4 Night Cruise sailing from Baltra to Puerto Ayora aboard Eclipse.

The Eclipse has surpassed the other options available in the Galapagos Islands, offering small excursion groups, unparalleled levels of personalized service and the amenities of a larger boat while still preserving the relaxed exclusivity of a smaller vessel.

This expedition Vessel was converted specifically for cruising in the islands, and was designed to meet the exacting demands of upscale travel. The Eclipse is the perfect base for any Galapagos experience, with the highest standards of quality caring of the environment. It is a generously proportioned ship with a small yacht atmosphere.

Detailed Itinerary:

Day 1 SATURDAY ARRIVAL
Arrival at Baltra
Check-in to your cabin
Introductory briefing & safety drill
Lunch
Panga ride to Black Turtle Cove, Santa Cruz
Island
18:00 Back on board
19:30 Briefing on Sunday's program
20:00 Welcome cocktail
20:15 Dinner

Black Turtle Cove is one of the most beautiful marine sites in the Galapagos. It is a complex maze of tranquil salt-water inlets, surrounded by three different species of
mangrove. Its waters are a nursery site for sea turtles, rays and sharks as well as a nesting site for sea birds. This site is only accessible by panga.
Difficulty level: Easy

Day 2 SUNDAY
06:45 Wake up call
07:00 Breakfast
08:00 Wet landing at Rabida Island
10:00 Snorkeling and panga ride at Rabida
Island
11:00 Back on board
12:00 Lunch
15:00 Wet landing at Puerto Egas, Santiago
Island
16:00 Swimming and snorkeling from the beach
18:00 Back on board
19:30 Briefing on Monday's program
20:00 Dinner

Rabida is a small island with red volcanic rocks surrounding a beautiful red sand beach, where there is
a colony of sea lions and a pelican nesting site. The
trail leads to a salt water lagoon where shore birds can
be seen. Rabida is considered to be one of the best
snorkeling sites in the Galapagos Islands, and you will
also have the opportunity to go snorkel, kayak or panga ride.

Puerto Egas (James Bay) is located on the northwest side of Santiago Island. The landing is on a black beach with eroded rock formations in the background. The trail crosses the dry interior, where the remains of a salt mining enterprise can still be seen, and then continues along the coast. Tidal pools are home to a variety of invertebrate
organisms, including sea urchins, octopus and starfish. You will also see marine iguanas, finches, oyster catchers and possibly the Galapagos Hawk. The trail leads to the Fur Sea
Lion Grottos, one of the only places in the islands where these unique animals can be seen. After the walk, you will have time to swim or snorkel off the beach, where you will see sea lions, fish and maybe some turtles, rays and maybe some reef sharks.
Difficulty level: Easy to Moderate.

Day 3 MONDAY
06:00 Optional wake up call by phone
06:30 Dry landing at Tagus Cove, Isabela Island for power hike
07:45 Official wake up call
08:00 Breakfast
08:45 Kayaking, snorkeling or panga ride along the cliffs
11:00 Back on board
12:00 Lunch
14:00 Dry landing at Punta Espinoza, Fernandina Island
18:00 Back on board
19:30 Briefing on Tuesday's program
20:00 Dinner

Tagus Cove was historically used as an anchoring place for pirates, buccaneers and whalers. Here you will see the names
of hundreds of ships painted on the high ridges (a practice now forbidden). On the hike, the trail goes through an area of vegetation and the volcanic landscape of Darwin volcano. At the top of the trail, you will enjoy an incredible view of the whole cove and Darwin Lake.

The early morning activity is followed by kayaking or a panga ride, where you will have the opportunity to see a large number of blue-footed boobies perched on the
ledges of the cliffs, as well as marine iguanas, penguins, brown pelicans, brown noddy terns and swallow-tailed gulls. While exploring the channel between Fernandina and Isabela Islands, we sometimes encounter dolphins and whales.
Difficulty level: Easy to Difficult (panga ride is easy; hike up to lake can be strenuous for some)

Fernandina Island is one of the most pristine ecosystems in the entire world and also one of the most dynamic. La Cumbre Volcano last erupted in April 2009, and also dominates the landscape, with lava fields stretching towards
the ocean from its base. Punta Espinoza is a narrow piece of land where some of the most unique Galapagos species can be seen, including the flightless cormorant, Galapagos
snakes, marine iguanas, penguins and the Galapagos hawk.
Difficulty level: Moderate

Day 4 TUESDAY
06:45 Wake up call
07:00 Breakfast
08:00 Disembark at Urbina Bay for excursion
10:30 Back on board
12:00 Lunch
14:30 Panga ride along Punta Vicente Roca and deep water snorkeling
17:30 Back on board
19:30 Briefing on Wednesday's program
20:00 Dinner

Urbina Bay is located in Western Isabela, at the foot of Alcedo volcano. After a wet landing on a beautiful black-sand beach, you may be able to observe sea turtle nesting
sites. This area is also known for penguin and flightless cormorant sightings and is one of the best places to see Darwin's finches as well as large land iguanas. Be on the lookout for Galapagos tortoises which like to feed within the site's dense vegetation.
Difficulty level: Moderate

Punta Vicente Roca is a wonderful snorkeling site, where you can usually see turtles as well as all kinds of fish. For those who do not snorkel, a panga ride will give you the opportunity to study some of the Galapagos' spectacular
geological rock formations. Nazca boobies, pelicans, swallow-tailed gulls, marine iguanas, flightless cormorants
and penguins are often seen in the area.
Difficulty level: Easy to moderate.

Day 5 WEDNESDAY
06:45 Wake up call
07:00 Breakfast

Disembark in Puerto Ayora & visit to the Charles Darwin Research Station. After a quick yet informative visit to the
CDRS, escorted transfer to Baltra airport for departure back to the mainland.