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Duration
14 Nights
Journey Type
Cruise only (Please call for flight options)
Ports
31 Ports
21 September
Setting sail from San Cristóbal Island
San Cristóbal is the most easterly of the Galapagos islands, home to the provincial capital and second largest human settlement in the archipelago, Puerto Baquerizo Moreno. The fantastic wildlife includes fur seals, boobies and the endangered Chatham frigatebird.
![Fur seals on Punta Carola beach, San Cristobal, Galapagos](https://s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/mundy.assets.d3r.com/images/landscape_half/18333-fur-seals-punta-carola-beach-san-cristobal-galapagos-low.jpg)
![Sea turtle, Galapagos](https://s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/mundy.assets.d3r.com/images/related_video/51984-turtle-galapagos.jpg)
Our tip
Take an underwater camera - the marine life in the Galapagos is spectacular, with sea turtles, penguins, manta rays and more lurking beneath the surface.
21 September
Ecuador: Roca León Dormido
![Roca León Dormido, Galapagos](https://s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/mundy.assets.d3r.com/images/landscape_mosaicsmall/57723-roca-leon-dormido-galapaogs.jpg)
The iconic twin lava towers of Kicker Rock sit just off the coast of San Cristóbal, and if you’re lucky with the weather you’ll be treated to a spectacular sunset here. The island is known as Roca León Dormido in Spanish, as the rocks resemble a sleeping lion when viewed from the south.
22 September
Ecuador: Bartolomé Island
![Bartolomé Island, Galapagos](https://s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/mundy.assets.d3r.com/images/landscape_mosaicsmall/72903-bartolome-island-galapagos.jpg)
The summit of Bartolomé Island offers outstanding views of some of the Galapagos archipelago’s most spectacular volcanic scenery, including the much-photographed Pinnacle Rock. The island is also home to penguins, sea lions and turtles, with some great snorkelling spots just offshore.
22 September
Ecuador: Santiago Island
23 September
Ecuador: Punta Vicente Roca
![Sea turtle in the Galapagos](https://s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/mundy.assets.d3r.com/images/landscape_mosaicsmall/57783-sea-turtle-galapagos.jpg)
Punta Vicente Roca is one of the best snorkelling locations off the coast of Isabela, and the waters at the base of the cliffs teem with life, including sea turtles, sea lions and Galapagos penguins. There are also caves where you can see birds including brown noddies and flightless cormorants.
23 September
Ecuador: Punta Espinoza (Fernandina Island)
![Marine iguanas at Punta Espinoza on Fernandina, Galapagos](https://s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/mundy.assets.d3r.com/images/landscape_mosaicsmall/57733-marine-iguanas-punta-espinoza-fernandina.jpg)
Punta Espinoza is home to the largest colony of marine iguanas in the Galapagos, and you will see them draped across the black lava rocks sunning themselves during the day. Other species on Fernandina Island include Sally Lightfoot crabs, sea lions and the rare flightless cormorant.
24 September
Ecuador: Caleta Tagus
![Caleta Tagus, Isabela, Galapagos](https://s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/mundy.assets.d3r.com/images/landscape_mosaicsmall/57768-caleta-tagus-galapagos.jpg)
Caleta Tagus is a sheltered cove on the western shore of Isabela, a safe harbour for many sailors over the years, and a great spot for snorkelling and kayaking. You can also take a hike up a path lined with palo santo trees for spectacular views of Isabela’s volcanic landscape.
24 September
Ecuador: Bahia Elizabeth
![Blue footed boobies in Elizabeth Bay on Isabela, Galapagos](https://s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/mundy.assets.d3r.com/images/landscape_mosaicsmall/57680-blue-footed-booby-elizabeth-bay-isabela.jpg)
Bahia Elizabeth, on the west coast of Isabela, is an incredible wildlife spot. As your zodiac cruises amongst the islets studding the bay you can expect to see blue-footed boobies, flightless cormorants and Galapagos penguins, while the mangroves beyond are home to sea turtles, rays, pelicans and even sharks.
25 September
Ecuador: Post Office Bay (Floreana)
![Post Office Bay on Floreana, Galapagos](https://s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/mundy.assets.d3r.com/images/landscape_mosaicsmall/57688-post-office-bay-floreana.jpg)
Flamingos, cormorants and sea turtles can all be found around Floreana, and the island also has an interesting human history. This is the site of the famous Galapagos ‘post office’, a barrel where sailors would place letters to be transported home by passing ships.
