Day 1 : Flight from Quito to Baltra (Santa Cruz)
Departing in Quito, the flight travels via Guayaquil to Baltra and then bus and ferry take you to Puerto Ayora, which is on the island of Santa Cruz. Overnight at Hotel Silberstein. In the afternoon, walk to the Charles Darwin Scientific Station, where the oldest and largest tortoises are being kept. Dinner will be served at the hotel, starting with a welcome drink.

Day 2:  Day trip to Plazas
This is a full-day trip on one a touring yacht, such as the "Encantada", a motorsailer. The route takes you along the east coast of Santa Cruz and stops at the island of Plazas. The island’s wildlife includes sea lions, land and marine iguanas, as well as a variety of marine birds that inhabit the isle. Lunch is served aboard before the yacht leaves for the hotel, where dinner will be prepared.

Day 3:  Day trip to Seymour Norte
Today the yacht leaves for Seymour Norte, an island that accommodates large colonies of blue-footed boobies and frigate birds. Return to Hotel Silberstein where dinner will be served.

Day 4:  Day trip to Bartolome
Full-day trip to the island of Bartolome. After climbing up the moon-like surface, right up to the highest point of the island, you will be rewarded with a magnificent view of the Galapagos Islands, the volcanic landscape and especially of Pinnacle Rock, one of Galapagos' most photographed sites.

Day 5:  Visiting the highlands of Santa Cruz
Traveling by bus, the tour goes up into the highlands of Santa Cruz where we will find the giant "Galapagos" tortoises. We will take a short hike that leads into lava tunnels and be able to go through them. After lunch , the walk continues down to a beautiful white beach and its lagoons. Here you will see a great variety of seabirds and land iguanas. Back at the hotel, dinner will be served.

Day 6:  Day trip to Santa Fe
Santa Fe is characterized by its dry landscape, which is overgrown by opuntia cactuses. This is one of the best places to study land iguanas. 

Day 7:  Day trip to Floreana
Floreana became famous for its "Post Office", a place where pirates used to place their letters in old casks. Passing ships would pick up letters if they were traveling in the mails’ designated direction. This old custom is still kept alive by many tourists.
The "Devil's Crown" is an almost sunken crater. Only a semicircle of volcano rocks remains above sea-level. These rocks provide a home to breeding colonies of blue-footed boobies and red-beaked tropical birds and are a diver's paradise. Another beautiful nature site is Cormorant Bay. With a dense mangrove belt behind the beach and a tranquil lagoon, it is inhabited by flamingos, bahama ducks and other marine birds.

Day 8:  Return flight to Quito