Galapagos Encounters - 7 days
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- The M/C Anahi - Spend 4 nights aboard this first-class catamaran with capacity for 16 passengers. Enjoy the jacuzzi with ocean view and soak up the sunshine on deck. Delight your palate with tasty local cuisine, relax at the bar as you cruise around the beautiful islands at sunset and enjoy comfortable nights in a spacious cabin
- Explore unforgettable sites and observe incredible wildlife on daily excursions with expert guides. Go kayaking, enjoy panga rides and encounter penguins, turtles and fish as you snorkel and swim in the crystal-clear waters
- Quito - Explore the UNESCO listed colonial city
- Santa Cruz Island - Visit this favourite nesting site for sea turtles and home of the famous Charles Darwin Station with its turtle breeding centre
- Genovesa Island - Find great frigate birds, the red-footed boobies and storm petrels
- South Plazas Island - Explore and encounter the 1000's of sea lions that call it home
- Santa Fe Island - Find its famous and unique species of land iguana
- San Cristobal Island - Discover the only place in the Galapagos to see the three species of boobies and two species of frigates nesting together.
- San Cristobal Island - Visit El Junco Lagoon or the Galapagos Tortoise Breeding Centre
- Lobos Island - Marvel at the abundance of sea lions
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- 6 breakfasts, 4 lunches and 4 dinners
- 2 nights 3 star hotel in Quito, standard room including breakfast. Option to upgrade to a suite upon request.
- 5 day Galapagos Cruise - 4 nights onboard the M/C Anahi catamaran (First Class category) in a twin or double cabin, on the main deck with en suite and A/C. Option to upgrade to a suite upon request.
- Quito airport arrival transfer on day 1 with an English speaking guide
- Galapagos Flights: Quito to Baltra and San Cristobal to Quito - including airport and port transfers
- The services of 9 crew members and an experienced English speaking Naturalist guide
- Complementary soft drinks onboard (tea, coffee and water) plus welcome and farewell drinks
- Two guided Galapagos excursions a day
- Kayaking and snorkelling at the permitted points (wetsuits can be hired onboard for an additional fee)
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Upon arrival at Quito airport you will be met by an English speaking guide and transferred to your hotel in the city. Spend the rest of the day at leisure, independently exploring.
Quito - Galapagos. This morning, you'll be collected from your hotel and transferred to the airport for the short flight to Baltra Airport on Santa Cruz island in the Galapagos, where our guide will be waiting for you. Transfer to the M/C Anahi catamaran, your home fo...
Today we explore Genovesa, a horse-shoe shaped island in the northern reaches of the Galapagos Islands. We start the day with a visit to Darwin Bay, an incredible geological structure formed by a collapsed volcanic caldera. Following a trail of coral sand and slabs of...
This morning's excursion takes us to South Plaza, a small island off the eastern coast of Santa Cruz. Despite its size, this island is home to an incredible number of species including around 1000 sea lions and several hybrid iguanas. The result of crossing a male mar...
Our next port of call is San Cristobal, one of the easternmost of the Galapagos Islands. We start the morning by exploring Punta Pitt, situated at the eastern end of the island. Here we follow a trail that will take us past an olvine beach before ascending to the top ...
This morning our tour has two options. The first option starts from Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, and involves a visit to the El Junco Lagoon. For hundreds of years, rain water and condensation have caused an accumulation of water in the caldera of an extinct volcano, crea...
Wednesday. Arrangements end after breakfast and hotel check out today.
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The total tour cost includes the tour price (regular or promotional) and the compulsory local payment. The promotional price is subject to change. Check directly with the operator for the latest price offer. The tour operator requires you to pay only the tour price to purchase your travel. The compulsory local payment will be paid when you join the trip. All prices are based on double, twin or triple share occupancy. Solo passengers will be accommodated in a double, twin or triple room according to availability with a passenger(s) of the same gender. Single supplement only needs to be paid if the passenger does not want to share and requests their own room. Discounts can only be applied at the time of booking and cannot be added at a later date, regardless of any changes made to the original booking.
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- International flights and visas
- Airport departure transfer on day 7
- Tips for the crew, your guide and drivers.
- Entrance Fees: US$150pp Galapagos park fee & US$25pp transit card, paid in USD
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