Cruise Overview
day 1

San Cristobal Island: Puerto Chino o Centro de Crianza David
day 2

Santa Fe & South Plaza Islands
day 3

Santa Cruz Island: Fausto Llerena Gaint Tortoises Breeding Center & Twin Craters
day 4

Isabela Island: Sierra Negra & Wetlands, the wall of tears or breeding station
day 5

Isabela Island: Moreno Point & Tagus Cove
day 6

Fernandina Island: Espinosa Point & Vicente Roca Point
day 7

Santiago Island: Espumilla beach or Buccaneer Cove & Bartholomew Island
day 8

North Seymour Island & Santa Cruz Island: Caleta Tortuga Negra
day 9

Genovesa Island: El Barranco & Bahia Darwin
day 10

Santiago Island: Bahia Sulivan & Rabida Island
day 11

Santa Cruz Island

Galapagos Islands: Cruising the Paradise with Vegan Travel
20 Oct - 30 Oct 2020

SO MUCH IS INCLUDED

10 nights aboard in your choice of stateroom or suite, all with private bathrooms and fine organic vegan toiletries
Ship exclusive to Vegan Travel
Vegan fine dining (full board)
Welcome & Farewell cocktail
All activities on board
All shore tours
Use of wetsuit, snorkel gear & of Underwater Camera
Fruit and snacks 24/7 and post-excursion refreshments
Juices at breakfast, Water and Juices at Lunch and Dinner times
Selection of non-alcoholic beverages
Vegan Travel Cruise Director to guide and assist
All taxes, port charges and fees

Galapagos Islands: Cruising the Paradise with Vegan Travel

Galapagos Islands are one of the world's most desired destinations and this small ship cruise is at the heart of a Galapagos Island vacation as most visitor sites are only accessible by boat.
The Galápagos Islands are probably the most famous wildlife-watching destination in the world. And no wonder – it’s almost impossible to exaggerate the sheer spectacle of the place that provided inspiration for Charles Darwin’s ground-breaking theory of natural selection.
This remote archipelago is a land of stark lava formations, cactus forests, lush green highlands, turquoise bays and tropical beaches. Best of all, it is overflowing with wildlife at every turn. Within minutes – sometimes seconds – of landing on this archipelago in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, you can be face-to-face with more strangely fearless and curious animals than anywhere else on Earth.
Spend your days exploring the Galapagos’s unique environment and up-close wildlife encounters with top naturalist guides, then relax with a cocktail on the spacious sundeck with chaise lounges and a Jacuzzi. Comfortable and spacious cabins and suites that feature private balconies to watch the moonlight dance across the waves. A Vegan Travel Galapagos cruise aboard Infinity provides an intimate, luxurious Galapagos experience.
Snorkeling gear, wetsuits and an underwater camera are available for your use to explore the archipelago’s remarkable underwater world.
There are species of bird, animal, and plant life on the Galapagos that you simply won’t find anywhere else. Blue-footed boobies, giant tortoises, sea lions, marine iguanas – it’s like a nature documentary you can walk through. Sail away the vegan way and see it for yourself!

THIS IS YOUR ALL VEGAN FLOATING HOTEL

We were looking for the ultimate Vegan Travel Galapagos experience – and found the incredible Infinity Galapagos yacht which has been launched in 2018. A stunning yacht offering unrivalled comfort, high performance, modern interiors and respect for the environment. Well-appointed accommodation in large staterooms, private balconies and large interiors are only but a few of the unique traits the Infinity Galapagos yacht has in store for our Vegan Travel group. Complying and exceeding with all international safety standards, the Infinity features state of the art safety and navigation for up to 20 guests. Al-fresco dining, sunbathing in large solarium’s, and an interior lounge area for daily briefings.
Cruise the Galapagos archipelago in tremendous style and sumptuous luxury. All eight cabins and two suites have private balconies, a feature not common among Galapagos vessels. We will visit 8-10 different islands where we will hike, snorkel, kayak, sail and swim amongst some of the world’s most exotic wildlife with well-trained naturalist guides.
After rewarding days spent ashore, in the sea and sun (our itinerary includes both a morning and afternoon excursion), return onboard to nothing less than luxury pampered by 14-15 attentive crew members.

day 1

MORNING FLIGHT FROM QUITO OR GUAYAQUIL TO SAN CRISTOBAL

JACINTO GORDILLO BREEDING CENTER or PUERTO CHINO

Assistance at the airport by our representative for your Galapagos flight.

You will arrive at San Cristobal Island in the morning. After going through immigration and baggage claim you will be met by an Infinity and Vegan Travel staff member and transferred to the yacht. You’ll be shown to your cabin where you will have some time to settle in before lunch and a welcome briefing.

The Jacinto Gordillo Breeding Center is a new visitor site in the northeast part of San Cristóbal Island and takes approximately one hour by road from Puerto Baquerizo Moreno. At the Breeding Center you will be able to admire the hatchling turtles, from their birth until they are 4 years old when the grown turtles are taken to their natural habitat.

