10 Day Galapagos Island Cruise

Day 1 Fly to Guayaquil and transfer to the Hilton Colón, for the night.

Day 2 Fly from Guayaquil to the island of Baltra in the Galapagos, board the ship. Zodiac landing craft cruise to sea lions, frigatebirds, blue-footed boobies and perhaps land iguanas.

Day 3 Explore Hood Island, home of the waved albatross and the curious Hood mockingbird. Snorkel with the sea lions in Gardner Bay while at night, green turtles bury their eggs.

Day 4 Visit Floreana Island and Post Office Bay. Enjoy more snorkeling or go for a glass bottom boat ride. In the afternoon, visit the flamingos of Floreana's Punta Cormoran.

Day 5 Glimpse the volcanoes of Isabela Island while searching for the Galapagos penguins. Fernandina Island is our afternoon stop to search for marine iguanas.

Day 6 Visit Santa Cruz Island and the Charles Darwin Research Station. See endangered giant tortoises, lava tubes and giant craters.

Day 7 Tower Island visit to see Darwin Bay and Prince Philip's Steps, home to thousands of variety of birds, including red-footed boobies, frigatebirds, swallow-tailed gulls, lava gulls and more. Watch the courtship dance of the blue-footed boobies.

Day 8 Visit Bartolomé. island with it's spectacular views, spatter cones, eroded tuff cones, golden beaches, and a mangrove swamp. Perhaps see the Galapagos Penguins. In the afternoon, we visit James Island to view sea lions, red Sally Lightfoot crabs, and fur seals.

Day 9 Sail back to Baltra, we circumnavigate the dramatic rocks of Daphne Major and look for seabirds. Fly to Quito, transfer to the Hilton Colón. This afternoon we enjoy a city tour.

Day 10 Fly home.

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