ITINERARY C : 8D/7N From Friday to Friday.

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1 ITINERARY C : 8D/7N From Friday to Friday

2 Itinerary C: 8D/7N Friday to Friday Sample of a day by day itinerary with the description of the visits and the activities (Subject to change with previous notification)

3 AM: Flight to Galapagos from Quito or Guayaquil Before taking the flight you must pay 20 USD at the Galapagos Government C o u n c i l counter that is the fee for the migration control card. Afterwards you will be able to take a flight that takes 2 1/2 hours from Quito to and 1 1/2 hours from Guayaquil. AM: Vuelo de Quito o Guayaquil a Galápagos DIA DAY 1: 1 Viernes Friday Mainland Continente Galapagos Galápagos Island PM: Seymour Norte Es Once una in elevación Baltra the más passengers que un must cono go volcánico, through es an inspection ayormente point llana from y the esparcida airport to de make piedras sure por that no toda foreign el área. plants Hay or excelentes animals are sitios introduced para el to the avistamiento Galapagos de Archipelago. aves. Hay una población muy grande de fragatas que anidan aquí. Los piqueros Also, this inspection de patas point azules is where realizan passengers su baile de have apareamiento pay for the en entrance las áreas to the más Galapagos abiertas. Además National Park de poder under the observar following las parameters: gaviotas de cola bifurcada que anidan en los acantilados. A pesar del oleaje enorme que puede llegar con mucha fuerza a las orillas, podemos encontrar a los leones marinos en la playa y o podemos verlos surfeando cerca de la orilla. -/A/ C PASAJEROS ADULTO NIÑO (Menor de 12 años) EXTRANJEROS $100 $50 Our guide will pick you up and will carry your luggage to the bus that transports the tourists to the ferries to cross the Itabaca Channel, after this passengers will be taken by another bus to the first visit to Ranch Mazanillo where visitors must wear comfortable walking shoes, light clothing and to carry a waterproof jacket, sun-block lotion, a camera and repellent for the first activity. The visit to Ranch Manzanillo includes a picnic lunch and a short walk before going on board the Motor Catamaran. It is important to follow these instructions in order to accomplish this itinerary properly. Also, please be aware that passenger s luggage will be sent directly to the Seaman Journey yacht. Luego nuestro guía lo recogerá, tomarán su equipaje, y lo acompañará en el autobús del puerto hacia los botes motorizados, llamados pangas los cuales lo transportarán al M / C Seaman Journey. Una vez a bordo nuestra tripulación le dará la bienvenida. Después del almuerzo, iniciaremos las visitas programadas.

4 PM: Highlands Journeying across Santa Cruz into the highlands visitors are delighted by the island s variety of life and geology. Beginning at the coast and traveling across the road departs from Puerto Ayora climbing through the agricultural lands and into the mist covered forests. possesses all of the various life zones present in the archipelago. AM: Vuelo de Quito o Guayaquil a Galápagos Antes de tomar su vuelo usted debe pagar en los counters del Consejo de Gobierno de Galápagos AM: White Tipped Reef Shark Canal (Tintoreras) A delightful place reached by a nice zodiac ride. Tintoreras are small islands in front of Puerto Villamil coast. There is Heron lava on the lookout on mangrove branch, and Galapagos penguin and sea lion often pop out on shore. DIA DAY 1: 1 Viernes Friday Mainland Continente Galapagos Galápagos Island DAY 2: Saturday Galapagos Cruise Isabella Island PM: As you Seymour travel Norte through these zones birders are enchanted. Whether it s the bright red feathers Es of a una verm elevación illion flycatcher más que or un one cono of volcánico, Darwin s es Finch ayormente almost every llana bird y present esparcida in de the piedras islands por can be toda found el área. here. Hay excelentes sitios para el Santa avistamiento Cruz offers de excellent aves. Hay opportunities una población for muy viewing grande wild de Galapagos fragatas que Tortoises. anidan aquí. Tracking Los piqueros tortoises is de not patas the only azules exciting realizan activity su to baile be de found apareamiento in the highlands. en las There áreas are más also abiertas. plenty Además of lava tubes, de poder sinkholes observar and craters las gaviotas to explore. de cola Theses bifurcada eerie formations que anidan offer en los a fascinating acantilados. hike A pesar into the del belly oleaje of the enorme island que to puede view its llegar volcanic con mucha make-upfuerza a las orillas, podemos encontrar a los leones marinos en la playa y o podemos verlos -/L/D surfeando cerca de la orilla. -/A/ C thus the name of this site as they are always found here resting in the shallow waters. L u e g o White-tipped reef sharks are fairly common in the nuestro archipelago. Their name in Spanish is Tintorera, g u í a l o recogerá,

