Classic Galapagos: Central Southern Islands (Grand Queen Beatriz)
Tour Description
Day 1: Quito
Departure Dates
| Start Date | End Date | Room Type | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 28, 2024 | Jun 6, 2024 | Standard Twin | $11,302.00 | |
| May 28, 2024 | Jun 6, 2024 | Deluxe Balcony Suite-Queen | $12,012.00 | |
| May 28, 2024 | Jun 6, 2024 | Deluxe Balcony Suite-Twin | $12,012.00 | |
| May 28, 2024 | Jun 6, 2024 | Junior Balcony Suite-Queen | $11,792.00 | |
| May 28, 2024 | Jun 6, 2024 | Junior Balcony Suite-Twin | $11,792.00 | |
| May 28, 2024 | Jun 6, 2024 | Standard Queen | $11,302.00 | |
| Jun 11, 2024 | Jun 20, 2024 | Standard Twin | $11,302.00 | |
| Jun 11, 2024 | Jun 20, 2024 | Deluxe Balcony Suite-Queen | $12,012.00 | |
| Jun 11, 2024 | Jun 20, 2024 | Deluxe Balcony Suite-Twin | $12,012.00 | |
| Jun 11, 2024 | Jun 20, 2024 | Junior Balcony Suite-Queen | $8,374.00 | |
| Jun 11, 2024 | Jun 20, 2024 | Junior Balcony Suite-Twin | $10,083.00 | |
| Jun 11, 2024 | Jun 20, 2024 | Standard Queen | $8,031.00 | |
| Jun 25, 2024 | Jul 4, 2024 | Standard Twin | $11,302.00 | |
| Jun 25, 2024 | Jul 4, 2024 | Deluxe Balcony Suite-Queen | $12,012.00 | |
| Jun 25, 2024 | Jul 4, 2024 | Deluxe Balcony Suite-Twin | $12,012.00 | |
| Jun 25, 2024 | Jul 4, 2024 | Junior Balcony Suite-Queen | $11,792.00 | |
| Jun 25, 2024 | Jul 4, 2024 | Junior Balcony Suite-Twin | $11,792.00 | |
| Jun 25, 2024 | Jul 4, 2024 | Standard Queen | $11,302.00 | |
| Jul 9, 2024 | Jul 18, 2024 | Standard Twin | $11,302.00 | |
| Jul 9, 2024 | Jul 18, 2024 | Deluxe Balcony Suite-Queen | $12,012.00 | |
| Jul 9, 2024 | Jul 18, 2024 | Deluxe Balcony Suite-Twin | $12,012.00 | |
| Jul 9, 2024 | Jul 18, 2024 | Junior Balcony Suite-Queen | $11,792.00 | |
| Jul 9, 2024 | Jul 18, 2024 | Junior Balcony Suite-Twin | $11,792.00 | |
| Jul 9, 2024 | Jul 18, 2024 | Standard Queen | $11,302.00 | |
| Jul 23, 2024 | Aug 1, 2024 | Standard Twin | $11,302.00 | |
| Jul 23, 2024 | Aug 1, 2024 | Deluxe Balcony Suite-Queen | $12,012.00 | |
| Jul 23, 2024 | Aug 1, 2024 | Deluxe Balcony Suite-Twin | $12,012.00 | |
| Jul 23, 2024 | Aug 1, 2024 | Junior Balcony Suite-Queen | $11,792.00 | |
| Jul 23, 2024 | Aug 1, 2024 | Junior Balcony Suite-Twin | $11,792.00 | |
| Jul 23, 2024 | Aug 1, 2024 | Standard Queen | $11,302.00 | |
| Aug 6, 2024 | Aug 15, 2024 | Standard Twin | $11,634.00 | |
| Aug 6, 2024 | Aug 15, 2024 | Deluxe Balcony Suite-Queen | $12,344.00 | |
| Aug 6, 2024 | Aug 15, 2024 | Deluxe Balcony Suite-Twin | $12,344.00 | |
| Aug 6, 2024 | Aug 15, 2024 | Junior Balcony Suite-Queen | $12,124.00 | |
| Aug 6, 2024 | Aug 15, 2024 | Junior Balcony Suite-Twin | $12,124.00 | |
| Aug 6, 2024 | Aug 15, 2024 | Standard Queen | $11,634.00 | |
| Aug 20, 2024 | Aug 29, 2024 | Standard Twin | $11,634.00 | |
| Aug 20, 2024 | Aug 29, 2024 | Deluxe Balcony Suite-Queen | $12,344.00 | |
| Aug 20, 2024 | Aug 29, 2024 | Deluxe Balcony Suite-Twin | $12,344.00 | |
| Aug 20, 2024 | Aug 29, 2024 | Junior Balcony Suite-Queen | $12,124.00 | |
| Aug 20, 2024 | Aug 29, 2024 | Junior Balcony Suite-Twin | $12,124.00 | |
| Aug 20, 2024 | Aug 29, 2024 | Standard Queen | $11,634.00 | |
