8 Day Itinerary B | Natural Paradise Yacht

Natural Paradise Yacht: Route B (Tuesday-Tuesday)

Overview

The Natural Paradise Luxury Yacht offers travelers a variety of accommodation options that suit everyone's needs, while always offering the best quality in the overall experience.

Travelers can pick from 9 different spacious and comfortable cabins that include suites with balconies overlooking the ocean, junior suites, and staterooms, all featuring large bathrooms, air-conditioning, and luxury amenities.

Islands you will visit:

Santa Cruz
Isabela
Fernandina
Chinese Hat
Mosquera
Floreana
Española
San Cristobal

Itinerary

DAY 1

BALTRA ISLAND / SANTA CRUZ ISLAND

Tuesday: Arrival to Baltra

AM: Arrival to Baltra Airport and Transfer to the boat.
PM: Eden Islet
Off the western coast of Santa Cruz Island, Eden Islet offers visitors a great chance to see a variety of Galapagos wildlife from the dinghy ride both on shore and under the water.
Highlights:
Endemic salemas , reef sharks, Nazca and blue footed boobies
Possible Activities:
Dinghy ride and snorkeling
Type of Landing:
No landing
Difficulty:
Easy

DAY 2

FERNANDINA ISLAND / ISABELA ISLAND

Wednesday: Isabela and Fernandina

AM: Vicente Roca Point
Located on the northwestern coast of the island and comprised of two separate coves, this site is a large bay with spectacular sea life. Seahorses, sea turtles, and the strange yet fascinating Mola mola (sunfish) may be spotted here. This bay is great for diving and snorkeling.
Highlights:
Penguins, blue-footed boobies, terns, Nazca boobies, sea lions; snorkeling: sea turtles, rays and puffer fish.
Possible Activities:
Snorkeling & dinghy ride
Type of Landing:
No landing
Difficulty:
Easy / moderate
PM: Espinoza Point
No foreign species have ever invaded Fernandina Island, and therefore it is one of the world's most pristine island ecosystems. The volcano “La Cumbre” dominates the landspace with lava fields reaching the ocean. The island's highlight features the flightless cormorant nesting site. This area provides a great opportunity to see the Galapagos hawk.
Highlights:
Flightless cormorant, marine iguanas, 'a'a lava, sea lions, penguins, active volcano “La Cumbre”
Possible Activities:
Hike (1.2 miles/2 km)
Type of Landing:
Dry and slippery at low tide
Difficulty:
Moderate

DAY 3

ISABELA ISLAND

Thursday: Isabela Island

AM: Urbina Bay
Urbina Bay is located at the base of Alcedo Volcano on the west coast between Tagus Cove and Elizabeth Bay. This area experienced a major uplift in 1954 causing the land to rise over 16 feet. The coast expanded half a mile out leaving marine life stranded on the new shore. This area is also a great place for snorkeling.
Highlights:
Land iguanas (the biggest in the Galapagos), hawks, coral reef, giant tortoises; snorkeling: turtles, rays, tropical fish
Possible Activities:
Snorkeling, dinghy ride & hike, 2 trails: short (0.6miles/1 km), long (1.9miles/3km)
Type of Landing:
Wet landing
Difficulty:
Easy / moderate
PM: Moreno Point
Moreno Point is located near Elizabeth Bay on the west coast of Isabela Island. The plethora of birds seen during a dinghy ride along the striking rocky shores or a hike along path through lava rock leading to tide pools and mangroves create a birdwatcher’s delight. In the tide pools, green sea turtles or white-tip sharks can be spotted.
Highlights:
Flamingos, gallinules, pintail ducks, turtles, white-tip reef sharks.
Possible Activities:
Snorkeling, dinghy ride & hike (1.2miles/2km)
Type of Landing:
Dry landing
Difficulty:
Moderate / difficult

DAY 4

ISABELA ISLAND

Friday: Isabela Island

AM: Sierra Negra Volcano
The Sierra Negra Volcano boasts the largest basaltic caldera in Galapagos at 9 x 10 km. The site offers impressive views and the opportunity to observe up to 7 species of finch and a rich display of vegetation. The north side of the caldera provides evidence of its most recent volcanic activity in 2005.
Highlights:
Basaltic caldera, stunning views, finches
Possible Activities:
Hiking, walking
Type of Landing:
Dry landing
Difficulty:
Moderate
PM: The Wetlands (Puerto Villamil)
The Wetlands of Isabela Island are located just outside of Puerto Villamil. The Wetlands consist of lagoons, swamps, and mangroves and are home to a variety of unique bird species such as common stilts, whimbrels, white-cheeked pintails, and gallinules. The Wetlands can be visited on foot via a path that winds through the swamps.
Highlights:
Giant mangroves, shore birds
Possible Activities:
Hiking
Type of Landing:
Dry landing
Difficulty:
Easy
Tortoise Breeding Station (Puerto Villamil)
This center was created to protect animals in their first years of life from the threats of foreign species such as pigs and donkeys. Giant tortoise eggs are collected and brought to the center where they are hatched and kept for five years before being released to their natural environment.
Highlights:
Two of the five subspecies of the giant tortoise
Possible Activities:
Walking
Type of Landing:
Dry landing
Difficulty:
Easy

