Land on Baltra Island and proceed through immigration and customs. Meet your naturalist guide from the Monserrat Yacht, who will lead you to the vessel and prepare you for your first adventure. Sail toward Dragon Hill to begin your introduction to the Galapagos. Unwind, swim, or snorkel in the area’s clear waters.

Take a guided walk from the beach to a hypersaline lagoon, a known spot for observing pink flamingos, pintail ducks, stilts, and other birds. Continue through a rare Scalesia forest—home to one of the few remaining populations of this unique tree species, found only in the Galapagos. After the hike, gear up to snorkel along the rocky shoreline. Watch for green sea turtles, rays, and reef sharks as you explore beneath the surface.
Activities: Hiking, Snorkeling

On Santiago Island, you encounter evidence of past human activity, yet its wildlife thrives. Observe marine iguanas, sea lions, fur seals, and both land and sea turtles as you explore. Visit Buccaneer Cove to view towering cliff formations. In the afternoon, travel to Egas Port for a look at a salt crater, a dark sand beach, and tidal pools. Board a panga or zodiac and steer through high cliffs and rocky formations. Watch for sea lions on the beach and birds nesting in the cove. After the ride, enter the water to snorkel alongside sea lions and fur seals.
Activities: Panga Ride, Snorkeling, Stand Up Paddleboard, Kayak

Explore the shoreline at Puerto Egas (James Bay) to spot numerous shore birds and reptiles among the abundant wildlife. Grab a snorkel and dive off the beach to discover the underwater world. Look for rays, turtles, and reef sharks. Then, inspect the tidal pools, where marine iguanas and Sally Lightfoot crabs gather.
Activities: Hiking, Snorkeling

Today you will visit the most western site of the Galapagos Islands, Espinoza Point in Fernandina Island. This island is also one the most pristine on the archipelago as no foreign species have been introduced. You will visit Vicente Roca Point, on Isabela Island, famous for its rich underwater sea life thanks to its location on the Bolivar Channel. 

Vicente Roca Point has great deep-water snorkeling at one of the richest marine havens on Earth (Bolivar Channel). Vicente Roca Point is renowned for its Galapagos green turtles, which are very numerous on the bay. Although the spot is known for its high concentration of green turtles, sharks, and rays can also be observed when underwater visibility is good. Take a dinghy ride along the coast to observe a great diversity of sea and coastal birds; including nazca and blue-footed boobies, noddies, brown pelicans, penguins, and flightless cormorants.
Activities: Panga Ride, Snorkeling

Espinosa Point on Fernandina Island is one of the most pristine islands in the world, with none of man’s introduced species to date. From here you can see the island of Isabela across the Bolívar Channel, an area that boasts some of the highest diversity of endemic sea fauna in the Galapagos. Fernandina is the youngest of the Galapagos Islands and a visitor favorite.

When landing, check out the tidal pools where there is an abundance of sea life, including small fish and mollusks. If lucky, a sea turtle or ray may be trapped in the pools. A little further ahead you will pass through some marine iguana burrows and sea lion colonies. The trail continues to where several flightless cormorants have their nests. This remarkable bird is only found in the western Galapagos, and experts estimate that there may only be a few hundred individuals in total. After the exciting hike, you experience one of the best snorkeling sites on the archipelago. Marine iguanas, Galapagos penguins, and sea turtles are some of the species inhabiting this site.
Activities: Hiking, Panga Ride, Snorkeling

After a long journey from the central part of the Galapagos, you will arrive at the pristine and remote West of the archipelago. Visits today are Urbina Bay and Tagus Cove on the west of Isabela Island, where you will have your first encounters with flightless cormorants, penguins, giant tortoises beautiful landscapes, and amazing snorkeling opportunities.

Urbina Bay is a fascinating visitor site that came to be as the shallow sea bottom uplifted in 1954 showing a large coral reef sticking up above sea level. Because of this, Urbina Bay is one of the newest features in the Galapagos. This visitor site is located west of Isabela and provides spectacular views of the Alcedo volcano. The long trail starts on the beach where a wet landing is made. In this location, you will likely see wild Galapagos Giant Tortoises and Galapagos Land Iguanas. As the trail circles back towards the shoreline, you'll come across colonies of the unique Galapagos Flightless Cormorant which lost its ability to fly. This is also a great spot for snorkeling, as you can come close to a Galapagos Penguin Colony and see Galapagos Marine Iguanas feeding underwater.
Activities: Hiking, Snorkeling

Tagus Cove is located on the Northwestern coast of Isabela. It is a historical site visited by Charles Darwin in 1835, where graffiti has been carved into the rock walls by visitors over the past centuries. This spot has been frequented by whalers and pirates since the 1800s that used the area as anchorage. The name of the site dates back to 1814 when it was visited by a British ship, The Tagus, which had anchored there in search of giant tortoises to be used as food supply on the boat. 

Here, you will admire a variety of seabirds, such as blue-footed booby, brown noddy, terns, flightless cormorant, and Galapagos penguins depending on the season. Occasionally you might see woodpecker finches, the Galapagos hawk, the yellow warbler, or a large-billed flycatcher. After a dry landing, you can climb up the trail to visit Darwin's Lake. The lake is located on the slopes of Darwin Volcano and is, surprisingly, a saltwater lake above sea level. The naturalist guide will tell you what are the different scientific theories for this occurrence. Meanwhile, while snorkeling, there are chances to see sharks, turtles, and sea stars. You may also see various different types of colorful fish.
Activities: Hiking, Panga Ride, Snorkeling, Stand Up Paddleboard, Kayak

Explore the mangroves by panga to find rich marine wildlife between the fresh and salt waters. Keep an eye out for manta rays and sea turtles in this tranquil ecosystem. Whitetip reef sharks can also be seen gliding by.
Activities: Panga Ride

Disembark at Baltra for a flight back to Ecuador's mainland.