Galapagos cruises itinerary - Sagitta yacht - day by day itinerary

Sample Galapagos cruise itinerary

Day 1
Tuesday: Mainland Ecuador - Galapagos airport Baltra - North Seymour Island 
Departure from Quito at 11a.m. or Guayaquil at 12:30. Arrival at Baltra airport at 1:30p.m. Transfer by our guide to the yacht. Snack and orientation while traveling to nearby North Seymour Island. Approximately 1 1/2 to 2 hours shore visit to observe sea lions, blue footed-boobies, magnificent frigate birds and, if time permits, snorkeling.
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Day 2
Wednesday: Plazas Island - (Santa Cruz Island) Puerto Ayora - Charles Darwin Station  
Am: Plaza Islands, large sea lion colonies, land iguanas, opuntia cacti, swallow-tailed gulls, and red-billed tropic birds, etc. Duration of land visit 2-3 hours. Possibly snorkeling. Pm: Puerto Ayora: Charles Darwin Research Station and walk through town (souvenir shopping if desired) 3 hours.
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Day 3
Thursday: Punta Suarez -  Gardner Bay (Hood Island)
Am: Punta Suarez: Large colonies of blue-footed boobies, masked boobies, marine iguanas, albatrosses, swallow-tailed gulls, 3-4 hours. Pm: Gardner Bay (Hood Island). Snorkeling at beach and panga ride 21/2 hours.
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Day 4
Friday: Punta Cormorant - Post Office Bay (Floreana Island) 
Am: Punta Cormorant (Floreana) Visit of a lagoon, where we find flamingoes and other birds, beautiful white sand beach where sea turtles nest, snorkeling at Devil's crown. 3 hours. Pm: Post Office Bay (Floreana). Short visit to the historic Post Office Barrel. Early departure to the island Isabela looking for whales and dolphins while we travel.
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Day 5
Saturday: Punta Moreno - Bahia Elizabeth (Isabela Island)
Am: Punta Moreno (Isabela) 3 hours walk, lava fields, flamingo lagoons, some cormorants and penguins. Pm: Bahia Elizabeth: Panga ride, penguins, cormorants, sea turtles, quiet mangrove lagoons. 3 hours.
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Day 6
Sunday: Urbina Bay (Isabela Island) - Punta Espinoza (Fernandina Island)
Am: Urbina Bay: Relatively long walk to see land iguanas and marine iguanas, variety of native and endemic plants, remains of raised seabed exposing corral heads and other marine fossils.
Nesting cormorants and sometimes a few Galapagos Tortoises in their natural habitat. 3 to 3 1/2 hours. Pm: Punta Espinosa (Fernandina Island). Large colonies of marine iguanas, flightless cormorants nesting, penguins, baby sea lions, snorkeling. 2 hours.
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Day 7
Monday: Puerto Egas - Espumilla beach (Santiago Island)
Am: Puerto Egas (Santiago). Coastal walk exploring the great variety of tidal marine life, Galápagos fur seals. Swimming and snorkeling - 3 hours. Pm: Espumilla Beach (Santiago Island) – this exceptional coffee-coloured beach is excellent for swimming. Behind the beach, the tranquil salt-water lagoon - occasionally flamingos and common stilts. Further inland, Palo Santo trees and possibility to find several species of Darwin finches, the Galápagos flycatcher Galápagos hawks, etc.

Day 8
Tuesday: Bartholomew Island - Baltra airport - mainland Ecuador
Am: Bartholomew: Walk to get panoramic view of Bartholomew and it's famous Pinnacle Rock. Swimming and snorkeling. Possibility to see more penguins. 3 hours.

Return to Baltra in time for flight to mainland Ecuador with lunch. Flight departure at 1p.m., arrival at 3:30p.m. in Guayaquil and 4:45p.m. in Quito.

Notes
*This is the normal itinerary approved by the Galápagos National Park. The time spent at each place will depend on the variety of wildlife present, weather conditions etc. and decided by the guide and captain on board. These tours are subject to alteration in case of changes by the authorities of the Galápagos National Park and acts of providence!

*Three meals a day (BLD Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner) are included in the tour – breakfast before the land visit, lunch after the first excursion and dinner at night.