Galapagos Tip Top IV Cruise

After breakfast, you will take a walk in Chinese Hat (Sombrero Chino), a small island off the coast of the Island of Santiago. You can see the coastline of the Galapagos and the marine life. This is an excellent place for animals. Optional: time for those who would like to swim, dive, and/or kayak.

Return to the yacht for lunch. In the afternoon, you make a wet landing in Rabida, walk and observe marine iguanas and sea lions, pelicans, blue-footed boobies, masked boobies, and thickened browns. You walk and develop an animal in a lake where you can observe flamingos. Optional: time for those who wish to swim or dive. You return to the yacht for dinner and our night orientation.

• Activity:Hiking, Snorkeling, Kayaking
• Meal:Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
• Accommodation:Double or Single Cabins

After breakfast, you make a wet landing in Sullivan Bay, a perfect place to get an idea of ​​the volcanic origin of the islands. Optional: time for those who wish to swim and/or dive. You will return to the boat to make a delicious lunch.

Late in the afternoon, you will be met on land on Bartolomé Island to fulfill the mission. During the walk, you will observe colonies of marine iguanas and lava lizards. At the top, you have an impressive view of the surrounding islands, including the eroded tuff cone of Pinnacle Rock. You return to the yacht for an exquisite dinner and our night orientation

• Activity:Hike, Snorkeling, Diving
• Meal:Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
• Accommodation:Double or Single Cabins

After breakfast, you will head to San Francisco to visit the cactus colony of the Santa Fe native lands. Optional: Time for those wishing to swim, dive, and/or practice kayaking.

Restoring the boat to sail in the south of the peninsula, where you will meet at the tip of the earth; there you will be glad of the anecdotes. Stroll through the forests to observe the mountains and tropical bird species. At the end of the afternoon, you will head towards Yachtford for a night orientation.

• Activity:Hiking, Snorkeling, Diving
• Meal:Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
• Accommodation:Double or Single Cabins

After dawn, you will go to a place near Las Bachas beach, where you can appreciate the Flamingo lagoon. During the walk, your guide will explain in detail the lives of birds and animals.

You will be picked up from the school on the route in the cable car at 09:00. Your guide will take you on the direct bus to the airport.

• Activity:Hike, Departure
• Meal:Breakfast
• Accommodation:Double or Single Cabins

After breakfast, you make a wet landing on Darwin Bay to walk and observe frigatebirds, herons, mockingbirds, boobies, shorebirds, turtles, marine iguanas, etc. Optional: time for those who would like to swim, snorkel, or kayak. You come aboard for a delicious lunch.

Later in the afternoon, you make a dry landing on Prince Phillips’s Steps (Barranco), and you walk and observe the interesting lives of the birds here. Dinner on the Yacht, and then our orientation about conservation efforts made to protect the Islands.

• Activity:Hiking, Kayaking, Snorkeling
• Meal:Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
• Accommodation:Double or Single Cabins

After breakfast, you make a wet landing on James Bay (Puerto Egas) to walk and observe sponges, snails, hermit crabs, a variety of shore birds, barnacles, and the endemic four-eyed blenny, marine iguanas, and sea lions. Optional: time for those who would like to swim or snorkel. You will return to the boat for a delicious lunch.

In the afternoon, you navigate around Buccaneer Cove (Caleta Bucanero), an area of cliffs and dark beaches. The cliffs and pinnacle are used as nesting areas by several species of seabirds. This was a popular place for 17th & 18th-century buccaneers to careen their vessels. Optional: time for those who would like to swim, snorkel, or kayak. Dinner and our nightly orientation.

• Activity:Hiking, Kayaking, Snorkeling
• Meal:Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
• Accommodation:Double or Single Cabins

After breakfast, you make a panga ride on Punta Vicente Roca to observe plenty of sea lions, marine iguanas, blue-footed and masked boobies, and flightless cormorants. Optional: time for those who would like to swim and/or snorkel. You come aboard for a delicious lunch.