DAY 5

CHINESE HAT ISLET / MOSQUERA ISLAND

Saturday: Chinese Hat and Mosquera

AM: Chinese Hat Islet
This small islet is located near the southeast coast of Santiago Island. Its name comes from the distinct shape of the islet's summit. This small islet is a great location to view many geological formations such as lava tubes and lava flows.
Possible Activities:
Hike & snorkeling (1,9 miles / 3 km)
Type of Landing:
Wet landing
Difficulty:
Easy / Moderate
PM: Mosquera Islet
Located between the islands of Baltra and North Seymour, this reef of rocks and coral (the result of an uprising) is only 160 meters across at its narrowest width. This island has one of the largest populations of sea lions and is home to many shorebirds. There have been occasional reports at this site of orcas feeding on sea lions.
Highlights:
Sea lions, shore birds
Possible Activities:
Dinghy ride, snorkeling
Type of Landing:
No landing
Difficulty:
Easy

DAY 6

FLOREANA ISLAND

Sunday: Floreana Island

AM: Post Office Bay
In the 18th century whalers passing through the islands placed a wooden barrel on Floreana Island for use as an unofficial mail box. The tradition continues today as visitors leave addressed postcards in the barrel and sort through left mail to deliver at home.
Highlights:
Post office barrel, nice sandy beach
Possible Activities:
Short hike (less than 0.6 miles/1 km) & snorkeling
Type of Landing:
Wet landing
Difficulty:
Easy
PM: Cormorant Point
This site hosts a large flamingo lagoon where other birds such as common stilts and white-cheeked pintails can also be seen. The beaches on this island are distinct: The “Green Beach” named so due to its green color, which comes from a high percentage of olivine crystals in the sand, and the “Four Sand Beach” composed of white coral.
Highlights:
Flamingos, green-colored beach
Possible Activities:
Dinghy ride & hike (1.2 miles /2 km)
Type of Landing:
Wet landing
Difficulty:
Easy
Champion Islet
The Champion Island, named after the whaler Andrew Champion, is a small island located just offshore Floreana Island in the southern part of the Archipelago, considered as one of the most beautiful places on Galapagos for all snorkeling and diving fans and an excellent opportunity for dolphin watching.
Highlights:
See lions, reef fish and Nasca boobies
Possible Activities:
Snoreling and dinghy ride
Type of Landing:
Wet landing
Difficulty:
Moderate / Difficult

DAY 7

ESPAñOLA ISLAND

Mondaly: Española Island

AM: Suarez Point
This area is great for spotting blue-footed boobies, albatrosses and Nazca boobies. A beautiful site on the ocean front, the large waved albatrosses use the cliff as a launching pad. The famous attraction is the magnificent blowhole, spurting water high into the air. This site presents wonderful photograph opportunities.
Highlights:
Hood mockingbirds, Nazca boobies, waved albatrosses, red-billed tropicbirds, lava lizards, Galapagos hawks, blue-footed boobies, blowhole, amazing landscape
Possible Activities:
Hike (1.9 miles/3 km)
Type of Landing:
Dry landing
Difficulty:
Difficult
PM: Gardner Bay
Gardner Bay, on the eastern side of the island, is the breeding site of nearly all of the world´s 12,000 pairs of waved albatrosses. It has an ample white sandy beach with a myriad of sea lions, perfect for relaxing. Its rocky shores make this site a great place for diving and snorkeling.
Highlights:
White sandy beach, sea lions, mockingbirds; snorkeling: colorful fish, sea lion nursery
Possible Activities:
Snorkeling, dinghy ride, kayaking, short hike of (0.6 miles/1 km)
Type of Landing:
Wet landing
Difficulty:
Easy

DAY 8

SAN CRISTOBAL

Tuesday: San Cristobal Island

AM: Lobos Island
The name of this island means "Sea Lion Island." This appropriately named island is ripe with noisy, frolicking, jolly sea lions who will welcome you to their home with open, well, fins. This island also offers great snorkeling opportunities as well as the chance to see blue-footed and Nazca boobies.
Highlights:
Snorkeling with sea lions, frigatebirds, blue-footed boobies
Possible Activities:
Short hike (less than 0.6 miles/1 km), dinghy ride and / or snorkeling.
Type of Landing:
Dry landing
Difficulty:
Easy / moderate
After this tour, transfer to San Cristobal Airport.

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