Pure Galapagos (Grand Daphne)
Tour Description
Day 1: Baltra Airport – Las Bachas (Isla Santa Cruz)
Departure Dates
Start Date | End Date | Room Type | Price | |
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May 8, 2024 | May 15, 2024 | Lower Deck Twin | $9,514.00 | |
May 8, 2024 | May 15, 2024 | Lower Deck Double | $9,624.00 | |
May 8, 2024 | May 15, 2024 | Main Deck Suite | $10,164.00 | |
May 8, 2024 | May 15, 2024 | Upper Deck Twin/double | $9,944.00 | |
Jun 5, 2024 | Jun 12, 2024 | Lower Deck Twin | $9,514.00 | |
Jun 5, 2024 | Jun 12, 2024 | Lower Deck Double | $9,624.00 | |
Jun 5, 2024 | Jun 12, 2024 | Main Deck Suite | $10,164.00 | |
Jun 5, 2024 | Jun 12, 2024 | Upper Deck Twin/double | $9,944.00 | |
Aug 14, 2024 | Aug 21, 2024 | Lower Deck Twin | $6,885.00 | |
Aug 14, 2024 | Aug 21, 2024 | Lower Deck Double | $9,789.00 | |
Aug 14, 2024 | Aug 21, 2024 | Main Deck Suite | $10,329.00 | |
Aug 14, 2024 | Aug 21, 2024 | Upper Deck Twin/double | $10,109.00 | |
Aug 28, 2024 | Sep 4, 2024 | Lower Deck Twin | $6,885.00 | |
Aug 28, 2024 | Sep 4, 2024 | Lower Deck Double | $9,789.00 | |
Aug 28, 2024 | Sep 4, 2024 | Main Deck Suite | $10,329.00 | |
Aug 28, 2024 | Sep 4, 2024 | Upper Deck Twin/double | $10,109.00 | |
Sep 11, 2024 | Sep 18, 2024 | Lower Deck Twin | $9,679.00 | |
Sep 11, 2024 | Sep 18, 2024 | Lower Deck Double | $9,789.00 | |
Sep 11, 2024 | Sep 18, 2024 | Main Deck Suite | $10,329.00 | |
Sep 11, 2024 | Sep 18, 2024 | Upper Deck Twin/double | $10,109.00 | |
Sep 25, 2024 | Oct 2, 2024 | Lower Deck Twin | $9,679.00 | |
Sep 25, 2024 | Oct 2, 2024 | Lower Deck Double | $9,789.00 | |
Sep 25, 2024 | Oct 2, 2024 | Main Deck Suite | $10,329.00 | |
Sep 25, 2024 | Oct 2, 2024 | Upper Deck Twin/double | $10,109.00 | |
Nov 6, 2024 | Nov 13, 2024 | Lower Deck Twin | $9,679.00 | |
Nov 6, 2024 | Nov 13, 2024 | Lower Deck Double | $9,789.00 | |
Nov 6, 2024 | Nov 13, 2024 | Main Deck Suite | $10,329.00 | |
Nov 6, 2024 | Nov 13, 2024 | Upper Deck Twin/double | $10,109.00 | |
Nov 20, 2024 | Nov 27, 2024 | Lower Deck Twin | $9,679.00 | |
Nov 20, 2024 | Nov 27, 2024 | Lower Deck Double | $9,789.00 | |
Nov 20, 2024 | Nov 27, 2024 | Main Deck Suite | $10,329.00 | |
Nov 20, 2024 | Nov 27, 2024 | Upper Deck Twin/double | $10,109.00 | |
Dec 18, 2024 | Dec 25, 2024 | Lower Deck Twin | $9,679.00 | |
Dec 18, 2024 | Dec 25, 2024 | Lower Deck Double | $9,789.00 | |
Dec 18, 2024 | Dec 25, 2024 | Main Deck Suite | $10,329.00 | |
Dec 18, 2024 | Dec 25, 2024 | Upper Deck Twin/double | $10,109.00 | |
Jan 1, 2025 | Jan 8, 2025 | Lower Deck Twin | $10,124.00 | |
Jan 1, 2025 | Jan 8, 2025 | Lower Deck Double | $10,239.00 | |
Jan 1, 2025 | Jan 8, 2025 | Main Deck Suite | $10,804.00 | |
Jan 1, 2025 | Jan 8, 2025 | Upper Deck Twin/double | $10,574.00 | |
