GALAPAGOS WILDLIFE CRUISE

20 days from GBP4,199 to GBP4,499 including flights
Tripcode: AAW

Countries Visited: Ecuador

The very best of the Enchanted Isles: wildlife, walking, swimming and snorkelling on a leisurely two-week small-boat cruise

For those with a serious wildlife interest we offer a few two-week cruises each year. These allow more time at the main sites, and also visit some of the more distant ones - including the largest island, Isabela. Dramatic as well as big, Isabela is second only to Iceland as the most volcanically-active place in the world. It has some of the finest scenery in the archipelago, and is one of the few places where you can see the giant Galapagos tortoises in the wild. There are also opportunities for the more energetic to do some extended walks in the interior of some of the islands.

Itinerary

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Day 1

Fly to Quito.

Day 2

Free time to relax.

Day 3

Quito city tour.

Day 4

Early morning flight to Baltra; join boat and sail to Isla Plaza for two-hour walk, then sail on to Puerto Ayora on Santa Cruz.

Day 5

Visit highlands of Santa Cruz Island, see giant tortoises in the wild.

Day 6

Overnight sail to Espanola Island: superb wildlife all around. Continue to Floreana in the evening.

Day 7

Explore Floreana in the morning, visit Post Office Bay. Afternoon sail on to Isabela.

Day 8

Punta Moreno on Isabela, the largest island. Visit Elizabeth Bay, home to flightless cormorants and marine iguanas.

Day 9

Urbina Bay, to see giant tortoises and both land and marine iguanas. Sail to Fernandina Island and one of the world's most active volcanoes. Overnight sail on to Isla Santiago.

Day 10

Puerto Egas and Bartolome; chance to walk to the top of the island for stunning views.

Day 11

Sail to North Seymour and its Frigate Bird colonies; on to Plazas Island.

Day 12

Santa Cruz; visit Dragon Hill, then sail to Rabida Island for blue-footed boobies, Galapagos penguins, white tipped reef sharks and Darwin's finches

Day 13

Sail north to Genovesa, one of the least-visited islands and one of the best for birds.

Day 14

Sail to San Cristobal, stopping at Kicker Rock, a unique volcanic formation. Continue to Galapagos Visitor Centre.

Day 15

Return to the East coast of Isabela, visit Sierra Negra volcano.

Day 16

To Santiago's Espumilla Beach and its many sea turtles and snorkelling at Bucaneer Cove.

Day 17

Sullivan's Bay and to tiny Chinese Hat Island.

Day 18

Final day's sailing, to Turtle Cove and back to Baltra; fly to Quito.

Day 19

Depart Quito.

Day 20

Arrive London.

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Client and blue-footed boobies, Galapagos

$Bird perched on client\'s wrist, Galapagos Islands$

Galapagos Islands, Pinnacle Rock

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We enjoyed a fabulous holiday, brilliant wildlife, interesting flora, and scenery like nowhere else on earth. The daily balance of…

Robert Forder
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It is a privilege to be able to visit The Galapagos - unlike anywhere else on Earth.

Ian Hempstead
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We chose this trip because it gave us 2 full weeks in the Galapagos to see more of the fantastic…

Sarah Stirling
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