Galapagos Legend 5-Day Southern Itinerary
Route Map
Galapagos Legend 5-Day Southern Itinerary Highlights
- Española: waved albatross & Suárez Point
- Floreana: flamingos & Devil’s Crown snorkeling
- Historic Post Office Bay
- Santa Cruz tortoise breeding center
- Embark San Cristóbal · disembark Baltra
Day by Day
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The Galapagos Legend 5-Day Southern Itinerary travels from San Cristóbal to Baltra through Española, Floreana, Santa Cruz and Mosquera. The route combines seabird colonies, snorkeling, historic visitor sites and giant tortoise conservation aboard a comfortable expedition ship.
This southern Galapagos cruise is especially attractive for travelers interested in waved albatross, Floreana history and varied coastal wildlife within a compact five-day program.
- Gardner Bay and Suárez Point on Española
- Seasonal waved albatross and major seabird colonies
- Post Office Bay, Cormorant Point and Devil's Crown
- Dragon Hill, Mosquera and Santa Cruz giant tortoises
- Embark San Cristóbal and disembark Baltra
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Arrive at San Cristóbal Airport, meet the Galapagos Legend expedition team and transfer to the ship for embarkation. After lunch and an introductory briefing, settle into the cabin and begin the 5-day southern Galapagos cruise.
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Visit the San Cristóbal Interpretation Center and continue toward Tijeretas Hill. Learn about the archipelago's geology, settlement and conservation while looking for frigatebirds, sea lions and coastal views around Puerto Baquerizo Moreno.
🐾 Frigatebirds, sea lions, marine iguanas
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Española
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Land at Gardner Bay on Española, known for its broad coral-sand beach and resident sea lions. Walk along the shoreline and, when conditions permit, kayak or snorkel among rays, reef fish and marine iguanas.
PM
Continue to Suárez Point, one of Galapagos' outstanding seabird sites. Walk past marine iguanas and nesting Nazca and blue-footed boobies; waved albatross may be present during their seasonal residence, generally April through December.
🐾 Waved albatross, blue-footed & Nazca boobies, marine iguanas, sea lions
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Floreana
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Visit historic Post Office Bay and learn how sailors used the wooden mail barrel. Continue toward the Baroness viewpoint area for perspectives over Floreana's coastline and stories from the island's unusual human history.
PM
Explore Cormorant Point, walking between contrasting beaches and a lagoon where flamingos may feed. Later, conditions permitting, snorkel at Devil's Crown among reef fish, rays, sea turtles and sea lions.
🐾 Flamingos, green sea turtles, sea lions, reef fish
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Santa Cruz
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Explore Dragon Hill on Santa Cruz, following a guided trail through dry forest and a lagoon toward habitat used by Galapagos land iguanas. Look for flamingos, shorebirds and other wildlife along the route.
PM
Land on Mosquera Islet, a low sandy island between Baltra and North Seymour, to observe a large sea lion colony. Walk the open shoreline and look for shorebirds, marine iguanas and rays in the surrounding water.
🐾 Land iguanas, flamingos, sea lions, shorebirds
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Santa Cruz
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Travel into the Santa Cruz highlands and visit the Fausto Llerena Breeding Center to learn about giant tortoise conservation. The guided program explains species-recovery work and the importance of protecting island habitats.
PM
Return to the ship, prepare to disembark and transfer to Baltra Airport for the onward flight. The Galapagos Legend 5-day southern itinerary concludes after the Santa Cruz conservation visit.
🐾 Giant tortoises, Darwin’s finches