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    The document summarizes the itinerary for a 6-day cruise to explore the natural wonders of the Galapagos Islands aboard the Seaman II catamaran. The itinerary includes visits to various islands like Santa Cruz, Isabela, Fernandina, Santiago, and Santa Cruz again, featuring opportunities to observe wildlife like sea lions, tortoises, birds, and marine iguanas in their natural habitats. Activities include walking trails, visiting a tortoise breeding center, swimming, snorkeling, and relaxing on the large and comfortable catamaran.

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    The document summarizes the itinerary for a 6-day cruise to explore the natural wonders of the Galapagos Islands aboard the Seaman II catamaran. The itinerary includes visits to various islands like Santa Cruz, Isabela, Fernandina, Santiago, and Santa Cruz again, featuring opportunities to observe wildlife like sea lions, tortoises, birds, and marine iguanas in their natural habitats. Activities include walking trails, visiting a tortoise breeding center, swimming, snorkeling, and relaxing on the large and comfortable catamaran.

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    The document summarizes the itinerary for a 6-day cruise to explore the natural wonders of the Galapagos Islands aboard the Seaman II catamaran. The itinerary includes visits to various islands like Santa Cruz, Isabela, Fernandina, Santiago, and Santa Cruz again, featuring opportunities to observe wildlife like sea lions, tortoises, birds, and marine iguanas in their natural habitats. Activities include walking trails, visiting a tortoise breeding center, swimming, snorkeling, and relaxing on the large and comfortable catamaran.

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    THE GALAPAGOS TRAVEL EXPERTS THE GALAPAGOS TRAVEL EXPERTS

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    SEAMAN II
    FIRST CLASS CATAMARAN
    Built to cruise the Galapagos in Guayaquil in 2007, the Seaman II is a beautiful and comfortable catamaran. Extremely stable and spacious the Seaman II offer ample public areas both inside and out. She features an observation deck and a sun deck with plenty of seating and reclining lounge chairs for relaxing in the open air. There are two bars - one indoor and one outdoor a main lounge, the library and a large dining room with picture windows. Hosting 16 passengers per week in nine extremely large cabins there are 6 cabins on the main deck averaging 148 square feet, two on the top deck averaging 162 square feet and the owner's cabin which can comfortably sleep 3 with its matrimonial style bed plus an additional single measuring 172 square feet. All of the cabins are light and bright with large picture windows, hardwood floors, private facilities with hot and cold water as well as plenty of closet space, a sitting area and beds that can either be two twins or a faux queen. The Seaman's II's itinerary features the best of the Galapagos as it visits the southern, central and spends a couple days out at the less visited western islands each week. . 6 Day / 5 Night Naturalist Itinerary Visiting the Western and Central Islands

    ITINERARY
    DARWIN STATION PUERTO VILLAMIL

    PUNTA MORENO & ELIZABETH BAY URBINA BAY & PUNTA ESPINOZA PUERTO EGAS & RABIDA BACHAS BEACH

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    SEAMAN II

    Discover the natural wonders of the Galapagos Islands aboard the Seaman II

    GALAPAGOS ONLINE
    THE GALAPAGOS TRAVEL EXPERTS 284 C East Lake Mead Parkway #162 Henderson, NV 89015 P: 866.681.8687 E: [email protected] www.galapagosonline.com

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    DAY 1: FRIDAY / GALAPAGOS ARRIVAL & DARWIN STATION


    PM: Charles Darwin Research Station, Santa Cruz
    Today you will arrive at island of Baltra and transfer to the Island of Santa Cruz to board the Seaman II. The Charles Darwin Research Station and the Galapagos National Park offices are based on Santa Cruz Island. The station encompasses an information center, a museum, a library and a tortoise breeding station. Here you will have an opportunity to visit some of the best scientists of the Galpagos. Park rangers and park managers among others, who make huge efforts to preserve this UNESCO World Heritage Site, conduct the conservation of the islands. In the tortoise breeding and rearing center you can encounter tortoises of different subspecies, which are prepared for reintroduction to their natural habitats. The most popular inhabitant of this Station is probably Lonesome George. He is the only survivor of his specific turtle species. In the past all approaches to find a partner for him failed. But in July 2008 the scientists found a carved nest with nine eggs from a female tortoise. Three of them could be saved and now accordingly to strict instructions they are incubated synthetically.

