8 Day Itinerary A | Infinity Luxury Yacht

Infinity Galapagos Luxury Yacht - Route A (Tuesday - Tuesday)

Overview

Whether traveling with your family or a group of friends or on a vacation or honeymoon, we will help bring your dream of a Galapagos cruise to life.

This beautiful ship was designed with families and small groups in mind. With two large suites and eight cabins, some of which are interconnected, all with panoramic windows and private balconies. With spacious social areas, such as an al fresco dining area, barbecue area, and living room, guests will be comfortable during their entire journey.

Islands you will visit:

Baltra
Genovesa Island
Santiago Island
Santa Cruz Island
Floreana Island
Española Island
San Cristobal Island

Itinerary

DAY 1

SANTA CRUZ ISLAND

Baltra Island Airport: Arrival and Transfer to the boa

AM
Baltra Island Airport: Arrival and Transfer to the boat
PM
Santa Cruz: Black Turtle Cove
Black Turtle Cove
Black Turtle Cove is situated in the northern part of Santa Cruz. This inlet is surrounded by mangroves and is only accessible by dinghy. The shallow cove is a safe haven for young marine life. Black-tip and white-tip reef sharks, sea turtles, and a variety of rays are often spotted here.
Highlights:
Baby hammerhead shark, rays, sea turtles, sea birds
Possible Activities:
Dinghy ride
Type of Landing:
No landing
Difficulty:
Easy

DAY 2

GENOVESA ISLAND

El Barranco & Darwin Bay

AM
Genovesa Island: El Barranco
PM
Genovesa Island: Darwin Bay
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
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

Sullivan Bay & Rabida Island

AM
Santiago Island: Sullivan Bay
PM
Rabida Island
Sullivan Bay
A coral beach landing leads you towards a lava field as far as the eye can see. Hunt and peck over the two distinguished types of lava, pahoehoe and 'a'a, for signs of plant life that have managed to emerge over the past 100 years since the most recent volcanic explosion. A truly amazing volcanic experience…up close and personal!
Highlights:
Variety of lava formations and landscapes, pahoehoe lava which is found primarily in Hawai'i and the Galapagos islands, 'a'a lava, and pristine coral sand beach
Possible Activities:
Walk, snorkel, swim
Type of Landing:
Wet landing
Difficulty:
Easy to moderate. Be sure to wear good solid walking shoes or boots as the 'a'a lava is very sharp and pointy
Rabida Island
Rabida Island (Jervis) is one of the most colorful and volcanically varied islands in the archipelago and a great snorkeling site. Its famous maroon sandy beach and stunning lookouts provide wonderful landscapes. The island is a birdwatcher’s delight. Some of the rarest species are in abundance, such as nine varieties of finches, large-billed flycatchers, Galapagos hawks and brown pelicans.
Highlights:
Snorkeling: white-cheeked pintail ducks, colorful fish, sea lions, brackish water lagoon, penguins, Galapagos hawk
Possible Activities:
Snorkeling, dinghy ride & short hike (0.6 miles /1 km)
Type of Landing:
Wet landing
Difficulty:
Easy / moderate

DAY 4

SANTA CRUZ ISLAND

Tortoise Breeding Center & El Chato

AM
Santa Cruz Island: Tortoise Breeding Center
PM
Santa Cruz Island: El Chato
Charles Darwin Station / Fausto Llerena Breeding Center
The Charles Darwin Research Station is home to turtles ranging from 3-inches (new hatchlings) to 4-feet long. Subspecies of turtles interact with one another and many of the older turtles 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
El Chato Tortoise Reserve
The El Chato reserve is divided into two areas: Caseta and Chato. The trail begins at Santa Rosa (13.7 miles / 22 km) from Puerto Ayora, with the Caseta route being the more challenging. The reserve allows visitors to observe giant tortoises in the wild during the dry season and is also a good place to spot short-eared owls, Darwin’s finches, yellow warblers, Galapagos rails and paint-billed crakes.
Highlights:
Giant tortoises, finches, Galapagos rails
Possible Activities:
Walking, bird watching
Type of Landing:
Dry landing
Difficulty:
Easy / medium

DAY 5

SANTA CRUZ ISLAND

Dragon Hill & Bachas Beach

AM
Santa Cruz Island: Dragon Hill
PM
Santa Cruz Island: Bachas Beach
Dragon Hill (Cerro Dragón)
Situated on Santa Cruz Island, Dragon Hill is one of the newest visitor sites accessible to tourists in the Galapagos Islands. One of the lengthier Galapagos walking trails will lead visitors along a beach and up a trail to the lagoon lookout where bright flamingos, pintail ducks, and land iguanas can be spotted.
Highlights:
Land iguana nesting spot, Galapagos flamingos, common stilts, palo santo trees and cacti forest
Possible Activities:
Walking and hiking
Type of Landing:
Dry landing
Difficulty:
Easy to moderate: the trail may get muddy at times, and there is uneven rocky terrain.
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

DAY 6

FLOREANA ISLAND

Post Office Bay & Cormorant Point or Devil's Crown

AM
Floreana Island: Post Office Bay
PM
Floreana Island: Cormorant Point or Devil's Crown
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
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

DAY 7

ESPAñOLA ISLAND

Suarez Point & Gardner Bay

AM
Española Island: Suarez Point
PM
Española Island: Gardner Bay
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
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

San Cristobal Island: Gianni Arismendy Interpretation Center

AM
San Cristobal Island: Gianni Arismendy Interpretation Center
Transfer to the San Cristobal Airport
Gianni Arismendy Interpretation Center
The Gianni Arismendy Interpretation Center was opened in 1998 as a phase of the project “Interpretation and Environment Education Project.” Visitors enjoy expositions on natural history, human history, and conservation. The conservation efforts represent the movement to protect the wildlife and natural environment through means of population and tourist control. The Gianni Arismendy Interpretation Center has an outdoor stadium, audio-visual equipment, and meeting rooms.
Possible Activities:
Short walk
Difficulty:
Easy
Type of Landing:
Dry
Highlights:
Information and history about the Galapagos Islands.

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