Galapagos Legend Cruise

Baltra is one of the gateways to the Galapagos Islands where Seymour Airport is located, also known as Baltra Airport. This small island is also known by the local name of South Seymour. Highlands. Reached by bus from Puerto Ayora, the highlands of Santa Cruz are a deep green contrasting beautifully with much of the dry, lower islands. The dominant vegetation in the highlands is the forest of Scalesia trees creating the lush green color.

• Meal:Lunch, Dinner
• Accommodation:Double or Single Cabins

A paradise for bird lovers, about 200,00 Red-footed boobies in their nesting site. Prince Philip´s Steps are named after a visit by the British Monarch in 1964. The 81-foot stairway leads to a narrow stretch of land that opens out onto the plateau surrounding Darwin Bay, which extends forming the north side of the island. After landing at small sand and coral beach, it is easy to realize why this island is known as “a bird paradise.” Among the bird species found here, the most common are swallow-tailed and lava gulls, mockingbirds, yellow-crowned night herons, and lava herons.

• Meal:Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
• Accommodation:Double or Single Cabins

There is more to Dragon Hill than dragons. The trail, one of the longest in Galapagos, wends its way through a desert-like landscape, passing through forests of cacti and fragrant Palo Santo trees. The hill itself is an impressive sight, a rugged spire that dominates the landscape around it. Santa Fe Island is one of the oldest in the Galapagos Islands archipelago. It is thought to be at least four million years old. The island is also sometimes known as Barrington Island and it was named after an admiral called Samuel Barrington.

• Meal:Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
• Accommodation:Double or Single Cabins

It’s a site full of sun, beaches, and water, where we can find the remains of barges that sank and had once been used by the United States when they had an airbase on the island of Baltra during World War II. That is why the beach is called “Bachas” because the word “barges” in English pronunciation was hard for local people, so in an attempt to maintain the same word, the locals came up with the Spanish phonetics.

• Meal:Breakfast
• Accommodation:Double or Single Cabins

Baltra is one of the gateways to the Galapagos Islands where Seymour Airport is located, also known as Baltra Airport. This small island is also known by the local name of South Seymour. This tiny, low-lying islet, covered in coral sand, is set between the North and South Seymour Islands. It is home to a group of sea lions that come to laze on the soft white sand. It is a good spot to observe shorebirds as well as herons, lava gulls, and boobies.

• Meal:Lunch, Dinner
• Accommodation:Double or Single Cabins

Volcanic black beach and wonderful landscapes, fur seal grottos, sea lion colonies, herons, hawks, oystercatchers, finches, doves, white-tipped sharks, and sea turtles. We will be able to see the vegetation from arid to humid climate zones, but they have been seriously affected by intensive foraging by introduced goats, now eradicated. Rábida is a relatively small, arid island with steep slopes. Most of the coastline is rocky except for a beach on the northeast side. Several small volcanic craters and the high amount of iron in the lava give the island its distinctive red color and overall appearance.

• Meal:Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
• Accommodation:Double or Single Cabins

West of Isabela Island, Urbina Bay is located; it is a fascinating area that is the result of a shallow sea bottom uplifted in 1954 which shows a large coral reef that sticks up above sea level. Urbina Bay has a wide variety of plant life which changes depending on the season. Tagus Cove is located on the Northwestern coast of Isabela. It is a historical site visited by Charles Darwin in 1835, where graffiti has been carved into the rock walls by visitors over the past centuries; this happened just before the Galapagos National Park was established in 1959-1960.

• Meal:Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
• Accommodation:Double or Single Cabins

The flat jet-black lava of Espinosa Point is a defining feature of its stark and barren landscape. It is also home to the largest colony of the endemic marine iguanas. Other features are lava cacti, black, white, and red mangrove, Sally light-footed crabs, Galapagos hawks, and sea turtles. Although landing is not allowed at Punta Vicente Roca, this visitor site allows for panga rides to observe the abundant wildlife and offers one of the best snorkeling spots of the Archipelago.

• Meal:Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
• Accommodation:Double or Single Cabins

Today your cruise has come to an end. Before lunch, visit Highlands. Reached by bus from Puerto Ayora, the highlands of Santa Cruz are a deep green contrasting beautifully with much of the dry, lower islands. The dominant vegetation in the highlands is the forest of Scalesia trees creating the lush green color. Then you will be dropped off at Baltra Airport from where you will take the flight to the Mainland.

