DAY 1 – Thursday

DAY 2 – Friday

DAY 3 -Saturday

AM»Isabela Island : Punta Moreno

PM»Isabela Island : Elizabeth Bay

DAY 4 – Sunday

Punta Espinoza

Fernandina is the youngest of the Galapagos Islands, and it is considered the best-preserved island in the
world. Free of introduced species. Espinoza point is located in the northeastern part of Fernandina Island.
Over the last 50 years there have been more than ten eruptions. As a result of this volcanic activities, Punta Espinoza was uplifted 90 cm in 1975. Coral reefs and mangrove roots are exposed to the strong ties which are unable to survive. Fernandina has a high diversity of species such as Galapagos hawk, two species rodent, one species of snake, lava lizard, sightless cormorant, Galapagos sea lion (baby sea lions enjoying the intertidal swimming pools), sally light foot crab and marine iguana. Snorkeling on the zodiac, is a great and only chance in your trip to observe marine iguanas and sea turtles feeding on seaweed underwater. Flightless cormorants will show us their extraordinary adaptation to get food underwater having stronger muscles on their feet and legs, giving them the possibility of high-speed diving.

Tagus Cove

Tagus Cove is located at the northwestern side of Isabela Island, after a dry landing we have a wooden stairway, its name originated when the British vessel “Tagus” visited this cove. Sailors began to make graffiti on the cliff
around the cove until the National Park Service decided to stop. The trail leads to Darwin’s salt-water crater lake, excellent views of lava fields and volcanic formations. We will return by the same path for a boat ride along the shoreline full of marine wildlife, during this activity we will observe blue footed boobies, brown noddies, flightless cormorants and the famous Galapagos penguins which are only 35 cm tall; the only penguin species in the world to live within the tropics having a small colon on the northern hemisphere; 95% of the population is found at the west side of Isabela and Fernandina islands.

Espumilla beach is located at the northern end of James Bay. It is an important nesting side for marine turtles, a lot of ghost crabs hide in the sand. There is an inland hiking trail when occasionally there are flamingos and Galapagos pin-tail ducks. The trail loops through the arid zone, where you can observe some bird species including Galapagos hawks, Galapagos mockingbirds, Darwin finches, yellow warblers and the Galapagos doves.
Optional snorkeling activity.

  Puerto Egas

Wet landing on a black volcanic sandy beach, where is the resting side of the Galapagos sea lions. There is a loop trail, the first section is formed of volcanic ash and the second half is an uneven terrain of volcanic basaltic rock, the coast is home of a variety of animals including sea lions, marine iguanas, sally light-foot crabs, herons, Darwin finches, yellow warblers, migrant birds (whimbrels, ruddy turnstones, wandering tattlers, semipalmated plovers), at the end of this site we have natural volcanic formation called the grottos of Galapagos fur seals.

DAY 6 – Tuesday

AM»San Cristobal: Isla Lobos – Transfer from catamaran  to San Cristobal  airport