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The Hermes Galapagos Mega Catamaran Itinerary D + A is an 8-day, 7-night journey from Thursday to Thursday through a remarkable selection of Galapagos sites across Santa Cruz, Genovesa, Isabela, Fernandina, Santiago, and North Seymour islands. Beginning at Baltra Airport, the itinerary combines encounters with giant tortoises, land and marine iguanas, sea lions, fur seals, Galapagos penguins, sea turtles, flamingos, Blue-footed Boobies, Red-footed Boobies, Nazca Boobies, Flightless Cormorants, Magnificent Frigatebirds, and other wildlife with visits to volcanic landscapes, lava tunnels, beaches, mangroves, cliffs, and historic sites. Activities described throughout the journey include hiking, walking, snorkeling, swimming, and panga rides, with visits to the Santa Cruz Highlands, Dragon Hill, Chinese Hat, Prince Philip’s Steps, Darwin Bay, Black Turtle Cove, Bachas Beach, Tagus Cove, Urbina Bay, Espinoza Point, Vicente Roca Point, Egas Port, Buccaneer Cove, and North Seymour before returning to Baltra Airport.

Day by day

Day 1: Baltra Airport & Santa Cruz Highlands

Upon arrival at Baltra Airport, a Hermes guide will welcome you to the Galapagos Islands and escort you to Seymour dock, where you will board the superyacht and enjoy lunch. In the afternoon, the journey continues into the lush and misty Santa Cruz Highlands, where the changing environment becomes evident as you ascend into the wet zone. At a private reserve, you will encounter Galapagos Giant Tortoises roaming freely in their natural habitat, with opportunities to observe them grazing, resting, and bathing in mud. The visit also explores Santa Cruz’s volcanic history through impressive lava tunnels formed by ancient molten rock and large craters created by collapsed volcanic chambers. The experience brings together the geology, wildlife, origins, and conservation story of the Galapagos.

Day 2: Dragon Hill & Chinese Hat

The morning begins at Dragon Hill on Santa Cruz Island, named for its once-endangered population of Galapagos Land Iguanas. Following a dry landing, you will hike through different coastal zones and pass a brackish lagoon while looking for Greater Flamingos and other wading birds. As the trail reaches the dry forest, you will have opportunities to observe reintroduced land iguanas roaming freely and enjoy views of the anchorage and surrounding islands from higher points. In the afternoon, you will visit Chinese Hat Islet. After a wet landing, a short circular trail reveals marine iguanas resting on rugged lava and offers opportunities to look for Galapagos penguins. Snorkeling takes place in the turquoise channel between Chinese Hat and Santiago Island, where the source describes encounters with sea lions, tropical fish, and white-tipped reef sharks amid a submerged volcanic landscape.

Day 3: Genovesa: Prince Philip’s Steps & Darwin Bay

Day 4: Black Turtle Cove & Bachas Beach

Day 5: Isabela: Tagus Cove & Urbina Bay

Day 6: Fernandina’s Espinoza Point & Isabela’s Vicente Roca Point

Day 7: Santiago: Egas Port & Buccaneer Cove

Day 8: North Seymour & Baltra Airport

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Cruise Includes

Accommodation in double cabin.

All activities and excursions as depicted in the itineraries in company of a bilingual naturalist guide.

Snorkeling equipment.

Kayak

Wetsuits

Stand up Paddle Board

Internet

All meals on board.

Purified water, tea, coffee

Non – alcoholic beverages

Selected menu premium wines, beer and cocktails

Laundry service

Mini bar consumption

Butler service

Assistance at the airport for flight to Galapagos on departure dates

National Park Entrance Fee ($30 Ecuadorians / $200 Foreigners) (Subject to change)

Galapagos Control Transit $20

Full meals on board (breakfast, lunch & dinner)

Cruise does not include

Air ticket to and from Galapagos.

Gratuities to guides and crew.

Personals expenses.

Alcoholic drinks not included in menu selection

Travel insurance.

Fuel Surcharge

Corkage Fee ($100 per bottle)

Ticket to/from Galapagos

Entrance to the Galapagos National Park $ 200 USD

Galapagos control transit card $20,00 USD

Tips, phones, internet services

Laundry Service.

Drinks, Bottled Water, Alcoholic Beverages.

Optional Tours

Consumptions or personal charges.

Highlights

Encounter Galapagos Giant Tortoises roaming freely in a private reserve in the Santa Cruz Highlands.

Explore lava tunnels, volcanic landscapes, craters, mangroves, coral sand beaches, cliffs, and historic coastal sites.

Observe Galapagos Land Iguanas and extensive colonies of marine iguanas across multiple visitor sites.

Discover major seabird nesting areas featuring Red-footed Boobies, Nazca Boobies, Blue-footed Boobies, Magnificent Frigatebirds, Swallow-tailed Gulls, and Flightless Cormorants.

Snorkel at Chinese Hat, Genovesa, Tagus Cove, Urbina Bay, Vicente Roca Point, and Egas Port, with wildlife encounters described throughout the itinerary.

Explore Black Turtle Cove by panga while looking for juvenile Whitetip Reef Sharks, rays, and young sea turtles.

Visit the geologically distinctive Urbina Bay, where a 1954 uplift exposed part of the former sea bottom and coral reef.

Finish the journey at North Seymour with close-up opportunities to observe nesting seabirds, marine iguanas, and sea lions.

Itinerary 8-days Wildlife & Excursions | Hermes Catamaran

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Itinerary 8-days Wildlife & Excursions | D+A

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