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Tour: Treasure of Galapagos 8 Days / 7 Nigths


DAY 1 - FRIDAY: SANTA CRUZ ISLAND
PM: Twin Craters:
Visit the Twins Craters, two deep craters in Santa Cruz’s Islands. Degree of difficulty: easy, Duration: 30 minutes.

DAY 2 - SATURDAY: SEYMOUR AND BARTOLOME ISLANDS
AM: North Seymour:
Breakfast in the morning. Dry landing. On this island you can observe blue-footed boobies, colonies of magnificent frigate birds, fork-tailed seagulls, sea swallows, sea lions, lava lizards and land iguanas. The Palo Santo trees are also here.
Paths: moderate, duration 1h30. Lunch at noon.

PM: Bartolome: After lunch visit to Pinnacle Rock Beach for swimming and snorkeling. Wet Landing, paths: easy, duration: 1h.

In the afternoon dry landing to get to the Bartolome overlook. On this island it is possible to see interesting lava formations 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 as well as the sea lions and penguins around its base.
Paths: difficult, duration: 1h30. Dinner at night.


DAY 3 - SUNDAY: SOUTH PLAZAS AND SANTA FE ISLANDS
AM: South Plazas:
Breakfast in the morning. Dry landing. This island is full of life. There are colonies of sea lions and land iguanas. While you walk on the 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 the top the steep banks or strolling along the base of the cliff is an extremely pleasurable experience. The Opuntia cactus grow here too and the vegetation changes color according to the season of the year. Paths: easy, duration: 1h45. Lunch at noon.

PM: Santa Fe:
In the afternoon snorkeling at the rocky coast of this island to see diverse fish and sea turtles. Afterwards. wet landing. On the walking you can see colonies of sea lions, land iguanas, frigate birds, Galapagos doves and lava lizards. Hiking into the island you can see a forest of giant cactus and Palo Santo trees.
Paths: easy, duration: 1h. Dinner at night.


DAY 4 - MONDAY: SAN CRISTOBAL ISLAND
AM: San Cristobal- C.C Jacinto Gordillo: Breakfast in the morning. Dry landing. After a 45min bus drive you will arrive C.C Jacinto Gordillo where you can see the giant Galapagos turtles in their natural habitat.
Paths: easy, duration: 1h. Lunch at noon.

PM: San Cristobal: Interpretation Center: Dry landing. This place is educational about the evolution of the Galapagos islands and the animal life on the islands.
Paths: easy, duration: 1h.
Later free time to walk and shop in the small town of San Cristobal. Dinner at night.


DAY 5 - TUESDAY: ESPAÑOLA ISLAND
AM: Española - Gardner Bay: Breakfast in the morning. Wet landing. This bay has a white sand beach and there is a small colony of sea lions. The possibilities for swimming or snorkeling are excellent here.
Paths: easy, duration: 1h.

Osborn Island: Enjoy this place for snorkeling and swimming. Duration: 30min. Lunch on board.

PM: Española - Suarez Point: Dry landing. Walking there you can see the blow hole, sea lions, marine iguanas, blue footed boobies, Nazca boobies, Darwin finches, Galapagos hawks, waved albatross, lava lizards, mocking birds, herons.
Paths: difficult, duration: 2h30. Dinner at night.


DAY 6 - WEDNESDAY: FLOREANA ISLAND
AM: Floreana – Cormorant Point: Breakfast in the morning. Wet landing. This site has a beach of green olivine crystal sand for walking and swimming. The island has also a flamingos lagoon.

Walking on towards the other side, there is a fine white sand beach where marine turtles nest from December to May.
Paths: easy, duration: 2h.

PM: Floreana - Devil’s Crown: This place is excellent to snorkel and to observe fish, rays and sharks.

Floreana - Post Office Bay: Wet Landing. 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.
Paths: easy, duration: 1h. Dinner at night.

DAY 7 - THURSDAY: ISABELA ISLAND
AM: Isabela - Volcano Chico: Breaskfast in the morning. Dry landing. This is the largest island in the archipelago. It has 6 active volcanoes: Alcedo, Cerro Azul, Darwin, Ecuador, Sierra Negra and Wolf. The enormous amount of lava expelled by these volcanoes formed this island. At Volcano Chico in the highlands of Isabela you can observe the beautiful landscapes of active volcanoes.
Paths: moderate, duration: 2h. Lunch at noon.

PM: Isabela – C.C Arnaldo Tupiza: Dry landing. The Tortoise Breeding Center of Isabela is located 1.5 km from Puerto Villamil. In the Breeding center there is population of Galapagos Turtles from South Isabela (Sierra Negra Volcano Cerro Azul): Casserole, Cinco Cerros, Roca Union, San Pedro, Tables and Cerro Paloma. In total there are 330 between young and adult turtles.


DAY 8 - FRIDAY: SANTA CRUZ ISLAND
AM: Charles Darwin Station: Dry landing, activities: walking, educational, see giant turtles and Opuntia cactus at Charles Darwin Station.
Paths: easy, duration 2h. Dinner at night.



SPECIFICATIONS

Type: First Class
Length: 30.97m
Beam: 11.20 m
Speed: 12 knots
Capacity: up to 16 passengers
Crew: 8 members plus 1 hotel manager and 1 naturalist guide level III


Rates 2012

Price per person in USD in double accommodation
TREASURE OF GALAPAGOS CHARTER FITS
8 DAYS / 7 NIGHTS

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