A trip to the Galapagos Islands is the one of the world's great wildlife experiences.
Take a cruise around these enchanted volcanic islands keeping watch for an incredible aray of wildlife.
A truly unique experience: It is possible to get up close to both marine and land based animals as they are not afraid of humans.
One of the best ways to visit the Galapagos is on a wildlife cruise, this allows you to explore different islands, including more remote ones. We offer a wide range of cruises on small yachts all with high levels of comfort and naturalist guides.
We offer 5 day cruises and 8 day cruises....
All our itineraries include the following:
2 nights accommodation in Quito - 1 before and 1 after
4 Airport Transfers
Internal flights: Quito - Galapagos - Quito
Wildlife cruise - All meals included
Example Itinerary
Day 1 – Quito
Day 2 - North Seymour Island
North Seymour’s topography is flat and strewn with boulders due to its origins as an uplifted, not volcanic, island. You should expect to see large populations of magnificent Frigate birds due to the ideal nesting sites, Blue- footed boobies perform their courtship dance in the more open areas and swallow-tailed gulls perch on the outer shore. Sea lions and Marine iguanas can also be seen hauled out on the beach.
Day 3 Dragon hill/whale bay
DRAGON HILL: On entering the trail you pass a stunning lagoon which is often frequented by flamingos. As expected the trail leads up a hill where land iguanas can be found and wonderful sea scapes.
WHALE BAY: On the coast of Santa Cruz Island, this semicircle beach is green in colour, due to a high volume of olivine crystals.
Day 4 Charles Darwin research station
Founded more than Twenty years ago to assist the National Park Service in its efforts to save Galapagos wildlife, the station plays an important part in monitoring and assessing the state of the islands. Also the world famous lonesome George can be found within the stations breeding program.
EL CHATO: An amazing opportunity to see the magnificent giant land tortoise in its natural habitat, you can now see them bathing and eating in the wild. The walk to the reserve is one of the best places to observe ground birds, tree and ground finches, the vermillion flycatcher, cattle egrets and occasionally Galapagos rails.
Day 5 Floreana island
As one of the oldest islands, Floreana has the most interesting human history. It has stories of marooned whales, prisoners and colonists as well as bizaree disaperances and even murders! Post Office Bay, significant for its human history. In 1793, James Colnett, the captain of a whaling vessel, established the wooden post barrel on Floreana. Over the years, thousand of ships have stopped to send and receive mail at Post Office Bay. This will be your opportunity to partake in this amazing postal service. Punta Cormorant offers two highly contrasting beaches. The landing beach is of volcanic origin and is composed of olivine crystals, giving it a greenish tinge. At the end of the short trail is a carbonate beach of extremely fine white sand, formed by the erosion of coral skeletons, it is a nesting site for green sea turtles.
Day 6 Española island
Española, the southernmost island, has the densest and most diversified concentration of wildlife. Punta Suarez is home to Blue footed boobies, Nazca boobies, swallow-tailed gulls, oystercatchers and the majestic waved albatross breeding grounds. This makes this site one of the richest wildlife locations in the Galapagos Islands. The area is famous for it marine iguanas with unique copper-red patches, Gardner bay, An amazing white sand beach with stunning turquoise shallows beautiful to walk, swim or snorkel. You could just sit and admire the extrovert mockingbirds and the sea lions.
Day 7 San Cristobal island
LOBOS ISLAND, famous for its population of sea lions and fur sea lions. You will also encounter a nesting ground for the great frigate bird and a small number of blue footed boobies BREEDING CENTRE; here it is explained, in a simple manner, the natural phenomena that created the Galapagos Islands.
Day 8 Santa Fe island
This Island offers the unique opportunity to see the hybrid iguana, a land and marine iguana mix. There is also the opportunity to see an unusual prickly pear cactus forest.
SOUTH PLAZAS, an uplifted island, like Baltra, it is highly populated by sea lions, over 1000 inhabit this island residing in 10 harems each one attended by a male.
Day 9 Black Turtle Cove
One of the most beautiful marine sites; located in a small mangrove lagoon. It is a nursery grounds for many marine species such as sharks, spotted eagle rays and sting rays. Also it is a favoured breeding ground for the sea turtle. It is also a wonderful site for watching, herons, finches and blue-footed boobies feeding. This site does not involve a land visit; it is all seen from the small zodiac boats.
Day 10 Quito
Fly home or choose from a selection of onward travel options
Not included: $100 Galapagos Park National Park fee
Extension packages available: Amazon Jungle, Machu Picchu, Peru, Spanish language school