Galapagos The Beagle
ITINERARY DAY BY DAY
8 days / 7 nights
Tuesday to Tuesday
Day 1
Arrival at Baltra Island / North Seymour Island
Fly from mainland Ecuador (Quito or Guayaquil) to arrive in Baltra airport. Transfer by our guide to the yacht. Snack and orientation while traveling to nearby North Seymour Island. Approximately 1 1/2 to 2 hours shore visit to observe sea lions, blue footed-boobies, magnificent frigate birds and if time permits, snorkeling.
Day 2
South Plaza Island / Santa Fe Island
South Plaza, large sea lion colonies, land iguanas, opuntia cacti, swallow-tailed gulls, and red-billed tropic birds, etc. Duration of land visit 2-3 hours. Possibly snorkeling
Santa Fe, you make a wet landing on the Island to visit the cactus forest and a colony of land iguanas native to Santa Fe.
Day 3
Punta Suarez / Gardner Bay (Espanola Islad)
Punta Suarez: Large colonies of blue-footed boobies, masked boobies, marine iguanas, albatrosses, swallow- tailed gulls, 3-4 hours.
Gardner Bay: Snorkeling at beach and panga ride 2 1/2 hours.
Day 4
Puerto Ayora / Research Station / Highlands (Santa Cruz Island)
Puerto Ayora, Charles Darwin Research Station and walk through town.
After touring the Station, journey into the highlands. A point of interest is the famed lava tunnels, a fun and geologically informative visit.
Day 5
Punta Cormorant / Post Office Bay (Floreana Island)
In Punta Cormorant visit of a lagoon, where you find flamingoes and other birds, beautiful white sand beach where sea turtles nest, snorkeling at Devil's crown. 3 hours.
Short visit to the historic Post Office Barrel. Early departure to the island Isabela looking for whales and dolphins while you travel.
Day 6
Puerto Egas (Santiago Island) / Bartolome Island
Puerto Egas, coastal walk exploring the great variety of tidal marine life, Galápagos fur seals. Swimming and snorkeling
Bartholomew, walk to get panoramic view of Bartholomew and it's famous Pinnacle Rock. Swimming and snorkeling. Possibility to see more penguins.
Day 7
El Barranco / Darwin Bay (Genovesa Island)
El Barranco, dry landing on Barranco, then walk and observe the interesting lives of the birds here.
Darwin Bay, in the afternoon you take a dingy ride and make a dry landing on Bahía Darwin to walk and observe colonies of birds.
Day 8
Baltra Island departure
Black Turtle Cove, you will take you into a tidal lagoon to see three kinds of mangrove plants, red, white and black. White-tipped sharks, spotted rays, mustard rays and Pacific marine turtles frequent the waters here. Transfer to Baltra Island airport to board your flight to Ecuador mainland to Quito or Guayaquil.