DAY 1: Saturday - Baltra & Santa Cruz Islands

AM: Assistance at the airport by our representatives for your Galapagos flight. You arrive at the airport on Baltra Island in the morning and after going through immigration and baggage claim, you are met by a guide from the Reina Silvia.

PM: Fausto Llerena Tortoise Breeding Centre: This afternoon your first visit is to the “Fausto Llerena” breeding centre where giant tortoises are bred in captivity and reared until the age of 5 years when they can survive the effects of introduced predators. This is home to tortoises ranging from 3-inches (new hatchlings) to 4-foot long adults. Subspecies of the giant tortoises interact with one another, and many of the older tortoises are accustomed to humans stretching out their heads for a photo opportunity.

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Day 2: Sunday- Española Island

AM: Gardner Bay: After landing, you can walk across a lovely white- sand beach amongst a busy sea lion colony or dive into the water to swim with sea lion pups. You can also see curious mockingbirds on the beach.

The next visit is to the small island in front of Gardner Bay, Gardner Islet. There you find steep cliffs, large boulders and sandy ledges. For an adventure, you find curvy tunnels on one end of the island and the other end you find caves that make for fascinating exploration.

Next up is Osborn Islet, a marine visitor site on Española Island. Osborn Islet is close to Española and is a great place to observe sea lions, parrot fish, butterfly fish, coral and possible red-lipped batfish.

PM: Suarez Point: Located on the western end of Española Island, you find a large population of albatross, or wild seabirds as well as carnivorous mockingbirds.

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Day 3: Monday - San Cristobal Island

AM: Lobos Island: This appropriately named island is ripe with boasting, playful sea lions who will welcome you to their home upon landing on San Cristobal Island. This island offers you great snorkelling opportunities as well as the chance to see blue-footed and Nazca boobies.

Next, you visit Kicker Rock. This striking rock formation is located a couple hours off the western shore of San Cristobal. Jutting out of the water, the rocks stand vertically at hundreds of feet above the ocean divided by a small channel. Although there are no landing areas, kayaking and snorkelling allow visitors to spot a variety of marine life.

PM: Pitt Point: Situated on the north-eastern tip of the island, hosts frigate birds, storm petrels, and all three types of booby birds: the Nazca, blue-footed and red-footed boobies. A steep trail goes up a cliff and through a ravine leading visitors to an area with an abundance of birds.

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Day 4: Tuesday - Santa Fe & South Plaza Islands

AM: Santa Fe Island (Barrington): This island is home to a small, picturesque bay also named Santa Fe. The bay has two visitor trails, one leading to a scenic viewpoint atop a cliff, and the other spanning from a small beach to a tall prickly pear cactus forest.

PM: South Plaza Island: This small island with steep cliffs was formed by rising lava and is now covered by Opuntia cacti. It is also home to one of the largest sea lion colonies as well as colourful yellow and red land iguanas. The most characteristic plant is Sesuvium. During the rainy season, its colour is a greenish to yellowish tone and in the dry season (end of June through January) a bright red.

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Day 5: Wednesday - Genovesa Island

AM: Darwin Bay:  In the morning, you visit the white-sand coral beach of Darwin Bay which winds through mangroves filled with land birds. Nazca boobies, red-footed boobies and swallow-tailed gulls can be spotted here. Further down the path, you find tidal pools where sea lions swim playfully. At the end is a spectacular view of a cliff.

PM: Prince Phillip's Steps: It is a steep, rocky path that leads up to a high cliff-face. A marvellous view can be appreciated from here. This site is also home to Palo Santo vegetation as well as red-footed boobies, short-eared lava owls, Galapagos swallows, and Galapagos Doves.

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Day 6: Thursday - Santiago & Bartolome Islands

AM: Sullivan Bay: Located on the southeast part of the island. This place is interesting for its geology because the area has elevations in form of small volcanoes, formed by the lava flows.

PM: Bartolome Island: Home of the famous Pinnacle Rock. Bartholome consists of an extinct volcano with a variety of red, orange, black and even green volcanic formations. We will take a trail of stairs to the summit of the volcano (about 30 or 40 minutes) where you enjoy one of the best views of the islands! You will also visit a small, beautiful beach surrounded by the only vegetation found on this barren island. The beach is perfect for snorkelling where you may even see Galapagos penguins.

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Day 7: Friday - Rabida & Santiago Islands

AM: Rabida Island: Is one of the most colorful and volcanically varied islands in the archipelago as well as a great snorkeling site. You start on Rabida’s famous maroon/red sand beach and after an easy hike, you will arrive to a stunning lookout to enjoy the amazing landscapes. The island is a birdwatcher’s delight. Some of the rarest species are in abundance such as nine varieties of finches, large-billed flycatchers, Galapagos hawks and brown pelicans.

PM: Chinese Hat Islet: This small islet is located near the southeast coast of Santiago Island. Its name comes from the distinct shape of the islet’s summit. This small islet is a great location to view many geological formations such as lava tubes and lava flows. Some of the lava flows were formed underwater and subsequently raised above sea level. The presence of coral heads on the lava flow indicates this phenomenon.

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Day 8: Saturday - Baltra airport

After breakfast, you are transferred from the boat to the Baltra airport for your flight to Guayaquil or Quito.

Day 1: Saturday - Baltra & Santa Cruz Islands

AM: Assistance at the airport by our representatives for your Galapagos flight. You arrive at the airport on Baltra Island in the morning and after going through immigration and baggage claim, you will be met by a guide from the Reina Silvia. PM: You have lunch at a local restaurant and visit the Twin Craters located opposite to each other on both sides of the road leading from Puerto Ayora to Baltra. The name is only figurative; not real craters, these formations were created by the collapse of surface material in underground fissures and chambers. The view is breathtaking.