| Sep 3, 2024 | Sep 12, 2024 | Standard Twin | $11,634.00 | |
| Sep 3, 2024 | Sep 12, 2024 | Deluxe Balcony Suite-Queen | $12,344.00 | |
| Sep 3, 2024 | Sep 12, 2024 | Deluxe Balcony Suite-Twin | $12,344.00 | |
| Sep 3, 2024 | Sep 12, 2024 | Junior Balcony Suite-Queen | $12,124.00 | |
| Sep 3, 2024 | Sep 12, 2024 | Junior Balcony Suite-Twin | $12,124.00 | |
| Sep 3, 2024 | Sep 12, 2024 | Standard Queen | $11,634.00 | |
| Oct 1, 2024 | Oct 10, 2024 | Standard Twin | $11,634.00 | |
| Oct 1, 2024 | Oct 10, 2024 | Deluxe Balcony Suite-Queen | $12,344.00 | |
| Oct 1, 2024 | Oct 10, 2024 | Deluxe Balcony Suite-Twin | $12,344.00 | |
| Oct 1, 2024 | Oct 10, 2024 | Junior Balcony Suite-Queen | $12,124.00 | |
| Oct 1, 2024 | Oct 10, 2024 | Junior Balcony Suite-Twin | $12,124.00 | |
| Oct 1, 2024 | Oct 10, 2024 | Standard Queen | $11,634.00 | |
| Oct 15, 2024 | Oct 24, 2024 | Standard Twin | $11,634.00 | |
| Oct 15, 2024 | Oct 24, 2024 | Deluxe Balcony Suite-Queen | $12,344.00 | |
| Oct 15, 2024 | Oct 24, 2024 | Deluxe Balcony Suite-Twin | $12,344.00 | |
| Oct 15, 2024 | Oct 24, 2024 | Junior Balcony Suite-Queen | $12,124.00 | |
| Oct 15, 2024 | Oct 24, 2024 | Junior Balcony Suite-Twin | $12,124.00 | |
| Oct 15, 2024 | Oct 24, 2024 | Standard Queen | $11,634.00 | |
| Oct 29, 2024 | Nov 7, 2024 | Standard Twin | $11,634.00 | |
| Oct 29, 2024 | Nov 7, 2024 | Deluxe Balcony Suite-Queen | $12,344.00 | |
| Oct 29, 2024 | Nov 7, 2024 | Deluxe Balcony Suite-Twin | $12,344.00 | |
| Oct 29, 2024 | Nov 7, 2024 | Junior Balcony Suite-Queen | $12,124.00 | |
| Oct 29, 2024 | Nov 7, 2024 | Junior Balcony Suite-Twin | $12,124.00 | |
| Oct 29, 2024 | Nov 7, 2024 | Standard Queen | $11,634.00 | |
| Nov 12, 2024 | Nov 21, 2024 | Standard Twin | $11,634.00 | |
| Nov 12, 2024 | Nov 21, 2024 | Deluxe Balcony Suite-Queen | $12,344.00 | |
| Nov 12, 2024 | Nov 21, 2024 | Deluxe Balcony Suite-Twin | $12,344.00 | |
| Nov 12, 2024 | Nov 21, 2024 | Junior Balcony Suite-Queen | $12,124.00 | |
| Nov 12, 2024 | Nov 21, 2024 | Junior Balcony Suite-Twin | $12,124.00 | |
| Nov 12, 2024 | Nov 21, 2024 | Standard Queen | $11,634.00 | |
| Nov 26, 2024 | Dec 5, 2024 | Standard Twin | $11,634.00 | |
| Nov 26, 2024 | Dec 5, 2024 | Deluxe Balcony Suite-Queen | $12,344.00 | |
| Nov 26, 2024 | Dec 5, 2024 | Deluxe Balcony Suite-Twin | $12,344.00 | |
| Nov 26, 2024 | Dec 5, 2024 | Junior Balcony Suite-Queen | $12,124.00 | |
| Nov 26, 2024 | Dec 5, 2024 | Junior Balcony Suite-Twin | $12,124.00 | |
| Nov 26, 2024 | Dec 5, 2024 | Standard Queen | $11,634.00 | |
| Dec 10, 2024 | Dec 19, 2024 | Standard Twin | $11,634.00 | |
| Dec 10, 2024 | Dec 19, 2024 | Deluxe Balcony Suite-Queen | $12,344.00 | |
| Dec 10, 2024 | Dec 19, 2024 | Deluxe Balcony Suite-Twin | $12,344.00 | |
| Dec 10, 2024 | Dec 19, 2024 | Junior Balcony Suite-Queen | $12,124.00 | |
| Dec 10, 2024 | Dec 19, 2024 | Junior Balcony Suite-Twin | $12,124.00 | |
| Dec 10, 2024 | Dec 19, 2024 | Standard Queen | $11,634.00 | |
| Dec 24, 2024 | Jan 2, 2025 | Standard Twin | $11,484.00 | |
| Dec 24, 2024 | Jan 2, 2025 | Deluxe Balcony Suite-Queen | $12,184.00 | |
| Dec 24, 2024 | Jan 2, 2025 | Deluxe Balcony Suite-Twin | $12,184.00 | |
