World Cruise Awards Winner “Latin America’s Best Cruise Line 2024”
You will spend most of your time visiting the largest island of the Galapagos archipelago, Isabela Island, on this 6-day itinerary. Begin with an exploration of Sierra Negra volcano and learn about the volcanic geology of the island. Spot the abundance of birdlife as you continue to Isabela's Wetlands, home to flamingos, stilts, whimbrels, gallinules, finches and more! Take a panga ride and visit Elizabeth Bay, where you can observe under the clear sea the thriving marine life including eagle rays, sea lions and marine iguanas.
Galapagos
West & East Galapagos Islands
6 Days aboard M/C Endemic . From NZD $13,130$12,483pp.
Details
Overview
Itinerary Highlights
- Explore the volcanic and geological formations of Isabela Islands
- Abundance of birdlife in Isabela's Wetlands, including flamingos, stilts, whimbrels, gallinules, finches and more!
- Meet the giant Galapagos tortoises at Arnaldo Tupiza Breeding Centre
- Take a panga ride along the coastline of Tagus Cove to look for penguins
Itinerary in Brief
- Day 1: Arrive in Baltra - Sullivan Bay
- Day 2: Sierra Negra, Wetlands, Breeding Centre & Wall of Tears, Isabela Island
- Day 3: Elizabeth Bay & Urbina Bay, Isabela Island
- Day 4: Tagus Cove, Isabela Island - Espinosa Point, Fernandina Island
- Day 5: Buccaneer Cove & Espumilla Beach, Santiago - Rabida Island
- Day 6: Mosquera Islet - Depart Baltra
Travelling with Eclipse
Peace of Mind
- Eclipse Travel is Australian owned and run, and an ATAS accredited travel agent.
- 24/7 emergency numbers and local contacts provided for support while you’re abroad.
- We provide all the information you need to organise your visas and vaccinations, making travel preparation stress-free.
- No currency surcharges. Once your deposit is paid, your price is guaranteed.
Specialists
- Our consultants are true destination experts, with firsthand experience and extensive travel in the regions we offer.
- Expect quick, professional responses and dedicated service from our knowledgeable team.
- We conduct regular checks on destinations, hotels, and services to ensure quality for every trip.
Authentic Travel
- Tailor-made itineraries designed around your unique requirements.
- Freedom to select your preferred style and standard of accommodation.
- Unique itineraries that take you beyond the major highlights, immersing you in each location.
- Committed to responsible travel: we reinvest in the environment and local communities across our destinations.
Day 1: Arrive in Baltra - Sullivan Bay
Upon arrival, reception and assistance at the airport, transfer from Baltra Airport to the M/C Endemic. In the afternoon, you will visit Sullivan Bay, located on the east coast of Santiago Island. We land on a white coral sand beach and begin our walk over lava that flowed less than 100 years ago. This is the perfect place to see and feel the volcanic origin of Galapagos. Also in this area you will admire flora that grows in lava fields.
Activities: Walk 1/1.5 hours
Type of landing: Dry landing
Difficulty: Easy
Day 2: Sierra Negra, Wetlands, Breeding Centre/Wall of Tears, Isabela Island
Isabela Island is the largest of the archipelago with a surface of 4, 588 square kilometers. It encompasses more than the half of the total land area of Galapagos. In the morning, you will be transported to the Wetlands (Humedales), that are a complex of trails of 6 kilometers long, located south of Isabela Island. They have a wide variety of flora and abundant bird life, including gallinules, finches, stilts and ducks among others.
Activities: Short Hike
Type of landing: Dry landing
Difficulty: Easy
Or you may visit Sierra Negra Volcano, one of largest craters in the archipelago with a diameter of five kilometers. It offers mesmerizing views with great contrast in colors between lava fields, vegetation and fumaroles. On the way up to Orchilla hill, giant tortoises and marine iguanas will appear. From the viewpoint the spectacular scenery of the bay, the town of Puerto Villamil, volcanoes, islets and rocks can be appreciated. Isabela wetlands has endemic and introduced species.
Activities: hiking
Type of landing: Dry landing
Difficulty: Difficult
After lunch visit the Arnaldo Tupiza Breeding Center of Isabela, infant and juvenile giant tortoises can be seen until they are ready to be released and survive in the wild. Or you may visit the Wall of Tears. This is a man-made monument which has been built in the 40’s by prisoners, since Isabela island was once an Ecuadorian penal colony and building up the wall was part of the punishment.
