Departure to the Galapagos Islands, arrival at Baltra airport, where our naturalist guide of the National Parkwill be waiting for you.Either if you do this visit starting from Baltra or from Puerto Ayora, a bus will take you to the highlandsstopping along the way at one of the reserves to visit the lush highland forests where you will look forGalapagos Giant tortoises in their natural environment. This is the best place in the Galapagos to see thesegentle giants (reaching over 300 kg / 600 pounds!) casually grazing and resting in freshwater ponds. This isalso home for a great diversity of birds rarely found at the lowlands, including finches (tree, woodpecker andvegetarian finches), flycatchers and several species of water birds. You will visit a lava tunnel (depending onthe itinerary) and learn how these extraordinary formations were created by ancient volcanic eruptions.Highlights: Giant tortoises, Darwin finches, barn owls, white-cheeked pintails, Galapagos flycatchers, Lavatunnels.

Punta Cormorant is located in the north of Floreana and it is known for its large coastal lagoon with Americanflamingos, white-cheeked pintails, black-necked stilts and other shorebirds. There is a beautiful white sandbeach which is an important nesting ground for green sea turtles where we can also see rays and reef sharks.In recent years, a small group of blue footed boobies have started to breed right by the trail. This is also agreat trail to look at endemic plants.Snorkel: It will be done at Devil’s Crown, a heavily eroded little volcano right by Floreana island. This isconsidered by many as one of the best snorkeling sites in the entire archipelago as the current funnelsplankton through the Crown, attracting huge schools of snapper, Creole fish parrot fish, angelfish, reefsharks, sea turtles, rays and a phenomenal amount of marine life.Highlights: American flamingo, blue-footed booby, frigatebirds, tropicbirds, Galapagos shearwaters, sealions, sea turtle nesting site, finches, shorebirds, coral-sand beach.Floreana is famous for the tales of German settlers and the baroness during the late 1920’s and 30 ‘s.Assassinations, disappearances and other unsolved mysteries are the ingredients of this fascinating story.Post office bay was often used by whalers to anchor their ships and go up to the highlands to get freshwaterand tortoises. Most boats visiting the Galapagos had to come to this place sooner or later, so a system ofmail was established more than 200 years ago: a barrel near the beach became the way to leave messagesto other ships and also to the outside world. This mail system is still in use and will allow you to send postcardsfrom the Galapagos to the outside world. Aside from a small beautiful beach and a lava tunnel, the area isgreat for dinghy tours to look for sea lions, green sea turtles, shorebirds, small sharks and, with some luck,Galapagos penguins.Snorkel: There is great snorkel from the beach, as you can see lots of sea turtles, rays, great diversity of fishand, if you are really lucky, Galapagos penguin,Highlights: Sea Lions, sea turtles, finches, shorebirds, marine iguanas, penguins.

This rocky trail is one the most amazing nature walks you can do in the Galapagos islands.From the moment you set foot on the island and all the way along the trail the amount and diversity of faunais truly amazing. Sea lions and marine iguanas will be the first ones welcoming us, followed by large coloniesof sea birds, including Nazca and Blue-footed boobies, gulls and tropicbirds. At the end of the trail we willvisit a colony of waved albatross (April to January), the largest bird in the islands and one of the mostinteresting because of its powerful flight and elaborate courtship. Waved albatross only nest at Española, sothis is the only place where you will see them at close range.Highlights: Sea lions, Waved Albatross, Galapagos hawks, Española mockingbirds, Darwin finches, marineiguanas, Nazca & Blue-footed Boobies, Red-billed Tropicbirds, Swallow-tailed gulls, herons, lava lizards,herons.Gardner beach is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful and interesting beaches to visit in the Galapagos.It's fine coral sand and turquoise water give it a totally tropical appearance, which contrasts with thepresence of sea lions basking in the beach. You will have the opportunity to walk along the beach and learnabout the biology of sea lions and other endemic species, such as the Española mockingbird, marine iguanasand Galapagos hawks.Snorkel: There are several great snorkeling places at Gardner bay. It is a fantastic site to swim with sea lions,reef sharks, rays and many species of fish, including; Angelfish, Parrotfish, Damselfish, Surgeonfish and manyothers.Highlights: Coral sand beach, sea lions, Galapagos hawks, Española mockingbirds, Darwin finches, marineiguanas.

Located in the outskirts of Puerto Baquerizo, this center is dedicated to the history of human presence in theGalapagos. Since the times of the early Spanish explorers to the present times, including illustrious visitorssuch as Charles Darwin, this permanent exhibition will take you through the dangers and struggles of the firstsettlers trying to survive the harsh Galapagos environment.Highlights: Endemic plants, exhibition on human history. Trail: 0,2 km / 650 ftRising up vertically to more than 460 ft. high, Kicker Rock is an imposing volcanic formation a couple of milesoff the coast of San Cristobal. Its vertical cliffs are a breeding ground to boobies and tropicbirds, while theslopes in the northern side host breeding colonies of frigatebirds. No landing allowed but a circumnavigationwill give spectacular views of the rock while you look for birds from the sundeck.Snorkel: Depending on the itinerary, snorkel is allowed around Kicker Rick. Very good place to see sharks,sea turtles, rays and a lot of different species of fish. Great diversity of invertebrates growing in the verticalwalls.Highlights: Scenery, Boobies, frigatebirds, pelicans, tropicbirds.Lobos island is a small islet separated from San Cristobal by a narrow channel, forming a sheltered bay wheresea lion pups play in tidal pools. Despite its small size, the island is surprisingly packed with wildlife, especiallywith “lobos marinos”, the Spanish name for sea lions. Groups of sea lions will welcome you at the landingspot, but as you walk a few steps inland, male frigatebirds displaying their inflated red balloons will beperched on the bushes and trees. A small colony of blue footed boobies, which often nest right on the trail,will give you the opportunity to observe their famous courtship dance.Snorkel: This is a great snorkeling location as the water are usually calm and the sea lions often play withdivers to show off their swimming skills. Sea turtles and rays are often seen resting in the sandy bottoms.Highlights: Galapagos sea lions, marine Iguanas, magnificent & great frigatebirds, blue-footed Boobies, SanCristobal Lava Lizards.

Bachas gets its name from the remains of two large barges (mispronounced by locals as “bachas”)left by the Americans during WWII. At low tide you can still see the iron skeletons of the bargesburied in the white sand. From November till May, this place is also one of the most important seaturtle nesting grounds in the entire Galapagos islands. There are also several small saltwaterlagoons where we often see flamingoes, herons, and other aquatic birds.Highlights: American flamingoes, white cheeked pintails, sandpipers, lava gulls, blue footed boobies.

Itineraries are subject to change.