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Alya Cruise: The Jewel of the Galapagos Islands
Galápagos Luxury Cruise Highlights
✅Highly Recommended in Trip Advisor
✅Small Groups & Personalized Service – Intimate, exclusive experience.
✅Diverse Itineraries – observe from Waved Albatrosses, Galapagos Penguins, Frigatebirds, Blue-footed Boobies, assorted colorful fishes to Galapagos Penguins and other endemic species!
✅Gourmet Dining & Premium Service – High-end cuisine and personalized service.
✅Snorkeling & Kayaking – Opportunities to explore the vibrant marine life up close.
✅Eco-Friendly Operations – Sustainable tourism practices to protect the Galápagos ecosystem.
6 Days Southern Wonders by Alya Catamaran
- Day 1. Flight to Baltra. North Seymour Blue-footed Boobies Island.
- Day 2. South Plazas and Santa Fe Island.
- Day 3. San Cristobal Island, Kicker Rock
- Day 4. Espanola Island Waved Albatrosses
- Day 5. Floreana Island
- Day 6. Santa Cruz Tortoises and Flight to Quito
Itinerary
Day 1
FLIGHT TO BALTRA AIRPORT, NORTH SEYMOYR BLUE-FOOTED BOOBIES
| Saturday | PM: | North Seymour Island |
- Experience the incredible wildlife of Seymour Island, where Magnificent and Great Frigatebirds put on dazzling courtship displays. Watch Blue-footed Boobies nesting along the rugged terrain and encounter both Land and Marine Iguanas in their natural habitat.
- Highlights: Galapagos Sea lions, Blue-Footed Boobies, Magnificent & Great frigatebirds, Land & Marine Iguanas, Swallow-tailed Gulls, Shearwaters, Darwin Finches.
- Activities: Dry Landing, Hiking, and Snorkeling
- Meals: Lunch and Dinner
- Guide: Shared Naturalist Guide
Day 2
SOUTH PLAZAS AND SANTA FE ISLAND
| Sunday | AM: | South Plazas |
| PM: | Santa Fe Island |
- Discover the richness of South Plazas, where land iguanas feed on prickly-pear cacti and playful sea lion pups frolic in tide pools. In Santa Fe Island explore the cactus-strewn and lava-rock landscapes. Observe sea lions at the white sand beaches, and keep an eye for Galapagos hawks, Darwin finches, Galapagos doves, Mockingbirds and Lava Lizards.
- Highlights: Giant cactus, Santa Fe Bay, Galapagos Sea Lions, Santa Fe Land iguanas, Galapagos Hawks, Galapagos Doves, Reef Sharks, Sea Turtles, Assorted Fishes.
- Activities: Wet Landing, Hiking, Snorkeling, Kayak
- Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
- Guide: Shared Naturalist Guide
Day 3
SAN CRISTOBAL ISLAND, KICKER ROCK AND LOBOS ISLAND
| Monday | AM: | San Cristobal: Interpretation Center / Kicker Rock |
| PM: | San Cristobal: Lobos Island |
- Engage in the rich history of the Galapagos at the Interpretation Center, tracing back from the era of early Spanish explorers to the present day, and learn about the challenges faced by the initial settlers.
- Continue to Kicker Rock for snorkelling or Kayak opportunities and witness the bustling wildlife of Lobos Island, home to large groups of sea lions, male frigatebirds, and blue-footed boobies.
- Highlights: Galapagos sea lions, marine Iguanas, Magnificent & Great Frigatebirds, Blue-Footed Boobies, San Cristobal Lava Lizards, Sea Turtles, Rays.
- Activities: Dry Landing, Hiking, Snorkeling, Kayak
- Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
- Guide: Shared Naturalist Guide
Day 4
ESPANOLA ISLAND WAVED-ALBATROSSES, GARDNER BAY AND SUAREZ POINT
| Tuesday | AM: | Española: Gardner Bay |
| PM: | Española: Suarez Point |
- Explore Gardner Bay, known for its fine coral sand, turquoise water, and an array of endemic species such as Española mockingbirds, marine iguanas, and Galapagos hawks.
- Continue in a nature walk at Suarez Point (when possible) and observe the Waved Albatrosses nesting grounds. Encounter also sea lions, marine iguanas, and large colonies of sea birds.
- Highlights: Sea lions, Waved Albatrosses, Galapagos hawks, Española mockingbirds, Darwin finches, Marine Iguanas, Nazca & Blue-footed Boobies, Red-billed Tropicbirds, Swallow-tailed gulls, Lava Heron, Lava Lizards, Angelfish, Parrotfish, Damselfish, Surgeonfish, Sea Turtles.
- Activities: Dry and Wet Landing, Hiking, Snorkeling, Kayak
- Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
- Guide: Shared Naturalist Guide
Day 5
FLOREANA ISLAND, CORMORANT POINT AND ALIERI HILL
| Wednesday | AM: | Floreana: Cormorant Point/Devil’s Crown |
| PM: | Floreana: Alieri Hill |
- Explore Devil's Crown and Cormorant Point, famous for its large coastal lagoon inhabited by American flamingoes, white-cheeked pintails, black-necked stilts and other shorebirds. Continue snorkel opportunities in abundant marine life, including snapper, Creole fish, parrot fish, angelfish, reef sharks, sea turtles, and rays.
- End your day at Alieri Hill, a paradise for plant lovers boasting unique endemic species and breathtaking views of the northern coast. Keep an eye out for flycatchers, yellow warblers, and Darwin finches.
- Highlights: American flamingo, blue-footed boobies, Frigatebirds, Tropicbirds, Galapagos shearwaters, Sea Lions, Sea Turtle nesting site, Finches, Shorebirds, Coral-sand beach, Snorkeling.
- Activities: Dry and Wet Landing, Hiking, Snorkeling, Kayak
- Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
- Guide: Shared Naturalist Guide
Day 6
SANTA CRUZ GIANT TORTOISES AND FLIGHT TO QUITO
| Thursday | AM: | Santa Cruz Highlands |
- Visit Santa Cruz Giant tortoises grazing and resting in freshwater ponds. Look out for rare bird species such as finches, flycatchers and water birds. Visit a lava tunnel and learn about their formation from ancient volcanic eruptions. Continue to Baltra Airport, return to Quito.
- Highlights: Giant tortoises, Darwin finches, Barn Owls, White-cheeked pintails, Galapagos flycatchers, Lava tunnels.
- Activities: Dry Landing and Hiking
- Meals: Breakfast
- Guide: Shared Naturalist Guide
Promotion: 1 Free Night with 24/7 Roundtrip Airport Transfers, Dinner and Breakfast can be before or after the Cruise.
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