Jan 15, 2025 | Jan 22, 2025 | Lower Deck Twin | $10,124.00 | |
Jan 15, 2025 | Jan 22, 2025 | Lower Deck Double | $10,239.00 | |
Jan 15, 2025 | Jan 22, 2025 | Main Deck Suite | $10,804.00 | |
Jan 15, 2025 | Jan 22, 2025 | Upper Deck Twin/double | $10,574.00 | |
Jan 29, 2025 | Feb 5, 2025 | Lower Deck Twin | $10,124.00 | |
Jan 29, 2025 | Feb 5, 2025 | Lower Deck Double | $10,239.00 | |
Jan 29, 2025 | Feb 5, 2025 | Main Deck Suite | $10,804.00 | |
Jan 29, 2025 | Feb 5, 2025 | Upper Deck Twin/double | $10,574.00 | |
Feb 12, 2025 | Feb 19, 2025 | Lower Deck Twin | $10,124.00 | |
Feb 12, 2025 | Feb 19, 2025 | Lower Deck Double | $10,239.00 | |
Feb 12, 2025 | Feb 19, 2025 | Main Deck Suite | $10,804.00 | |
Feb 12, 2025 | Feb 19, 2025 | Upper Deck Twin/double | $10,574.00 | |
Feb 26, 2025 | Mar 5, 2025 | Lower Deck Twin | $10,124.00 | |
Feb 26, 2025 | Mar 5, 2025 | Lower Deck Double | $10,239.00 | |
Feb 26, 2025 | Mar 5, 2025 | Main Deck Suite | $10,804.00 | |
Feb 26, 2025 | Mar 5, 2025 | Upper Deck Twin/double | $10,574.00 | |
Mar 12, 2025 | Mar 19, 2025 | Lower Deck Twin | $10,124.00 | |
Mar 12, 2025 | Mar 19, 2025 | Lower Deck Double | $10,239.00 | |
Mar 12, 2025 | Mar 19, 2025 | Main Deck Suite | $10,804.00 | |
Mar 12, 2025 | Mar 19, 2025 | Upper Deck Twin/double | $10,574.00 | |
Mar 26, 2025 | Apr 2, 2025 | Lower Deck Twin | $10,124.00 | |
Mar 26, 2025 | Apr 2, 2025 | Lower Deck Double | $10,239.00 | |
Mar 26, 2025 | Apr 2, 2025 | Main Deck Suite | $10,804.00 | |
Mar 26, 2025 | Apr 2, 2025 | Upper Deck Twin/double | $10,574.00 | |
Apr 9, 2025 | Apr 16, 2025 | Lower Deck Twin | $10,124.00 | |
Apr 9, 2025 | Apr 16, 2025 | Lower Deck Double | $10,239.00 | |
Apr 9, 2025 | Apr 16, 2025 | Main Deck Suite | $10,804.00 | |
Apr 9, 2025 | Apr 16, 2025 | Upper Deck Twin/double | $10,574.00 | |
May 7, 2025 | May 14, 2025 | Lower Deck Twin | $10,124.00 | |
May 7, 2025 | May 14, 2025 | Lower Deck Double | $10,239.00 | |
May 7, 2025 | May 14, 2025 | Main Deck Suite | $10,804.00 | |
May 7, 2025 | May 14, 2025 | Upper Deck Twin/double | $10,574.00 | |
May 21, 2025 | May 28, 2025 | Lower Deck Twin | $10,124.00 | |
May 21, 2025 | May 28, 2025 | Lower Deck Double | $10,239.00 | |
May 21, 2025 | May 28, 2025 | Main Deck Suite | $10,804.00 | |
May 21, 2025 | May 28, 2025 | Upper Deck Twin/double | $10,574.00 | |
Jun 4, 2025 | Jun 11, 2025 | Lower Deck Twin | $10,124.00 | |
Jun 4, 2025 | Jun 11, 2025 | Lower Deck Double | $10,239.00 | |
Jun 4, 2025 | Jun 11, 2025 | Main Deck Suite | $10,804.00 | |
Jun 4, 2025 | Jun 11, 2025 | Upper Deck Twin/double | $10,574.00 | |
Jun 18, 2025 | Jun 25, 2025 | Lower Deck Twin | $10,124.00 | |
Jun 18, 2025 | Jun 25, 2025 | Lower Deck Double | $10,239.00 | |