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Day 2: Sunday - Floreana Island

AM: Cormorant Point: This site hosts a large flamingo lagoon where other birds such as common stilts and white-cheeked pintails can also be seen. The beaches on this island are distinct: The Green Beach is named so due to its green colour, which comes from a high percentage of olivine crystals in the sand, and the Four Sand Beach is composed of white coral.

Afterwards, you visit Champion Islet, named after the whaler Andrew Champion, is a small island located just offshore Floreana Island in the southern part of the Archipelago, considered as one of the most beautiful places on Galapagos for all snorkelling and diving fans and an excellent opportunity for dolphin watching.

PM: Post Office Bay: You land on the beach and head to a spot where 18th-century whalers placed a wooden barrel for use as an unofficial mail box. The custom continues to this day with Galapagos visitors. So do not forget your postcards, and do not be surprised if the postcard arrives at its destination before you even get home.

Later on, you visit The Asilo de la Paz. This is a hill 450m high that is behind Straw Hill in the agricultural area of the island. The main attractions are of a historic type: one is the cave of pirates and the other is the freshwater spring. The two sites are located at the base of the hill.

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Day 3: Monday - Isabela Island

AM: Moreno Point: Located southwest of Elizabeth Bay. Here a dry landing onto what was once flowing lava is possible. The lava has left craters in its wake which formed crystal tide pools. By looking into the pools, you can peer into another world as the marine life drifts by your window. In the brackish pools of this area, you may see pink flamingos, white-cheeked pintails, and common gallinules. If you look carefully into the pools, you may see white-tip reef sharks and some sea turtles.

PM: Elizabeth Bay: Which is located on the east coast of Isabela Island. The bay contains many islets, which can be visited by dinghy. Penguins and blue-footed boobies can be spotted on the rocky islets. With an abundance of marine life and clear water, the area is perfect for snorkelling and viewing schools of colourful fish, sea lions, and perhaps even sharks.

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Day 4: Tuesday - Isabela & Fernandina Islands

AM: Urbina Bay: This site presents some fascinating geological formations. In 1954, an uplift from the sea formed the bay which has been characterized by the resulting terrestrial coral reef ever since. Expect to see stingrays and sea turtles swimming near the surface of the water along with flightless cormorants, pelicans, and marine iguanas. You are going to be dazzled by the breathtaking view of the Alcedo Volcano.

PM: Espinosa Point: After walking past a colony of marine iguanas and a group of sea lions, you reach the island’s highlight: the flightless cormorant nesting site. This area also provides a great opportunity to see Galapagos hawk.

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Day 5: Wednesday - Isabela Island

AM: Tagus Cove: Located across from Fernandina Island, near the Bolivar Channel dividing the two islands. This spot has been frequented by ships since the 1800s, using the area as an anchorage site. Trails winding by Lake Darwin up to a ridge display wonderful views. Punta Tortuga, just north of Tagus Cove, is another lovely beach surrounded by mangroves.

PM: Vicente Roca Point: Comprised of two separate coves, this site is a large bay with spectacular sea life. Keep an eye out for seahorses, sea turtles, and the strange yet fascinating Mola mola (or sunfish).

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Day 6: Thursday - Santiago Island

AM: Espumilla Beach:  This site is where marine iguanas lounge and the Sally Lightfoot crabs attract the hunting herons performing the dance of predator and prey right before your eyes. Snorkelling is highly recommended as you could find yourself face to face with an octopus, moray eel, shark and a variety of other species of tropical fish.

Next, your visit is Buccaneer Cove which is a testament to the fact that Santiago Island was once a refuge for British buccaneers. These pirates would anchor in the protected bay to make repairs and stock up on tortoise meat among other things. The steep cliffs, where hundreds of seabirds perch in front of the dark red sand beach, are a magnificent site.

PM: Egas Port: Also known as James Bay, on Santiago Island which is home to the curious Galapagos hawks and quick-footed Galapagos lava lizards. The trail leads to the coastline with gorgeous tide pools and grottos full of fauna. Here the Galapagos fur sea lions bathing in the sun. This is also a great snorkelling site.

Later in the afternoon, you will visit the Minas de Sal, located northwest of Santiago Island. The trail has an approximate distance of 8 km. round-trip. This site has an important history from the year 1683 when William Ambrose Cowley visited this place, it was he who gave the name of James to the Bay and the island there have been many travellers who have visited this place to exploit this natural resource and salted beef and fish.

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Day 7: Friday - Santa Cruz & North Seymour Islands

AM: Bachas Beach: Located on the north shore of Santa Cruz and is a swimming beach. One of the few remnants of the U.S. World War II presence in the Galapagos, a floating pier, can be seen here. You may see flamingos, Sally Lightfoot crabs, hermit crabs, black-necked stilts, and whimbrels. Sea turtles also nest on the beach.

PM: North Seymour Island: Here you are able to see Galapagos sea lions, blue-footed boobies and magnificent frigate birds which are abundant on the Island. The island was formed by a series of submarine lava flows containing layers of sediment that were uplifted by tectonic activity. The island is characterized by its arid vegetation zone.

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Day 8: Saturday - Baltra Island

After breakfast, you are transferred from the boat to the Baltra airport for your flight to Guayaquil or Quito.

Itineraries are subject to change without previous notice, due to weather conditions, National Park regulations or any other matter that would risk guests' safety.