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We
are SO excited to offer the following fun filled family adventure tour to the
Galapagos Islands!
Day
1: Depart
home and arrive in Guayaquil, Ecuador. Most flights arrive in the evening and a
representative will meet you at the airport to transfer you to your hotel.
Accommodations:
Wyndham Hotel- Guayaquil, Ecuador
Day
2: Along
with your guide, take a morning flight from Guayaquil to San Cristobal, the
first of the Galapagos Islands on your trip. Next we take a catamaran to our
secluded beach camp to settle in and enjoy watching sea lions, blue footed
boobies and more as the sun sets. This is also our first chance to get in
the kayaks and meet some local wildlife.
Accommodations: Exclusive
Beach Camp
Meals
Included: B,L,D
Day 3: Today take out your kayaks and
paddle from camp roughly three hours depending on the weather conditions. A
support boat is always close at hand if you need assistance or tire of
paddling. You arrive at another pristine beach for lunch, bird watching and
wildlife viewing. Then continue in your catamaran to Kicker Rock.
Once at Kicker Rock, snorkel through an amazing channel where you are
likely to see white-tipped reef sharks, Galapagos sharks, sea turtles and eagle
rays. You are sure to see hundreds of fish and sea stars. By late
afternoon, you will return to relax at your beach camp, watch small hermit
crabs scuttle along, as well as yellow warblers and other seabirds. The
sunset over the Pacific is usually spectacular.
Accommodations: Exclusive
Beach Camp
Meals
Included: B,L,D
Day 4: This morning we take an early
morning walk before heading to the airport to fly to the island of Isabela and
check into our beachfront hotel. After lunch, we visit the Tortoise
Breeding Center, an initiative of the National Park for the conservation
of Isabela’s tortoises. Then we visit the marshlands or humedales, where
elevated walkways take us over tidal lagoons that include four
mangrove species and provide habitat for flamingos and numerous migratory
birds. We come back to the hotel walking along the beautiful white sand
beach of Puerto Villamil.
Accommodations: La
Casa Marita - Isabela
Meals
Included: B,L,D
Day 5: Rising early, we head to the interior for a very different view of the Galapagos Islands. We drive just under an hour up to the highlands and begin our hike of Isabela’s Sierra Negra. This active volcano last erupted in 2005 and has the second largest caldera in the world with a diameter of approximately six and a half miles. The hike can vary from 8-14 miles and includes viewing the spectacular caldera and incredible lava formations. We return to town with time for relaxing on the beach, walking through town or simply resting.
Accommodations: La
Casa Marita - Isabela
Meals
Included: B,L,D
Day 6: In the morning, weather
permitting, we take a boat for roughly an hour to Los Tuneles: a most curious
and remarkable lava formation which consists of arches and caves. We walk
along the shore and also snorkel in crystal clear water for an insight into the
remarkable underwater world. We have lunch aboard the boat. From the lagoon we
head to El Finado, here there is an inlet that for many years has been
used by local fishermen to rest from their journeys in the ocean, a place
with tranquil and shallow waters. Here we will anchor our boat and spend
time snorkeling among submerged lava rocks forming caves and small
reefs. We come back to the hotel walking along the beautiful white sand
beach of Puerto Villamil.
Accommodations: La Casa Marita - Isabela
Meals
Included: B,L,D
Day 7: After breakfast, we will take
a speed boat to Baltra, a small island separated from the northwest corner of
Santa Cruz be the narrow Itabaca Channel. Santa Cruz, also called Indefatigable
Island, it's located in the center of the Galapagos Islands
archipelago. We transfer to the boat of our partner and friend, Favian, a
former fisherman. A few fishermen like him have signed an agreement with
local authorities to have special permission to visit specific areas in
the Galapagos. He takes us on a unique excursion through an extraordinary site
that not many people have a chance to see, from where we will be able to
appreciate the beautiful landscapes, and the incredible marine life.
Accommodations: Angermeyer
Waterfront Inn - Santa Cruz
Meals
Included: B,L,D
Day 8: A short one hour boat trip
takes us to one of the most beautiful coves in all of the Galapagos; a place
visited by few. We take the opportunity to snorkel here and are often
joined by the playful sea lion pups. The fluorescent fish make for great
snorkeling as do the submerged rocks where the sea turtles and manta rays hang
out.
Later
in the afternoon we will then return to Puerto Ayora. Some may wish to
visit the Charles Darwin Research Station, or enjoy some free time before
meeting for our farewell dinner in town.
Accommodations: Angermeyer Waterfront Inn - Santa Cruz
Meals
Included: B,L,D
Day 9: In the morning we transfer to
the airport on Baltra where the original runway was built during WW II by the
United States Navy. Late morning or early afternoon, we fly about two
hours by jet back to the mainland city of Guayaquil and transfer to our
hotel.
Accommodations: Wyndham
Hotel - Guayaquil, Ecuador
Meals
Included: B,L,D
Day 10: Transfer to the airport for
your return flight home or continue your travels.
Consider our Ecuador Multisport Short Program or a trip to Machu Picchu to lengthen your visit to South America. We can customize any one of these extension trip to fit your travel preferences or length requirements.
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