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San Cristobal Island, Santa Cruz Island
The western Galapagos holds some of the archipelago's rarest treasures — a penguin population found nowhere else on Earth, volcanic landscapes still visibly reshaping themselves, and layers of human history tucked into lava rock and mangrove shoreline. This six-day voyage aboard M/C Galaxy Sirius traces a route built around discovery: Elizabeth Bay's mangrove channels, home to one of only 3,000 remaining Galapagos penguins, the uplifted seafloor of Urbina Bay, and Tagus Cove's volcanic vistas once explored by Charles Darwin himself. Along the way, Albemarle Point's WWII radar ruins and Buccaneer Cove's 17th-century pirate legacy add unexpected historical depth, while Santa Cruz's highland tortoises and Espinoza Point's marine iguana colonies keep the wildlife encounters coming until the very last day — a journey built for travelers who want the Galapagos at its wildest, rarest, and most storied.
EXPEDITION CRUISE 6 Days / 5 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
- Cruise director throughout the cruise
- 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
- Travel insurance; please inquire with your Keytours travel consultant
- Gratuities for drivers, guides, and escorts
- National Park Entrance Fees
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Day 1: Baltra Arrival — Highlands and Giant Tortoises
Touch down at Baltra Airport, where a naturalist guide greets you before a short ferry crossing to Santa Cruz Island, passing Baltra's arid landscape and its history as a former WWII airbase. After boarding M/C Galaxy Sirius, your home for the next six days, journey into Santa Cruz's lush highlands, where Galapagos Giant Tortoises weighing over 600 pounds graze peacefully amid the reserve's greenery. Endemic finches and flycatchers dart through the foliage, and a stop at a volcanic lava tunnel — if included — reveals the geological forces that shaped these remarkable islands, setting the tone for the adventure ahead.
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Day 2: Moreno Point — Elizabeth Bay's Rare Penguins
Moreno Point's stark volcanic terrain hides brackish lagoons alive with flamingos, gallinules, and herons, while the rugged coast reveals penguins, flightless cormorants, and blue-footed boobies. In the afternoon, Elizabeth Bay's mangrove-lined channels offer a rare chance to spot the Galapagos penguin — with a total population of just 3,000 — alongside nesting flightless cormorants, diving boobies, and pelicans. With no trails here, a dinghy tour becomes your vessel for exploration, drifting past rays and sea turtles gliding through some of the calmest, most sheltered waters in the archipelago.
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Day 3: Urbina Bay — Tagus Cove's Volcanic History
Urbina Bay's morning trail tells a dramatic story: a seafloor thrust upward in the 1950s, evidenced by fossilized shells and coral scattered across dry land, alongside land iguanas and soaring Galapagos hawks. In the afternoon, follow in Charles Darwin's footsteps through Tagus Cove's arid Palo Santo forest, taking in sweeping views of Darwin's Lake and Isabela's towering volcanoes. A boat tour along the coast reveals penguins, cormorants, and the critically endangered Galapagos martin — one of the rarest birds in the islands, found nowhere else on Earth.
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Day 4: Espinoza Point — Albemarle's Wartime History
Espinoza Point delivers one of the archipelago's most striking scenes — the largest colony of marine iguanas basking on black volcanic rock, joined by sea lions, flightless cormorants, and Galapagos hawks scanning from the mangroves. Cold, plankton-rich waters here support a thriving ecosystem of herons, pelicans, and sea turtles. In the afternoon, Albemarle Point blends history with wildlife: remnants of a WWII-era U.S. radar base still stand amid a stark, lava-covered landscape, home to some of the archipelago's largest marine iguanas alongside penguins and flightless cormorants.
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Day 5: Egas Port — Espumilla Beach's Pirate History
Puerto Egas blends history and wildlife along its coastal trail, where remnants of a 1960s settlement attempt stand alongside basking marine iguanas and resting sea lions. Grottos near the trail's end shelter a small colony of Galapagos fur seals, while land iguanas — reintroduced in 2019 — mark a quiet conservation success. In the afternoon, Espumilla Beach's rust-colored sands give way to Buccaneer Cove, a legendary 17th- and 18th-century pirate hideout framed by towering cliffs. With no trail here, a dinghy ride reveals both wildlife and centuries of maritime history along this dramatic stretch of coastline.
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Day 6: Dragon Hill or Daphne — Farewell to the Enchanted Isles
A final morning brings a choice between two remarkable sites: Dragon Hill, where land iguanas roam near a saltwater lagoon frequented by flamingos, or Daphne Major, a site central to groundbreaking finch evolution research and home to nesting seabirds. Return to M/C Galaxy Sirius for disembarkation, then transfer to Baltra Airport with your naturalist guide for the journey home — closing out six days of extraordinary encounters, from Elizabeth Bay's rare penguins to Buccaneer Cove's pirate history, across the Galapagos' remarkable western islands.
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