Natural Paradise Yacht: Route D (Saturday - Tuesday)

4 Days (3 Nights)

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
  • Genovesa
  • Santiago

Itinerary

DAY 1
BALTRA ISLAND / SANTA CRUZ ISLAND

Saturday: Arrival to Baltra

  • AM: Arrival to Baltra Airport and Transfer to the boat.
  • PM: Santa Cruz: Fausto Llerena Breeding Cente
  • “Fausto Llerena” Tortoise Breeding Center in Puerto Ayora, where giant tortoises are bred in captivity. This is home to tortoises ranging from 3-inches (new hatchlings) to 4-feet long adults. Subspecies of the giant tortoises interact with one another, and many of the older tortoises are accustomed to humans stretching out their heads for a photo opportunity. The babies are kept until they are about four years-old and strong enough to survive on their own.
  • Highlights:
  • Giant tortoises in captivity
  • Possible Activities:
  • Walking
  • Type of Landing:
  • Dry landing
  • Difficulty:
  • Easy
DAY 2
GENOVESA ISLAND

Sunday: Genovesa Island

  • AM: El Barranco
  • Also known as Prince Phillip's Steps, El Barranco’s steep, rocky paths leads up to a high cliff-face. A marvelous view can be appreciated from here. This site is also home to palo santo vegetation as well as red-footed boobies, short-eared lava owls, Galapagos swallows, and Galapagos doves.
  • Highlights:
  • Red-footed boobies, short-eared lava owls, storm-petrels, Galapagos doves
  • Possible Activities:
  • Hiking (0.9 miles/2 km)
  • Type of Landing:
  • Dry, difficult landing
  • Difficulty:
  • Moderate
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  • PM: Darwin Bay
  • This white sand coral beach heads a half mile trail (0.75km) that winds through mangroves filled with land birds. Nazca boobies, red-footed boobies, and swallow-tailed gulls can be spotted here. Further down the path are tidal pools where sea lions swim playfully. At the end is a spectacular view off a cliff.
  • Highlights:
  • Nazca boobies, red- footed boobies, swallow-tailed gulls, mangroves, coral pebbles beach, snorkeling: rays, colorful reef fish and hammerhead sharks
  • Possible Activities:
  • Hiking (0.9 miles/1.5 km), snorkeling, kayaking & dinghy ride
  • Type of Landing:
  • Wet landing.
  • Difficulty:
  • Easy / moderate
DAY 3
SANTIAGO ISLAND

Monday: Santiago Island

  • AM: Espumilla Beach
  • Espumilla Beach is a popular place for marine iguanas and Sally Lightfoot crabs. The crabs attract the hunting herons performing the dance of predator and prey. With an abundance of marine life including octopi, moray eels, and sharks, snorkeling is highly recommended.
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  • Highlights:
  • Snorkeling
  • Possible Activities:
  • Snorkeling and swimming
  • Type of Landing:
  • Wet landing
  • Difficulty:
  • Easy
  • Buccaneer Cove
  • Buccaneer Cove is a testament to the fact that Santiago Island was once a refuge for British buccaneers. These pirates would anchor in the protected bay to make repairs and stock up on tortoise meat among other things. The steep cliffs, where hundreds of seabirds perch in front of the dark red sand beach, are a magnificent site.
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  • Highlights:
  • Sea birds, historical site, snorkeling, rock formations
  • Possible Activities:
  • Short walk along the beach (less than 0.6 miles/1 km)
  • Type of Landing:
  • Wet landing
  • Difficulty:
  • Easy
  • PM: Egas Port
  • Also known as James Bay, Egas Port is home to the curious Galapagos hawks and quick-footed Galapagos lava lizards. The trail leads to a coastline with gorgeous tide pools and grottos full of fauna. Here the Galapagos fur sea lions bathe in the sun. This is also a great snorkeling site.
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  • Highlights:
  • Fur sea lions, Galapagos sea lions, tidal pools and “grottos”, Galapagos hawk, oyster catchers, marine iguanas, finches; snorkeling: reef sharks, turtles, rays, nice underwater formations.
  • Possible Activities:
  • Snorkeling, hiking (1.2 miles/2 km)
  • Type of Landing:
  • Wet landing
  • Difficulty:
  • Easy / moderate
DAY 4
BALTRA ISLAND / SANTA CRUZ ISLAND

Saturday: Santa Cruz and Transfer to Baltra

  • AM: Santa Cruz, Bachas Beach
  • Located on the north shore of Santa Cruz, Las Bachas is a swimming beach. One of the few remnants of the U.S. World War II presence in the Galapagos, a floating pier, can be seen here. You may see flamingos, Sally Lightfoot crabs, hermit crabs, black necked stilts, and whimbrels. Sea turtles also nest off the beach.
  • Highlights:
  • World War II remnants
  • Animals:
  • Sally Lightfoot crabs, hermit crabs, black necked stilts, whimbrels, sea turtles
  • Type of Landing:
  • Wet
  • Difficulty:
  • Easy
  • After this tour, transfer to Baltra Airport

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Terms & Conditions

Payment Policy:

  • At the time of booking a deposit of 20% of the total tour price
  • The remaining balance is due a minimum of 65 calendar days prior to departure date

To issue final confirmation Palace tours requires 60 days prior to departure (or at time of reservation for last minute bookings) the following information for all passengers:

  • Complete passenger names
  • Passport copy
  • Nationality
  • Date of birth
  • Marital Status
  • Dietary or medical restrictions

Failure to provide the above information on time may result in delays and possibly passengers missing the tour completely. Palace tours will not accept responsibility or provide refunds if the above information is not provided in its entirety and on time.

Cancellation Policy

All cancellations must be done in writing. If a cancellation is received more than 125 days prior to tour departure date a cancellation fee of 10% of the total price will be retained as cancellation fee.  

If a cancellation is received between 125 days and 65 days prior to tour departure date, 20% of the total price will be forfeited. 

In the case of a cancellation received less than 65 days prior to the boat departure the full amount will be retained.

*Christmas & New Year: special conditions apply. Please contact us for details.

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