In the afternoon, you make a dry landing on Punta Espinoza to observe and see a large colony of sea lions, marine iguanas, and flightless cormorants, and clumps of lava cactus. Return to the Yacht for dinner and our nightly orientation.

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

After breakfast, you make a panga ride on Tagus Cove, a protected cove between the shoulders of two volcanic craters which protect it from the open sea; you observe penguins, marine iguanas, sea lions, and a variety of birds including flightless cormorants and blue-footed boobies. Optional: time for those who would like to swim, snorkel, and/or kayak. Return to the Yacht for lunch.

In the afternoon, you make a panga ride around the islets of Elizabeth Bay to see marine iguanas, penguins, marine turtles, seabirds and shorebirds, herons, and blue-footed boobies. Return to the Yacht for dinner and our nightly orientation.

• Activity:Hiking, Kayaking, Snorkeling
• Meal:Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
• Accommodation:Double or Single Cabins

After breakfast, you make a wet landing on Urbina Bay to take a walk and observe a coral area, land iguanas, flightless cormorants, and giant tortoises. Optional: time for those who would like to swim, snorkel, and/ or kayak.

Sail to Punta Moreno; again, you make a wet landing. You take a walk along the shore lagoons located among petrified lava flows where different types of birds can be seen. On top, you have a panoramic view of the famous volcanoes Sierra Negra and Cerro Azul, as well as the highest part of Fernandina Island. Return to the yacht for dinner and our night orientation.

• Activity:Hiking, Snorkeling
• Meal:Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
• Accommodation:Double or Single Cabin

After breakfast, you make a wet landing on Point Cormorant for a short walk to the Flamingos Lagoon of this island. Then you continue the walk until you reach the beach called “La Picona” to see marine turtles and their spawning grounds.

Optional: time for those who would like to swim and/or snorkel.

Later, you make a panga ride on Champion Islet, a small island off the coast of Floreana Island. The principal attraction of Champion Islet is the nearly-extinct Charles (Floreana) Mockingbird. Visitors can also observe bird species such as Swallow-tailed Gulls, Nazca Boobies, or Brown Noddies. It is a great place for snorkeling; you will see sea turtles, reef fishes, Galapagos Penguins, and white-tipped reef sharks.

Optional: time for those who would like to swim and/or snorkel.

Return to the Yacht for lunch. In the afternoon, you make a wet landing on Post Office Bay, a historic site that recalls the days of the whalers, who presumably placed a wooden barrel in the 18th century to use it as a post office. Optional: time for those who would like to swim and/or snorkel. Return to the Yacht for dinner and our nightly orientation.

• Activity:Hiking, Kayaking, Snorkeling
• Meal:Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
• Accommodation:Double or Single Cabins

After breakfast, you disembark, and a bus takes you to the highlands of Santa Cruz Island for a visit to the native forests and twin craters. Then the bus takes you directly to the airport (Baltra). Your guide accompanies you on this ride. Check-in counters in the departure hall.

• Activity:Hiking, Snorkeling, Departure
• Meal:Breakfast
• Accommodation:Double or Single Cabins

After breakfast, you make an early dry landing on Punta Suarez to walk along lava beds where you will observe unique colonies of marine birds, including the Albatross (May – December). Return to the Yacht for lunch.

In the afternoon, you make a wet landing in Gardner Bay for a walk on the beach and observe a colony of sea lions, which inhabit the beach in great quantity during the breeding season; this is also an important nesting area for sea turtles. You then make a panga ride around the Osborn Islet and the islets of Gardner.

Optional: time for those who would like to swim and/or snorkel. Return to the Yacht for dinner and our nightly orientation.

• Activity:Hiking, Snorkeling, Sightseeing
• Meal:Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
• Accommodation:Double or Single Cabins

After breakfast, you make a wet landing on Punta Pitt in San Cristobal Island; the trail includes an olivine beach approximately 90 meters and a trail that ascends to the top of a volcanic tuff hill, passing through several natural viewpoints. Punta Pitt is composed of the volcanic tuff substrate. High winds present there have led to natural erosion. This is the only site in the Galapagos Islands where you can watch the three species of boobies and 2 species of frigates nesting in the same area. You come aboard for a delicious lunch.

