Ultimate Galapagos Expedition: 15 Days Complete Archipelago Cruise

Tour Overview

Itinerary Highlights

Eastern Route (Days 1-7)

Baltra → North Seymour (frigatebirds, blue-footed boobies) → Genovesa (Prince Philip’s Steps, red-footed boobies, short-eared owls) → Santa Cruz (giant tortoises, Charles Darwin Station, lava tubes) → South Plaza (land iguanas, swallow-tailed gulls, bachelor sea lion colony) → Santa Fe (endemic Santa Fe land iguana) → San Cristóbal (Interpretation Center, Kicker Rock snorkeling, Punta Pitt for all three booby species).

Western Route (Days 8-14)

Española (Punta Suárez: waved albatross Apr-Dec, blowhole, marine iguana subspecies; Gardner Bay: sea lion beach) → Floreana (Post Office Bay, Devil’s Crown snorkeling) → Isabela (Punta Moreno lava fields, Tagus Cove kayaking, Elizabeth Bay penguins) → Fernandina (Punta Espinoza: largest marine iguana colony, flightless cormorants, Galapagos hawks) → Santiago (Sullivan Bay 1897 lava flow, Puerto Egas fur seal grottos) → Bartolomé (Pinnacle Rock viewpoint).

Day 15: Return to Quito

Final landing at North Seymour for last wildlife encounters. Disembark at Baltra, fly to Quito.

Inclusions

• 14 nights expedition yacht (twin cabin, private facilities)
• All meals + snacks + unlimited water/tea/coffee
• Level III Naturalist Guide (Galapagos National Park certified)
• 2 snorkeling sessions daily (full equipment)
• Kayaking on 6+ occasions
• Glass-bottom boat excursions
• Galapagos National Park fee ($100)
• Round-trip Quito-Baltra flights
• All zodiac landings (20+ landings)

Wildlife You’ll See

Galapagos giant tortoise (wild + captive), marine iguana (7 subspecies across islands), land iguana (3 species), Galapagos penguin, flightless cormorant, waved albatross (Apr-Dec), blue-footed booby, red-footed booby, Nazca booby, magnificent frigatebird, great frigatebird, Galapagos hawk, Galapagos sea lion, Galapagos fur seal, green sea turtle, hammerhead shark, Galapagos shark, white-tip reef shark, spotted eagle ray, golden ray, Mola mola, bottlenose dolphin, sperm whale (seasonal).

What’s Not Included

• Entrance fees to attractions
• Tour Guide
• Meal (lunch and dinner)
• International flights
• Travel insurance
• Personal expenses