JACINTO GORDILLO BREEDING CENTER
Possible Activities: Short hike (0,6 mi / 1Km)
Difficulty: Easy / Moderate
Type of Landing: Dry landing
Highlights & Animals: Giant tortoises in captivity, snorkeling with sea lions, land and sea birds, blue-footed boobies, hatchling turles.

In the afternoon you will visit Puerto Chino located 15,2 miles (24.5 km) away from Puerto Baquerizo Moreno and a few miles from the Breeding Center Cerro Colorado, this walk takes approximately 30 minutes to the beach.

PUERTO CHINO
Possible Activities: Hiking, swimming, snorkeling
Difficulty: Moderate / difficult
Type of Landing: Dry landing
Highlights & Animals: White sandy beach, sea birds, snorkeling

day 2

Your morning visit is to Santa Fe Island (Barrington) which is home to the small picturesque bay and anchorage on the island’s northeast coast. The bay has two visitor trails: one leading to a scenic viewpoint atop a cliff, and the other spanning from a small beach to a tall prickly pear cactus forest.

SANTA FE
Possible Activities: Hiking
Difficulty: Moderate
Type of Landing: Dry landing
Highlights & Animals: Land iguanas, giant Opuntia cacti

In the afternoon, you will head to South Plaza Island. This small island with steep cliffs was formed by rising lava and is now covered by Opuntia cacti. It is also home to one of the largest sea lion colonies as well as colorful yellow and red land iguanas. The most characteristic plant is Sesuvium. During the rainy season, its color is a greenish to yellowish tone and in the dry season (end of June through January) a bright red.

SOUTH PLAZA ISLAND
Possible Activities: Hike (1.5 miles / 2 ½ km)
Difficulty: Moderate.
Type of Landing: Dry landing.
Highlights & Animals: Land iguanas, sea lion colony, Audubon’s shearwaters,
swallowtailed gulls, Nazca boobies, amazing landscape with cliffs

day 3

Today you will visit Fausto Llerena Tortoise Breeding Center. This is home to tortoises ranging from 3-inches (new hatchlings) to 4-feet long. Subspecies of tortoises interact with one another and many of the older tortoises are accustomed to humans, stretching out their heads for a photo opportunity. The

babies are kept here until they are about four years-old and strong enough to survive on their own.

FAUSTO LLERENA TORTOISE BREEDING CENTER
Possible Activities: Walking
Difficulty: Easy
Type of Landing: Dry landing
Highlights & Animals: Giant Land Tortoises

The afternoon visit is to a site called Los Gemelos (Twin Craters). Los Gemelos wait for you at the end of a short hike. These sinkholes are often referred to as craters, though the term is only descriptive, not literal. They were created by the collapse of surface material in underground fissures and chambers.

The endemic Scalesia forest surrounds the site where you may see vermillion flycatchers, short-eared owls, and finches.

LOS GEMELOS (TWIN CRATERS)
Possible Activities: Short hiking
Difficulty: Moderate
Type of Landing: Dry landing
Highlights & Animals: Pit craters, Scalesia forest.

day 4

The morning will consist of a visit to The Sierra Negra Volcano which is the largest basaltic caldera in the Galapagos at 9 x 10 km. The site offers impressive views and the opportunity to observe up to 7 species of finches and a rich display of vegetation. The north side of the caldera provides evidence of its most recent volcanic activity in 2005.

SIERRA NEGRA VOLCANO
Possible Activities: Hiking, horseback riding, walking
Difficulty: Moderate
Type of Landing: Dry landing
Highlights & Animals: Basaltic caldera, stunning views, finches

The afternoon visit will head to the Wetlands of Isabela Island, which are located just outside of Puerto Villamil. The Wetlands consist of lagoons, swamps, and mangroves and are home to a variety of unique bird species such as common stilts, whimbrels, white-cheeked pintails, and gallinules. The Wetlands can be visited on foot via a path through the swamps.

WETLANDS
Possible Activities: Hiking
Difficulty: Easy
Type of Landing: Dry landing
Highlights & Animals: Giant mangroves, shore birds

The Wall of Tears (El Muro de las Lágrimas) is 65-feet / 25-meters high and an important piece of the island history. A penal colony existed on Isabela from 1945-1959, and the prisoners were forced to build the wall, stone by stone, while in isolation from the rest of the world and thousands died during the construction. Many claim to feel the heavy energy of this historical site, and locals claim to hear cries in the wind.

THE WALL OF TEARS
Possible Activities: Hiking
Difficulty: Easy
Type of Landing: Dry landing
Highlights & Animals: Historic site

The Tortoise Breeding Station was created to protect animals in their first years of life from the threats of foreign species such as pigs and donkeys. Giant tortoise eggs are collected and brought to the center where they are hatched and kept for five years before being released to their natural environment.