25 September
Ecuador: Isla Champion
25 September
Ecuador: Punta Cormorant (Floreana Island)
![Flamingo at Punta Cormorant on Floreana, Galapagos](https://s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/mundy.assets.d3r.com/images/landscape_mosaicsmall/57710-flamingo-punta-cormorant-floreana-galapagos.jpg)
The name is slightly misleading, as you won't find any cormorants here! Instead you'll discover a wonderful white sand beach where turtles and stingrays swim in the shallows, and a brackish lagoon where vivid pink American flamingos nest.
26 September
Ecuador: Los Gemelos
![Los Gemelos on Santa Cruz, Galapagos](https://s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/mundy.assets.d3r.com/images/landscape_mosaicsmall/57755-los-gemelos-santa-cruz-galapagos.jpg)
Los Gemelos, the ‘twins’, are two huge sinkholes up in the lush highlands of Santa Cruz island. Birds including Darwin finches and mockingbirds can be spotted amongst the foliage, and the nearby Rancho El Manzanillo is the best place on the island to see giant tortoises in the wild.
26 September
Ecuador: Puerto Ayora
![Galapagos giant tortoise on Santa Cruz island](https://s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/mundy.assets.d3r.com/images/landscape_mosaicsmall/70019-galapagos-giant-tortoise-santa-cruz.jpg)
Puerto Ayora is the largest town in the Galapagos, on the south coast of Santa Cruz island. From here you can visit the lush highlands where giant tortoises roam free, and you can learn more about tortoise conservation at the Charles Darwin Research Station.
27 September
Ecuador: Cerro Dragón (Santa Cruz)
![Galapagos land iguana](https://s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/mundy.assets.d3r.com/images/landscape_mosaicsmall/51215-galapagos-land-iguana-low.jpg)
The aptly named Cerro Dragón, or ‘Dragon Hill’, is known for its population of land iguanas. These creatures were very nearly wiped out by feral dogs in the 1970s, but the conservation efforts of the Charles Darwin Foundation and the Galapagos National Park have been very successful in protecting the iguanas and growing their numbers.
27 September
Ecuador: Isla Guy Fawkes, Santa Cruz Island
28-29 September
Ecuador: San Cristóbal Island
![Fur seals on Punta Carola beach, San Cristobal, Galapagos](https://s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/mundy.assets.d3r.com/images/landscape_mosaicsmall/23656-fur-seals-punta-carola-beach-san-cristobal-galapagos-low.jpg)
San Cristóbal is the most easterly of the Galapagos islands, home to the provincial capital and second largest human settlement in the archipelago, Puerto Baquerizo Moreno. The fantastic wildlife includes fur seals, boobies and the endangered Chatham frigatebird.
28 September
Ecuador: Roca León Dormido
![Roca León Dormido, Galapagos](https://s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/mundy.assets.d3r.com/images/landscape_mosaicsmall/57723-roca-leon-dormido-galapaogs.jpg)
The iconic twin lava towers of Kicker Rock sit just off the coast of San Cristóbal, and if you’re lucky with the weather you’ll be treated to a spectacular sunset here. The island is known as Roca León Dormido in Spanish, as the rocks resemble a sleeping lion when viewed from the south.
29 September
Ecuador: El Barranco (Genovesa Island)
![El Barranco, Genovesa Island, Galapagos](https://s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/mundy.assets.d3r.com/images/landscape_mosaicsmall/69721-el-barranco-genovesa-galapagos.jpg)
At El Barranco, also known as Prince Philip’s Steps after the Duke’s visit in 1964, you’ll ascend the lava rock cliffs to a plateau where Genovesa’s amazing birdlife comes to the fore. Look out for species including storm petrels, Nazca and red-footed boobies, magnificent frigatebirds and short-eared owls.
29 September
Ecuador: Bahia Darwin (Genovesa)
![Great frigate bird in Darwin Bay, Genovesa, Galapagos](https://s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/mundy.assets.d3r.com/images/landscape_mosaicsmall/72831-great-frigate-bird-darwin-bay-genovesa.jpg)
The horseshoe-shaped island of Genovesa, located in the northeast of the Galapagos archipelago, is best known for its abundant bird life. Red-footed boobies can be found in significant numbers here, along with storm petrels, frigatebirds, mockingbirds and short-eared owls.
