfast, you will visit Black Turtle Cove, located on the north shore of Santa Cruz, it is a living illustration of how mangroves alter the marine environment to create a rich and unique habitat You will take a dinghy ride to observe the amazing marine life that inhabits there, like eagle rays, mustard rays and white tipped reed sharks. After lunch you will visit Bachas Beach, one of the main nesting sites for sea turtles, that is one of the few remnants of the U.S. World War II presence in the Galapagos. After this activity head back to the catamaran for dinner

Early in the morning, you will visit 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 can be spotted here. Further down the path, you will find tidal pools where sea lions swim playfully. After this activity, head to 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. End of the day and dinner onboard

The last visit of the trip will be to Twin Craters, located on Santa Cruz Highlands, these are not real craters, these are formations that were created by the collapse of surface material in underground holes and chambers. The view is perfect for taking pictures. After this activity, you will be transferred to Baltra airport to take your flight back to the continent.