GALAPAGOS ISLANDS EXCURSION ON CORAL YATCH
( 6 Days and 5 Nights )

Fixed departure dates on Saturdays

*Low Season: From January 5 to March 28
From May 15 to June 20
From September 1 to 30
From November 25 to December 15

*High Season: Rest of the year

 We reserve the right to alter or omit any part of an itinerary, and reverse the order of places to be visited or change any space reservation without prior notice due to readjustment of National park policies, seasonal changes, safety reasons weather conditions or force majeure which may dictate these changes. These decisions are oriented in terms of passenger safety and in the interest of the islands conservation.

Day 1 (SATURDAY)
Meeting and assistance upon arrival in Quito and transfer to the Hotel for overnight.

Day 2 - (SUNDAY)
Departure from Quito or Guayaquil to Baltra (a flight of about two and a half hours). Passengers are picked up at the airport by our guides and taken to the Itabaca Canal, then cross to the island of Santa Cruz and travel to Puerto Ayora.
Santa Cruz (Highlands)
One option is to travel through the highlands of Santa Cruz. Passengers will observe the twin pit craters and visit Cerro Chato. They'll be able to observe the famous giant tortoises.
Additionally, travelers can walk inside the dormant lava tubes.

Day 3 - (MONDAY)
Española (Suarez Point)
Dry landing. Visitors will learn about the lava terrain and cross the inactive lava fields. Aside from its sea lion colonies, this is one of the most important sites for bird watching.
Many species, like the hooded mockingbird and red-billed tropic bird, can be spotted and observed closely. Past the nesting grounds there's the world's largest colony of waved albatrosses.
From May to December their mating rituals are a highlight of the visit. Afterwards there's the famous blowhole, where water shoots 23 m (75 ft) up into the air.
Española (Gardner Bay)
Wet landing on a white coral beach amidst a large colony of sea lions. This site has no trails, so hiking is not possible.
It's an open area where you can spot Galapagos hawks, American oyster catchers, Galapagos doves, hooded mockingbirds, three species of Darwin finches, yellow warblers, lava lizards, and marine iguanas.
It's great for swimming and snorkeling, and you can see many Galapagos marine species like king angelfish, creole fish, damsel fish, parrot fish, manta rays, white-tipped reef sharks.

Day 4 - (TUESDAY)
Floreana (Cormorant Point)
Wet landing on a greenish-colored beach. Passengers will hike from black mangrove beds to a large brackish pond, which holds one of the largest flamingo populations in the Galapagos.
This island is best known for its endemic plant life like the Galapagos milkwort, passion flower, and button mangrove.
Novice snorkelers can practice on the main beach with playful sea lions; experienced snorkelers can roam around Devil's Crown.
Champions
After Cormorant Point, there'll be a one-hour tour in a dinghy along the coast to observe: blue footed boobies, sea lions, marine iguanas, and swallow-tailed gulls.
Deep-water snorkeling, this unforgettable activity lasts about an hour and it will be like swimming in an aquarium with colorful fish, tame sharks, and rays.

Floreana (Post Office)
Located on the northern side of Floreana Island, the bay was also called Post Office because, in 1793, Captain James Colnett installed an empty barrel to serve as an informal mailbox for sailors who passed by the Galapagos, taking with them the letters to their destinations.
Today, our visitors continue the tradition by placing unstamped postcards inside the barrel which reach their destinations free of charge. It can take weeks or months, or sometimes the cards never arrive at all!
A short walk away from the famous barrel, there's a tunnel formed by lava flows. Down a path you can observe the mocking bird of Galapagos, some species of Darwin's finches, yellow warbler and lava lizards.
After a short trip in the panga, you'll make a dry landing at Lookout Point where you can enjoy a great view among marine birds.

Day 5 - (WEDNESDAY)
North Seymour
Dry landing. Guests will see swallow-tailed gulls and sea lions. This site is a major nesting colony of blue footed boobies and has the largest colony of the magnificent frigate bird. Travelers will also spot both iguana species, the marine iguanas and land iguanas, and then hike around the nesting sites.
Disembark at the docks (Baltra); passengers will take a bus to the airport for their flight back to the mainland via Guayaquil to Quito.
(AIRFARE INCLUDED).
Meeting and assistance upon arrival in Quito and transfer to the Hotel for overnight.

Day 6 - (THURSDAY)
After breakfast, transfer to the airport for your flight home , or connection flight to Lima to take an exiting extension to Peru, Cusco and Machu Picchu

END OF SERVICES

INCLUDES: All hotel and lodge accommodations based on double or single occupancy. All scheduled land, lake and river transportation. All transfers. All scheduled excursions with English-speaking guide services. All entrance fees. Meals and domestic airfares as specified in the itinerary. B=Breakfast; L=Lunch; D=Dinner.

IMPORTANT: For a better service, the company informs you that it has autonomy to change the Hotels mentioned in the itinerary with another one of similar category if therefore sees it by advisable taking into account justifiable availability of spaces or other reasons, if this it is the case you will be notified ahead of time.

NOT INCLUDED IN THE FEE
International and domestic airfares, Galapagos entrance fee US$100 per adult and US$50 per children, rate subject to change and
INGALA tax $10, airport departure taxes or visa fees, excess baggage charges, additional nights during the trip due to flight cancellations, alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages or bottled water, snacks, insurance of any kind, laundry, phone calls, radio calls or messages, reconfirmation of flights and items of personal nature.

DAYS DEPOSIT / PAYMENT CANCELLATION POLICY
+140 - 91 days prior to departure 50%
Deposit /Payment Non-Refundable
90 days before to departure 100%
Deposit /Payment Non-Refundable