Later in the afternoon, our experienced Captain sails easily around Kicker Rock (Leon Dormido), a massive tuff rock that juts abruptly almost 500 feet straight from the ocean. Kicker Rock serves as a nesting place for many sea birds. Optional: time for those who would like to swim and/ or snorkel. Then you make a wet landing on Cerro Brujo to walk on a white sand beach and observe sea lions, brown pelicans, marine iguanas, and blue-footed boobies. Optional: time for those who would like to swim, snorkel, and/ or kayak. You return to the Yacht for dinner and our nightly orientation

• Activity:Hiking, Exploring, Snorkeling
• Meal:Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
• Accommodation:Double or Single Cabins

After breakfast, you make an early wet landing on Mosquera Island, a reef of rocks and coral (the result of an uprising), and a great white sand beach and tide pools. You observe colonies of sea lions, brown pelicans, blue-footed boobies, and Sally Lightfoot crabs; the contrast between these bright red crabs on top and blue on the bottom and the black lava is stunning. You come aboard for a delicious lunch.

In the afternoon, you make a panga ride on Black Turtle Cove, a series of mangrove-surrounded coves and islets; here you can observe white-tipped sharks, marine turtles, spotted eagle rays, and yellow cow-nosed rays. You board the Yacht for dinner and the first of our nightly orientations.

• Activity:Hiking, Snorkeling, Exploring
• Meal:Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
• Accommodation:Double or Single Cabins

After breakfast, you make a wet landing on Chinese Hat (Sombrero Chino), a small island off the coast of Santiago Island, you can observe on the rocky shoreline: Galapagos penguins, eagle rays, sea lions, and marine iguanas. This is an excellent snorkeling site. Optional: time for those who would like to swim, snorkel, and/ or Kayak. Return to the Yacht for lunch.

In the afternoon, you make a wet landing on Rabida to walk and observe marine iguanas and sea lions, pelicans, blue-footed boobies, masked boobies, and brown pelicans. You walk and then arrive at a small saltwater lagoon where you can see pink flamingos. Optional: time for those who would like to swim or snorkel. You return to the Yacht for dinner and our nightly orientation.

• Activity:Hiking, Snorkeling, Kayaking
• Meal:Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
• Accommodation:Double or Single Cabins

After breakfast, you make a wet landing on Sullivan Bay, a perfect place to get a feel for the volcanic origin of the islands. Optional: time for those who would like to swim and/or snorkel. You return to the boat for a delicious lunch.

In the afternoon, you make a dry landing on Bartolome Island to hike to the summit; during the hike, you observe colonies of marine iguanas and lava lizards. On the summit, you have an impressive view of the surrounding islands, including the eroded tuff cone of Pinnacle Rock. You return to the yacht for a delicious dinner and our nightly orientation

• Activity:Hiking, Snorkeling, Exploring
• Meal:Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
• Accommodation:Double or Single Cabins

After breakfast, you make a wet landing on Santa Fe Island to visit the cactus forest and a colony of land iguanas native to Santa Fe. Optional: time for those who would like to swim, snorkel, and/or kayak.

Return to the Yacht for lunch and sail to South Plaza, where you make a dry landing on the pier of the island; there you can enjoy the antics of the sea lions. A walk through a cactus forest allows us to observe land iguanas and many species of tropical birds. At the end of the afternoon, you return to the Yacht for dinner and our nightly orientation.

• Activity:Hiking, Snorkeling, Kayaking
• Meal:Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
• Accommodation:Double or Single Cabins

After breakfast, you make an early disembarkation on Las Bachas Beach, a place where you can appreciate a flamingo lagoon. During all walks, your guide will be explaining details about the lives of the birds and animals. You return to the Yacht for disembarking on the pier at 09:00. Your guide accompanies you on the bus ride directly to the airport.

• Activity:Walking, Departure
• Meal:Breakfast