5 DIA DAY 1: Viernes 2: Saturday Continente Galapagos Galápagos Cruise Isabella Island AM: PM: Wall Vuelo of de Tears Quito o Guayaquil a Galápagos PM: A set Seymour of stairs Norte provides a Antes The Wall de tomar of Tears su vuelo is a usted historic debe site pagar in Isabela. en los bird s eye counters Between del 1946 Consejo and 1959 de Gobierno Isabela de was Galápagos a penal $20 colony, correspondiente where prisoners a la tarjeta build a de wall migración. with huge blocks of lava as punishment. Posteriormente podrá tomar su vuelo que toma aproximadamente The wall is 100 meters 2 ½ horas long and desde 7 meters Quito y high. 1 ½ horas Due to desde the arduous Guayaquil. labor and harsh conditions in which the prisoners lived, this site is known as Una the wall vez of arribe tears. en Baltra los pasajeros deben pasar a través de un punto de inspección del aeropuerto para asegurar que ninguna planta Es view of una the elevación wall and the más surrounding que un landscape. cono volcánico, You can estill see the s ayormente cement foundations llana y esparcida of the USA de base piedras dating por back toda el to área. the Second Hay excelentes World War. sitios para el avistamiento de B/L/D aves. Hay una población muy grande de fragatas que anidan aquí. Los piqueros de patas forastera o animales sean introducidos a las islas, azules realizan su baile de apareamiento en las además para pagar la entrada DAY al Parque 3: Sunday Nacional Galapagos áreas más Cruise abiertas. Además de poder observar Galapagos, según los siguientes parámetros: Isabela Island las gaviotas de cola bifurcada que anidan en los acantilados. A pesar del oleaje enorme que AM: Punta Moreno Punta Moreno is located on the north coast of Isabela Island between the volcano Sierra Negra and Cerro Azul volcano. The trail runs along a lava flow Pahohoe (solidified lava in the form of corrugated or an accordion) into a complex of coastal lagoons, its main attraction are several species of birds which can be found around this lakes and mangroves Luego nuestro guía lo recogerá, tomarán su equipaje, y lo acompañará en el autobús del puerto hacia los botes motorizados, llamados pangas los cuales lo transportarán al M / C Seaman Journey. Una vez a bordo nuestra tripulación le dará la bienvenida. Después del almuerzo, iniciaremos las visitas

