Classic Galapagos: Southern Islands (Grand Queen Beatriz) on Grand Queen Beatriz
Classic Galapagos: Southern Islands (Grand Queen Beatriz)
Experience the unique wildlife of the Galapagos Islands as you drift across the Pacific Ocean on this 10-day sailing adventure. The beauty of these Ecuadorian isles is something to behold from aboard the M/Y Grand Queen Beatriz and you’ll retrace the 180-year-old voyage of Charles Darwin by sea with a naturalist guide by your side. Witness the giant tortoises that call these lands home and go birdwatching for blue-footed boobies and frigate birds. Each day, a new view will greet you out your cabin window, with a new array or wildlife to see up above and down below (snorkel, anyone?).
Activities
Experience the unique wildlife of the Galapagos Islands as you drift across the Pacific Ocean on this 10-day sailing adventure. The beauty of these Ecuadorian isles is something to behold from aboard the M/Y Grand Queen Beatriz and you’ll retrace the 180-year-old voyage of Charles Darwin by sea with a naturalist guide by your side. Witness the giant tortoises that call these lands home and go birdwatching for blue-footed boobies and frigate birds. Each day, a new view will greet you out your cabin window, with a new array or wildlife to see up above and down below (snorkel, anyone?).
Activities
- Isla Santa Cruz - Punta Carrion - Snorkelling (1 hour)
- Isla Isabela - Las Tintoreras visit (1.5 hours) - Dry Landing
- Isla Isabela - Arnolda Tupiza Tortoise Breeding Center including Flamingo Lagoon (2 hours) - Dry Landing
- Isla Floreana - Post Office Bay - Walk (1.5 hours) - Wet Landing
- Isla Floreana - Punta Cormorant walk (1.5 hours) - Wet Landing
- Isla Floreana - Devil's Crown snorkelling (1 hour)
- Isla Floreana - Post Office Bay snorkelling (45 mins)
- Isla Santa Cruz - Highlands Visit (1.5 hours) - Dry Landing
- Isla Plaza Sur - Walk (2 hours) - Dry Landing
- Isla Santa Fe - Panga ride (45 mins)
- Isla Santa Fe - Walk (1.5 hours) - Wet Landing
- Isla Espanola - Punta Suarez - Walk (3 hours) - Dry Landing
- Isla Espanola - Bahia Gardener - Snorkel (1 hour)
- Isla Espanola - Bahia Gardener - Walk (1 hours) - Wet Landing
- Isla San Cristobal - Punta Pitt - Walk (2 hours) - Wet Landing
- Isla San Cristobal - Isla Lobos - Walk (1 hour) - Dry Landing
- Isla Santa Cruz - Charles Darwin Research Station (1 hour) - Dry Landing
- Board your vessel, the M/Y Grand Queen Beatriz, and sail through the southern islands of the archipelago, encountering secluded natural beauty at its finest.
- Encounter Galapagos’s wildlife, including giant Galapagos tortoises, blue-footed and Nazca boobies, pelicans and frigate birds, as well as iguanas, sea lions, fur seals and sea turtles.
- Spend time land side on the islands, with expeditions through mangroves and misty forests, passing unique flora, such as opuntia cacti and miconia bushes, and gazing across the coastline from scenic lookouts.
- Swim through a colourful underwater ecosystem when snorkelling in one of the many coves – a playful sea lion might get in your way!
- Explore the islands on deck, on foot and in the water, keeping your eyes wide open for your next bird or water mammal sighting – this trip is a nature-lover's dream.
Interests
- Adventure and Active
- Safari, Animals, and Wildlife
About Grand Queen Beatriz
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Itinerary
| Day | Destination | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quito | ||
| 2 | Isla Baltra - Punta Carrion | ||
| 3 | Isla Isabela - Las Tintoreras - Giant Tortoise Breeding Centre | ||
| 4 | Isla Floreana - Post Office Bay - Devil's Crown - Punta Cormorant. | ||
| 5 | Isla Santa Cruz - Charles Darwin Station - Santa Cruz Highlands. | ||
| 6 | Isla Santa Fe - Isla Plaza Sur | ||
| 7 | Isla Espanola - Bahia Gardner - Punta Suarez | ||
| 8 | Isla San Cristobal - Leon Dormido - Isla Lobos - Punta Pitt | ||
| 9 | Fly from San Cristobal to Quito. | ||
| 10 | Quito |
