NORTHERN ISLANDS FIVE DAYS / FOUR NIGHTS (NORTHERN ISLANDS)

DAY BY DAY ITINERARY:

Detailed information on activities and visits to each island and applicable cruise rates

PRE-CRUISE TOURS:

A sample of tours offered in Quito and surroundings to be offered in combination with this cruise. In addition, we can tailor Pre and Post cruise tours to adjust to your clients’ interests.

DAY BY DAY ITINERARY

CRUISE DEPARTURES 2021
MONTH	DATES	MONTH	DATES
JULY	12 & 26	OCTOBER	4 & 18
AUGUST	9 & 23	NOVEMBER	1, 15 & 29
SEPTEMBER	6 & 20	DECEMBER	13 & 27

CRUISE DEPARTURES 2022
MONTH	DATES	MONTH	DATES
JANUARY	10 & 24	JULY	8 & 22
FEBRUARY	7 & 21	AUGUST	8 & 22
MARCH	7 & 21	SEPTEMBER	5 & 19
APRIL	4 & 18	OCTOBER	3 & 17
MAY	30	NOVEMBER	14 & 28
JUNE	13 & 27	DECEMBER	12 & 26

PER PERSON GROSS CRUISE RATES 2021-2022
CABIN CATEGORY	2021	2022
CLASSIC CABIN	$4,052	$4,214
CLASSIC FAMILY CABIN	$4,052	$4,214
STANDARD CABIN / SINGLE	$3,820	$3,973
OWNER’S CABIN	$4,236	$4,405

CRUISE RATES INCLUDE:

Five days/four nights cruise based on double occupancy on the reserved cabin category.
Daily fully escorted visits to the islands included in the itinerary by professional naturalist English speaking guides. Daily briefings by Galapagos National Park Naturalist guides.
Medical attention on board (excludes cost of medication)
All meals during the cruise as indicated in itinerary. Limited Internet
Roundtrip transfers between the airports in Galapagos and the cruise. Taxes.

NOT INCLUDED:

International air and local roundtrip air between Quito or Guayaquil and Galapagos Islands.
Galapagos National Park entrance fees – $100.00 per person and subject to change.
Galapagos tourist card – INGALA – $ 20.00 per person and subject to change.
Land services, tours and services not indicated in itinerary. Expenses of personal nature

BOOKING INCENTIVES / CRUISE DISCOUNTS

PLEASE CHECK WITH US FOR SPECIAL CRUISE & TOUR RATES

For cruise bookings 30 days or less prior to departure
For cruise bookings between 30 and 60 days prior to departure

Pre-Cruise tours featuring the luxury Hotel Boutique Casa Gangotena in Quito with private services for transfers and land tours

Hotel Boutique Deluxe Casa Gangotena
Casa Gangotena occupies a pivotal spot in Quito’s Old Town: the southwest corner of San Francisco Plaza, the history of which dates all the way back to the time of the Incas.
Casa Gangotena believes in being ambassadors of Ecuadorian hospitality and providing guests with an intimate space to experience the hotel in their own, unique way. Intuitive and world-class service are at the ready to make this a reality. And what better place to experience this level of hospitality than amid Casa Gangotena’s Boutique Hotel neoclassical and Art Deco architecture? Trust us when we say you’ll feel completely at ease whenever you take a moment to relax and admire the hotel’s contemporary interior design, antiques, fine furnishings and quintessential comforts.

SEE SAMPLE QUITO TOURS

GTEG-103 – GALAPAGOS ISLANDS CRUISE
M/Y ISABELA II – NORTHERN ISLANDS ITINERARY
FIVE DAYS / FOUR NIGHTS – MONDAY TO FRIDAY

Detailed Itinerary

DAY 1: Monday – Arrival Galapagos Islands

Santa Cruz Island (AM) / Santa Cruz Island (PM)
Baltra Airport and Santa Cruz Island
After landing at Baltra Airport, we drive to the Itabaca Channel to take a ferry across to Santa Cruz Island. A 30-minute bus ride takes us up to the fascinating, more humid Highlands of the island where we’ll learn about its unique ecosystems and biodiversity. Lunch is served at a local restaurant.

Highlands of Santa Cruz Island
After lunch, we drive to a nearby reserve that is one of the best places in the archipelago to see giant tortoises in their natural habitat. The tortoises are easy to spot, lumbering around, munching on grass and leaves and wallowing in small pools. There are several lava tunnels to explore in the reserve, too. A short bus ride takes us down to Puerto Ayora to board the Isabela II.
Meals: Lunch, dinner

DAY 2: Tuesday – Galapagos Islands

Santiago Island (AM) / Chinese Hat Islet (PM)
Puerto Egas (Santiago Island)
Following a wet landing on the black, sandy beach, our trail takes us to enjoy close-up encounters with recently-reintroduced land iguanas, plus land and marine birds amid a landscape of tuff-stone layers, craggy rocks, and lava flows. At low tide, marine iguanas graze upon the algae beds and we can also observe a colony of fur seals, usually dozing in the shade of some rocks.

Chinese Hat Islet
This islet, formed only fairly recently, makes a beautiful afternoon visit as we explore the wildlife along its 1,312 ft long (400 m long) trail, which begins at a crescent-shaped, white sandy beach. The cove offers excellent swimming and snorkeling opportunities amid white-tipped reef sharks and Galapagos penguins.
Meals; Breakfast, lunch, dinner

DAY 3: Wednesday – Galapagos Islands

Genovesa Island (AM) / Genovesa Island (PM)
Prince Phillip’s Steps (Genovesa Island)
The day kicks off with a panga ride along the cliffs of “Bird Island”, as Genovesa is affectionately nicknamed, followed by a landing at a steep staircase which connects us with a flat plateau. From here the trail winds its way through large colonies of Nazca boobies, red-footed boobies, great frigatebirds, and storm petrels. With luck, we’ll be able to spot the short-eared owl. Those who do not wish to disembark can enjoy a longer panga (inflatable dinghy) ride along the cliffs, weather conditions permitting. Other activities that may take place here include snorkeling and kayaking.
Meals; Breakfast, lunch, dinner

DAY 4: Thursday – Galapagos Islands

Santa Fe Island (AM) / Santa Cruz Island (PM)
Santa Fe Island
We take the dinghy over to this idyllic sandy-white beach populated by colonies of sea lions. Galapagos hawks are often easily observed, perched atop salt bushes. The Santa Fe land iguana may be spotted during our exploration. Following the walk, we can snorkel and swim along a natural wave barrier or ride the glass-bottom boat.

Punta Carrion
In the afternoon, we make our way around to the north coast of Santa Cruz Island, to the eastern mouth of the Itabaca Channel. Boarding our dinghies, we explore this rocky coastline’s interesting formations, plant life and wildlife, before enjoying the marine world, either with a mask and snorkel, or aboard our glass-bottom boat. If we are lucky, we will come across playful sea lions, dozens of reef fish — different types of puffers, surgeonfish, angel fish, groupers, hogfish, hawkfish, parrot fish, blenny, etc. — and hopefully catch a glimpse of white-tipped reef sharks.
Meals; Breakfast, lunch, dinner