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GALAPAGOS ISLANDS 8 DAYS EXCURSION ON CORAL
YATCH
( 8 Days and 7 Nights )
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.
Day 1 - (TUESDAY)
Meeting and assistance upon arrival in Quito and transfer to the Hotel for
overnight.
Day 2 – (WEDNESDAY)
Departure from Quito or Guayaquil to Baltra (a flight of about two and half
hours). Passengers will be picked up by our guides at the airport and taken
to the Coral I and Coral II.
Santa Cruz (Dragon Hill)
Wet landing. Visitors walk to a saltwater pond, which is occasionally
visited by pink flamingos. Then they’ll hike up to Dragon Hill, which
provides a beautiful view of the bay.
This area is a nesting site for numerous reintroduced land iguanas.
There is also a peculiar scalesia tree forest.
Santa Cruz (Venice)
Dinghy ride around the islet along the coast of Santa Cruz. The land iguanas
inhabiting Venice are protected from the wild dogs on the island of Santa
Cruz. In Santa Cruz it is possible to observe the vegetation and marine
animals like: spotted eagle rays and golden rays, mullets, white-tipped reef
sharks and Pacific green sea turtles which rest in the calm waters of the
coves and channels.
Day 3 - (THURSDAY) RAVIDA (JERVIS)
Wet landing. The volcano-formed beach is dark red and is a favorite place
for sea lions. It’s considered the geographic center of Galapagos because it
has the most diverse volcanic rocks on the Islands.
You’ll hike to a salt-water pond, where flamingos can sometimes be found.
July through September is a good time to observe brown pelicans nesting in
the salty bushes. Boobies and nine species of Darwin’s finches can also be
observed.
You can take a dinghy ride by the reefs, as well as snorkel.
Santiago (Egas Port)
Wet landing on a dark-sand beach. Most of the landscape is tuff-stone layers
and lava flows. You can observe hunting herons, great blue herons, lava
herons, yellow-crowned night herons and oyster catchers.
Passengers will see marine iguanas grazing on algae beds alongside red Sally
Light-foot crabs. There is a colony of fur seals swimming in deep cool-water
pools.
Here you can swim and snorkel and find octopuses, sea horses, star fish.
Day 4 - (FRIDAY) FERNANDINA (ESPINOSA POINT)
Dry landing. Visitors will see the biggest marine iguanas mingling with red
Sally Light-foot crabs, as well as flightless cormorants nesting sites,
Galapagos penguins, Galapagos hawks, and sea lions.
Among the flora and volcanic formations, observers will spot brachycereus
cactus, and “pa-hoe-hoe” lava and “AA” lava formations. Numerous mangrove
beds extend into the sea.
Isabela (Tagus Cove)
Dry landing on Galapagos’s largest island. Visitors will learn about the
five volcanoes that formed this island with their eruptions.
The trail leads to Darwin’s salt-water pond and an excellent view of the
lava fields and volcanic formations.
You’ll take a dinghy to observe marine life. Galapagos penguins can often be
seen here. Opportunity for snorkeling.
The graffiti are believed to have been written by 19th-century pirates and
they help passengers appreciate the relationship between the islands and
tourism today.
Day 5 - (SATURDAY) BARTOLOME
Dry landing. Passengers will see volcanic formations such as lava bombs,
spatter, and cinder cones. After hiking to the summit you can enjoy a great
view of the surrounding islands, including Pinnacle Rock’s eroded tuff cone.
On the way to the summit, you’ll often see colonies of marine iguanas, lava
lizards, tiquilla and various cacti.
You’ll be able to snorkel and see the Galapagos penguin, sea turtles, and
white tipped sharks at a safe distance.
Santa Cruz (Black Turtle Cove)
Located near Las Bachas beach on the northern side of the island. Passengers
will take a dinghy through the mangrove. The motor is turned off to allow
close observation of marine turtles, white-tipped reef sharks, spotted eagle
rays, and yellow rays.
Day 6 - (SUNDAY) SANTA CRUZ (Charles Darwin
Research Station)
Travelers will visit the Charles Darwin Research Station, staffed with
international scientists conducting biological research and conservation
projects. Here you’ll be able to admire the giant tortoises involved in the
breeding program.
Visitors can also admire the prickly-pear cactus forest and many land birds.
Later on, you’ll have some free time to walk around town and shop for
souvenirs.
Disembark at Baltra. Passengers will take a bus to the airport for the
flight back to the mainland via Guayaquil to Quito.
(AIRFARE INCLUDED).
Meeting and assistance upon arrival in Quito and transfer to the Hotel for
overnight.
Day 7 (MONDAY)
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 8 (TUESDAY)
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.
INCLUDES: All hotel and lodge accommodations based on double or single
occupancy. All scheduled land, lake and river transportation. All transfers. All
scheduled excursions with English-speaking guide services. All entrance fees.
Meals and domestic airfares as specified in the itinerary. B=Breakfast; L=Lunch;
D=Dinner.
IMPORTANT: For a better service, the company informs you that it has
autonomy to change the Hotels mentioned in the itinerary with another one of
similar category if therefore sees it by advisable taking into account
justifiable availability of spaces or other reasons, if this it is the case you
will be notified ahead of time.
NOT INCLUDED IN THE FEE
International and domestic airfares, Galapagos entrance fee US$100 per adult and
US$50 per children, rate subject to change and
INGALA tax $10, airport departure taxes or visa fees, excess baggage charges,
additional nights during the trip due to flight cancellations, alcoholic and
non-alcoholic beverages or bottled water, snacks, insurance of any kind, laundry,
phone calls, radio calls or messages, reconfirmation of flights and items of
personal nature.
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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