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PERU TRAVEL PLANNER
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Galapagos 11 days Legend
( 11 Days and 10 Nights )
Cruise on board of M/V Galapagos Legend (Deluxe Expedition Ship) Superior Cabins
Fixed departure dates on Sundays
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Day 1 - (SUNDAY)
Meeting and assistance upon arrival in Quito and transfer to the Hotel for
overnight.
Day 2 – (MONDAY)
Baltra
Departure from Quito or Guayaquil to Baltra airport. Passenger will be
received at the airport by our guides and then taken to the pier to join the
M/V Galapagos Legend.
Chinese Hat
After wet landing guests will encounter a small colony of sea lions, hike
for 1 hour In this site is possible to observe flamingos. A walk will take
the visitors to the other side of the island, on the way back possibilities
for snorkeling with the sea lions on turquoise water.
Day 3 – (TUESDAY)
Santa Cruz (Dragon Hill or Venice)
Early in the morning after a wet landing, passengers walk to a hypersalinic
lagoon behind the beach. Observers report, no very often, a high number of
Pink Flamingos. The trail then leads up to Dragon Hill, which offers a
beautiful view of the bay,. This area is a nesting site for a big number of
reintroduced Land Iguanas, again thanks to the Charles Darwin Research
Station. There is also a bizarre Scalesia tree forest.
Passengers will have the option to make a panga ride in Venice islet and
observe the vegetation and marine animals like: spotted eagle rays and
golden rays, mullets, sharks and sea turtles which rest in calm waters of
the coves and channels. Land iguanas are often been observed from the panga.
Floreana (Cormorant Point)
Wet landing on a greenish colored sand beach. Passengers will hike a
well-marked trail beginning in the Black Mangrove beds heading towards the
back of the lagoon. The large, brackish lagoon holds one of the biggest
populations of flamingos in the Galapagos. This island is best known for its
endemic plant life, such as: the Galapagos millwork, passion flower, and
unique button mangrove.
Novice snorkelers can practice back on the main beach where the sea lions
are playful, while experienced snorkelers can roam the waters around Devils
Crown. We kindly remind you this activity is an open water experience, it
means no place to step on.
Day 4 – (WEDNESDAY)
Española (Suarez Point)
Travelers will enjoy a dry landing at Suarez Point. Upon landing visitors
will learn more about the lava terrain while crossing the inactive lava
fields.
Aside from the sea lion colony this is one of the most important sites for
bird watching. As soon as visitors out foot on this island many species can
be spotted and observed closely. Among the many species, the hooded mocking
bird and red billed tropic bird can be seen. Travelers will also spot a
large colony of marine iguana, lava lizards, and colorful sally light foot
crabs.
After a short trek visitors encounter colonies of masked and blue-footed
boobies.
The nesting grounds sometimes overlap the trail. Visitors will also find
Galapagos doves, hawks and swallow-tailed gulls. After crossing the nesting
grounds you will reach the world’s largest colony of waved albatross (15000
approx.), May thru December their mating rituals are a highlight of the
visit. By the end of this excursion passengers will visit the famous
blowhole, where water shoots into the air at almost 23 mts. (75 ft.).
San Cristóbal ( La Galapaguera)
Dry landing at Puerto Baquerizo Moreno village. Here passengers visit travel
1 hour to the San Cristóbal breeding center where they will have the
possibility to know more about the Giant tortoises breeding efforts of the
National Park especially of the endemic specie: Geochelone elephantopus
Chatamensis. Passengers will observe some individuals in their natural
environment.
Day 5 - (THURSDAY)
Bartolomé
Dry landing. Arriving on this island, passengers will see volcanic
formations including lava bombs, spatter, and cinder cones. After a hike to
the summit visitors available to enjoy an impressive view of the surrounding
islands, including the eroded tuff cone of Pinnacle Rock.
During the hike to the summit, travelers will often see large colonies of
marine iguanas, lava lizards, tiquilla, bushes, and various cacti.
Visitors will also enjoy a chance to cool off while snorkeling. Here it is
possible to see the Galapagos penguins, sea turtles, and white tipped sharks
from a safe distance.
Day 6 – (FRIDAY)
Urbina Bay (Isabela)
After a wet landing at, passengers will go toward the fossil beach and then
to the coral area, on the way and depending of the season will be possible
to observe many endemic organisms like: giant tortoises, land iguanas and
flightless cormorants. After the walk we will have time for snorkeling.
Fernandina (Espinosa Point)
After a dry landing at Espinosa Point, passengers will see the biggest
marine iguanas mingling with sally-light foot crabs. They will also enjoy
the flightless cormorants nesting sites, the Galapagos penguins, Galapagos
hawks, and sea lions.
Among the flora and volcanic formations observers will note brachycereus
cactus, and two kinds of lava formations “pa-hoe-hoe” lava and ”AA”.
Numerous mangrove beds extend into the sea, depicting a healthy and thriving
eco-system.
