Galapagos Legend day by day itinerary
Sample Itinerary
Day 1 Monday
Eastern Islands
Guayaquil or Quito, Baltra, Cruise, Santa Cruz
Morning flight, Guayaquil or Quito to Baltra (Galapagos). Board Expedition ship, the Galapagos Legend. Lunch by pool. Dragon Hill (dry landing), land iguanas & flamingos. Dinner, evening lectures.
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Day 2 Tuesday
Cruise, Genovesa
Prince Phillips Steps (Genovesa), dry & wet landing. Red footed boobies & frigate birds. Palo Santo trees. Lunch. Darwin Bay (wet landing). Sea lions, lava gulls, night herons & fiddler crabs. swim or snorkel. Dinner, evening lectures.
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Day 3 Wednesday
Cruise, Hispaniola, San Cristobal
Dry landing, Punta Suarez (Hispaniola). Masked & blue footed boobies, waved albatross, hood mocking birds, tropic birds, lava lizards and marine iguanas. Blowhole. Lunch. Dry landing, San Cristobal, interpretation Center. Dinner, evening lectures.
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Day 4 Thursday Morning
Cruise, Black Turtle Cove, Baltra
Arrive at Black Turtle Cove in the north of Santa Cruz Island. Visit the mangroves and observe sea turtles, white tipped reef sharks, and rays. Those staying on-board will continue cruising the Western Islands. Late morning departures board a bus, and drive to the airport for a return flight to the mainland, stopping in both Guayaquil & Quito.
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Extensions are available.
Western Islands
Baltra, Cruise, Bartolome
Welcome at Baltra Airport! New arrivals transfer and board. Orientation. Afternoon disembark at Bartolome Island with hiking and snorkeling. Penguins, iguanas, and other wildlife encounters.
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Day 5 Friday
Cruise, Fernandina, Isabela
Dry landing, Espinoza point (Fernandina). marine iguanas, flightless cormorants & Galapagos penguins. Lava fields. Lunch. Dry landing, Tagus Cove (Isabela). Darwin's salt water lagoon. Penguins, Hawks & frigate birds. Dinner, evening lectures.
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Day 6 Saturday
Cruise, Isabela
Cruise through Bolívar channel, possible to see whales or dolphins. Dry landing, Point Moreno (Isabela). Green sea turtles, oystercatchers, reef sharks & flamingos in salt water lagoons. Lunch. Wet landing, Urbina Bay (Isabela). Giant tortoises & land iguanas. Swim or snorkel. Dinner, evening lectures.
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Day 7 Sunday
Cruise, Santa Cruz
Puerto Ayora, Charles Darwin Station(Santa Cruz). Turtle and iguana breeding centers. Find "lonesome George". Lunch in the highlands. Giant turtles in the wild, finches, "Los Gemelos" craters lava tubes. Dinner, evening lectures.
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Day 8 Monday
Cruise, Baltra, Guayaquil or Quito
Wet landing, Baltra Beach, marine iguanas & sea lions bodysurfing. Swim or snorkel. Return flight to Guayaquil or Quito.
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