| Day | Visitor Site |
|---|---|
| Saturday | AM - Transfer in - Santa Cruz |
| PM - Puerto Ayora & Charles Darwin Station (Santa Cruz) | |
| Sunday | AM - Las Tintoreras (Isabela) |
| PM - Muro de las Lagrimas (Isabela) | |
| Monday | AM - Punta Moreno (Isabela) |
| PM - Elizabeth Bay (Isabela) | |
| Tuesday | AM - Punta Mangle (Fernandina) |
| PM - Urbina Bay (Isabela) | |
| Wednesday | AM - Puerto Egas (Santiago) |
| PM - Rabida | |
| Thursday | AM - Chinese hat |
| PM - Cerro Dragon (Santa Cruz) | |
| Friday | AM - Las Bachas (Santa Cruz) |
| Transfer to Baltra Airport |
SATURDAY: Santa Cruz
AM: Baltra: Transfer in to Puerto Ayora
PM: Charles Darwin Station: Lunch at noon. Dry landing, activities: hiking educational visit to the Charles Darwin Station (giant tortoises, Opuntia cactus, etc.). Degree of difficulty: easy Duration: 2 hours, dinner at night.
SUNDAY: Isabela
AM: Tintoreras: The islet is Located south of Puerto Villamil. It has a small bay of calm turquoise waters, where you can appreciate sea lions, sea turtles, marine iguanas, rays, etc. The bay is connected to a crevice of crystal clear water, that’s shallow and when the tide is low, the entrance closes. In this crevice, you can see how reef sharks swim along with other small fish and sea lions. Difficulty: Moderate Duration: 2 hours. Lunch at noon.
PM: Wall of Tears: This is an historic part of Isabela because during the years from 1946 to 1959 there was a penal colony on the island; during which to punish the prisoners were forced to build a wall with enormous blocks of lava are about 100 meters long and 7 meters high. You can reach the top of The Wall of Tears through some steps, where you can have a panoramic view of the place. In the place you can still see the concrete foundations where the Americans had their wooden houses in the Second World War. Difficulty: Moderate Duration: 2 hours. Dinner in the evening.
MONDAY: Isabela
AM: Punta Moreno – Isabela: Dry landing, Punta Moreno is located on the north coast of Isabela Island. The route of the trail is approximately 2100 meters. The main attraction in Punta Moreno is the coastal lagoons in the middle of black lava flow where there are several species of birds. It has a view of 3 volcanoes, the most actives in the Galapagos; Sierra Negra and Cerro Azul. Difficulty: Moderate Duration: 2 hours, Lunch at noon.
PM: Elizabeth Bay: Is located on the west shore of Isabela, at the Perry Isthmus, Elizabeth Bay is a marine visitor site (no landings are permitted).
As you visit Elizabeth bay panga Galapagos Hawks soar overhear and schools of Pompanos and Dorados can be seen swimming underneath you. Difficulty: Moderate Duration: 2 hours Dinner in the evening.
TUESDAY: Fernandina – Isabela
AM: Punta Mangle: Wet Landing, is a new destination opened up for 2012. The island of Fernandina has no foreign species living on it and therefore it is one of the world’s most pristine island ecosystems. This island is dominated by volcano “La Cumbre” which gave birth to the island and has lave fields reaching the ocean. Some of the attractions are the Flightless Cormorant nesting site. This area provides great opportunities to see the Galapagos Hawk. Flightless Cormorant, Marine Iguanas, Sea Lions, Sally Lightfoot Crabs. Difficulty: Easy Duration: 2 hours, Lunch at noon
PM: Urbina Bay – Isabela: Wet Landing, Urbina Bay is located at the base of volcanoes Alcedo and Darwin, west of Isabela Island. Here you can find corals, shells, and many other organisms exposed above the water. This area is also home to large and very colorful Galápagos land iguanas, giant tortoises and the famous population of Alcedo Volcano. Difficulty: Easy Duration: 1 hour, Dinner in the evening.
WEDNESDAY: Santiago – Rabida
AM: Puerto Egas – Santiago: Dry Landing, Puerto Egas is located northwest of Santiago Island, fascinating place to visit because it had a great volcanic activity in the past. Puerto Egas is one of the most popular sites in the Galapagos Archipelago. It has a beautiful black sand beach where you can see its many inhabitants as sea lions, chameleons, lizards and herons. Difficulty: Easy Duration: 2 hours Lunch at noon.
PM: Rabida: Also known by the name of Jervis in honor of a British Admiral John Jervis, Earl of St. Vincent. Rabida is located 5 km south of Santiago Island and is commonly regarded as the geographical center of the Galapagos Islands. It has an area of 4.9 km ² and a maximum altitude of 367 meters. It has a high iron content, which causes that this place has a distinctive reddish color. Its main attraction is the salt lagoon with flamingoes, pelicans and boobies place where they build their nests. Difficulty: Easy Duration: 2 hours Dinner in the evening.
THURSDAY: Chinese hat – Santa Cruz
AM: Chinese Hat: small islet located nears the south-east of Santiago. It’s shaped like a Chinese hat when seen from afar. It is an island consisting of a cone type “Splash” (lava ejected as droplets and falling close to where it came out, which forms a cone angle) that forms the top, and lava tubes that run down to the coast.
In the west you can see lava formations, which are an indicator that the flows were formed under the sea and have been raised towards the exterior, reason why coral heads on lava can be seen.
This visit provides an excellent opportunity for the interpretation of geologic features such as lava tubes and lava flows. Difficulty: Easy Duration: 2 hours, Lunch at noon.
PM: Cerro Dragon: The site visit Cerro Dragon is located in the northwest of Santa Cruz Island, and consists of a path that runs for three different environments in just 1,600 m in length. It gets its name because in 1975, was one of the only places in the Santa Cruz Island where there were land iguanas healthy state. Difficulty: Easy Duration: 1 hour
FRIDAY: Santa Cruz
AM: Las Bachas: is a beach about 1 km in length. With white sand beach, deserted and where you can see flamingos, and migratory birds. In the vicinity of the Las Bachas beach can observe predominant vegetation of the coastal zone. Las Bachas beach represents one of the main nesting sites of sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) on Isla Santa Cruz. Las Bachas is a very popular practice of snorkeling, swimming. Difficulty: Easy Duration: 2 hours, Transfer out to Baltra`s Airport.
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