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PERU TRAVEL PLANNER
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Galapagos 6 days Legend
( 6 Days and 5 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)
Departure from Quito or Guayaquil to Baltra (a flight of about two and a
half hours). Passengers are picked up at the airport by our guides and taken
to the pier to board the M/V Galapagos Legend.
North Seymour
Dry landing. Guests will see swallow-tailed gulls and sea lions. This site
is a major nesting colony of blue-footed boobies, and has the largest colony
of the magnificent frigate bird. Travelers will also see both marine iguanas
and land iguanas and will have opportunities for snorkeling. Day 3 -
(TUESDAY) - Santa Cruz (Dragon Hill or Venice)
Wet landing. Passengers walk to a salt-water pond behind the beach, where
pink flamingos can occasionally be observed. This trail leads up to Dragon
Hill, which offers a lovely view of the bay. This is a nesting site for
reintroducing land iguanas, and there is also a Scalesia tree forest.
Passengers may opt to take a dinghy to Venice islet and observe the
vegetation and marine animals like spotted eagle rays, golden rays, mullets,
sharks and sea turtles. Land iguanas have often been observed as well.
Floreana (Cormorant Point)
Wet landing on a greenish-colored sand beach. Visitors will hike from the
black mangrove beds to a large, brackish lake, which holds one of the
biggest flamingo populations in the Galapagos. The island is best known for
its endemic plants like the Galapagos milkwort, passion flower and button
mangrove.
Novice snorkelers can practice on the main beach with playful sea lions;
experienced snorkelers can roam around Devil’s Crown. Please keep in mind
this is an open-water activity; there is nothing to step on.
Day 4 - (WEDNESDAY) - Española (Suárez Point)
Dry landing. Visitors will learn more about the lava terrain and cross the
inactive lava fields.
Besides the sea lion colonies, this is a very important site for bird
watching. Many species, such as the hooded mocking bird and red-billed
tropic bird can be seen and observed closely.
You will also see a large colony of marine iguanas, lava lizards, and Sally
Light-foot crabs.
After a short trek, visitors will see 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 and then reach the world’s
largest colony of waved albatross.
A major highlight is their mating season, from May through December.
You’ll visit the famous blowhole, where water shoots about 23 m (75 ft) up
into the air.
San Cristóbal (Interpretation Center or La Galapaguera)
Dry landing at Puerto Baquerizo Moreno. Passengers will visit San Cristóbal
breeding center and learn about the National Park’s breeding program with
the giant tortoises.
Passengers will observe animals in their natural environment. Day 5 -
(THURSDAY) - Santa Cruz (Carrión Point)
During this visit you can snorkel and see a variety of fish, rays and
perhaps the harmless white-tip reef sharks.
From Punta Carrion the short navigation is through the beautiful Itabaca
Channel with its turquoise waters. Return to the Galapagos Legend, check-out
and transfer to the airport.
Return flight to Quito or Guayaquil.
( AIRFARE INCLUDED ) . Meeting and assistance upon arrival in Quito and
transfer to the Hotel for overnight.
Day 6 - (FRIDAY)
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 .
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| Price in US$ Dollars per person based on
double occupancy |
US$2222 |
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$2323 |
High Season
Rest of the year |
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| Price in US$ Dollars per person based on
single
occupancy |
US$3618 |
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$3800 |
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.
• 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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