Galápagos Islands
Baltra San Cristóbal
PACIFIC OCEAN
James Island
ECUADOR Quito
Guayaquil
Maximum Elevation: 9,186 ft.
GALÁPAGOS ISLANDS
Equator Bartolomé
Salvador Rabida
San Puerto Ayora North Seymour Baltra Santa Cruz San Cristóbal
PACIFIC OCEAN
Day 4. See marine animals & walk on lava Take a hike up to the summit of Bartolomé Island – about 365 steps up – for views of neighboring islands and lots of cool volcanic features like tuff cones and lava tubes of many varying sizes. Climb aboard a panga for a ride around Pinnacle Rock to look for tropical Galápagos penguins, sea lions and sea turtles – and have a chance to meet them face-to-face on a glass-bottom boat ride or while going snorkeling. Join our expert naturalists for a walk atop the black lava shores of Santiago (James) Island to learn about the Galápagos Islands’ volcanic origins. Meals BLD
Day 1. Arrive Quito, Ecuador Tour begins: Swissôtel Quito. A transfer is included from Quito Airport to the Swissôtel Quito; settle in and get a good night’s sleep tonight, so you’ll be all set for an early morning start tomorrow!
Day 2. Welcome to the middle of the world in Quito In and around Quito today, you and your family will have a chance to stand in two hemispheres at once at the Equatorial Monument (La Mitad del Mundo, or the Middle of the World); check out the region’s geography and natural sciences at the Inti-Ñan Solar Museum; have lunch near the crater of extinct Pululahua Volcano, home to a farming community; and tour Quito’s colonial center, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Please join us for a welcome reception and dinner this evening. Meals BLD
Day 3. Cruise to islands time forgot Hop on a plane for a flight to Baltra Island, the starting point for your Galápagos cruise* aboard our expeditionary ship, M / V Santa Cruz. Your first stop is Santa Cruz Island, home to daisy-tree forests, volcanic craters, endemic cactus, giant tortoises, and eight different species of
Day 5. Finches and sea lions Get ready to get wet when you wade ashore on the red beach of Rabida (Jervis) Island, where you may be welcomed by a colony of noisy sea lions. This island is studded with volcanic craters that mockingbirds and Darwin’s Finches call
Darwin’s Finches – the tiny birds that have become the symbol of evolution in the Galápagos. Put on your hiking shoes for a guided walk around a saltwater lagoon, and look for pintail ducks, flamingos, stilts, and sandpipers; most of the islands’ bird species can be found here. Back aboard the ship, gather round our naturalists in the evenings for briefings on the next day’s activities. Meals BLD
Sharing family moments you’ll never forget... seeing
the world as a giant tortoise would... greeting friends in
another hemisphere across the Equator... meeting friendly fur seals on shore... the fun never stops
in the Galápagos with Tauck Bridges!!
Call your travel agent or Tauck Bridges at 866-636-6500
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