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San Cristobal Island, Floreana Island, Santa Cruz Island
The southeastern Galapagos brings together the archipelago's most celebrated wildlife encounters in a single, elegantly paced voyage. This five-day journey aboard M/C Galaxy Sirius moves through Española's Gardner Bay and Suárez Point, where the waved albatross performs its extraordinary courtship display between April and January, before reaching Floreana's Post Office Bay — home to a centuries-old barrel mail tradition — and the vivid underwater world of Devil's Crown. Along the way, Santa Fe's endemic land iguanas and South Plazas' seabird cliffs add further texture to a route rich in both history and biodiversity, closing with a visit to the Charles Darwin Research Station's ongoing conservation work. Refined, unhurried, and wildlife-dense at every stop — this is the Galapagos as it's meant to be experienced.
EXPEDITION CRUISE 5 Days / 4 Nights featuring a Catamaran Cruise around the Galapagos Islands aboard M/C Sirius. Includes arrival & departure transfers, luxury cabin accommodations, all onboard meals, soft drinks, all visits and daily excursions with bilingual Naturalist guide, onboard cruise director and snorkeling, Kayaking and paddleboarding equipment.
Includes
- Shore excursions as per itinerary
- On ship gourmet dining including buffet breakfast, lunch, dinner and midnight snack
- Keytours 24-hour emergency assistance
- Cruise Cabin accommodation: at category shown in the itinerary
Excludes
- Items of a personal nature
- All other items not mentioned as included
- Domestic flights; please inquire with your Keytours travel consultant
- Transfers not mentioned in the itinerary
- Gratuities for drivers, guides, and escorts
- National Park Entrance Fees
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Day 1: San Cristóbal Arrival — Lobos Island's Playful Colony
Touch down at San Cristóbal Airport, where a seasoned naturalist guide greets you before transferring you to board M/C Galaxy Sirius, your home for the next five days among the islands. After settling into your cabin, venture to Lobos Island, a tranquil islet where sea lion pups tumble through tidal pools and welcoming committees of adults greet you ashore. Male frigatebirds display their inflated red pouches amid the foliage, while blue-footed boobies perform their whimsical courtship dance along the trail — an energetic introduction to the wildlife spectacle that defines the archipelago, setting the tone for the days of exploration ahead.
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Day 2: Española Island — Gardner Bay's Coral Sands
Gardner Bay's sugar-white coral sand and crystal-clear turquoise water create a tropical oasis for a morning of relaxation, where sun-basking sea lions perform their playful antics along the shore. Stroll the coastline spotting Española mockingbirds, marine iguanas, and Galapagos hawks circling overhead. In the afternoon, Suárez Point delivers one of the archipelago's greatest natural showcases — sea lions and marine iguanas greet you ashore, while blue-footed and Nazca boobies, frigatebirds, and tropicbirds fill the cliffside trail. Between April and January, the waved albatross steals the show with its powerful flight and elaborate courtship display.
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Day 3: Floreana Island — A Historic Post Office and Devil's Crown
Step into the past at Post Office Bay, where 18th-century sailors established a barrel-based mail system still in use today, once a vital stop for whalers seeking freshwater and tortoises. Sea lions, green sea turtles, and reef sharks populate the scenic beach, with the elusive Galapagos penguin an occasional bonus sighting. In the afternoon, Punta Cormorant's coastal lagoon teems with flamingos and shorebirds, while a snorkeling adventure at Devil's Crown — an eroded volcanic crater — reveals reef sharks, rays, sea turtles, and a dazzling array of tropical fish drawn in by the current.
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Day 4: Santa Fe — South Plazas' Land Iguana Colony
Santa Fe's towering prickly-pear cacti contrast dramatically against rugged lava rock, framing turquoise water and white sand that host a sizable sea lion colony. Look down for endemic Santa Fe land iguanas and up for Galapagos hawks perched atop cacti, scanning for prey. In the afternoon, South Plazas brims with wildlife despite its modest size — land iguanas await beneath cacti for fallen fruit, while sea lions display fascinating social dynamics along the shore. A cliffside trail rewards with sweeping seabird views, framed by the island's striking carpet of reddish succulent vegetation.
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Day 5: Charles Darwin Station — Farewell to the Enchanted Isles
A final morning at the Charles Darwin Research Station reveals the conservation work restoring giant tortoise populations and combating invasive species threatening the islands' fragile ecosystem. Return to M/C Galaxy Sirius for disembarkation, then transfer to Baltra Airport with your naturalist guide for the journey home — closing out five days of extraordinary encounters, from Española's waved albatross to Devil's Crown's vibrant reefs, across one of the world's most remarkable natural destinations.
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