CORAL YACHTS I & II - ITINERARY C

4 DAYS

DAY 1: SUNDAYiguana animal
AM: BALTRA AIRPORT

Departure from Quito or Guayaquil to Baltra Island (2 ½-hour flight). Arriving in the Galapagos, passengers are picked  up at the airport by our natural guides and taken to a

ten-minute bus drive to the pier to board the M/Y Coral I or M/Y Coral II. 

 
  
PM: CHARLES DARWIN STATION & FAUSTO LLERENA BREEDING CENTER (SANTA CRUZ ISLAND)

Dry landing. We visit the Station where the Galapagos giant tortoise breeding program takes place as part of our efforts to preserve  the fragile Galapagos environment and where the famous Lonesome George (the last surviving specimen of his species) lived for decades. Admire a prickly-pear cactus forest and variety Darwin’s finches and other land birds. tortoise animal 1

The Darwin Station also works providing environmental education to the communities, schools,

and tourists visiting the Galapagos Islands. You will also have some free time to visit the town and shop for souvenirs.

Difficulty level: intermediate
Type of terrain: flat
Duration: 1 ½-hour visit

 

 
DAY 2: MONDAY
AM: MOSQUERA ISLET

Wet Landing, Mosquera Islet is located between North Seymour and Baltra Island. This flat, sandy island has a large colony of sea lions. santa cruz island

It is also an excellent site to observe shorebirds such as herons and lava gulls. There is no trail on the islet, the visitor can enjoy the open area. Most of the islet is covered with sand and barren lava rock. Very little sesuvium portulacastrum plants grow on the sand.

Difficulty level: easy
Type of terrain: sandy
Duration: 1 ½-hour walk & snorkeling

 
PM: NORTH SEYMOUR ISLAND

Dry landing. This is perhaps one of the busiest tourist destinations on the archipelago. Off of Baltra Island (where the airport is located) and not far from Santa Cruz, North Seymour is the most accessible for day trips out of Santa Cruz’s main port, Puerto Ayora.frigate animal
An approximately two hour walk amidst large nesting colonies of blue-footed boobies*, magnificent and great frigatebirds,*

and swallow-tailed gulls for an in depth encounter with sea bird breeding cycles and as well as sea lions. You will also encounter sea lions,

land iguanas, and on a lucky day, you might even come across a Galapagos Snake.

Difficulty level: intermediate
Type of terrain: rocky ground
Duration: 2-hour walk / 30-minute snorkeling

 

DAY 3: UESDAY
AM: SANTA FE ISLAND

Wet landing. Santa Fe shows white sand beaches surrounded by sea lion colonies; through the island path, an endemic cactus forest is passed,8187027744 2037a9b39d h

home the Santa Fe land iguanas (the largest in the islands). This island is the habitat for a number of species,

including the Galapagos hawk, Galapagos snakes, rice rats (one of the few endemic Galapagos rodents),

a variety of finches and one of the four mockingbird species of the archipelago. 

Difficulty level: intermediate
Type of terrain: rocky
Duration: 1 ½-hour walk / 1-hour deep-water snorkeling

 
PM: SOUTH PLAZA ISLET

Dry landing. There are two Plaza Islets (north and south) located east of Santa Cruz Island. On the northern part of the Islet, visitors begin the journey along an impressive cactus forest were colorful yellow and red land iguanas live, the population number is around
300 animals; during the dry season they survive on fruits and flowers of the opuntia cacti.   iguana_animal.jpg

A peculiar thing to see in South Plaza is the hybrid iguana (sea and land). When reaching the highest point,

tropicbirds can be seen. During the dry season (June – January) the
usually greenish and yellowish vegetation change of color creating a bright red landscape (sesuviumedmonstonei plant).

Difficulty level: intermediate
Type of terrain: rocky 

DAY 4: WEDNESDAY
AM: KICKER ROCK CIRCUMNAVIGATION

Kicker Rock can be seen directly from the vessel. In the sea northeast of Puerto Baquerizo Moreno is this ancient and eroded volcanic tuff lava named Leon Dormido or Kicker Rock it is formed by frigate animal

two rocks approximately 148 m, named for its resemblance of a sleeping lion. It serves as home to many of the typical Galapagos sea animals,  such as birds, sea lions, blue and Nazca boobies and frigate. With rare sightings of swallow turtle gulls, tropic birds, and pelicans.

Difficulty level: easy
Type of Terrain: water
Duration: 1-hour circumnavigation

 

 
PM: CERRO COLORADO TORTOISE RESERVE (SAN CRISTOBAL ISLAND)

Dry landing in Puerto Baquerizo Moreno. Passengers visit the San Cristobal Giant Tortoise Breeding Center to learn about the National Park’s  conservation programs. Enjoy a beautiful landscape on the way to the Reserve. Passengers will also have the opportunity to visit the village’sblue_footed1.jpg

port, have a drink or shop for arts and crafts and other souvenirs.

Difficulty level: intermediate
Type of Terrain: sandy
Duration: 40-minute bus drive to the Reserve / 1-hour visit.  

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