| Dec 24, 2024 | Jan 2, 2025 | Junior Balcony Suite-Queen | $11,969.00 | |
| Dec 24, 2024 | Jan 2, 2025 | Junior Balcony Suite-Twin | $11,969.00 | |
| Dec 24, 2024 | Jan 2, 2025 | Standard Queen | $11,484.00 | |
| Jan 7, 2025 | Jan 16, 2025 | Standard Twin | $12,074.00 | |
| Jan 7, 2025 | Jan 16, 2025 | Deluxe Balcony Suite-Queen | $12,814.00 | |
| Jan 7, 2025 | Jan 16, 2025 | Deluxe Balcony Suite-Twin | $12,814.00 | |
| Jan 7, 2025 | Jan 16, 2025 | Junior Balcony Suite-Queen | $12,589.00 | |
| Jan 7, 2025 | Jan 16, 2025 | Junior Balcony Suite-Twin | $12,589.00 | |
| Jan 7, 2025 | Jan 16, 2025 | Standard Queen | $12,074.00 | |
| Jan 21, 2025 | Jan 30, 2025 | Standard Twin | $12,074.00 | |
| Jan 21, 2025 | Jan 30, 2025 | Deluxe Balcony Suite-Queen | $12,814.00 | |
| Jan 21, 2025 | Jan 30, 2025 | Deluxe Balcony Suite-Twin | $12,814.00 | |
| Jan 21, 2025 | Jan 30, 2025 | Junior Balcony Suite-Queen | $12,589.00 | |
| Jan 21, 2025 | Jan 30, 2025 | Junior Balcony Suite-Twin | $12,589.00 | |
| Jan 21, 2025 | Jan 30, 2025 | Standard Queen | $12,074.00 | |
| Feb 4, 2025 | Feb 13, 2025 | Standard Twin | $12,074.00 | |
| Feb 4, 2025 | Feb 13, 2025 | Deluxe Balcony Suite-Queen | $12,814.00 | |
| Feb 4, 2025 | Feb 13, 2025 | Deluxe Balcony Suite-Twin | $12,814.00 | |
| Feb 4, 2025 | Feb 13, 2025 | Junior Balcony Suite-Queen | $12,589.00 | |
| Feb 4, 2025 | Feb 13, 2025 | Junior Balcony Suite-Twin | $12,589.00 | |
| Feb 4, 2025 | Feb 13, 2025 | Standard Queen | $12,074.00 | |
| Feb 18, 2025 | Feb 27, 2025 | Standard Twin | $12,074.00 | |
| Feb 18, 2025 | Feb 27, 2025 | Deluxe Balcony Suite-Queen | $12,814.00 | |
| Feb 18, 2025 | Feb 27, 2025 | Deluxe Balcony Suite-Twin | $12,814.00 | |
| Feb 18, 2025 | Feb 27, 2025 | Junior Balcony Suite-Queen | $12,589.00 | |
| Feb 18, 2025 | Feb 27, 2025 | Junior Balcony Suite-Twin | $12,589.00 | |
| Feb 18, 2025 | Feb 27, 2025 | Standard Queen | $12,074.00 | |
| Mar 4, 2025 | Mar 13, 2025 | Standard Twin | $12,074.00 | |
| Mar 4, 2025 | Mar 13, 2025 | Deluxe Balcony Suite-Queen | $12,814.00 | |
| Mar 4, 2025 | Mar 13, 2025 | Deluxe Balcony Suite-Twin | $12,814.00 | |
| Mar 4, 2025 | Mar 13, 2025 | Junior Balcony Suite-Queen | $12,589.00 | |
| Mar 4, 2025 | Mar 13, 2025 | Junior Balcony Suite-Twin | $12,589.00 | |
| Mar 4, 2025 | Mar 13, 2025 | Standard Queen | $12,074.00 | |
| Mar 18, 2025 | Mar 27, 2025 | Standard Twin | $12,074.00 | |
| Mar 18, 2025 | Mar 27, 2025 | Deluxe Balcony Suite-Queen | $12,814.00 | |
| Mar 18, 2025 | Mar 27, 2025 | Deluxe Balcony Suite-Twin | $12,814.00 | |
| Mar 18, 2025 | Mar 27, 2025 | Junior Balcony Suite-Queen | $12,589.00 | |
| Mar 18, 2025 | Mar 27, 2025 | Junior Balcony Suite-Twin | $12,589.00 | |
| Mar 18, 2025 | Mar 27, 2025 | Standard Queen | $12,074.00 | |
| Apr 1, 2025 | Apr 10, 2025 | Standard Twin | $12,074.00 | |
| Apr 1, 2025 | Apr 10, 2025 | Deluxe Balcony Suite-Queen | $12,814.00 | |
| Apr 1, 2025 | Apr 10, 2025 | Deluxe Balcony Suite-Twin | $12,814.00 | |
| Apr 1, 2025 | Apr 10, 2025 | Junior Balcony Suite-Queen | $12,589.00 | |
| Apr 1, 2025 | Apr 10, 2025 | Junior Balcony Suite-Twin | $12,589.00 | |
| Apr 1, 2025 | Apr 10, 2025 | Standard Queen | $12,074.00 | |