Activities: hiking
Type of landing: Dry landing
Difficulty: Esay
On the way back to the yacht, be ready to spot flamingos and other water birds.
Day 3: Elizabeth Bay & Urbina Bay, Isabela Island
In the morning, you will discover Elizabeth Bay, which is a marine visitor site. The excursion is carried out in a zodiac and so there is no landing point. Your zodiac ride start s with a visit to the Marielas islets where there is the largest and most important penguin colony in the Galapagos Islands. The excursion continues into the cove that is surrounded by red mangroves where you can spot sea turtles, flightless cormorants, spotted eagle rays, golden rays, brown pelicans and sea lions.
Activities: Dinghy Ride
Type of landing: Dry landing
Difficulty: Easy
In the afternoon, Urbina Bay will be visited. Here you can see coral formations, large colored land iguanas. The possibility of seeing giant turtles, flightless cormorants, blue-footed boobies, penguins and marine iguanas is excellent.
Activities: Short hike
Type of landing: Dry landing
Difficulty: Easy
Day 4: Tagus Cove, Isabela Island - Espinoza Point, Fernandina Island
After breakfast, Tagus Cove will be the first attraction to see. A ride along the cliffs in a zodiac will give visitors a good chance to see the Galapagos Penguin, the flightless cormorant and other sea birds. From the landing dock it is about a 30-minute hike along the trail up to the top of the cliff from where you can view Darwin Lake, a saline lake saltier than the sea. You can also see several volcanoes from this location.
Activities: Short hike, snorkeling, dinghy ride, kayaking
Type of landing: Dry landing
Difficulty: Moderate
After lunch, Espinoza point will be visited, which is one of Fernandina’s visit points. Located within a fascinating lava scenery with Lava-Cactuses. On the surface of the lava, mangroves thrive. The highlights are sea lions, penguins, the flightless cormorant (especially in spring and summer), and one of the biggest iguana colonies of Galápagos.
Activities: Short hike, snorkeling
Type of landing: Dry landing and Slippery
Difficulty: Moderate
Day 5: Buccaneer Cove/Espumilla Beach, Santiago - Rabida Island
In the morning, you will have the opportunity to discover the Buccaneer Cove that is located just north of James Bay. It was known as a safe haven in the 17th and 18th century for pirates to stash their loot, take on fresh water and capture tortoises for food. It is a nice place for a zodiac ride, snorkeling and kayaking. Blue-footed, Nazca boobys, fur seals, and Galapagos hawks can be seen flying overhead. Or visit to Espumilla Beach will take place. It is a pristine sandy beach and a popular place for marine iguanas and Sally Lightfoot Crabs. The crabs attract the hunting herons, performing the dance of predator and prey. With an abundance of marine life including octopi, moray eel, and shark, snorkeling is recommended and available.
Activities: Dinghy ride, kayaking, snorkeling, short hike
Type of landing: Wet landing
Difficulty: Easy
In the afternoon, you will be taken to Rabida Island. Its main attraction is the red sand beach, famous for its cactus groves and rock formation scenery, aside from the vegetation of the arid zone and the presence of native and endemic species. During the walk on the red sand beach you will see brown pelicans’ nests, and a lagoon where flamingos are seen from time to time.
Activities: Short hike, snorkeling, dinghy ride, kayaking
Type of landing: Wet landing
Difficulty: Easy
Day 6: Mosquera Islet - Depart Baltra
In the morning, visit to Mosquera, a small islet found between Baltra & North Seymour Islands. Lava gulls, sea lions, Sally light foot crabs inhabit this sand bank with an extension of over 600 meters. It also hosts the largest populations of sea lions and orca whales that can be seen occasionally depending on the season you visit the islet.
Activities: Short hike
Type of landing: Wet landing
Difficulty: Moderate
After this last visit, transfer to Baltra airport for your return flight to mainland Ecuador. Assistance and farewell at the airport.
