Galapagos: Legend 4-Day Itinerary

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Overview

Itinerary - 4 Days: Day 1 Baltra / Chinese Hat, 2 Santa Cruz / Floreana, 3 Española / San Cristóbal, 4 North Seymour / Baltra / Quito or Guayaquil / Departure.

Duration: 4 days / 3 nights
Departures: Every Monday
Low and high season dates vary throughout the year

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ITINERARY

Day 1 BALTRA / CHINESE HAT (Monday)

Departure from Quito or Guayaquil to Baltra airport. Passenger will be greeted at the airport by our guides and taken to the pier to board the MV Galapagos Legend.

After a wet landing on Chinese Hat, guests will encounter a small colony of sea lions and take a 1 hour hike. At this site it is possible to observe flamingos and walk to the other side of the island.

Day 2 SANTA CRUZ / FLOREANA (Tuesday)

Early in the morning after a wet landing on Dragon Hill or Venice, at Santa Cruz Island, passengers walk to a hyper-saline lagoon behind the beach. Observers report that sometimes a large number of Pink Flamingos can be observed. This trail leads up to Dragon Hill which offers a beautiful view of the bay. This area is a nesting site for a number of reintroduced land Iguanas thanks to the Charles Darwin Research Station. There is also an interesting Scalesia tree forest.

Passengers will have the option to take a dinghy ride in Venice islet and observe the vegetation and marine animals such as spotted eagle rays and golden rays, mullets, sharks and sea turtles which rest in calm waters of the coves and channels. Land iguanas may also be observed from the dinghy.

Next, a wet landing on a green- sand beach, Cormorant Point. Passengers will hike a well-marked trail beginning in the Black Mangrove beds heading toward the back of the lagoon. This large, brackish lagoon holds one of the largest populations of flamingos in the Galapagos. This island is best known for its endemic plant life such as the Galapagos millwork, passion flower and unique button mangrove.

Novice snorkelers can practice back at the main beach where the sea lions are playful, while experienced snorkelers can roam the waters around Devils Crown.

Day 3 ESPAÑOLA / SAN CRISTOBAL (Wednesday)

Travelers will enjoy a dry landing at Suarez Point (Española Island). Upon landing, visitors will learn more about the lava terrain while crossing the inactive lava fields.

Aside from the sea lion colonies, this is one of the most important sites for bird watching. As soon as visitors step foot on this island many species can be spotted and observed closely. Among the many species are the hooded mocking bird and red billed tropic bird. Travelers will also see a large colony of marine iguanas, lava lizards and colorful Sally Light-foot crabs.

After a short trek, visitors will encounter colonies of masked and blue-footed boobies. The nesting grounds sometimes overlap the trail. Visitors will also find Galapagos doves, hawks and swallow-tailed gulls. After crossing the nesting grounds you will reach the world’s largest colony of waved albatross (15.000 approx.), May thru December their mating rituals are a highlight of the visit. By the end of this excursion passengers will visit the famous blowhole where water shoots into the air almost 23 meters (75 ft.).

Next a dry landing at Puerto Baquerizo Moreno village (San Cristóbal Island). Here passengers will visit San Cristóbal for an hour where they will learn more about the Giant tortoises breeding habits in the National Park; especially the endemic species: Geochelone elephantopus Chatamensis. Passengers will observe animals in their natural environment.

Day 4 NORTH SEYMOUR / BALTRA / QUITO OR GUAYAQUIL / DEPARTURE (Thursday)

After a dry landing, guests will encounter swallow tailed gulls and sea lions. This site is also known for being a major nesting colony of blue footed boobies and the largest colony of the magnificent frigate bird (a different species from the great frigate bird).

Travelers will also spot both endemic species of iguanas, the marine iguanas and land iguanas as they enjoy a relaxed hike around the nesting sites.

Upon return to the Galapagos Legend passengers check out and transfer to the airport at Baltra to take the return flight to Guayaquil or Quito.

PRICING

Price per person:

DOUBLE EXTERIOR CABINS WITH AIR CONDITIONING	Number of Cabins	Low Season	High Season
Standard (Interior Cabin)	3	$ 1,076	$ 1,520
Standard (Exterior Cabin)	20	$ 1,277	$ 1,805
Moon Suite	5	$ 1,341	$ 1,895
Junior Suite	25	$ 1,532	$ 2,166
Legend Suite	4	$ 1,660	$ 2,346

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