| Apr 15, 2025 | Apr 24, 2025 | Standard Twin | $12,074.00 | |
| Apr 15, 2025 | Apr 24, 2025 | Deluxe Balcony Suite-Queen | $12,814.00 | |
| Apr 15, 2025 | Apr 24, 2025 | Deluxe Balcony Suite-Twin | $12,814.00 | |
| Apr 15, 2025 | Apr 24, 2025 | Junior Balcony Suite-Queen | $12,589.00 | |
| Apr 15, 2025 | Apr 24, 2025 | Junior Balcony Suite-Twin | $12,589.00 | |
| Apr 15, 2025 | Apr 24, 2025 | Standard Queen | $12,074.00 | |
| Apr 29, 2025 | May 8, 2025 | Standard Twin | $12,074.00 | |
| Apr 29, 2025 | May 8, 2025 | Deluxe Balcony Suite-Queen | $12,814.00 | |
| Apr 29, 2025 | May 8, 2025 | Deluxe Balcony Suite-Twin | $12,814.00 | |
| Apr 29, 2025 | May 8, 2025 | Junior Balcony Suite-Queen | $12,589.00 | |
| Apr 29, 2025 | May 8, 2025 | Junior Balcony Suite-Twin | $12,589.00 | |
| Apr 29, 2025 | May 8, 2025 | Standard Queen | $12,074.00 | |
| May 13, 2025 | May 22, 2025 | Standard Twin | $12,074.00 | |
| May 13, 2025 | May 22, 2025 | Deluxe Balcony Suite-Queen | $12,814.00 | |
| May 13, 2025 | May 22, 2025 | Deluxe Balcony Suite-Twin | $12,814.00 | |
| May 13, 2025 | May 22, 2025 | Junior Balcony Suite-Queen | $12,589.00 | |
| May 13, 2025 | May 22, 2025 | Junior Balcony Suite-Twin | $12,589.00 | |
| May 13, 2025 | May 22, 2025 | Standard Queen | $12,074.00 | |
| May 27, 2025 | Jun 5, 2025 | Standard Twin | $12,074.00 | |
| May 27, 2025 | Jun 5, 2025 | Deluxe Balcony Suite-Queen | $12,814.00 | |
| May 27, 2025 | Jun 5, 2025 | Deluxe Balcony Suite-Twin | $12,814.00 | |
| May 27, 2025 | Jun 5, 2025 | Junior Balcony Suite-Queen | $12,589.00 | |
| May 27, 2025 | Jun 5, 2025 | Junior Balcony Suite-Twin | $12,589.00 | |
| May 27, 2025 | Jun 5, 2025 | Standard Queen | $12,074.00 | |
| Jun 10, 2025 | Jun 19, 2025 | Standard Twin | $12,074.00 | |
| Jun 10, 2025 | Jun 19, 2025 | Deluxe Balcony Suite-Queen | $12,814.00 | |
| Jun 10, 2025 | Jun 19, 2025 | Deluxe Balcony Suite-Twin | $12,814.00 | |
| Jun 10, 2025 | Jun 19, 2025 | Junior Balcony Suite-Queen | $12,589.00 | |
| Jun 10, 2025 | Jun 19, 2025 | Junior Balcony Suite-Twin | $12,589.00 | |
| Jun 10, 2025 | Jun 19, 2025 | Standard Queen | $12,074.00 | |
| Jun 24, 2025 | Jul 3, 2025 | Standard Twin | $12,074.00 | |
| Jun 24, 2025 | Jul 3, 2025 | Deluxe Balcony Suite-Queen | $12,814.00 | |
| Jun 24, 2025 | Jul 3, 2025 | Deluxe Balcony Suite-Twin | $12,814.00 | |
| Jun 24, 2025 | Jul 3, 2025 | Junior Balcony Suite-Queen | $12,589.00 | |
| Jun 24, 2025 | Jul 3, 2025 | Junior Balcony Suite-Twin | $12,589.00 | |
| Jun 24, 2025 | Jul 3, 2025 | Standard Queen | $12,074.00 | |
| Jul 8, 2025 | Jul 17, 2025 | Standard Twin | $12,074.00 | |
| Jul 8, 2025 | Jul 17, 2025 | Deluxe Balcony Suite-Queen | $12,814.00 | |
| Jul 8, 2025 | Jul 17, 2025 | Deluxe Balcony Suite-Twin | $12,814.00 | |
| Jul 8, 2025 | Jul 17, 2025 | Junior Balcony Suite-Queen | $12,589.00 | |
| Jul 8, 2025 | Jul 17, 2025 | Junior Balcony Suite-Twin | $12,589.00 | |
| Jul 8, 2025 | Jul 17, 2025 | Standard Queen | $12,074.00 | |
| Jul 22, 2025 | Jul 31, 2025 | Standard Twin | $12,074.00 | |
| Jul 22, 2025 | Jul 31, 2025 | Deluxe Balcony Suite-Queen | $12,814.00 | |
| Jul 22, 2025 | Jul 31, 2025 | Deluxe Balcony Suite-Twin | $12,814.00 | |
