JOURNEY I ITINERARY

5 DAY GALAPAGOS CRUISE (Friday - Tuesday)

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

DAY 1 - Friday / Galapagos Arrival, Plazas

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. Once on board we have lunch and set sail for South Plaza.

Located off the east coast of Santa Cruz, South Plaza is a small island with an interesting collection of species. Home to a noisy colony of sea lions, South Plaza is known for its lazy land iguanas who can be seen waiting under the prickly pear cactus for some of the delicious fruit to drop. Swallow-tailed gulls can be seen nesting along the cliffs. While yellow-tailed mullets, Audubon shearwaters, frigatebirds and brown pelicans can all be seen flying past.

DAY 2 - Saturday / Interpretation Center, Frigatebird Hill and Isla Lobos, San Cristobal

Arriving at the island of San Cristobal, we visit the interpretation center to learn about the conservation efforts in the Galapagos. We hike 20-30 minutes outside town to Frigatebird Hill named for the birds that frequent the area.  Here you are able to see both magnificent frigatebirds and great frigatebirds in the same colony.

Returning to the Journey I we head just up the coast to a small islet known as Isla Lobos for the many sea lions who live here. The tranquil waters make it the perfect spot to snorkel with these fun loving animals.

DAY 3 - Sunday / Punta Suarez and Gardner Bay, Española

Española's two visitor sites offer an exceptional island visit. Gardner Bay is a favorite destination for swimming and snorkeling as well as offering a great beach. Punta Suarez is one of the highlights of the Galapagos Islands. The variety and quantity of wildlife assures a memorable visit. Visitors find migrant, resident, and endemic wildlife including brightly colored marine iguanas, Española lava lizards, Hood mockingbirds, swallow-tailed gulls, blue-footed boobies, masked boobies, Galapagos hawks, a selection of finch, and waved albatross.

DAY 4 - Monday / Punta Cormorant, Devil's Crown and Post Office Bay, Floreana

Floreana is best known for its colorful history of buccaneers, whalers, convicts, and colonists. In 1793 British whalers established the Post Office Barrel to send letters to and from England. This tradition has continued over the years, and even today visitors may drop off and pick up letters, without stamps, to be carried to far destinations. Punta Cormorant offers two highly contrasting beaches. The landing beach is of volcanic origin and is composed of olivine crystals, giving it a greenish tinge. At the end of the short trail is a carbonate beach of extremely fine white sand. Formed by the erosion of coral skeletons, it is a nesting site for green sea turtles.

DAY 5 - Tuesday / Darwin Station and Galapagos Departure

Located near the center of the archipelago, Santa Cruz is the center of tourism in the Galapagos. A ten minute walk from the center of town, the Charles Darwin Research Station is the working Galapagos based branch of the international, non-profit Charles Darwin Foundation, a visit to the Charles Darwin Research Station is included in all cruises of the islands. Visitors learn about natural history, issues concerning the islands, and see the Tortoise breeding and rearing project at work

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

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