9-island Galapagos 8D/7N cruise, part of ☞ Ecuador 2008 trip. We had a wonderful cruise on 14-person Samba (steel-hulled motor yacht, converted fishing boat) with multiple landings and snorkeling stops, and naturalist guide Juan Manuel Salcedo (now with ☞ Cheesemans Ecology Safaris).
Itinerary
Quito ➜ Baltra-Airport-Samba Motor boat ➜ Plaza Sur Santa Cruz-Charles Darwin Research Station-Puerto Ayora-Giant Tortoise Reserve-Los Gemelos ➜ Espaniola-Gardner Bay-Punta Suarez ➜ Floreana-Punta Cormorant-Post Office Bay ➜ Isabela-Punta Moreno-Elizabeth Bay-Urbina Bay ➜ Fernandina-Punta Espinoza ➜ San Salvador -Puerto Egas ➜ Bartolome ➜ Santa Cruz-Black Turtle Cove ➜ Baltra ➜ Quito
Three days. Itinerary: Sturgeon Bay ➜ Eagle Bluff Lighthouse – Peninsula State Park ➜ Cana Island ➜ Washington Island ➜ Rock Island âžœ Cave Point State Park.
We walked around quite a bit. And made one full-day hike, loop around Rock Island.
Four days. Itinerary: Sleeping Bear Dunes ➜ Empire Township Campground ➜ Grand Traverse Lighthouse/Leelanau State Park ➜ Chateau Chantal Winery ➜ Old Mission Lighthouse ➜ Empire Bluffs ➜ Platt River and Plains ➜ Lake Michigan beach
Itinerary
Map of Galapagos Islands on Wikimedia
Video clips
Rock Island loop
