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MY Coral I & II - Galapagos Islands Cruise (4 days)4 days duration
Fly from Quito or Guayaquil to Baltra Island. You are picked up at the airport by our guides and taken to the pier to board the M/Y Coral I or Coral II for your three-night cruise of this remarkable archipelago.
This afternoon you visit the second largest and most populated of the islands, Santa Cruz, with its most diverse landscape, vegetation, plant and animal life. You can trek through the highlands of Santa Cruz and visit Cerro Chato, where you’ll be able to observe the famous giant tortoises in their natural habitat. For a unique experience, you can also walk inside the dormant lava tubes. (LD)
From Suarez Point on Espanola Island, you can see the famous blowhole and one of the most varied seabird colonies on the islands. There are blue-footed and Nazca boobies, mockingbirds, sea lions, marine iguanas, lava lizards, rally light foot crabs, Galapagos doves, hawks, swallow-tailed gulls, oyster-catchers and the world's largest colony of waved albatross.
Later today, we cruise to Gardener Bay on Espanola and land on a pristine white coral beach amidst a large colony of sea lions. It’s an open area where you can spot Galapagos hawks, American oyster catchers, Galapagos doves, hood mockingbirds, 3 species of Darwin finches, yellow warblers, lava lizards, and marine iguanas. It’s great for swimming and snorkeling, and you can see many Galapagos marine species like king angelfish, creole fish, damsel fish, parrot fish, manta rays, white tipped reef sharks. (BLD)
Today you visit Floreana Island, landing on a greenish coloured sand beach at Cormorant Point. You will hike from the black mangrove beds to a large, brackish lagoon, which holds one of the biggest flamingo populations in the Galapagos. This island features endemic plants such as Scalesia villosa, Galapagos daisies, white and black mangrove, and holy stick. Novice snorkelers can practice on the main beach with the playful sea lions.
After Cormorant Point, we’ll make dinghy ride along the coast and spend an hour observing blue footed bobbies, sea lions, marine iguanas and swallow-tailed gulls. You'll also have the unforgettable experience of deep water snorkelling, where you willl be swimming in an aquarium with colourful fishes, tame sharks, and rays.
It's then on to the north side of Floreana Island, to Post Office bay so-named because in 1793, Captain James Colnett installed an empty barrel which served as an informal post box for sailors who passed through the Galapagos, taking with them the letters to their destinations. Today, you continue the tradition by placing unstamped postcards inside the barrel which reach their destinations for free. It can take weeks, sometimes months, or sometimes the cards never arrive at all! You'll also have the opportunity to observe the mocking bird of Galapagos, some species of Darwin’s finches, yellow Wardle and lava lizards. (BLD)
Today you will visit North Seymour Island, a small 1.9 square km island which has large colonies of sea lions, swallow tailed gulls, red pouched frigate birds, blue-footed boobies and mockingbirds. This site is a major nesting colony of blue footed boobies and has the largest colony of the magnificent frigate bird. You will also spot both iguana species, the marine iguanas and land iguanas, and then hike around the nesting sites.
After disembarking at Baltra, you will take a bus to the airport for your flight back to Guayaquil or Quito. (BL) 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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