M/V SANTA CRUISE TOUR PROGRAMS

GTMT-106A – QUITO & GALAPAGOS ISLANDS
Two Days Quito – Hotel Casa Gangotena – Luxury Boutique
Five Day Galapagos Cruise
M/V Santa Cruz – Northern Itinerary – Monday to Friday
Seven Days / Six Nights Tour Program

ISLANDS

Explore Baltra. Santa Cruz, Santiago, Rabida, Bartolome, Genovesa, Baltra

ICONIC SPECIES

Blue-Footed Boobies, Nazca Boobies, Red-Footed Boobies, American Flamingos, Great & Magnificent Frigate birds, Galapagos Hawks, Marine Iguanas, Galapagos Penguins, Galapagos Sea Lion, Galapagos Fur Seal, Galapagos Giant Tortoises, Galapagos Doves, Galapagos Mockingbirds, San Cristobal Mockingbirds, Darwin Finches, Short-eared Owls, Brown Pelicans, Swallow-tailed Gulls, Lava Gulls,

ITINERARY

DAY 1: Sunday: Arrival in Quito

Assistance and private transfer from airport to hotel in Quito
Overnight accommodations Hotel Casa Gangotena – Luxury room

DAY 2: Monday – Quito / Galapagos

Private transfer hotel to airport and check in assistance for flight to Galapagos Islands
Arrival in Galapagos Islands
Baltra Island
We land at Baltra Island by plane in the morning and transfer to the dock to board the Santa Cruz II. Welcome introductory briefing, boat drill and lunch.
PM: Las Bachas (Santa Cruz Island)
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner

DAY 3: Tuesday – Galapagos Islands

AM: Buccaneer Cove (Santiago Island)
PM: Puerto Egas (Santiago Island)
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner

DAY 4: Wednesday – Galapagos Islands

AM: Rabida Island (Jervis)
PM: Bartolome Island
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner

DAY 5: Thursday – Galapagos Islands

AM: Prince Philip Steps (Genovesa Island)
PM: Darwin Bay (Genovesa Island)
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner

DAY 6: Friday – Depart Galapagos Islands

AM: Tortoise Reserve – Baltra airport
We start our last morning at the north shore of Santa Cruz Island. After breakfast, your luggage will be taken to the airport, while you visit the Tortoise Reserve. The windward slopes of the island are home to two species of giant tortoises. After this visit we will transfer directly to Baltra airport for your flight to Quito or Guayaquil or your next destination.
Meals: Breakfast

2019 GROSS RATES PER PERSON BASED ON DOUBLE OCCUPANCY VALID THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2019

Cruise rates for Horizon Deck Voyager, Expedition Deck Explorer, Panorama Deck Explorer & Panoama Deck Darwin Suite cabins available on request.    For Quito this tour is also available with other hotel categories on request.

TOUR PACKAGE RATE INCLUDES:

QUITO

One night hotel accommodations at Luxury Boutique Hotel including taxes and service fees. Daily breakfast. Private round trip transfer between airport and hotel.

GALAPAGOS ISLANDS

Daily island tours as per itinerary fully escorted by English speaking naturalists guides. Island sightseeing. Lecture services. All meals during the cruise. Transfers between airport and cruise. Snorkeling gear.

NOT INCLUDED:

Air tickets to/from Galapagos. Galapagos National Park admission fee (US $100 subject to change without notice), transit Control Card for Galapagos (US$ 20 per person), wet suits, alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverage, tips, gifts, internet* and additional items.

GTMT-106A – QUITO & GALAPAGOS ISLANDS
Two Days Quito – Hotel Casa Gangotena – Luxury Boutique
Five Day Galapagos Cruise
M/V Santa Cruz – Northern Itinerary – Monday to Friday
Seven Days / Six Nights Tour Program

DAY BY DAY ITINERARY

DAY 1: Sunday: Arrival in Quito

Assistance and private transfer from airport to hotel in Quito
Overnight accommodations Hotel Casa Gangotena – Luxury room

DAY 2: Monday – Quito / Galapagos

Private transfer hotel to airport and check in assistance for flight to Galapagos Islands
Arrival in Galapagos Islands

Baltra Island
We land at Baltra Island by plane in the morning and transfer to the dock to board the Santa Cruz II. Welcome introductory briefing, boat drill and lunch.
Las Bachas (Santa Cruz Island)
This beautiful visitor site is located on the north shore of Santa Cruz Island, a glorious white beach with a couple of brackish lagoons only a few steps away from the sea.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner

DAY 3: Tuesday – Galapagos Islands

Buccaneer Cove (Santiago Island)
After breakfast, we explore the coastline along the impressive cliffs of Buccaneer Cove, learning about the area’s distant and recent history. The cove is home to a large number of marine birds, sea lions, and inter-tidal organisms.
Puerto Egas (Santiago Island)
We can enjoy a swim or snorkel amid a rocky shoreline, usually in the company of marine turtles. From here, we head off to our walk, a great opportunity to see land and marine birds.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner

DAY 4: Wednesday – Galapagos Islands

Rabida Island (Jervis)
Some groups will go for a fascinating panga ride along the shores while others will
disembark on Rabida Island’s red-coloured beach. Our walk brings us close to a colony of sea lions, marine iguanas, mockingbirds, yellow warblers and several species of Darwin’s finches.
Bartolome Island
Today’s afternoon activities begin with a wet landing on the golden beach of this famous island, dominated by the imposing Pinnacle Rock. There’s great snorkeling and swimming from the beach plus the chance to ride the glass bottom boat.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner

DAY 5: Thursday – Galapagos Islands

Prince Philip Steps (Genovesa Island)
The morning starts with a steep climb (only 90 feet) up some stairs to reach a flat rocky plateau. Along our walk, we can observe large colonies of Nazca boobies, red-footed boobies, great frigate birds and storm petrels.
Darwin Bay (Genovesa Island)
In the afternoon, we land at this beautiful beach to enjoy some swimming and/or snorkeling. Following our dip, we take an easy stroll to observe hundreds of birds, mainly frigate birds, red-footed and Nazca boobies, gulls, herons, finches and mockingbirds.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner

DAY 6: Friday – Depart Galapagos Islands

Tortoise Reserve – Baltra airport
We start our last morning at the north shore of Santa Cruz Island. After breakfast, your luggage will be taken to the airport, while you visit the Tortoise Reserve. The windward slopes of the island are home to two species of giant tortoises. After this visit we will transfer directly to Baltra Airport for your flight to Quito or Guayaquil or your next destination.
Meals: Breakfast

2019 GROSS RATES PER PERSON BASED ON DOUBLE OCCUPANCY VALID THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2019

Cruise rates for Horizon Deck Voyager, Expedition Deck Explorer, Panorama Deck Explorer & Panoama Deck Darwin Suite cabins available on request.    For Quito this tour is also available with other hotel categories on request.

TOUR PACKAGE RATE INCLUDES:

QUITO

One night hotel accommodations at Luxury Boutique Hotel including taxes and service fees. Daily breakfast. Private round trip transfer between airport and hotel.

GALAPAGOS ISLANDS

Daily island tours as per itinerary fully escorted by English speaking naturalists guides. Island sightseeing. Lecture services. All meals during the cruise. Transfers between airport and cruise. Snorkeling gear.

NOT INCLUDED:

Air tickets to/from Galapagos. Galapagos National Park admission fee (US $100 subject to change without notice), transit Control Card for Galapagos (US$ 20 per person), wet suits, alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverage, tips, gifts, internet* and additional items.