JOURNEY I ITINERARY

4 DAY GALAPGOS CRUISE (Tuesday - Friday)

*Please note the itinerary may vary due to changes in air schedules, weather, national park regulations, local conditions, safety or unforeseen emergencies.

DAY 1 - Tuesday / Galapagos Arrival & Highlands, Santa Cruz

We begin our morning with a flight to the Galapagos Islands.  Our crew meets us at the airport and assists us with our luggage and transfers with us to the Journey I (Anahi) . Once on board we have lunch and in the afternoon set off of the highlands of Santa Cruz.

A trip to the highlands offers an excellent opportunities for viewing wild tortoises. As you walk through the forest, listen carefully for the sound of heavy foot steps and the sound of shrubs being slowly crushed as the tortoises make their way through the brush to enjoy a meal. The Highlands also offers plenty of lava tubes, sinkholes and craters to explore. Theses eerie formations offer a fascinating hike into the belly of the island to view its volcanic make-up.

DAY 2 - Wednesday / Sombrero Chino & Puerto Egas

Sombrero Chino is a small island off the coast of Santiago, here on the rocky shoreline Galapagos penguins, eagle rays, sea lions and marine iguanas are frequently seen. The small cove offers and excellent snorkeling site.

Puerto Egas is home to some of the Galapagos Island's best tide pools. Sponges, snails, hermit crabs, barnacles and fish including the endemic four-eyed blenny can be seen. The walk also presents visitors with a variety of shore birds, marine iguanas, sally light foot crabs, sea lions and fur seals.

DAY 3 - Thursday / Sullivan Bay, Santiago & Bartolome

In the early 1900's the volcano on Santiago erupted, lava flowed eastward towards Bartolome. The extreme heat created by the flow would cause obstacles like trees to evaporate, leaving behind only an imprint of the life which once existed. The Sullivan Bay lava field is a variety of interesting patterns. The shapes and textures of trees, which once existed there and Hornitos caused when pockets of gas or water trapped under the lava exploded.

Located just off Sullivan Bay east of Santiago, Bartolome, a desolate island with few plants is the most visited and most photographed island in the Galapagos. Bartolome's Pinnacle Rock has become one of the best recognized and most photographed sights in the islands and was the back drop for the motion picture Master and Commander.

DAY 4 - Friday Morning / Bachas Beach & Galapagos Departure

Located west of Caleta Tortuga Negra on Santa Cruz, Bachas Beach is a favorite nesting site for sea turtles. The lagoon behind the beach offers the opportunity to view coastal birds like pink flamingos, black-necked stilts and whimbrels. Bachas also is home to hundreds of blue-footed boobies who can be seen hunting in the waters just off the coast.

Having completed our cruise we return to the Baltra Airport where we say good-bye to our guide and before catching our flight back to the mainland.

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