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PERU TRAVEL PLANNER
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Galapagos 8 days Legend
( 8 Days and 7 Nights )
Cruise on board of M/V Galapagos Legend (Deluxe Expedition Ship) Superior Cabins
Fixed departure dates on Wednesdays
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Day 1 (WEDNESDAY)
Meeting and assistance upon arrival in Quito and transfer to the Hotel for
overnight.
Day 2 (THURSDAY)
Departure from Quito or Guayaquil to Baltra (a flight of about two and a
half hours). Passengers will be picked up at the airport by our guides and
taken to the pier to the M/V Galapagos Legend.
Bartolomé
Dry landing. Passengers will see volcanic formations like lava bombs,
spatter, and cinder cones. After a hike to the summit you’ll be impressed by
the view of the surrounding islands, including the eroded tuff cone of
Pinnacle Rock.
During the hike to the summit, travelers will often see colonies of marine
iguanas, lava lizards, tiquilla, and various cacti.
Visitors will be able to snorkel and see the Galapagos penguin, sea turtles,
and white-tipped sharks from a safe distance. Day 3 (FRIDAY)
- Urbina Bay (Isabela)
Wet landing. Passengers will visit the fossil beach and coral area.
Depending on the season, you may observe giant tortoises, land iguanas and
flightless cormorants. After the walk, there will be time for snorkeling.
Fernandina (Espinosa Point)
Dry landing. Visitors will see the biggest marine iguanas mingling with
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 see brachycereus
cactus, and “pa-hoe-hoe” lava and “AA” lava formations. Numerous mangrove
beds extend into the sea. Day 4 (SATURDAY) - 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 upon algae beds alongside red
Sally Light-foot crabs. There is a colony of fur seals swimming in deep
pools of cool water.
Here you can swim and snorkel and find octopuses, sea horses, star fish.
Rábida (Jervis)
Wet landing. The volcano-formed beach is dark red and occupied by 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.
Day 5: (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 can admire the giant tortoises that are part of 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.
Santa Cruz (Highlands)
Travelers will trek through the highlands of Santa Cruz and visit Cerro
Chato, where they’ll be able to observe the famous giant tortoises.
Additionally, travelers can walk inside the dormant lava tubes.
Day 6: (MONDAY) - Santa Cruz (Bachas Beach)
Wet landing. This beach is located on the northern side of Santa Cruz Island.
Here you will encounter many sea birds, marine iguanas, sea turtles, and
have the opportunity to swim on the white-sand beach.
Return to the Galapagos Legend, check out and transfer to the Baltra airport.
Return flight to Quito via Guayaquil.
( AIRFARE INCLUDED ) Meeting and assistance upon arrival in Quito and
transfer to the Hotel for overnight.
Day 7 (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 8 (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$2839 |
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$2971 |
High Season
Rest of the year |
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| Price in US$ Dollars per person based on
single
occupancy |
US$4735 |
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$4972 |
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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