6 PM: Urbina Bay Urbina Bay is located at the base of Alcedo Volcano on the west c o a s t, between Tagus Cove and Elizabeth Bay. This area experienced a major uplift in 1954, causing the land to rise over 16 feet. The coast expanded half a mile out, leaving marine life stranded on the new shore. This area is also a great place for snorkeling. Urbina Bay is a path that starts at the beach where a landing is made wet, the course is AM: Vuelo de Quito o Guayaquil a Galápagos Antes de tomar su vuelo usted debe pagar en los counters del Consejo de Gobierno de Galápagos $20 correspondiente a la tarjeta de migración. AM: Espinoza Point DIA DAY 1: Viernes 3: Sunday Continente Galapagos Galápagos Cruise Isabela Island DAY 4: Monday Galapagos Cruise Fernandina Island / Isabella Island PM: approximately Seymour Norte 3200m, and substrates through the sand, pumice, lava, coral and vegetation Es in a una coastal elevación area suffered más que an un uprising cono volcánico, and the es listener ayormente can appreciate llana y iguana esparcida burrows. de piedras It is an por ide al toda place el to área. see red Hay and excelentes blue lobster. sitios In Bahia para el Urbina avistamiento you can see de a aves. lot of Darwin s Hay una finches. población muy grande de fragatas que anidan aquí. Los piqueros Its main attraction de patas is azules the land realizan iguanas, su larger baile de than apareamiento in places like South en las Plaza áreas Island, más Galapagos abiertas. Además tortoises also de poder in the wild, observar sometimes las gaviotas even out de of cola season bifurcada they are que on anidan the bottom en los of acantilados. the islands. A pesar Also in del this oleaje area enorme stands que a puede large amount llegar con of mucha vegetation fuerza Muyuy, a las chamomile orillas, podemos and Rosewood, encontrar a but los among leones all marinos these en plants playa stand y o podemos out the verlos beautiful surfeando flowers of cerca cotton de Darwin, la orilla. endemic to -/A/ the Galapagos C Islands. B/L/D Espinoza Point is a place famous for its large colonies of marine iguanas and as the habitat of unique species like the flightless cormorant, Galapagos penguin, Galapagos hawk, and Galapagos snake.

7 DAY 4: Monday Galapagos DIA 1: Cruise Viernes Continente DAY 5: Tuesday Galápagos Galapagos Cruise Santa Fernandina Cruz Island / Isabella Island Santiago Island PM: Tagus Cove Tagus Cove is located across from Fernandina Island, near the Bolivar Channel dividing the two islands. This spot has been frequented by ships since the 1800s, using the area as an anchorage site. Trails winding by Lake Darwin up to a ridge display wonderful views. Punta Tortuga, just north of Tagus Cove, is another lovely beach surrounded by mangroves. Tagus Cove, a tour along the cliffs in a zodiac will give the visitors a good chance to see the Galapagos penguin, the flightless cormorant and other sea birds. From the landing dock it is about a 30 minute hike along the trail up to the top of the clif from where you can view Darwin Lake, an uplifted ultrasaline lake saltier than the sea. You can also see several volcanoes from this location. Look carefully at the graffiti on the surrounding cliffs of the cove, it has been written by pirates, whalers and bucaneers in past centuries. The name Tagus Cove comes from a British warship that passed accros tha island looking for food. B/L/D PM: AM: Seymour Playa Espumilla Norte / Bucanero Espumilla una elevación beach is más located que in un northern cono volcánico, coast of esantiago s ayormente Island in llana James Bay. y esparcida During the de last piedras presence por the toda El Niño el phenomenon, área. Hay excelentes one of the sitios two lagoons para el in avistamiento this site, underwent aves. a process Hay una of población sedimentation, muy thus grande causing de fragatas the disappearance que anidan aquí. of a representative Los piqueros de colony patas of azules flamingos. realizan su baile de apareamiento en las áreas más abiertas. Además The main de attractions poder observar are the las palosanto gaviotas de forest cola bifurcada and the marvelous. que anidan en los acantilados. A pesar del oleaje enorme que puede llegar con mucha fuerza The beach a las is an orillas, important podemos site for encontrar nesting marine a los leones turtles. marinos en la playa y o podemos verlos surfeando cerca de la orilla. -/A/ C PM: Puerto Egas, Santiago Island Its black beach is located at the west side of the island and is the main attraction of the island. Their volcanic tuff deposits have favored the formation of this special black sand beach. Luego nuestro guía lo recogerá, tomarán su