Jun 18, 2025 | Jun 25, 2025 | Main Deck Suite | $10,804.00 | |
Jun 18, 2025 | Jun 25, 2025 | Upper Deck Twin/double | $10,574.00 | |
Jul 2, 2025 | Jul 9, 2025 | Lower Deck Twin | $10,124.00 | |
Jul 2, 2025 | Jul 9, 2025 | Lower Deck Double | $10,239.00 | |
Jul 2, 2025 | Jul 9, 2025 | Main Deck Suite | $10,804.00 | |
Jul 2, 2025 | Jul 9, 2025 | Upper Deck Twin/double | $10,574.00 | |
Jul 16, 2025 | Jul 23, 2025 | Lower Deck Twin | $10,124.00 | |
Jul 16, 2025 | Jul 23, 2025 | Lower Deck Double | $10,239.00 | |
Jul 16, 2025 | Jul 23, 2025 | Main Deck Suite | $10,804.00 | |
Jul 16, 2025 | Jul 23, 2025 | Upper Deck Twin/double | $10,574.00 | |
Jul 30, 2025 | Aug 6, 2025 | Lower Deck Twin | $10,124.00 | |
Jul 30, 2025 | Aug 6, 2025 | Lower Deck Double | $10,239.00 | |
Jul 30, 2025 | Aug 6, 2025 | Main Deck Suite | $10,804.00 | |
Jul 30, 2025 | Aug 6, 2025 | Upper Deck Twin/double | $10,574.00 | |
Aug 13, 2025 | Aug 20, 2025 | Lower Deck Twin | $10,124.00 | |
Aug 13, 2025 | Aug 20, 2025 | Lower Deck Double | $10,239.00 | |
Aug 13, 2025 | Aug 20, 2025 | Main Deck Suite | $10,804.00 | |
Aug 13, 2025 | Aug 20, 2025 | Upper Deck Twin/double | $10,574.00 | |
Aug 27, 2025 | Sep 3, 2025 | Lower Deck Twin | $10,124.00 | |
Aug 27, 2025 | Sep 3, 2025 | Lower Deck Double | $10,239.00 | |
Aug 27, 2025 | Sep 3, 2025 | Main Deck Suite | $10,804.00 | |
Aug 27, 2025 | Sep 3, 2025 | Upper Deck Twin/double | $10,574.00 | |
Sep 10, 2025 | Sep 17, 2025 | Lower Deck Twin | $10,124.00 | |
Sep 10, 2025 | Sep 17, 2025 | Lower Deck Double | $10,239.00 | |
Sep 10, 2025 | Sep 17, 2025 | Main Deck Suite | $10,804.00 | |
Sep 10, 2025 | Sep 17, 2025 | Upper Deck Twin/double | $10,574.00 | |
Sep 24, 2025 | Oct 1, 2025 | Lower Deck Twin | $10,124.00 | |
Sep 24, 2025 | Oct 1, 2025 | Lower Deck Double | $10,239.00 | |
Sep 24, 2025 | Oct 1, 2025 | Main Deck Suite | $10,804.00 | |
Sep 24, 2025 | Oct 1, 2025 | Upper Deck Twin/double | $10,574.00 | |
Nov 5, 2025 | Nov 12, 2025 | Lower Deck Twin | $10,124.00 | |
Nov 5, 2025 | Nov 12, 2025 | Lower Deck Double | $10,239.00 | |
Nov 5, 2025 | Nov 12, 2025 | Main Deck Suite | $10,804.00 | |
Nov 5, 2025 | Nov 12, 2025 | Upper Deck Twin/double | $10,574.00 | |
Nov 19, 2025 | Nov 26, 2025 | Lower Deck Twin | $10,124.00 | |
Nov 19, 2025 | Nov 26, 2025 | Lower Deck Double | $10,239.00 | |
Nov 19, 2025 | Nov 26, 2025 | Main Deck Suite | $10,804.00 | |
Nov 19, 2025 | Nov 26, 2025 | Upper Deck Twin/double | $10,574.00 | |
Dec 3, 2025 | Dec 10, 2025 | Lower Deck Twin | $10,124.00 | |
Dec 3, 2025 | Dec 10, 2025 | Lower Deck Double | $10,239.00 | |
Dec 3, 2025 | Dec 10, 2025 | Main Deck Suite | $10,804.00 | |
Dec 3, 2025 | Dec 10, 2025 | Upper Deck Twin/double | $10,574.00 | |
Dec 17, 2025 | Dec 24, 2025 | Lower Deck Twin | $10,124.00 | |
