Galapagos Encounters (Small Group Tours)

Highlights

• The M/C Anahi - Spend 4 nights aboard this first-class catamaran with capacity for 16 passengers. Enjoy the jacuzzi with ocean view and soak up the sunshine on deck. Delight your palate with tasty local cuisine, relax at the bar as you cruise around the beautiful islands at sunset and enjoy comfortable nights in a spacious cabin
• Explore unforgettable sites and observe incredible wildlife on daily excursions with expert guides. Go kayaking, enjoy panga rides and encounter penguins, turtles and fish as you snorkel and swim in the crystal-clear waters
• Quito - Explore the UNESCO listed colonial city
• Santa Cruz Island - Visit this favourite nesting site for sea turtles and home of the famous Charles Darwin Station with its turtle breeding centre
• Genovesa Island - Find great frigate birds, the red-footed boobies and storm petrels
• South Plazas Island - Explore and encounter the 1000's of sea lions that call it home
• Santa Fe Island - Find its famous and unique species of land iguana
• San Cristobal Island - Discover the only place in the Galapagos to see the three species of boobies and two species of frigates nesting together.
• San Cristobal Island - Visit El Junco Lagoon or the Galapagos Tortoise Breeding Centre
• Lobos Island - Marvel at the abundance of sea lions

Included in Price

• 6 breakfasts, 4 lunches and 4 dinners
• 2 nights 3 star hotel in Quito, standard room including breakfast. Option to upgrade to a suite upon request.
• 5 day Galapagos Cruise - 4 nights onboard the M/C Anahi catamaran (First Class category) in a twin or double cabin, on the main deck with en suite and A/C. Option to upgrade to a suite upon request.
• Quito airport arrival transfer on day 1 with an English speaking guide
• Galapagos Flights: Quito to Baltra and San Cristobal to Quito - including airport and port transfers
• The services of 9 crew members and an experienced English speaking Naturalist guide
• Complementary soft drinks onboard (tea, coffee and water) plus welcome and farewell drinks
• Two guided Galapagos excursions a day
• Kayaking and snorkelling at the permitted points (wetsuits can be hired onboard for an additional fee)

NOT included in price

• International flights and visas
• Airport departure transfer on day 7
• Tips for the crew, your guide and drivers.
• Galapagos National Park entrance fee (US$200pp) and Migration Control Card (US$20pp). Subject to change

Travel Package

This is an Organised Group Tour: the itinerary has been predefined by the tour operator. The tour destinations, duration, accommodations, departure dates and the price are fix. You can join, enjoy and meet other people.

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