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.
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Landing at Prince Philip Steps (Barranco), we hike steep stairs to enjoy a panoramic view of Genovesa Island. At the end of the trail there is a nesting area for Nazca boobies and petrels. After lunch, we go to Darwin Bay, which is a caldera of a collapsed volcano. Walking along a coral sand beach, crossing barren lava formation and creeks, you can see swallow tailed gulls and red–footed boobies. Return to the yacht and dinner.
Early start at Rabida Island, on a red sand beach, where you will have the opportunity to witness nine varieties of finches, large-billed flycatchers and brown pelicans. There is also a small salt-water lagoon where greater Flamingos can be seen and a beautiful colony of sea lions. After lunch head to Sullivan Bay, where you can witness the rope lava flows, and practice shallow water snorkeling. After this activity head back to the catamaran for dinner.
After breakfast, 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, we visit the Charles Darwin Station and Breeding Center, to learn about the conservation efforts that are being made to preserve the species of Galapagos Tortoises. Return to the yacht and dinner.
The day begins with a dinghy ride along rocky shores where you can see Galapagos Penguins and shore birds at Moreno Point. After landing we walk to the mangroves to see various species like pink flamingos, blue herons and Bahamas pintail ducks. After lunch, navigation to Urbina Bay, one of the recent examples of geological uplift in the Galapagos where seasonally there is a nesting area for many tortoises, Galapagos Penguins, flightless cormorants and brown pelicans. End of the day and dinner.
Early in the morning we head to Espinoza point on Fernandina Island, that is one of the youngest and most active volcano in the Galapagos, where you will see large groups of marine iguanas, sea lions and flightless cormorants. After lunch, visit Tagus Cove on the west coast of Isabela Island, to see the Galapagos penguins, flightless cormorants and other seabirds. Then we hike along the trail to the top of the cliff for fine views of Darwin Lake and uplifted lake, and to catch a glimpse of Darwin and Wolf Volcanoes. Dinner and end of the day.
After breakfast head to Puerto Egas where, after a brief walk, you will see some of the Galapagos Islands best tide pools, full of snails, barnacles and various species of fishes, along with marine iguanas and sea lions. From this point there are two possible excursions, first one to a salt mine used during the 1950s, second will be to the fur seal grotto to see sea lions and fur seals. After lunch, we take a dinghy ride to Buccaneer Cove, a former safe haven for pirates, sailors and whalers. Here you will have the opportunity to practice deep water snorkeling.
Breakfast
Lunch
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.
Breakfast