| Jul 22, 2025 | Jul 31, 2025 | Junior Balcony Suite-Queen | $12,589.00 | |
| Jul 22, 2025 | Jul 31, 2025 | Junior Balcony Suite-Twin | $12,589.00 | |
| Jul 22, 2025 | Jul 31, 2025 | Standard Queen | $12,074.00 | |
| Aug 5, 2025 | Aug 14, 2025 | Standard Twin | $12,074.00 | |
| Aug 5, 2025 | Aug 14, 2025 | Deluxe Balcony Suite-Queen | $12,814.00 | |
| Aug 5, 2025 | Aug 14, 2025 | Deluxe Balcony Suite-Twin | $12,814.00 | |
| Aug 5, 2025 | Aug 14, 2025 | Junior Balcony Suite-Queen | $12,589.00 | |
| Aug 5, 2025 | Aug 14, 2025 | Junior Balcony Suite-Twin | $12,589.00 | |
| Aug 5, 2025 | Aug 14, 2025 | Standard Queen | $12,074.00 | |
| Oct 14, 2025 | Oct 23, 2025 | Standard Twin | $12,074.00 | |
| Oct 14, 2025 | Oct 23, 2025 | Deluxe Balcony Suite-Queen | $12,814.00 | |
| Oct 14, 2025 | Oct 23, 2025 | Deluxe Balcony Suite-Twin | $12,814.00 | |
| Oct 14, 2025 | Oct 23, 2025 | Junior Balcony Suite-Queen | $12,589.00 | |
| Oct 14, 2025 | Oct 23, 2025 | Junior Balcony Suite-Twin | $12,589.00 | |
| Oct 14, 2025 | Oct 23, 2025 | Standard Queen | $12,074.00 | |
| Oct 28, 2025 | Nov 6, 2025 | Standard Twin | $12,074.00 | |
| Oct 28, 2025 | Nov 6, 2025 | Deluxe Balcony Suite-Queen | $12,814.00 | |
| Oct 28, 2025 | Nov 6, 2025 | Deluxe Balcony Suite-Twin | $12,814.00 | |
| Oct 28, 2025 | Nov 6, 2025 | Junior Balcony Suite-Queen | $12,589.00 | |
| Oct 28, 2025 | Nov 6, 2025 | Junior Balcony Suite-Twin | $12,589.00 | |
| Oct 28, 2025 | Nov 6, 2025 | Standard Queen | $12,074.00 | |
| Nov 11, 2025 | Nov 20, 2025 | Standard Twin | $12,074.00 | |
| Nov 11, 2025 | Nov 20, 2025 | Deluxe Balcony Suite-Queen | $12,814.00 | |
| Nov 11, 2025 | Nov 20, 2025 | Deluxe Balcony Suite-Twin | $12,814.00 | |
| Nov 11, 2025 | Nov 20, 2025 | Junior Balcony Suite-Queen | $12,589.00 | |
| Nov 11, 2025 | Nov 20, 2025 | Junior Balcony Suite-Twin | $12,589.00 | |
| Nov 11, 2025 | Nov 20, 2025 | Standard Queen | $12,074.00 | |
| Nov 25, 2025 | Dec 4, 2025 | Standard Twin | $12,074.00 | |
| Nov 25, 2025 | Dec 4, 2025 | Deluxe Balcony Suite-Queen | $12,814.00 | |
| Nov 25, 2025 | Dec 4, 2025 | Deluxe Balcony Suite-Twin | $12,814.00 | |
| Nov 25, 2025 | Dec 4, 2025 | Junior Balcony Suite-Queen | $12,589.00 | |
| Nov 25, 2025 | Dec 4, 2025 | Junior Balcony Suite-Twin | $12,589.00 | |
| Nov 25, 2025 | Dec 4, 2025 | Standard Queen | $12,074.00 | |
| Dec 9, 2025 | Dec 18, 2025 | Standard Twin | $12,074.00 | |
| Dec 9, 2025 | Dec 18, 2025 | Deluxe Balcony Suite-Queen | $12,814.00 | |
| Dec 9, 2025 | Dec 18, 2025 | Deluxe Balcony Suite-Twin | $12,814.00 | |
| Dec 9, 2025 | Dec 18, 2025 | Junior Balcony Suite-Queen | $12,589.00 | |
| Dec 9, 2025 | Dec 18, 2025 | Junior Balcony Suite-Twin | $12,589.00 | |
| Dec 9, 2025 | Dec 18, 2025 | Standard Queen | $12,074.00 | |
| Dec 23, 2025 | Jan 1, 2026 | Standard Twin | $12,074.00 | |
| Dec 23, 2025 | Jan 1, 2026 | Deluxe Balcony Suite-Queen | $12,814.00 | |
| Dec 23, 2025 | Jan 1, 2026 | Deluxe Balcony Suite-Twin | $12,814.00 | |
| Dec 23, 2025 | Jan 1, 2026 | Junior Balcony Suite-Queen | $12,589.00 | |
| Dec 23, 2025 | Jan 1, 2026 | Junior Balcony Suite-Twin | $12,589.00 | |
| Dec 23, 2025 | Jan 1, 2026 | Standard Queen | $12,074.00 |