Dec 17, 2025 | Dec 24, 2025 | Lower Deck Double | $10,239.00 | |
Dec 17, 2025 | Dec 24, 2025 | Main Deck Suite | $10,804.00 | |
Dec 17, 2025 | Dec 24, 2025 | Upper Deck Twin/double | $10,574.00 |
Few destinations rival the Galapagos for up-close encounters with wildlife, and this adventure focuses on the stars of the show. Enjoy a pure boat trip that’s free of detours, overnight stopovers and passengers joining or leaving throughout. Stay on the ship and venture to remote parts of the archipelago – the west coast of Isla Isabela and Isla Fernandina – and see almost all the wildlife the Galapagos is famous for. Take the chance to swim and snorkel with sea lions and reef sharks off Isla Santa Cruz and Isla Bartolome, spy frigatebirds, boobies and pelicans soaring above North Seymour, and stroll among land iguanas and flightless cormorants on volcanic Punta Espinosa.
Itinerary
Day 1: Baltra Airport – Las Bachas (Isla Santa Cruz)
Welcome to the Galapagos! Today you will be meeting other travellers arriving from Quito at Baltra Airport. Please be at the airport by 11am. The guide can’t wait for you, so you need to make sure that you are there on time. Once you have met up with the rest of the group, a 10 minute transfer will bring you to the Grand Daphne which will be anchored in Baltra. Once on board, you’ll be assigned a cabin, meet the crew and get to know your fellow travellers over a delicious lunch. Try on the snorkelling gear to ensure it fits, before your first snorkelling session. Wetsuits can also be hired at an additional cost.
Sail from Baltra to Las Bachas, on the north shore of Isla Santa Cruz, which is a nesting site for the Pacific green turtle. You may also see some marine iguanas. The sand here, made of decomposed coral, is particularly white and soft, and the nearby rocks make for an excellent snorkelling spot, where you might see some of the many Sally Lightfoot crabs on the island. A saltwater lagoon just near the beach is home to flamingos, whimbrel and great blue herons.
Day 2: Isla Rabida – Punta Albermarle (Isla Isabela)
Today you will sail from Las Bachas to Isla Rabida, known for its spectacular red sand beaches, caused by the high content of iron in the sand which rusts to form the unusual shade. Follow a trail from the shore along to a lagoon which is one of the best spots in the Galapagos to view flamingos. Keep an eye out for nesting pelicans, pintail ducks, marine iguanas and sea lions – all are commonly sighted on the island. Check out a vast opuntia cactus forest, hinting at the previous habitation of land iguanas, Galapagos hawks, mockingbirds, doves, finches and lava lizards. You may like to take the chance to go snorkelling and seek out sea stars, damsels, gobbies and surgeon fish.