Day 7 – (SATURDAY)
Santiago (Espumilla beach)
Wet landing on the beach, walk behind the mangroves to observe a seasonal
lagoon where some flamingos could be found feeding, the trail continues to
the dry zone at the end it is possible to observe land birds of all types:
Bahamas ducks, Galapagos hawk, finches, flycatchers. In this beach you can
swim and snorkel in search of octopuses, sea horses, star fish and other sea
life. This experience begins from the beach getting deeper places.
Santiago (Egas Port)
Visit the dark sand beach at Egas Port during a wet landing. Most of the
landscape is tuff-stone layers and lava flows, the surrounding area is good
for spotting and observing hunting herons, great blue herons, lava herons,
oyster catchers, and the yellow crowned night heron.
Passengers enjoy the sight of marine iguanas grazing upon algae beds at low
tide sharing space with red sally light-foot crabs. There is a colony of
fur-seal swimming in deep pools of cool water called “grottos”.
In this beach you can swim and snorkel in search of octopuses, sea horses,
star fish and other sea life.
Day 8 – (SUNDAY)
Santa Cruz (Charles Darwin Station)
Travelers will have the chance to investigate the Charles Darwin Research
Station in Puerto Ayora, staffed with international scientists conducting
biological research and conservation projects. Here you can also admire
giant tortoises that are part of the breeding program.
Travelers can also admire the impressive giant prickly-pear cactus forest
and many land birds. The visit to the station takes around 40 minutes.
After this visit, passengers will have some free time to walk around town
and shop for souvenirs.
Santa Cruz (Highlands)
One of the options is to cross the highlands of Santa Cruz. Passengers will
visit Cerro Chato. In this visit, you’ll be able to observe the famous giant
tortoises that gave the name to these islands.
Additionally, travelers can literally get into the Galapagos by walking in
the dormant lava tubes.
Day 9 – (MONDAY)
Santa Cruz (Bachas Beach)
Wet landing at Bachas beach which is located at north coastline of Santa
Cruz Island.
Here you will be encountered by different sea birds, marine iguanas, sea
turtles, and passengers would have the opportunity to swim and snorkel in
this white sand beach.
Passengers Disembarking.
Return to the Galapagos Legend, check out and transfer to the airport Return
flight to Quito through Guayaquil (AIRFARE INCLUDED). Meeting and assistance
upon arrival in Quito and transfer to the Hotel for overnight.
Day 10 - (TUESDAY)
Colonial City Tour of Quito
(4 Hours approx )
Visit starts in Orellana´s way, drive around the colonial center of Quito
and see the stone-carved façade of Ecuador’s House of Congress depicting
scenes from Ecuadorian history; Independence Square, with the Presidential
Palace, the Cathedral and El Sagrario. Visit the Church of La Compañía
(1605), (if open), with its breathtaking gilded altars, considered the
finest example of baroque art in America and the church and monastery of San
Francisco (1535). Visit the art & crafts gallery of Tianguez. Finally, drive
up to el Panecillo Hill to have a spectacular view of Quito and to see the
only winged Virgin in South America. Hotel overnight.
Day 11 - (WEDNESDAY)
After breakfast, transfer to the airport for your flight home , or
connection flight to Lima to take an exiting extension to Peru ,Cusco and
Machu Picchu.
End of our services
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| Price in US$ Dollars per person based on
double occupancy |
US$4247 |
Low Season
08 January to January 21,
01 March to March 12,
01 May to June 30,
03 September to 30 September,
26 November to 16 December |
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| US$4449 |
High Season
Rest of the year |
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| Price in US$ Dollars per person based on
single
occupancy |
US$7171 |
Low Season
08 January to January 21,
01 March to March 12,
01 May to June 30,
03 September to 30 September,
26 November to 16 December |
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| US$7535 |
High Season
Rest of the year
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INCLUDES:
All hotel and ship accommodations based on double occupancy. All scheduled
transportation. All transfers. All scheduled excursions with English-speaking
guide services. Domestic airfares . Meals as specified in the itinerary.
Note: We can replace above Hotels with other one with the same characteristics
in the case that it becomes necessary for operative and other reasonable causes
NOT INCLUDED IN THE FEE:
International airfares, airport departure taxes, Galapagos National Park Tax &
Emigration Card ($132 USD per person), special equipment rentals, excess
baggage charges, alcoholic and non alcoholic beverages, insurance of any kind,
laundry, phone calls, tips and personal expenses.
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We reserve the right to alter or omit any part of an itinerary, and
reverse the order of places to be visited or change any space reservation
without prior notice due to readjustment of National park policies, seasonal
changes, safety reasons weather conditions or force majeure which may dictate
these changes. These decisions are oriented in terms of passenger safety and in
the interest of the islands conservation.
DAYS DEPOSIT /
PAYMENT CANCELLATION POLICY
+140 - 91 days prior to departure 50%
Deposit /Payment Non-Refundable
90 days before to departure 100%
Deposit /Payment Non-Refundable
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