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Solaris, Galapagos Cruise A ex Baltra Return

Cruise Solaris, Galapagos Cruise A ex Baltra Return
Cruise Line Andean Travel Company
Ship Solaris
Destination South America
Brief Description 7 Night Cruise sailing from Baltra roundtrip aboard Solaris.
Type of Cruise Speciality
Departure Date 01 Feb 2022
Cruise Description 7 Night Cruise sailing from Baltra roundtrip aboard Solaris.

This exclusive 7-night itinerary primarily explores the remote western islands of Isabela and pristine Fernandina, which are both just recently born out of fire. After navigating clockwise around Isabela we will return to the heart of the archipelago to visit several sites on Santiago and its satellite islets, before finishing on and around Santa Cruz and North Seymour. This cruise itinerary includes two nights of quiet rest at fairly calm anchorage-sites.

DAY 1 AM Arrival at Baltra Airport
You will have to pay your Galapagos National Park entrance fee and your luggage will be inspected.

PM Bachas Beach (Santa Cruz)
Strolling along its coastline, the blinding white Bachas Beach appears full of natural life. It is one of the most important breeding sites for Pacific green turtles.

DAY 2 AM Whitetip channel
This group of jagged rocky islets is just off the coast of Puerto Villamil forms one of most stereotypical sites of the Galapagos.

Wetlands (Isabela)
The wetlands and brackish lagoons of Isabela are among the best places to spot aquatic, wading and shore birds.

PM Tortoise Breeding
In the Arnaldo Tupiza Breeding Centre you can see hundreds of giant Galapagos tortoises of all sizes (the vulnerable hatchlings are not gigantic at all, even smaller than the size of your hand)!

DAY 3 AM Moreno Point (Isabela)
Fresh, promising greens of pioneer vegetation contrast strongly with the dead, pitch-black lava flow that once reached the ocean at Moreno Point.

PM Tagus Cove (Isabela)
Tagus Cove is a historical anchorage at the northern entrance of Bolivar Channel (between Isabela and Fernandina).

DAY 4 AM Espinoza Point (Fernandina)
Westernmost Fernandina harbours one of the world’s most virgin, untouched ecosystems, and is another crown jewel of Galapagos.

PM Vicente Roca Point (Isabela)
The impressive cliffs and coves of Vicente Roca Point are an excellent backdrop for a thrilling dinghy ride. Just three minutes of a degree south of the equator you can encounter a family of endemic Galapagos penguins and flightless cormorants along the shoreline.

DAY 5 AM Espumilla Beach & Buccaneer Cove
Espumilla Beach is a visitor’s site at the northern end of James Bay. This beach has been revived as an important breeding site for turtles, as it is no longer suffering from digging wild pigs.

PM Puerto Egas (Santiago)
Puerto Egas is historical, and the favourite site on Santiago for wildlife lovers; and it’s even the best place in the archipelago to observe Galapagos fur seals.

DAY 6 AM Rabida
Upon landing at this remarkable red beach a large bachelor colony of Galapagos sea lions will usually welcome you.

PM Chinese Hat
Though recently born out of fire, the volcanic islet Chinese Hat does not appear to be any more inhospitable than Bartolomé and lunatic Sullivan Bay. This tiny, rusty-coloured islet is just beginning to sprout.

DAY 7 AM Charles Darwin Research Station
The most memorable part of the Charles Darwin Research Station will probably be the successful breeding centre and its celebrity ‘Lonesome George’

PM Highlands (Santa Cruz)
Santa Cruz offers excellent opportunities for viewing wild Galapagos giant tortoises, roaming through pastures in the agricultural zone and in the transition zone of adjacent El Chato Tortoise Reserve.

DAY 8 AM North Seymour
North Seymour is another highlight of your cruise. In the archipelago’s most extensive seabird breeding colony you can walk at a very short distance from frigatebirds and blue-footed boobies.

PM Transfer to Baltra Airport
Assisted by the naturalist guide and some crew members the dinghy will bring you and your luggage to Baltra, where we take the airport shuttle. Your guide will accompany you to the check-in counters in the departure hall.
Sailing Dates
04 Jan 2022
18 Jan 2022
01 Feb 2022
15 Feb 2022
01 Mar 2022
15 Mar 2022
29 Mar 2022
12 Apr 2022
26 Apr 2022
10 May 2022
24 May 2022
07 Jun 2022
21 Jun 2022
05 Jul 2022
19 Jul 2022
02 Aug 2022
16 Aug 2022
30 Aug 2022
13 Sep 2022
27 Sep 2022
11 Oct 2022
25 Oct 2022
08 Nov 2022
22 Nov 2022
06 Dec 2022
20 Dec 2022
03 Jan 2023
17 Jan 2023
31 Jan 2023
14 Feb 2023
28 Feb 2023
14 Mar 2023
28 Mar 2023
11 Apr 2023
25 Apr 2023
09 May 2023
23 May 2023
06 Jun 2023
20 Jun 2023
04 Jul 2023
18 Jul 2023
01 Aug 2023
15 Aug 2023
29 Aug 2023
12 Sep 2023
26 Sep 2023
10 Oct 2023
24 Oct 2023
Pricing
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Cruise Itinerary
Date Port Arrive Depart
1 Feb 2022 Baltra, Galapagos Is
1 Feb 2022 North Seymour, Galapagos
2 Feb 2022 Isla Isabela, Galapagos Island
3 Feb 2022 Punta Moreno (Isabela), Galapagos
3 Feb 2022 Isabela Island (Caleta Tagus), Ecuador
4 Feb 2022 Punta Espinoza, Fernandina
4 Feb 2022 Isabela Island (Punta Vicente Roca), Galapagos Islands
5 Feb 2022 Playa Espumilla, Santiago, Galapagos Is
5 Feb 2022 Puerto Egas (Santiago), Galapagos Islands
6 Feb 2022 Rabida, Galapagos Islands
6 Feb 2022 Chinese Hat Islet, Galapagos Islands
7 Feb 2022 Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos
8 Feb 2022 North Seymour, Galapagos
8 Feb 2022 Baltra, Galapagos Is
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