Set sail on a 10-day expedition around the central and southern islands of the Galapagos, observing the unique wildlife of these remote Pacific islands. Be charmed by the native bird species, amazed by an underwater ecosystem of colourful marine life and delighted by its distinct environment. Hike across lava flows, sail through mangroves and snorkel in natural aquariums abundant with fish, sea lions and turtles. This sail features some of the Galapagos’s most picturesque islands, so sit back and relax, because it’s all smooth sailing from here.
Itinerary
Day 1: Quito
Welcome to Quito! On arrival at Quito’s Mariscal Sucre International Airport, you will be met and transferred to your hotel. The remainder of the day will be at your leisure.
A welcome meeting will be held in the evening at either 5 pm or 6 pm when you meet others travelling with you on your cruise around the Galapagos Islands. After your welcome meeting, head out with your local leader and fellow travellers for a welcome dinner at a local restaurant. Try some traditional flavours and get to know you group as you settle into the coming adventure.
Quito sits at high altitude under the towering Pichincha volcano. It is a beautiful city, arguably one of the most beautiful in South America. The city stretches along the valley and is surrounded by the Andes. The Old Town of Quito is awash with history, with more than 30 churches to explore, and a number of fascinating museums. La Compania de Jesus is considered to be the most beautiful and ornate churches in the Americas. The city’s oldest street, Calle La Ronda, is well worth exploring.
As this trip spends very little time in Quito, we recommend you spend a few extra days before or after your trip to experience all the city has to offer. You may even wish to explore further beyond the city and visit Otavalo, Cotopaxi, the Cloud Forest or the Equatorial Monument.
Day 2: Baltra – Isla Santa Cruz
This morning you will be transferred to the airport for your flight to the Galapagos Islands. Please note the pick-up time can be as early as 4.30 am (a boxed breakfast will be provided), as you must allow for delays and check-in times.
When you arrive, you’ll be met in the arrival hall of the airport by a transfer guide and will head to your vessel – M/Y Queen Beatriz, anchored on the other side of Isla Santa Cruz. Your guide will accompany you on an airport bus to where you board a public ferry for a short journey across the Itabaca Channel. Once you reach Santa Cruz Island, board a private vehicle and drive to Puerto Ayora, the main port of the island. Here, there will be two dinghies to transport you and your fellow travellers to the boat. Once on board, cabins will be assigned and you get to meet your crew members and your naturalist guide while enjoying a delicious lunch.
The small town of Puerto Ayora is the economic centre of the archipelago, and home to the Charles Darwin Research Station. You’ll take a visit after lunch on board the boat. As well as undertaking vital conservation work, the station also makes for interesting exploration and offers an opportunity to see giant tortoises. You will also be able to observe baby tortoises and land iguanas.
