The Galapagos
Galapagos Islands 7 Days by Seaman Yacht And Isabela Island
Monday.-
San Cristobal Island: Airport - León Dormido – Lobos Island
San Cristobal airport: Your guide will welcome you at the
airport and take you to the boat in order to start your 8-day
cruise.
Puerto Baquerizo Moreno.- This is the capital of the
archipelago. The airport has the same name.
Leon Dormido.- This is really a gigantic rock formed by a
volcanic eruption. It is divided by a narrow canal that small
boats can pass through. This rock is home for a great number of
sea birds. It is also a good spot for diving.
Tuesday: Española:
Punta Suarez - Gardner Bay Punta Suarez.- This point of land has
amazing colonies of sea birds in Galápagos. Sea lions and
mockingbirds will welcome us.
Gardner Bay.- This bay is a 45-minute boat ride from Punta
Suarez. It has a white sand beach and there is a small colony of
sea lions. The possibilities for swimming or scuba diving are
excellent here
Wednesday.- Floreana: Devil’s Crown – Post
Office Bay - Punta Cormorant
Devil’s Crown.- This site is an excellent place for scuba diving.
The beautiful coral formations offer a wonderful underwater
panorama. You can also easily see schools of multi-colored fish,
sharks and marine turtles at a depth of only 6 meters.
Post Office Bay.- Here you will see the famous barrel that
served as the mailbox for eighteenth century whaling ships. Now
tourists leave their unstamped letters or postcards for the next
passengers to mail.
Punta Cormorant.- This site has a beach of green olivine crystal
sand. The island has a lagoon filled with flamingos. Walking on
towards the other side, there is a fine white sand beach where
marine turtles nest from December to May.
Wet landing.
Thursday: Santa Cruz Island: Charles Darwin
Station – Highlands
Santa Cruz. - This is the most heavily populated island in the
archipelago. Its port, Puerto Ayora, is an obligatory stop for
all ships, so there are many hotels, restaurants, souvenir shops,
discotheques, bars, internet coffee shops and other stores where
tourists can spend their time shopping or getting to know other
people. The most important site on this island is the Charles
Darwin Scientific Station. An excellent way to begin learning
about the islands and their origin and formation is to visit the
Station. You can also see how the Galapagos turtles are raised
and meet Jorge, the famous solitary turtle. The Scientific
Station has its own beach that receives many visitors on
weekends
Highlands.- In the highland a number of the endemic Santa Cruz
subspecies of Giant Tortoise, Geochelone elephantopus porteri,
wander free. The highlands are also home to Scalesia, Miconia,
and Pampa vegetation zones. Birds in this area include several
species of finch, the vermillion flycatcher, Galápagos rail,
Galapagos Dove, and paint-billed cake. We also may have the
opportunity to visit the lava tubes.
Friday: Isabella Island: Punta Moreno – Elizabeth
Bay
Punta Moreno.- It is on the southwestern side of Isabella. From
here there is a spectacular view of the Alcedo, Sierra Negra and
Cerro Azul volcanoes. Here there are a number of lagoons with
different kinds of birds such as frigate birds, flamencos and
pelicans.
Elizabeth Bay: This is a marine visitor site, the excursion is
done by zodiac, and there is no landing point here there is the
largest and most important penguin colony in the Galapagos
Islands and their breeding site. In the area there are red
mangroves, sea turtles, flightless cormorants, spotted eagle
rays, golden rays, brown pelicans and sea lions.
Saturday: Isabella Island: Urbina Bay – Fernandina
Island: Punta Espinosa
Urbina Bay.-: This bay is off the east coast. From here it is
easy to reach the Alcedo and Darwin volcanoes. You can see large
colored land iguanas here and the possibility of seeing giant
turtles, flightless cormorants, blue-footed boobies, penguins
and marine iguanas is excellent.
Punta Espinoza.- This site has a beautiful backdrop of black
rock and lava. Here there are colonies of marine iguanas, a
great number of penguins, colonies of flightless cormorants and
pelicans. You can swim or snorkel among sea lions. The
vegetation is quite different because of the lava and in certain
places the plants are dry. Dry landing.
Sunday:.-Bartolome Island – Plazas Islan
Bartolome.- On this island it is possible to see interesting
formations of lava and ash cones. After a 30 to 40-minute climb
to the high part, a wooden stairway goes to the top where there
is a beautiful view of the nearest bays. This island is one of
the most visited and photographed because of its Pinnacle Rock
and the sea lions and penguins around its base. Dry landing.
Plaza.- This island is full of life. There are colonies of sea
lions and land iguanas. On the steep banks it is possible to see
a great number of birds such as nesting tropic birds and fork-tailed
seagulls, but most of all, enjoying the beautiful view from atop
the steep banks or strolling along the base of the cliff is an
extremely pleasurable experience. The Opuntia cacti grow here
too and the vegetation changes color according to the season of
the year. Dry landing.
Monday.- San Cristobal Island:
Interpretation Center – Airport
Here you can learn more about the history of the Galápagos and
the conservation of this unique piece of nature, after the visit
your guide will take you to the airport. Happy return to Quito
or Guayaquil.
Devil’s Crown.-
This site is an excellent place for scuba diving. The beautiful
coral formations offer a wonderful underwater panorama. You can
also easily see schools of multi-colored fish, sharks and marine
turtles at a depth of only 6 meters.
Post Office Bay.-
Here you will see the famous barrel that served as the mailbox
for eighteenth century whaling ships. Now tourists leave their
unstamped letters or postcards for the next passengers to mail.
Punta Cormorant.-
This site has a beach of green olivine crystal sand. The island
has a lagoon filled with flamingos. Walking on towards the other
side, there is a fine white sand beach where marine turtles nest
from December to May. Wet landing.
February .-04.-Thursday:
Charles Darwin Station – Highlands (Santa
Cruz Island)
Santa Cruz.-
This is the most heavily populated island in the archipelago.
Its port, Puerto Ayora, is an obligatory stop for all ships, so
there are many hotels, restaurants, souvenir shops,
discotheques, bars, internet coffee shops and other stores where
tourists can spend their time shopping or getting to know other
people. The most important site on this island is the Charles
Darwin Scientific Station. An excellent way to begin learning
about the islands and their origin and formation is to visit the
Station. You can also see how the Galapagos turtles are raised
and meet Jorge, the famous solitary turtle. The Scientific
Station has its own beach that receives many visitors on
weekends
Highlands.- In the highland a number of the endemic Santa Cruz
subspecies of Giant Tortoise, Geochelone elephantopus porteri,
wander free. The highlands are also home to Scalesia, Miconia,
and Pampa vegetation zones. Birds in this area include several
species of finch, the vermillion flycatcher, Galápagos rail,
Galapagos Dove, and paint-billed cake. We also may have the
opportunity to visit the lava tubes.
ITINERARY SUBJECT TO CHANGEIMPORTANT
Dry landing: passengers step out from the fast boat onto
rocks or a dock.
Wet landing: passengers step out from the fast boat into
knee-deep water and go ashore.
Itineraries are subject to variations due to weather conditions
or Galapagos National Park regulations.
