SANTA CRUZ, BARTOLOME AND SEYMOUR ISLANDS – 6 DAYS
ITINERARY DAY BY DAY:
Day 1: BALTRA – SANTA CRUZ – CHARLES DARWIN STATION.
Departure to the Enchanted Islands, arrival at Baltra airport, welcome by our guide accredited by the National Park, transfer to Santa Cruz Island and accommodation at the hotel. In the afternoon after lunch we will visit the Charles Darwin Station and the Interpretation Center of the Galapagos National Park where we can see the giant turtles and land iguanas. Return to the hotel.
Day 2: TORTUGA BAY BEACH – RANCHO PRIMICIAS – LAVA TUNNELS.
In the morning we will visit the beautiful Tortuga Bay Beach, unique in the world for its scenery. We can see marine iguanas and other endemic species, return to the hotel. After lunch we will visit the Rancho Primicias where you will find «giant turtles» in their natural habitat, and to finish this adventure, hiking through an amazing lava tunnel. Return to the hotel.
Day 3: BAY TOUR
In the morning, we will take a tour around the bay. We will visit Punta Estrada, the Germans’ Beach, Channels of Love and the Grietas. During this trip, you will be able to watch seabirds and sea lions and you can surface dive. Lunch in Puerto Ayora.
Day 4: BARTOLOME ISLAND FULL DAY
Around 06:00 we will picked up by the hotel. Transfer to Itabaca Chanel where we will board the boat and take breakfast. After 2 ½ hours sailing (approx.) We land at Bartolome Island where we could see the most frequently photographed and hence most famous vista of the islands. There are two visitor sites and footpaths. One begins from a jetty (dry landing) from where we walk 600 meters to the 114 mt. summit of the island. Bartolome has also two beautiful beaches halfmoon-shaped with gold color sand that invite us to have a sunbath or snorkel around the lava formations, if we are lucky we´ll might find the Galapagos penguins and sea turtles swimming in shallow waters. We’ll go back to the boat for lunch and sailing back to Santa Cruz
Day 5: SEYMOUR ISLAND FULL DAY
Around 08:00 we will picked up by the hotel. Transfer to Itabaca Chanel where we will board the boat. After 45 minutes sailing (approx.), we land at North Seymour Island. This is a wonderful island to hike. In this island we’ll find Palo Santo (incense stick) tress, and also might see blue footed boobies in breeding colonies making its courtship dance (depend of the season), swallowed tail gull sitting in the cliffs and admire large number of frigate birds in their nests. One of the best attractions in the Galapagos Islands is watch the frigate birds with their enormous red pouches hanging up from their necks. In other part of the island, we may see sea lions playing and surfing in the waves.
Seymour is mostly arid and flat, and has simple vegetation like palo santo, cactus, salt bushes and others. The trail of the National Park is circular and has 2 kilometers long, crosses the interior of the island and takes us to explore the rocky coast. Also this trail will take us to some of the largest colonies of sea birds in the Galapagos Islands. After the visit we will go to Bachas Beach for swimming and snorkeling. We´ll go back to the boat for lunch and sailing back to Santa Cruz.
Day 6: TWIN CRATERS – TRANSFER OUT
Early in the mornign we will visit the Twin Craters, these are fantastic volcanic formations where you can see the lush vegetation of the islands. Then we have the transfer to the airport.
The itinerary are subject to change and can vary depending on the regulations and policies of the Galapagos National Park, weather, seasonal changes, safety, etc.
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