In the afternoon, head to Punta Albemarle on the northeast side of Isabela Island. Covered in mangroves, the bay is home to sea turtles, sea lions, penguins and flightless cormorants who feed on the algae and fish here. Another fantastic location for snorkeling, you may like to have a look beneath the water’s surface in search of sea turtles and flightless cormorants.
Estimated travel time/distance:
Sail from Bachas to Rabida: 3.3 hours; 23 nautical miles
Rábida to Punta Albermarle: 5 hours; 56 nautical miles
Day 3: Tagus Cove (Isla Isabela) – Bahia Urbina (Isla Isabela)
Sail overnight from Punta Albermarle around to the western shores of Isla Isabela. Wake up near Tagus Cove, where pirates and whalers used to collect tortoises for their travels. Enjoy a short visit here (approximately 2 hours), perhaps snorkelling or checking out the graffiti on the walls (the oldest of which is from 1836). Witness flightless cormorants, blue-footed boobies, a variety of waterfowl and the most northerly penguins in the world. You will walk to a lookout point for a stunning view of the north of Isabela Island and Volcan Wolf (Wolf Volcano).
Today you will also visit Bahia Urbina on the west of Isabela Island, Urbina Bay has a wide variety of plant life which changes depending on the season. You will be able to observe the beautiful color of the plants which attracts many different insects. The site also features a short trek inland, where giant tortoises can be spotted amongst the bushes in their natural habitat. You may also see land iguanas which often nest in the middle of the trail where their distinctive, textured and yellowish skin can be observed from up close. Flycatchers, Darwin’s finches and mockingbirds are common on the ground and in the trees.
Estimated travel time/distance:
Punta Albermarle to Tagus Cove: 3.5 hours; 37 nautical miles
Tagus Cove to Bahia Urbina: 1.5 hours: 15 nautical miles
Day 4: Punta Espinosa (Isla Fernandina) – Punta Vicente Roca (Isla Isabela)
Today we visit Punta Espinosa that is a narrow ledge of lava and sand extending from the base of La Cumbre volcano. Take a walk around the beautiful peninsula, which boasts such wildlife and plant life as lava cacti, marine iguanas, barking sea lions, tiny penguins and Sally Lightfoot crabs. Keep a lookout for that marvelous Galapagos predator hunting from the treetops: the Galapagos hawk. Top-notch snorkeling opportunities await in the clear waters, and turtles and sea lions can be seen swimming around and feeding on the shore. This is also a great spot to see flightless cormorants drying their atrophied wings on the rocks.
In the afternoon head to Punta Vicente Roca, this site allowed for panga rides to observe the abundant wildlife and offers one of the best snorkeling spots of the Archipelago. The snorkeling “route” takes us along the cliffs and offers the not so common chance of exploring two shallow underwater caves.
The primitive and unaggressive bullhead shark, known locally as the Port Jackson shark, is often seen here sharing its space with red-lipped batfish, frogfishes, Pacific seahorses, the endemic Camotillo, schools of barracuda and brown-stripped snappers. Sponges, corals, and other marine invertebrates are also abundant in the area.
Estimated travel time/distance:
Bahia Urbina to Punta Espinoza 1.4hours, 16 nautical miles
Punta Espinoza to Punta Vicente Roca 1.4 hours; 16 nautical miles
Day 5: Puerto Egas (Isla Santiago) – Caleta Bucanero (Isla Santiago)
Sail this morning to Puerto Egas, a black-sand beach on the west side of James Bay, northwest of Isla Santiago, home to incredible volcanic tuff formations. Take a stroll along the beach with the native marine iguanas, pelicans, finches, mockingbirds, oystercatchers, Galapagos sea lions and Galapagos fur seals. You can see the amazing tidal pools, formed from ancient lava flow, providing a home for sponges, snails, hermit crabs, barnacles and fish. You might also end up snorkelling with a Galapagos fur seal – they’re always looking for a friend!
