Eastern Galapagos Odyssey: An 8-Day Luxury Exploration Aboard the Integrity Yacht | Integrity Yacht

Eastern Galapagos Odyssey: An 8-Day Luxury Exploration Aboard the Integrity Yacht

The Integrity Yacht offers a luxurious 8-day Eastern Galápagos expedition, which provides travelers with an immersive experience in the world’s most extraordinary wildlife sanctuary. The volcanic islands remain untouched, while visitors can observe blue-footed boobies and giant tortoises, playful sea lions, and experience various environments that include white sand beaches and mangrove-lined coastlines. The archipelago exploration becomes possible through daily hikes and snorkeling activities, which expert naturalists lead while maintaining a comfortable yet adventurous environment for visitors to experience the heart of the archipelago.

Day by day

Day 1: Arrival at Baltra, Santa Cruz

AM — Santa Cruz Highlands

Santa Cruz Highlands welcomes visitors who arrive through Baltra to experience giant tortoises living in their natural environment. The green misty area reveals the tall Scalesia forest together with Darwin's finch birds. The vibrant Vermilion Flycatcher will show up against the green leaves if luck is on your side.

PM — Charles Darwin Research Station & Boarding

The Charles Darwin Research Station provides visitors with the chance to explore conservation efforts that safeguard tortoise and iguana populations. Visitors can observe hatchlings and adult turtles while watching ongoing conservation work to protect these species. Your voyage will begin when you board INTEGRITY during the afternoon hours as you start your island-hopping adventure while having dinner on board.

Day 2: Española Island

AM — Gardner Bay

The beach features white sand, which stands out brilliantly, as it is home to sea lions and turtles that nest alongside friendly Española mockingbirds. Snorkel to explore underwater cliffs while swimming with colorful fish, turtles, sea lions, and small sharks.

PM — Punta Suárez

The Galapagos Islands offer visitors their most famous attraction, which combines cliffs with powerful ocean waves and huge seabird communities. You will observe marine iguanas and lava lizards, and during the right season, the waved albatross will perform its distinctive courtship dance. The natural blowhole produces water that shoots up to great heights into the atmosphere.

Day 3: San Cristobal Island

Day 4: Santa Fe South Plaza Islands

Day 5: Genovesa Island

Day 6: Santiago & Bartolome Islands

Day 7: Rabida & Sombrero Chino

Day 8: Baltra Island

Map

Monte Crocker | Vermillion flycatcher | Galapagos Islands

Puerto Baquerizo Moreno | Galapagos Islands

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Cruise Includes

VIP arrival lounge in Baltra.

Transfer from Galapagos Airport will follow the exact schedule of activities, which are mentioned in Day 1 of the itinerary.

The Galapagos cruise package includes all food and beverages such as meals, snacks, soft drinks and house wine and beer, and juice.

Top naturalist bilingual guides

All shore excursions and snorkeling activities

Wetsuits and masks and fins, kayaks and snorkels.

Free laundry service to all its guests.

Starlink Marine internet Wi-Fi service

Transfer back to Galapagos Airport

Emergency evacuation

Meals

Cruise does not include

Air tickets to/from Galapagos from/to Quito, Guayaquil, or a combined route

Entrance to the Galapagos National Park US $ 200 p.p. (cash in the Islands)

Galapagos Control Card US $ 20 p.p. (at the airport before check-in)

Soft and alcoholic drinks on board; personal expenses, extras, and tips for guide and crew (cash)

Travel insurance with medical, cancellation, and other unforeseen coverage

Other services in Continental Ecuador, not specified in the program

Highlights

Whitetip and blacktip reef sharks, green sea turtles, rays, herons, blue-footed boobies, and mangroves.

Breeding frigatebirds, red-footed and Nazca boobies, Galapagos sea lions, lava and swallow-tailed gulls, yellow-crowned night herons, Genovese ground finch, Genovese cactus finch, and Galapagos mockingbirds.

Lava pahoehoe, Galapagos penguins, oystercatchers, Galapagos falcons.