• Meal:Breakfast
• Accommodation:Double or Single Cabins

Baltra is one of the gateways to the Galapagos Islands where Seymour Airport is located, also known as Baltra Airport. This small island is also known by the local name of South Seymour. During World War II, it was a US Airforce base positioned to patrol the Eastern Pacific and protect the Panama Channel. North Seymour is a highly recommended and popular Galapagos visitor site. This small island is often a favorite among travelers, thanks to its wonderful diversity of land and marine life, and fun activities..

• Meal:Lunch, Dinner
• Accommodation:Double or Single Cabins

Located at the center of the archipelago, Bartolome is one of the most frequently visited sites of all the islands. The highest point is only 374 ft (114 m) above sea level and it is separated from the island of Santiago by Sullivan Bay. One of the smallest and, depending on the season, most colorful islands. Find sea lion colonies, land hybrid iguanas, and countless birds soaring by the cliffs. It is an unpopulated island. These islands are interesting formations without a volcano resulting from an uplifting from underwater.

• Meal:Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
• Accommodation:Double or Single Cabins

Pitt Point (Punta Pitt) is located at the east end of San Cristobal Island. The trail includes an olivine beach of 295 ft (90 m) long and a path that climbs to the top of volcanic tuff, through several magnificent viewpoints. This is probably the only site where the three booby species of the Galapagos can be seen together, as well as two species of frigatebirds and a sea lion colony. Cerro Brujo It’s a beautiful white sand beach, with an impressive volcanic landscape. Great for snorkeling and sunbathing.

• Meal:Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
• Accommodation:Double or Single Cabins

Located in the San Cristobal highlands, La Galapaguera is one of the Park’s breeding centers for giant Galapagos tortoises. In contrast with other such facilities, this recovering center maintains semi–natural conditions by which young tortoises can hatch without the aid of incubators. Despite there being incubators for their safety, since the first hatching of baby Genesis in 2005, the devices have never been used. Just like other breeding centers, its purpose is to increase the survival rate of new hatchlings in the wild.

• Meal:Breakfast
• Accommodation:Double or Single Cabins

San Cristobal has a new airport which provides modern facilities for travelers and the advantage of being a mere 5 minutes from the town center. The execution of this work was provided by the Ministry of Transport and Public Works (MTOP). The Interpretation Center is an excellent place to learn about Natural History in the Galapagos and to learn about the San Cristobal History too. The Museum of Natural History displays information on the volcanic origins of the islands, their remoteness from the continent, ocean currents, climate, the arrival of the different species and their colonization, among other points of interest.

• Meal:Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
• Accommodation:Double or Single Cabins

Osborn Islet is located to the southeast of Gardner Bay, near Española Island. Since landing is not allowed on this site, the visit consists of a tranquil panga ride that will allow us to enjoy the panoramic views and the many species that inhabit the place. Punta Suarez is one of only two visitor sites on pristine Española Island, and it’s one of the most memorable walks in all of Galapagos. Punta Suarez features the chance to see the Waved Albatross, an extremely rare endemic species that only makes its home on Española.

• Meal:Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
• Accommodation:Double or Single Cabins

Post Office Bay at the Galapagos Islands is perhaps the most unique postal service on the planet. Here visitors find no employees, no stamps, and not even walls or ceiling. Just an old wooden barrel and an honor system that has been respected for centuries. Devil’s Crown is an islet with an eroded volcanic cone close to Punta Cormorant, in Floreana Island, and is one of the most interesting underwater sites in Galapagos. Divers and snorkelers can expect to see a wide range of brightly colored reef fishes and hammerhead sharks, both within the “crown” and outside.

• Meal:Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
• Accommodation:Double or Single Cabins

For decades CDRS has worked on conservation, restoration and sustainable development projects to ensure that the archipelago is well-managed. More than a hundred scientists, educators, research assistants, support staff and volunteers from all over the world have participated in this effort.

• Meal:Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
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Carrion Point on the eastern coast of Santa Cruz protrudes into the ocean, creating a sheltered cove which is a superb place to snorkel.
There’s no landing here, you can simply dive into the water from your boat. The sheltered waters are crystal clear and you will see a wide range of marine wildlife, including Galápagos rays, sharks, and innumerable tropical fish.

• Meal:Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
• Accommodation:Double or Single Cabins