    DAY 2: SATURDAY / TINTORARES, PUERTO VILLAMIL & HUMEDALES


    PM: Tintorares & Puerto Villamil, Isabela
    This islet has a small bay of completely calm and crystal clear turquoise waters, where sea lions, sea turtles, marine iguanas and rays can be spotted. The Arnaldo Tupiza breeding center is the home to a total of 330 juvenile and adult tortoises. This rearing center provides the visitor with another opportunity to enjoy the gentle giants of the Galapagos.

    PM: Humedales, Isabela


    Humedales is a complex of trails that include a lot of beautiful sites with spectacular sceneries. The day will be completed with a visit to Muro de las Lagrimas. This wall was erected by convicts in the first half of this century when that area served as a penal colony.

    DAY 3: SUNDAY / PUNTA MORENO & ELIZABETH BAY


    AM: Punta Moreno, Isabela Island
    This day will lead you to the largest island of the archipelago, Island Isabela. With a surface of 4588 sq.km the isle engages more than the half of the land area of whole Galpagos. At Punta Moreno, a young volcanic landscape with numerous fresh-water pools and lagoons, you can flamingos, bahama ducks and other birds.

    PM: Elizabeth Bay, Isabela Island


    Then you will go to the mangrove area of Elizabeth Bay with little islands off-shore. Here you can see little dwarf penguins as well as schools of manta rays, turtles and other giants of the ocean such as whale-sharks and more. The mangrove woods are the home of different seabirds and herons.

    DAY 4: MONDAY / URBINA BAY & PUNTA ESPINOZA


    AM: Urbina Bay, Isabela Island
    This day will lead you to the largest island of the archipelago, Island Isabela. With a surface of 4588 sq.km the isle engages more than the half of the land area of whole Galpagos. At your next approach you will visit the Bahia
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    Urbina. As a result of a strong outbreak of the volcano Alcedo in the year 1954 suddenly large sections of the coast were pushed up approximately 4 m, so that you can observe coral reefs here ashore. Meanwhile the reefs are covered with trees of chamomile and muyuyo. Furthermore you can observe terrestrial iguanas and the rare Mangrove finch from really close. From January to June occasionally elephant turtles, which live in the higher mountains, are visiting the bay.

    PM: Punta Espinoza, Fernandina


    In the afternoon you will visit Fernandina Island which is not only the westernmost but also the youngest and most pristine Island found in Galapagos. The last eruption of the volcano La Cumbre in 2005 created huge interesting fields of lava. Punta Espinoza, one of Fernandinas visit points, is situated within fascinating lava scenery with Lava-Cactuses and on the surface of the lava growing mangroves. Beside this unique scenery you will come in contact with numerous animals here. The highlights are sea lions, penguins, the flightless cormorant (especially in spring and summer) and one of the biggest iguana colonies of Galpagos. Do not miss a snorkeling trip during which you have the possibility to explore the beautiful underwater world.

    DAY 5: TUESDAY / PUERTO EGAS & RABIDA


    AM: Puerto Egas, Santiago
    A visit to Egas Port begins with a wet landing on the dark sand beaches of James Bay and a walk along the rocky coast giving the opportunity to view some of the Galapagos Islands best tide pools. Sponges, snails, hermit crabs, barnacles and fish including the endemic four-eyed blenny can be seen. The walk also presents visitors with a variety of shore birds, marine iguanas, sally light foot crabs and sea lions..

    PM: Rabida
    Rabida Island its main attraction is the red sand beach, scenery, aside from the vegetation of the arid zone and the presence of native and endemic species.

    DAY 6: WEDNESDAY / BACHAS BEACH & CALETA TORTUGA NEGRA


    AM: Bachas Beach, Santa Cruz
    Visit to Bachas Beach showing one of the main nesting sites of sea turtles on Santa Cruz. It is a good place to see flamingos, as well as migratory and aquatic birds.

    You will transfer to the Baltra Airport for your departure to Quito or Guayaquil.

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