GALAPAGOS ISLANDS 6 DAYS EXCURSION ON M/V LEGEND
( 6 Days and 5 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 - (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 .
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