Day 3: North Seymour – Isla Mosquera
Today, take a morning excursion to North Seymour: one of the most visited islands in the Galapagos. The hiking trail on North Seymour crosses inland through the island and then explores the rocky coast. Along the way the trail passes colonies of blue footed boobies and frigate birds.
The magnificent frigate bird, a large black bird with a long wingspan and a hooked beak, is extremely fast and has excellent vision. Frigate birds are known for the large red pouch on their necks. During mating season, the males throw back their heads, inflate the pouch (sometimes to the size of a soccer ball), and shake trying to capture the attention of female frigates. Boobies and frigates have an interesting relationship. Sharing the same nesting area on North Seymour, blue-footed boobies nest on the ground making their nests from the twigs of the palo santos trees, while the frigate birds nests just above them in the saltbushes.
Your walk is followed by a spot of snorkelling, where you can find a colourful variety of fish and, possibly, some white-tipped reef sharks, rays and sea lions.
After lunch, visit the small sandy Isla Mosquera: a picturesque island located between Baltra and North Seymour. Along the rocks and in the tide pool, Sally Lightfoot crabs (red lava crabs) scamper back and forth, skipping across small pools of water in search of food. These crabs with their bright red shell tops and blue under shells are stunning against the black lava. The island also has a very large colony of sea lions, as well as a sizeable resident brown pelican population. Depending on the tides and visibility, you may have a chance to go snorkelling in its surrounding turquoise waters.
Estimated travel time/distance:
North Seymour to Baltra: 4 hours (35 nautical miles)
Baltra to Caleta Tortuga: 1 hour (7 nautical miles)
Day 4: Black Turtle Cove – Cerro Dragon.
Take a panga (Zodiac boat) to Caleta Tortuga Negra (Black Turtle Cove) – a red mangrove wetland on the north shore of Isla Santa Cruz. You will paddle among the cove’s peaceful waters for your first taste of the underwater riches of this region – it’s a wonderful place to see green turtles, and is a nursery for golden cow-nose rays, eagle rays and Galapagos sharks. There is also abundant birdlife, such as the yellow warbler and lava heron. This is also a breeding area for turtles, so it is not uncommon to see them mating.
In the afternoon, cruise over for a walk on Cerro Dragón (Dragon Hill): one of the best places to see land iguanas in the islands. From our dry landing, walk to a brackish lagoon spotting lagoon birds such as stilts, pintail ducks, sandpipers, sanderlings and flamingos. Further inland, the trail offers a beautiful view of the bay and the western area of the archipelago. This area is a nesting site for land iguanas, which is constantly monitored and assisted by the Charles Darwin Research Station. The arid-zone vegetation makes for an ideal place to see Darwin’s finches, Galapagos mockingbirds, the endemic Galapagos flycatcher and yellow warblers. The path can be challenging but it will be worth it for a spectacular view of the bay.
Estimated travel time/distance:
Caleta Tortuga Negra to Cerro Dragon: 2 hours (12 nautical miles)
Cerro Dragon to Sombrero Chino (Chinese hat): 1.5 hours (9 nautical miles)
Day 5: Isla Rabida – Sombrero Chino
Head towards Sombrero Chino: a small islet located near the south-east coast of Santiago. The island is shaped like a Chinese hat (Sombrero Chino) when seen from afar, and is geologically fascinating, with many lava tubes leading from the cone to the coast. You’ll approach Sombrero Chino via a beautiful crescent-shaped, sandy beach that is home to sea lions and Sally Lightfoot crabs. Opposite Sombrero Chino, on the rocky shoreline of nearby Santiago, you might see some Galapagos penguins. Follow a trail that circles the cove and passes through colonies of sea lions and marine iguanas. The cove also offers some great snorkelling opportunities, hopefully with penguins and sharks.
Next stop, the striking Isla Rabida – a tiny island sitting roughly 5 kilometres south of Santiago. Introduced species were eradicated in 1971, meaning that the native wildlife has now been returned to a state of isolation. Additionally, volcanic activity here has produced vivid colours, not least the red sand beaches and scarlet cliffs.
From the shore, the trail leads through to what is one of the finest lagoons in the Galapagos for flamingo spotting. Rabida is also a wonderful place to spot nesting pelicans, pintail ducks, marine iguanas and sea lions. There is an opportunity for snorkelling in a cove full of sea stars, damsels, gobies and surgeon fish.
