M/V Galapagos Legend Itinerary C Monday

General Info

The M/V Galapagos Legend is a 100 passenger capacity vessel with ample social areas where you can enjoy countless on board activities. Standard Plus cabins are exterior cabins with porthole windows, located on the Sea Deck. Highlights of Cruise C include flamingos & sea turtles at Bachas Beach, the large colony of iguanas on Plaza Island and the giant tortoises breeding centre.

Itinerary

Day 1 Baltra/Santa Cruz Island

AM- Galapagos (Baltra Airport)
Departure from Quito or Guayaquil to Baltra (2 ½ hours flight). Passengers are picked up at the airport by our naturalist guides and taken on a ten minute bus drive to the pier to board the M/V Galapagos Legend.

PM – Santa Cruz (Bachas Beach)
Wet landing on the north side of Santa Cruz; behind the beach lie two small flamingo ponds with iguanas, coastal birds, Darwin finches, mockingbirds, and gulls, as well as interesting native and endemic vegetation, red and black mangroves, salt bushes, and much more. This beach is one of the main nesting sites of sea turtles in the Galapagos. A female can lay eggs 3 or 4 times with an average of 70 eggs each, but then spend 3 or 5 years without breeding.
At this paradisiacal site we will also find the remains of barges that sank long ago, once property of the United States Navy when they operated an airbase on Baltra Island during World War II. That is why the beach is called “Bachas” because the word “barges” in English was hard to pronounce for the local people. (LD)

Day 2 Plaza Island /Santa Fe (Barrington Island)

AM- South Plaza (Plaza Island)
Dry landing on the northern part of the Islet. The walk begins with an impressive cactus forest surrounded by land and marine iguanas; as we reach its highest point, be on the lookout for tropicbirds and a bachelor sea lion colony.
In South Plaza there is a large colony of the smaller sized land iguanas. The population is approximately 300 individuals. They feed on all kinds of vegetation, but during the dry season survive on the fruits and flowers of Opuntia cacti. Due to their proximity with marine iguanas, this is the only place on Earth where we will find the Galapagos hybrid iguana.

PM – Santa Fe
Wet landing on a white sand beach surrounded by a sea lion colony; we continue walking through an endemic cactus forest as we search for the endemic Santa Fe land iguana, the largest in the islands and distinctively paler. This island is home to a number of endemic species including Galapagos Hawk, Galapagos Snake, rice rats, a variety of finches and one of the four species of Galapagos mockingbirds. Deep-water snorkeling. (BLD)

Day 3 San Cristobal Island

AM- Pitt Point / Pitt Islet(San Cristóbal)
Wet landing followed by a high intensity hike on rocky terrain. The trail includes an olivine beach of 90 meters long and a path that climbs to the top of a volcanic tuff, through several magnificent viewpoints. This is probably the only site where the three booby species of the Galapagos can be seen together: Nazca, Blue-footed, and Red-footed; as well as two species of frigatebirds and a sea lion colony; it is also excellent for dinghy rides and snorkeling, where a good range of sea birds can be observed.

PM – Cerro Brujo (San Cristóbal)
Wet landing. Cerro Brujo is an eroding tuff cone that at several locations is composed of aa lava formations, and a beautiful white sand beach, great for snorkeling and sunbathing. We visit a lagoon where migratory bird species can be seen: Black-necked Stilts, Ruddy Turnstones, Whimbrels, other sandpiper species and White-cheeked Pintails. Cerro Brujo offers beautiful views of Kicker Rock, the southern part of San Cristobal and the adjacent coast. (BLD)

Day 4 San Cristobal Island

AM- Cerro Colorado Tortoise Reserve (San Cristóbal)
Dry landing in Puerto Baquerizo Moreno. Passengers visit the San Cristóbal giant tortoise Breeding Center to learn about the National Park’s conservation programs. Passengers will also have the opportunity to visit the port village, have a drink or shop for arts and crafts and other souvenirs.

After the visit you will go straight to the airport for return flight to Guayaquil or Quito. (B)

Prices

Cabin/ Season	Low	High
Standard	$1185	$1245
Standard Plus	$1415	$1475
Jr. Suite	$1690	$1750
Legend Suite	$1920	$1980
Balcony Suite	$3170	$3260

Rates are per person, twin share, low season
Departs every second Monday

Please note package prices do not include air tickets to/ from mainland Ecuador (from $450 roundtrip); Galapagos National Park fee (USD$100 per person); Ingala Tourist Control Card (USD$10 per person) or fuel surcharges

Please note that Galapagos Islands itineraries are now based on 15 day cycles where no two sites are to be visited in one cycle. Cruises A, B, C and D can be combined to create 3,4,7,10,11 and 14 night cruises.

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