8 DAY DIA 5: 1: Tuesday Viernes Galapagos Continente Cruise Galápagos Santiago Island This site is called Puerto Egas, because there was an attempt of company of Hector Egas, to start the exploitation of salt, which failed because the price of salt in the continent was very cheap, and did not justify its exploitation in Galapagos. The project was abandoned and they left their infrastructure. B/L/D AM: Vuelo de Quito o Guayaquil a Galápagos DAY 6: Wednesday Galapagos Cruise Antes de tomar su vuelo usted debe pagar en los Rabida counters / del Chinese Consejo Hat de Gobierno de Galápagos $20 correspondiente a la tarjeta de migración. AM: Rabida Rábida Island is unique because the red color of the rocks and sand. The volcanic material in this island is very porous and external factors as rain, salt water, and sea breeze have acted as an oxidizing agent. A short walk along a trail lead you to a coastal lagoon behind the beach which permits you to observe the land birds such as finches, doves, yellow warblers, and mocking birds. At the lagoon there is a colony of flamingos. PM: Seymour Norte PM: Chinese hat This is a small islet (1 sq km) located just off the southeastern tip of Santiago Island. It is a recent volcanic cone, shaped like a Chinese hat when seen from north side. On the west you can see lava formations, f o r m e d under the sea and raised upward, this is why coral heads are found on the lava. This is an excellent visit for interpretation of geological features such as lava tubes and lava flows. The landscape is covered by sea lions colonies, marine iguanas, and Galapagos penguins. B/L/D Luego nuestro guía lo recogerá, tomarán su equipaje,

9 AM: Sullivan Bay DIA DAY 1: Viernes 7: Thursday Continente Galapagos Galápagos Cruise Santiago Island PM: Bartolome Santiago, also called James, or San Salvador Island, is located in the west central part of the Galapagos archipelago. It is the fourth largest island in the archipelago (following Isabela, Fernandina and ). Along with some of the large western volcanoes of Isabela and Fernandina, Santiago is also volcanically active, with many young flows and cones to be seen, particularly along the south, west, and east coasts. These may even be seen from the summit of Darwin Volcano and from space. A number of historic eruptions have been reported over the last 2 centuries. Santiago actually consists of two coalesced volcanoes: a typical shield volcano on the northwest end and a low, linear fissure volcano on the southeast end. Bartolome Island is situated across Sullivan Bay. It has an altitude of 114 meters, from where we can observe one of the most beautiful sceneries of the Galapagos Islands such as: Volcanic c o n e s, lunar- like craters, lava fields, and the famous Toba formed pinnacle eroded by the sea. There is very little vegetation on this island. It has two breathtaking beaches where marine turtles exist and at the base of the pinnacle, as well as a very small colony of Galapagos penguins. B/L/D Luego nuestro guía lo recogerá, tomarán su equipaje, y lo acompañará en el autobús del puerto hacia los botes motorizados, llamados pangas los cuales lo transportarán al M / C Seaman Journey. Una vez a bordo nuestra tripulación le dará la bienvenida. Después del almuerzo, iniciaremos las visitas programadas.

10 DIA DAY 1: Viernes 8: Friday Continente Galapagos Galápagos Cruise Island AM: Bachas Beach T h e s e two small beaches are found to the West of Turtle Cove. Their sand is made of decomposed coral, which makes it white and soft, making it a favorite nesting site for sea turtles. Behind one of the beaches there is a small brackish water lagoon, where occasionally is possible to observe flamingos and other coastal birds, such as black-necked stilts and whimbrels. AM: Vuelo de Quito o Guayaquil a Galápagos Antes de tomar su vuelo usted debe pagar en los counters del Consejo de Gobierno de Galápagos $20 correspondiente a la tarjeta de migración. The other beach is longer, but it has two old barges that were abandoned during the Second World War, when the USA used Baltra Island as a strategically point to protect the Panama Channel. After the morning excursion you will be taken to the airport for your flight to the mainland. B/-/- Transfer to Baltra airport Flight to Quito or Guayaquil PM: Seymour Norte Es una elevación más que un cono volcánico, es ayormente llana y esparcida de piedras por toda el área. Hay excelentes sitios para el avistamiento de aves. Hay una población muy grande de fragatas que anidan aquí. Los piqueros de patas azules realizan su baile de apareamiento en las áreas más abiertas. Luego nuestro guía lo recogerá, tomarán su equipaje, y lo acompañará en el autobús del puerto hacia los botes motorizados, llamados pangas los cuales lo transportarán al M / C Seaman Journey. Una vez a bordo nuestra tripulación le dará la bienvenida. Después del almuerzo, iniciaremos las visitas programadas.