In the afternoon travel to the northwest side of Santiago Island where you’ll find Caleta Bucanero, named after the pirates and buccaneers who once found shelter in the bay. Here you’ll have the chance to go snorkelling and take a dinghy ride to look for blue-footed boobies, pelicans and nocturnal seagulls nesting in the cliffs.
Estimated travel time/distance:
Punta Albermarle (Isla Isabela) to Puerto Egas (Isla Santiago): 5.2 hours; 45 nautical miles
Puerto Egas (Isla Santiago) to Caleta Bucanero (Isla Santiago): 1 hour; 9 nautical miles
Day 6: Isla Bartolome – Isla Sombrero Chino
Wake up in Bartolome Island, a spectacular volcanic landscape full of spatter cones and lava flows, and home to Galapagos penguins and lava lizards. Put on your walking shoes and climb up 360 wooden steps to the summit, where an amazing view of Pinnacle Rock awaits. This is one of the most photographed sights in the Galapagos – an abrupt jag of rock protruding from the earth like a tooth, providing a focal point for two nearby bays. Hike to the top of a once-active volcano and enjoy superb views across to Bahia Sullivan on nearby Isla Santiago. If you’re in luck, you might catch a glimpse of the Galapagos hawk. There’s also the chance to go snorkelling among the colourful marine life. In the afternoon, travel to the small island of Sombrero Chino, found on the southeast side of Santiago Island. With lovely sandy beaches and a striking volcanic landscape, this is a fantastic place to take a hike and look out for the sea lions and penguins that rest here, and snorkel in search of reef sharks and sea turtles.
Estimated travel time/distance:
Caleta Bucanero (Isla Santiago) to Isla Bartolome: 2.2 hours, 21 nautical miles
Isla Bartolome to Isla Sombrero chino:1.25 hours, 7 nautical miles
Day 7: Isla North Seymour – Charles Darwin Research Station (Isla Santa Cruz)
Wake up this morning in North Seymour, one of the most visited islands of the Galapagos. First up is a walk around the island to spot some blue-footed boobies and swallow-tailed gulls. Boobies and frigates have an interesting relationship, sharing the same nesting area on North Seymour. Blue-footed boobies nest on the ground while the frigate birds nest just above them in the saltbushes. As you walk, look out for land iguanas, marine iguanas, Galapagos sea lions and the endemic incense tree. After the walk, cool off and go snorkelling and encounter a great variety of fish and perhaps some white-tipped reef sharks, rays and sea lions. Later in the day, travel to Isla Santa Cruz, the second largest island in the Galapagos. Pay a visit to the Charles Darwin Research Station in the small town of Puerto Ayora. 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. Enjoy some free time to walk around the town where you can purchase a souvenir or two to take back home with you..
Estimated travel time/distance:
Isla Sombrero Chino to Isla North Seymour: 1.30 hours; 18 nautical miles
Isla North Seymour to Charles Darwin Station (Isla Santa Cruz): 3.45 hour; 31 nautical miles
Day 8: Puerto Ayora – Santa Cruz Highlands – Baltra Airport
Flights to the mainland from Galapagos depart mid-morning, so it’s an early start for your last morning on the islands.
You will visit the Santa Cruz Highlands. Travel through the agricultural region and into the misty forests where you can see the unique scalesia cloud forest, dome-shaped giant tortoises in the wild, different species of Darwin finches and possibly the world-famous woodpecker and warbler finches. You might also glimpse a vermillion flycatcher.
Then it’s time to bid farewell to your fellow travellers as your trip comes to an end after this activity.
You will be taken to the airport directly after this activity. If you plan to extend your stay after your cruise in Puerto Ayora you will need to make your own way back to town (your guide can assist with this).