Our Eastern Galapagos Cruise Itinerary begins with a tour of beautiful Mosquera Islet, where we’ll get the chance to check out sea lions. The following day we’ll enjoy San Cristobal Island, home to a giant-tortoise breeding center and Punta Pitt, where we can spot red-footed boobies. From here, it’s on to the central islands, starting with Santa Fe and its beautifully tranquil bay, before heading off to the stunning cliffs of South Plaza with its abundance of land iguanas and stunning marine birds.
The final days of this tour will see us visiting the Charles Darwin Research Station on Santa Cruz followed by spectacular Española Island — often voted as the #1 island by Guides, Guests, and Expedition Leaders — with its majestic waved albatrosses and mesmerizing coastlines. Eden Islet and North Seymour Island round out this Galapagos itinerary with their perfect share of wildlife and scenery.
This Galapagos itinerary has been designed to guarantee the best wildlife-viewing opportunities at several of the most gorgeous landscapes in the archipelago.
Visited on day one.
Sink your toes into the gorgeous white-sand beach of this modest islet that opens your eyes to the splendor and magic of the Galapagos. Enjoy a walk alongside sea lions while getting acquainted with the archipelago’s delicate marine and terrestrial ecosystems before taking your first dip in its soothing waters!
Visited on day two.
Revel in the stunning vistas available at remote Punta Pitt, located on the island’s farside. Numerous aquatic activities are available here. Later in the day, you’ll also get to briefly enjoy the laidback island life in the town of Puerto Baquerizo Moreno before visiting a giant-tortoise breeding center.
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This small, secret rooftop of the restored Casa Gangotena mansion peers over Plaza San Francisco in the center of Quito’s colonial Old Town, the world’s first UNESCO World Heritage Site. Order a Cedrón Spritz, a refreshing mix of rum, lemon, sparkling wine, and fresh lemon verbena (cedrón) syrup and leaf, then revel in the mesmerizing, real-time montage of daily life in Ecuador’s capital as it parades past.
A Font of information, Klaus has spent decades in the field, leading tours in the Amazon, Andes and Galapagos Islands. He hung up his guiding boots a few years back and now creates itineraries for the tour operator, Metropolitan Touring. Adrift in the Pacific Ocean, hundreds of miles from mainland South America, Galapagos is one of the most biodiverse locales on Earth.
Santa Cruz II is a replacement for the much-loved Santa Cruz, which plied the waters of the Galapagos for 36 years. It is not a new ship; it was built in 2002 and sailed as Mare Australis under the Australis cruise brand, operating expedition cruises around Cape Horn and to Antarctica. Metropolitan Touring bought the ship in 2015 and completely refurbished it, launching it as Santa Cruz II in October 2015.
When this modern, minimalist, glass-walled jungle lodge opened in 2012, it changed the accommodation game in South America. Arquitect Alfredo Ribadeneira’s “protective cocoon” would impress in a modern city; in the depths of an Andean cloudforest, it is wild, audacious and beautiful. Though only 70 miles from Quito, Maspi Lodge sits in splendid isolation, perched on a cliff at the end of an unsealed road.
Itinerario de 5 días / 4 noches: Basado en la tarifa regular (4214 USD + impuestos por persona)
Itinerario de 7 días / 6 noches: Basado en la tarifa regular (5672 USD + impuestos por persona)
No reembolsable. Aplica únicamente para residentes ecuatorianos en nuevas reservas directas realizadas, hasta el 30 de junio del 2022, con un ejecutivo de ventas del hotel. Válido para estadías hasta el 31 de agosto de 2022. No puede ser combinada con otros descuentos, promociones u ofertas. El descuento no aplica para otros servicios. El precio no incluye recargo de combustible de $20 por noche de crucero.