Estimated travel time/distance:
Sombrero Chino to Isla Rabida: 1 hour (7 nautical miles)
Isla Rabida to Bachas Beach: 1 hour (7 nautical miles)
Day 6: Bachas Beach – Punta Carrion
Today, take an early morning excursion to Las Bachas, which was so named after the barges abandoned by the American Navy here in the 1940s. The sandy beaches of Las Bachas on the north shore of Santa Cruz are a nesting site for the Pacific green turtle, and home to marine iguanas. The sand here is particularly white and soft as it is made of decomposed coral. The rocks provide great snorkelling and are the perfect habitat for the Sally Lightfoot crabs, which are plentiful on the island. A saltwater lagoon near to the beach is home to flamingo and whimbrel and great blue herons, so keep a look out.
In the afternoon, visit Punta Carrion, located in north-eastern Santa Cruz. This is a shallow and protected cove, ideal for snorkelling. Wildlife is plentiful, so look around for blue-footed boobies, Galapagos herons and great blue herons, and underwater, swim among rays and white-tipped reef sharks.
Day 7: Isla Isabela – Las Tintoreas – Giant Tortoise Breeding Centre
Wake up on the south Coast of Isla Isabela, the largest island of the Galapagos archipelago. Isabela was formed by five giant volcanic craters, all of which are still considered active. The island is located in one of the youngest geological areas in the world, having been formed less than 1 million years ago.
This southern coast of Isabela’s turquoise blue waters has the largest area of beaches in the Galapagos. You will visit Las Tintoreras, where from the viewing walkway you can look down into this narrow channel to see a colony of white-tipped reef sharks swimming and sleeping, and the occasional playful sea lion among them! Blue-footed boobies and penguins, marine iguanas and crabs also make their home here.
Enjoy a long walk on a gravel path through aa (‘ah-ah’) lava flow and see plenty of marine iguanas. Locally, the white sharks are known as ‘tintoreras’, hence the name of this spectacular site.
In the afternoon, take a leisurely walk through a coastal lagoon, where you might see some flamingos. This mangrove-lined path leads to Isabela’s Giant Tortoise Breeding Center (Arnoldo Tupiza) where you’ll observe giant tortoises in all stages of development. Here you can see the five sub species of tortoises from Isabela, some of which are bred in captivity.
You will then have the choice of optional swimming at the beach or heading out for some shopping in Puerto Villamil.
Estimated travel time/distance:
Isla Isabela (Puerto Villamil) to Post Office Bay: 6 hours (40 nautical miles)
Day 8: Isla Floreana – Post Office Bay – Devil’s Crown – Punta Cormorant
Isla Floreana is a highlight of any Galapagos cruise, rich in natural wonders and wildlife. Enjoy a panga ride around the bay to saee marine iguanas, sea lions and crabs before taking a leisurely walk to Post Office Bay, where 18th century whalers used a barrel as an unofficial mail drop. This custom continues to this day with visitors to the Galapagos – post one of your own, or see if there are any you could deliver back home! You will also have the chance to go snorkelling with sea turtles.
Today is also one of your finest opportunities to see pink flamingos and other water birds wading in the lagoons, including pintails and stilts. Just offshore, the Devil’s Crown is an old eroded volcanic cone and a popular roosting site for seabirds such as boobies, pelicans and frigates. Red-billed tropicbirds can also be seen nesting in the rocky crevices. The centre of the cone is an outstanding snorkelling spot, perhaps the most remarkable in the entire archipelago, full of sea lions and colourful fish.
You will also go ashore at Punta Cormorant, where the sand is made up of fine olivine crystals (a glassy volcanic mineral), giving the beach an olive-green colour. It is a great place to see Galapagos sea lions.
Estimated travel time/distance:
Post Office Bay to Punta Cormorant: 0.5 hours (3 nautical miles)
Punta Cormorant to Puerto Ayora: 4 hours (32 nautical miles)
Day 9: Isla Santa Cruz – Quito
Flights to mainland Ecuador from the Galapagos Islands depart mid-morning, so an early start is necessary to make the most of today’s visit to the small town of Puerto Ayora is the economic centre of the archipelago, and home to the Charles Darwin Research Station. As well as undertaking vital conservation work, the station also makes for interesting exploration and offers the best opportunities for close encounters with giant tortoises. You may also see baby tortoises and land iguanas. This will be your final excursion before you head to the airport tonight. Choose whether to join your fellow travellers for an optional dinner this evening.
Day 10: Quito
After breakfast, there are no activities planned for the final day so you are able to depart the accommodation at any time. There are many fascinating things to do in and around Quito, including an Urban Adventures tour that may take your fancy. Explore Ecuadorian food culture and taste traditional ingredients on the Quito Market Discovery Tour, where you’ll visit an authentic market and ride a cable car to the top of Pichincha to view the expansive city (see urbanadventures.com/destination/Quito-tours). If you wish to stay in Quito, we’ll be happy to book additional accommodation for you (subject to availability), or otherwise can assist you in booking a departure transfer to the airport.