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and Economic class land based 7 nights' program description:
Notes: Times are
approximated; itineraries and order of visit are subject to change and
confirmation as well.
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Day 1.-
o Arrival from Quito or Guayaquil to Baltra's airport (Galapagos).
o 13h00: Lunch in Puerto Ayora (Santa Cruz Island)
o 14h30 Speed-boat navigation to Isabella Island.
o 17h00 Arrival to Isabella
o 17h40 Arrival to the camping zone, located in the Isabella's highlands
("Campo duro").
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Day 2.-
o 06h30: Breakfast
o 07h30: Ride to the Sierra Negra's volcano
o 11h30: Box-lunch at Sierra Negra
o 12h30: Visit to "Sucre", a beautiful lava tunnel
o 13h30: Lunch in "Campo duro"
o 15h00: We'll return to the town; hotel check-in.
o 16h00: Visits to "Tintoreras", where it will be possible
to see -in a certain season of the year- the beautiful penguins,
blue-footed boobies, marine lava herons, iguanas, among others. During
this visit you can practice some snorkeling.
o 19h00: Dinner.
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Day 3.-
o 07h30: Breakfast
o 08h30: We'll visit the well-known area of "Humedales"
(Mangroves), where we will be able to see the elegant flamingos.
o 10h00: We'll go to Santa Cruz, where we will realize certain
activities.
o 13h00: Lunch
o 14h30: Hotel check-in
o 15h00: Visit to the Darwin's Scientific Station, where we will
be able to see the famous "Lonely George".
o 17h00: Time to explore the town by yourself.
o 19h00: Dinner.
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Day 4.-
o 08h00: Breakfast
o 09h00: We'll go to the Santa Cruz' highlands, in the well-known
reserve of "El Chato", where we will be able to observe
the giant turtles in the wild.
o 12h00: Lunch in the highlands
o 14h30: Visit the Turtle bay's beach, located at about 7 km from
the city, and at which we'll arrive after a 45 minutes walk.
o 18h00: Return to Puerto Ayora
o 19h30: Dinner.
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Day 5.-
o 08h00: Breakfast
o 09h00: We'll visit "Los Gemelos", in the highlands,
in search of fantastic birds
o 12h00: We'll have lunch in the house of one of the families of the locality.
o 14h00: Visit the well-known property of "El Trapiche",
where we will be able to know the sugar cane distillation, and
processing of the organic coffee of Galapagos.
o 16h30: Free time to discover Puerto Ayora
o 19h00: Dinner
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Day 6.-
o 07h00: Breakfast
o 08h00: Transportation to Saint Cristobel's island
o 11h00: Hotel check-in
o 11h30: Visit to the Interpretation center
o 13h00: Lunch in the village
o 14h30: In the evening we will have an excursion to a volcanic ash's
volcano, call "sleepy lion", where we will make some
snorkel.
o 16h30: On our way back we will pass-by a little island known as "wolves'
island", due to the high number of sea wolves. We will be able
to make some snorkel in the zone to enjoy these playful mammals.
o 17h30: Return to Puerto Baquerizo Moreno (Saint Cristobel)
o 19h00: Dinner.
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Day 7.-
o 08h00: Breakfast
o 09h00: Bus transfer to the island's highlands, where we'll visit
the lagoon of "El Junco", the Saint Cristobel's "Galapaguera",
and finally we will enjoy the "Chinese port", a beautiful
beach.
o 13h00: Lunch in the highlands
o 14h30: We will descend from this place to the port in mountain bikes,
not without first learning about the human history in Saint Cristobel's
island, in the village of "El Progreso".
o 16h30: Return to Puerto Baquerizo Moreno
o 19h00: Finally, we'll enjoy a farewell dinner and cocktail
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Day 8.-
o 08h00: Breakfast
o 10h00: Transfer to Saint Cristobel's airport (end of services).
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