- Day 1: Arrive in Baltra - Sullivan Bay
- Day 2: Sierra Negra, Wetlands, Breeding Centre/Wall of Tears, Isabela Island
- Day 3: Elizabeth Bay & Urbina Bay, Isabela Island
- Day 4: Tagus Cove, Isabela Island - Espinoza Point, Fernandina Island
- Day 5: Buccaneer Cove/Espumilla Beach, Santiago - Rabida Island
- Day 6: Mosquera Islet - Depart Baltra
Next Departure Date: 11 Feb 2025
| Dates | Cabin | From | Special Offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Feb 2025 - 16 Feb 2025 | NZD$13870pp | ||
| Golden Suite - Main Deck | NZD$13870pp | Contact us | |
| 11 Mar 2025 - 16 Mar 2025 | NZD$13870pp | ||
| 08 Apr 2025 - 13 Apr 2025 | NZD$13130pp | ||
| 06 May 2025 - 11 May 2025 | NZD$13870pp | ||
| 03 Jun 2025 - 08 Jun 2025 | NZD$12483pp | ||
| 01 Jul 2025 - 06 Jul 2025 | NZD$12483pp | ||
| 29 Jul 2025 - 03 Aug 2025 | NZD$12483pp | ||
| 21 Oct 2025 - 26 Oct 2025 | NZD$13870pp | ||
| 18 Nov 2025 - 23 Nov 2025 | NZD$13870pp | ||
| 16 Dec 2025 - 21 Dec 2025 | NZD$13870pp |
Alternative itinerary options:
- 8 Day Endemic: West & North Galapagos Islands (A)
- 8 Day Endemic: South & East Galapagos Islands (B)
- 5 Day Endemic: Central & East Galapagos Islands (C)
- 4 Day Endemic: Central & South Galapagos Islands (D)
- 6 Day Endemic: North & South Galapagos Islands (E)
**Prices are per person based on twin / shared accommodation.
**Single supplements may apply
Cabin Details
Golden Suite - Main Deck
• Panoramic views and private balcony
• King-size bed convertible to two twin-size beds
• Air-conditioning with remote control
• Electrical current 110 V – 220 V
• Housekeeping three times a day
• Towels, robe and slippers
• Speaker for activity announcements
• Internet available
CLOSET
• Life jacket
• Safes
• Towels disposal container
IN-SUITE RESTROOM
• Biodegradable toiletries
• Hairdryers
Single Cabin - Upper Deck
• Panoramic views and private balcony
• One twin-size bed
• Air-conditioning with remote control
• Electrical current 110 V – 220 V
• Housekeeping three times a day
• Towels, robe and slippers
• Speaker for activity announcements
•Internet Available
CLOSET
• Life jacket
• Safes
• Towels disposal container
IN-CABIN RESTROOM
• Biodegradable toiletries
• Hairdryers
M/C Endemic Deckplan
Specifications
- Inaugural cruise: July 2018
- Category: Luxury
- Length: 35 mt / 115 ft
- Beam: 14 mt / 45 ft
- Draft to Baseline:1.85 mt / 6.1 ft
- Crew: 10 members + chef + guide + Cruise Service Officer
- Capacity: 16 passengers
- Speed: 12 knots
- Propulsion: 2 x High Power Engines – 500 HP
Whats included?
- On-board accommodation
- Transfers
- Activities/shore excursions as specified
- Bilingual naturalist guide
- Use of snorkelling and kayak equipment
- All meals during voyage
- Glass of wine during dinner
- Captain's welcome and farewell cocktail
What’s not included?
- International and internal airfares
- Arrival/departure taxes or reciprocity fees, visa fees where applicable
- Galápagos National Park fee: US$200 per person
- Transit control card: US$20 per person
- Travel insurance
- Gratuities
- Any items not mentioned as included
Notes
*Rates are subject to change and different rates may apply during holiday seasons and special events.
Price Assurance
At Eclipse Travel, our expert destination knowledge and decades of travel planning experience come at no extra cost to you. While many think booking through a tour operator is more expensive than planning a trip independently, that’s not the case. We’re paid by our travel partners—such as hotels, activity operators, and cruise providers—via commissions, not by our clients.
Our team negotiates the best rates for you and ensures you receive unbiased advice, with no preference for any particular supplier. In fact, where we secure higher commissions, we often pass the savings on to you, giving us a competitive price edge.
Additionally, we lock in exchange rates at the time of your deposit, ensuring no surprise costs when it’s time for final payment. You can rest easy knowing we’ll handle the details with our suppliers. The only exceptions are national park fee increases or fuel surcharges imposed after your booking, though these are rare.
Take advantage of our team’s expertise and let us help you plan the perfect holiday—hassle-free!
Destination: Galapagos
This once in a lifetime destination is a nature lovers dream. Watch the famous Galapagos tortoises and blue footed boobies in the morning and snorkel with sea lions in the afternoon, then relax on your cruise to the next destination tomorrow!
Downloadable travel guide
Planning your next adventure has never been easier with our free downloadable travel guides. Get in-depth insights into local attractions, dining options, and hidden gems, all curated by our team of travel specialists with decades of experience.