30 September
Ecuador: North Seymour
![Male frigate bird on North Seymour Island, Galapagos](https://s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/mundy.assets.d3r.com/images/landscape_mosaicsmall/45141-galapagos-male-frigate-bird-north-seymour-island.jpg)
North Seymour island, named after the English nobleman Lord Hugh Seymour, is home to some of the biggest sea bird breeding colonies in the Galapagos. This is one of the best places to see the magnificent frigatebirds, along with blue-footed boobies and land iguanas.
30 September
Ecuador: Sullivan Bay (Santiago Island)
![Lava field in Sullivan Bay, Santiago island, Galapagos](https://s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/mundy.assets.d3r.com/images/landscape_mosaicsmall/69764-lava-field-sullivan-bay-galapagos.jpg)
The otherworldly lava fields of Sullivan Bay are formed from rope-like lava known as pahoehoe, and date back to an eruption in 1897. Vivid red Sally Lightfoot crabs are a common sight scuttling across the black rocks, and the bay is home to a very small colony of Galapagos penguins.
1 October
Ecuador: Mangle Point (Fernandina Island), Punta Moreno (Isabella Island)
2 October
Ecuador: Los Gemelos
![Los Gemelos on Santa Cruz, Galapagos](https://s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/mundy.assets.d3r.com/images/landscape_mosaicsmall/57755-los-gemelos-santa-cruz-galapagos.jpg)
Los Gemelos, the ‘twins’, are two huge sinkholes up in the lush highlands of Santa Cruz island. Birds including Darwin finches and mockingbirds can be spotted amongst the foliage, and the nearby Rancho El Manzanillo is the best place on the island to see giant tortoises in the wild.
2 October
Ecuador: Puerto Ayora
![Galapagos giant tortoise on Santa Cruz island](https://s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/mundy.assets.d3r.com/images/landscape_mosaicsmall/70019-galapagos-giant-tortoise-santa-cruz.jpg)
Puerto Ayora is the largest town in the Galapagos, on the south coast of Santa Cruz island. From here you can visit the lush highlands where giant tortoises roam free, and you can learn more about tortoise conservation at the Charles Darwin Research Station.
3 October
Ecuador: Gardner Bay (Española)
![Sea lion on Gardner Bay, Española island, Galapagos](https://s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/mundy.assets.d3r.com/images/landscape_mosaicsmall/69768-sea-lion-gardner-bay-espanola.jpg)
The beautiful white sand beach of Gardner Bay is situated on the north coast of Española, one of the oldest islands in the Galapagos archipelago. Just offshore is Gardner Islet, a great snorkelling spot where you can see sea lions, green turtles and (if you're lucky) reef sharks and rays.
3 October
Ecuador: Punta Suárez (Española)
![Waved albatross courting on Española island, Galapagos](https://s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/mundy.assets.d3r.com/images/landscape_mosaicsmall/70024-waved-albatross-courting-espanola-galapagos.jpg)
Española is the most southerly island in the Galapagos, and the remote location means it’s home to several endemic species, including the Española lava lizard and the Española mockingbird. In addition, the island is the sole breeding ground for the world’s entire population of waved albatrosses, which can be seen here between April and December.
4 October
Ecuador: San Cristóbal Island
![Fur seals on Punta Carola beach, San Cristobal, Galapagos](https://s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/mundy.assets.d3r.com/images/landscape_mosaicsmall/23656-fur-seals-punta-carola-beach-san-cristobal-galapagos-low.jpg)
San Cristóbal is the most easterly of the Galapagos islands, home to the provincial capital and second largest human settlement in the archipelago, Puerto Baquerizo Moreno. The fantastic wildlife includes fur seals, boobies and the endangered Chatham frigatebird.
4 October
Ecuador: Cerro Brujo (San Cristóbal Island)
5 October
Arriving in San Cristóbal Island
Your home from home
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What we love
The intimate 100-guest Silver Origin gives you a supremely comfortable home from home, as you explore the varied islands of the Galapagos by zodiac and kayak. Learn more about the archipelago's flora and fauna at the Basecamp, with its amazing interactive wall, socialise over cocktails at the Explorer Lounge, and cosy up around the outdoor firepit after dinner.
Capacity | 100 Guests |
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Crew | 90 Ecuadorian Staff |
Style |
This stylish sleek ship offers a warm Ecuadorian welcome and a stimulating programme on board. If you enjoy the finer things in life but have an adventurous spirit, you will find yourself in congenial company on board. |
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