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San Cristobal Island, Santa Cruz Island, Floreana Island
For travelers with limited time but no shortage of ambition, this four-day voyage aboard M/Y Galaxy Stella distills the Galapagos' southeastern wonders into a tightly curated route. Española's Suárez Point and Gardner Bay showcase the waved albatross's extraordinary courtship display between April and January alongside some of the archipelago's most pristine coral-sand beaches, while Floreana's Devil's Crown offers world-class snorkeling amid reef sharks and vibrant tropical fish. History surfaces at Post Office Bay's centuries-old barrel mail tradition, and the journey closes with a visit to the Charles Darwin Research Station's vital conservation work. Compact, wildlife-dense, and rich in both natural beauty and human history — this is the essential Galapagos experience in just four unforgettable days.
EXPEDITION CRUISE 4 Days / 3 Nights featuring a Yacht Cruise around the Galapagos Islands aboard M/Y Galaxy Stella. 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: 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/Y Galaxy Stella, your home for the next four days among the islands. After settling into your cabin, venture to Lobos Island, where sea lions greet you playfully in tidal pools and frigatebirds display their inflated red pouches from the bushes inland. Blue-footed boobies perform their iconic courtship dance along the trail, while snorkeling in the calm waters offers the chance to swim alongside sea lions, sea turtles, and rays resting on the sandy bottom below.
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Day 2: Española Island — Suárez Point to Gardner Bay
Suárez Point delivers one of the archipelago's greatest natural showcases, where sea lions and marine iguanas greet you ashore before a vibrant mosaic of seabirds unfolds along the trail — blue-footed and Nazca boobies, frigatebirds, and tropicbirds. Between April and January, the waved albatross steals the show with its powerful flight and elaborate courtship display. In the afternoon, Gardner Bay's soft coral sand and crystal-clear water create a paradise-like setting for relaxation, where Española mockingbirds, marine iguanas, and Galapagos hawks share the shoreline with playful sea lions.
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Day 3: Floreana Island — Devil's Crown and a Historic Post Office
Punta Cormorant's coastal lagoon teems with flamingos and shorebirds, while its white sand beach serves as a crucial nesting site for green sea turtles. Snorkeling at Devil's Crown — a heavily eroded volcanic formation — reveals reef sharks, rays, and massive schools of tropical fish drawn in by the current. In the afternoon, 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, with sea lions and the occasional elusive Galapagos penguin rounding out the scene.
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Day 4: 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/Y Galaxy Stella for disembarkation, then transfer to Baltra Airport with your naturalist guide for the journey home — closing out four 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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