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Estrella del Mar - Galapagos Islands Cruise (5 days)5 days duration
Upon arrival on San Cristobal Island, you are picked up at the airport by our guides and taken to the pier to board the Estrella del Mar for your four-night cruise of this remarkable archipelago.
San Cristobal Island is home to the capital and administrative centre of the Galápagos Islands, Puerto Baquerizo Moreno which is located on the west side of the island. We'll visit Isla Lobos, a seasonal nesting location for the blue footed boobie, although the basalt island outcropping is named for the sea lions sometimes present there. Isla Lobos means ”Sea-Lion Island”, and the name is certainly appropriate because they frolic, leap and make a racket here. It is also a nesting place for Blue-footed Boobies and a good place for snorkelling. (LD)
The southernmost island and the only nesting site of the Waved Albatross. Today we spent time snorkelling at the lovely beach of Gardner Bay and at Punta Suarez, see mockingbirds, Blue-footed and Masked Boobies, Darwin Finches, Galapagos Doves and Hawks, red and green marine iguanas, sea lions and the famed Blow Hole. (BLD)
The day starts with a morning snorkelling opportinity at Post Office Bay, where 18th century whalers used a barrel as an unofficial mail drop, a custom still continues today. At Point Cormorant you'll find more than 50 volcanic cones in a 80 mile area, pink flamingos, clear water and interesting coral formations, making this also a perfect spot for snorkeling. (BLD)
Isabela Island is the largest island of the Galapagos at over 100km long and is extremely narrow. Six volcanoes are found on Isabela, of which two are over 1,700m which are Wolf and Cerro Azul. The most commonly visited sites are Punta Garcia to watch for the Flightless Cormorants, Volcan Alcedo for Land Tortoises, Tagus Cove for Blue Footed Boobies, Flightless Cormorant, Galápagos Penguins and Marine Iguanas, and Urbina Bay for Marine Turtles. (BLD)
The central island in the Galapagos and home to the main port, Puerto Ayora and the Charles Darwin Research Station, which you will visit during your tour. The largest town in Galapagos hosts numerous hotels, restaurants, shops, a post office, a small supermarket and two diving companies. Inca Tours does not own any of the hotels, lodges or service providers utilised in making up the tours. As a result Inca Tours is only acting as an agent for the operators and as such does not accept responsibility for any negligence, omissions, errors or differences in standard experienced by passengers when utilising the operators' products or services. Please Note: for full booking terms and conditions please see the back of our booking form. To Enquire about this Product Please call us now on 1800 024 955. Alternatively, you can enquire about this product by clicking the button below. |
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