GALÁPAGOS: WILDLIFE WONDERLAND
1. ARRIVE QUITO, ECUADOR Tour begins: Swissôtel Quito. A transfer is included from Quito Airport to the Swissôtel Quito; get set for tomorrow’s early start.
2. VISIT THE EQUATOR AND EXPLORE QUITO Quito is not only 9,200 feet above “seal” level, it’s also on the Equator. Take the opportunity to stand on both hemispheres at the same time before feasting on an Ecuadorian brunch near a volcanic crater. Explore Colonial Quito on a guided sightseeing tour, then join us for a special reception with local entertainment, before our welcome dinner at the hotel. Meals BLD
3. CRUISE TO ISLANDS TIME FORGOT Fly back in time to Baltra Island – and turn your clocks back one hour too – for the start of your Galápagos cruise* on the M/V Santa Cruz. We’ll chart a course for a wet landing on Santa Cruz Island, home to daisy-tree forests, volcanic craters, endemic cactus and diverse wildlife. On our guided walk along a pearly white beach, surrounded by saltwater lagoons, look for pintails, flamingoes, stilts, and sandpipers. Meet your captain and crew at a welcome briefing aboard ship. Meals BLD
4. MEET THE LOCALS ON SANTIAGO ISLAND Boat off Buccaneer Cove on Santiago (James) Island, once a favorite for pirates and whalers, to spot seabirds like frigates,
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pelicans and boobies, and snorkel off the panga. After lunch, a wet landing at Puerto Egas provides more chances to see seabirds plus fur seals and marine iguanas. Meals BLD
5. EXPLORE RÁBIDA & HIKE ON BARTOLOMÉ On Rábida Island wade ashore on a red beach, where you may be greeted by sea lions and hear the songs of mockingbirds and Darwin’s finches. Hike to the summit of Bartolomé Island, then ride a panga around Pinnacle Rock. Meals BLD
GALÁPAGOS ISLANDS
Baltra San Cristóbal
PACIFIC OCEAN
ECUADOR Quito
Guayaquil
GALÁPAGOS ISLANDS
Genovesa (Tower) Island Prince Philip’s Steps
Darwin Bay
EQUATOR
Buccaneer Cove Puerto Egas
Bartolomé
(James) Island Rábida
Santiago Baltra Santa Cruz San Cristóbal Maximum Elevation: 9,270 ft.
PACIFIC OCEAN
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