When arriving at the Galapagos airport, you must first pass through the Galapagos National Park entrance and then onto baggage claim. Continuing through the airport with your baggage you will scan your belongings once more and then finally pass through.  

Just outside the doors will be your Guide waiting with a sign to greet you.  Once all those who will be boarding are together, the guide will escort everyone to the vessel to be welcomed by the crew and Cruise Manager.

At the end of your cruise, your guide will transfer you and the rest of the group to the airport specified in the itinerary with assistance at the check-in area.  

Special Note: The following itinerary includes all necessary details on each day’s activities.  If you have further questions please contact your Account Manager or Travel Agent.  

AM: Baltra Island Airport: Arrival and Transfer to the boat

• Briefing onboard about the boat and the island.

PM: Santa Fe Island

• Santa Fe (Barrington) is home to the small picturesque bay and anchorage on the island’s northeast coast. The bay has two visitor trails, one leading to a scenic viewpoint atop a cliff, and the other spanning from a small beach to a tall prickly pear cactus forest.
• Highlights: Land Iguanas, giant tunas
• Activities: Hiking
• Type of Landing: Dry landing
• Difficulty: Moderate

AM: Española: Suarez Point

• This area is great for spotting Blue-footed Boobies, albatrosses and Nazca Boobies. A beautiful site on the ocean front, the large Waved Albatrosses use the cliff as a launching pad. The famous attraction is the magnificent blowhole, spurting water high into the air. This site presents wonderful photograph opportunities.
• Highlights: Hood Mockingbird, Nazca Boobies, Waved Albatross, Red-billed tropicbirds, lava lizards, Galapagos Hawk, Blue-footed Boobies, blow hole, amazing landscape
• Activities: Hike (1.9 mi/3 km)
• Type of Landing: Dry Landing
• Difficulty: Difficult

PM: Española: Gardner / Osborn Islet

• Gardner Bay, on the eastern side of the island, is the breeding site of nearly all of the world´s 12,000 pairs of Waved Albatrosses. It has an ample white sandy beach with a myriad of sea lions, perfect for relaxing. Its rocky shores make this site a great place for diving and snorkeling.
• Highlights: White sandy beach, sea lions, mockingbirds; snorkeling: colorful fish, sea lion nursery
• Activities: Snorkeling, dinghy ride, kayaking, short hike of (0.6 mi/1 km)
• Type of Landing: Wet landing
• Difficulty: Easy

AM: San Cristobal: Interpretation Center / Galapaguera

• The Interpretation Center was opened in 1998 as a phase of the project “Interpretation and Environment Education Project.” Visitors enjoy expositions on natural history, human history, and conservation. The conservation efforts represent the movement to protect the wildlife and natural environment through means of population and tourist control. The Interpretation Center has an outdoor stadium, audio-visual equipment, and meeting rooms.
• Highlights: Giant tortoises in captivity, land birds
• Activities: Short walk
• Type of Landing: Dry landing
• Difficulty: Easy

PM: San Cristobal: Lobos Island / Kicker Rock

• Isla Lobos or Lobos Island is named after the sea lions that rest and play on its rocky shores. It is also home to blue-footed boobies, great frigate-birds, brown pelicans, lava gulls, common noddies, yellow warblers and small and medium ground finches. There is good snorkeling in the clear waters of the channel and this is one of the best sites at which to swim with sea lions underwater.
• Highlights: Snorkeling with sea lions, frigatebirds, Blue-footed Boobies
• Possible Activities: Short hike (less than 0.6 mi/1 km), dinghy ride, snorkeling.
• Type of Landing: Dry landing
• Difficulty: Easy/moderate

AM: San Cristobal: Pitt Point

• Pitt Point, situated on the north-eastern tip of the island, hosts frigatebirds, storm petrels, and all three types of Booby Birds: the Nazca, Blue-footed and Red-footed Boobies. A steep trail goes up a cliff and through a ravine leading visitors to an area with an abundance of birds. This site is also great for snorkeling and scuba diving.
• Highlights: Wonderful landscape, sea lion colony, three possible species of Boobies.
• Activities: Dinghy ride, snorkeling, kayaking & hike (1.5 mi/2.5 km)
• Type of Landing: Wet landing
• Difficulty: Moderate/difficult

PM: San Cristobal: Witch Hill

• Located on the northern coast, this eroded hill and its surroundings present one of the most picturesque beaches in the Galapagos with its white powdery sand and the abundance of animals. Wildlife includes sea turtles, rays, and various types of Booby Birds. The clear water provides an excellent opportunity for enjoying swimming and snorkeling.
• Highlights: Beautiful rock formations, sea lions, shore birds, finches and mockingbirds; snorkeling: nice tropical fish, anemones, sponge coral
• Activities: Hike, dinghy ride, snorkeling & kayaking
• Type of Landing: Wet landing
• Difficulty: Easy walk along the beach

AM: Floreana: Post Office Bay

• In the 18th century whalers passing through the islands placed a wooden barrel on Floreana Island for use as an unofficial mail box. The tradition continues today as visitors leave addressed postcards in the barrel and sort through left mail to deliver at home.
• Highlights: Barrel Post Office, nice sandy beach
• Activities: Short hike (less than 0.6 mi/1 km) & snorkeling
• Type of Landing: Wet landing
• Difficulty: Easy

PM: Floreana: Cormorant Point

• This site hosts a large flamingo lagoon where other birds such as common stilts, White-cheeked Pintails can also be seen. The beaches on this island are distinct: The “Green Beach” named so due to its green color, which comes from a high percentage of olivine crystals in the sand, and the “Four Sand Beach” composed of white coral.
• Highlights: Flamingoes, green-colored beach
• Activities: Dinghy ride & hike (1.2 mi /2 km)
• Type of Landing: Wet landing
• Difficulty: Easy

PM: Floreana: Devil’s Crown

• One of the best snorkeling sites in the Galapagos, this volcanic crater has been eroded by the waves leaving the northern and southern sides poking out of the water. The coral reef in the middle is perfect for attracting marine life. Snorkelers enjoy the variety of marine life and exciting currents that rush through the crown, creating an exhilarating experience.
• Highlights: The best snorkeling site in Galapagos Islands with sharks, rays, rock formations, lots of tropical fish.
• Possible Activities: Snorkeling
• Type of Landing: No landing
• Difficulty: Moderate/difficult

AM: Santa Cruz: Black Turtle Cove

• Black Turtle Cove is situated in the northern part of Santa Cruz. This inlet is surrounded by mangroves and is only accessible by dinghy. The shallow cove is a safe haven for young marine life. Blacktip and whitetip reef sharks, sea turtles, and a variety of rays are often spotted here.
• Highlights: Hammerhead shark babies, rays, sea turtles, sea birds
• Activities: Dinghy ride
• Type of Landing: no landing
• Difficulty: Easy

PM: Transfer to the Airport

• Please keep in mind that on departures days, your morning visit will be early and short since we need to be prepared before heading back toward the airport for your returning flight to Ecuador’s mainland.