TORTOISE BREEDING STATION
Possible Activities: Walking
Difficulty: Easy
Type of Landing: Dry landing
Highlights & Animals: Two of the five subspecies of the giant tortoise

day 5

In the morning you will visit Moreno Point located southwest of Elizabeth Bay. Here a dry landing onto what was once flowing lava is possible. The lava has left craters in its wake which formed crystal tide pools. By looking into the pools, you can peer into another world as the marine life drifts by your window.

In the brackish pools of this area, you may see pink flamingos, white-cheeked pintails, and common gallinules. If you look carefully into the pools, you may see white-tip reef sharks and some sea turtles.

MORENO POINT
Possible Activities: Snorkeling, panga ride & hike (1.2 miles / 2km)
Difficulty: Moderate / difficult
Type of Landing: Dry landing
Highlights & Animals: Flamingos, gallinules, pintail ducks, turtles, white-tip reef sharks.

In the afternoon, you will visit Tagus Cove on Isabela Island which is located across from Fernandina Island, close to the Bolivar Channel dividing the two islands. This spot has been frequented by ships since the 1800s, using the area as an anchorage site. Trails winding by Lake Darwin up to a ridge display wonderful views. Punta Tortuga, just north of Tagus Cove, is another lovely beach surrounded by mangroves.

Tagus Cove
Possible Activities: Long hike, snorkeling, panga ride
Difficulty: Moderate / Difficult
Type of Landing: Dry landing
Highlights & Animals: Penguins, flightless cormorants, Darwin Volcano & Lake

day 6

In the morning you will visit Fernandina Island. No foreign species have ever invaded this island, and therefore it is one of the world’s most pristine island ecosystems. Fernandina is the youngest island in the Galapagos. Access to this site is extremely restricted by the Galapagos National Park, and you will be one of those very lucky visitors. The volcano “La Cumbre” dominates the landscape with lava fields reaching the ocean.

Crossing the Bolivar Channel that divides Isabela and Fernandina Islands, you will land at Espinosa Point, and after walking past a colony of marine iguanas and a group of sea lions, you’ll reach the island’s highlight: The flightless cormorant nesting site. This area also provides a great opportunity to see the Galapagos hawk.

ESPINOSA POINT
Possible Activities: Hike of approx. (1.2 miles / 2 km)
Difficulty: Moderate
Type of Landing: Dry and slippery at low tide
Highlights & Animals: Flightless cormorant, marine iguanas, ‘a’a lava, sea lions, penguins, active volcano “La Cumbre”

In the afternoon, you will head to Isabela Island. which is the largest in the archipelago. This seahorseshaped island is also one of the youngest and most volcanically active.

The afternoon visit is at Vicente Roca Point. Comprised of two separate coves, this site is a large bay with spectacular sea life. Keep an eye out for seahorses, sea turtles, and the strange yet fascinating Mola mola (or sunfish).

VICENTE ROCA POINT
Possible Activities: Snorkeling & panga ride
Difficulty: Easy / moderate
Type of Landing: No landing
Highlights & Animals: Penguins, blue-footed boobies, terns, Nazca boobies,
two types of sea lions. Snorkeling: sea turtles, rays and puffer fish.

day 7

Your morning visit is to Espumilla Beach where marine iguanas lounge and the Sally Lightfoot crabs attract the hunting herons performing the dance of predator and prey right before your eyes. Snorkeling is highly recommended as you could find yourself face to face with an octopus, moray eel, shark and a variety of other species of tropical fish.

ESPUMILLA BEACH
Possible Activities: Snorkeling and swimming
Difficulty: Easy
Type of Landing: Wet landing
Highlights & Animals: Snorkeling

In the afternoon you will head for Bartholomew Island, home of the famous Pinnacle Rock. Bartholomew consists of an extinct volcano with a variety of red, orange, black and even green volcanic formations.

You will take a trail of stairs to the summit of the volcano (about 30 or 40 minutes) where you will enjoy one of the best views of the islands! You will also visit a small, beautiful beach surrounded by the only vegetation found on this barren island. The beach is perfect for snorkeling where you may even see the

Galapagos penguins.

BARTHOLOMEW ISLAND
Possible Activities: Panga ride, snorkeling & hike (1.2 miles / 2 km)
Difficulty: Moderate / difficult. Walk up to the top of volcano 114 meters, 375
wooden steps
Type of Landing: Dry and wet landing
Highlights & Animals: Pinnacle rock, panoramic view, moonlike landscape, penguins, pioneer plants, lava cactus. Reef sharks, rays, great colorful fish.

day 9

In the morning you will visit El Barranco on Genovesa Island. Also known as Prince Phillip's Steps, El Barranco’s steep, rocky paths leads up to a high cliff-face. A marvelous view can be appreciated from here. This site is also home to palo santo vegetation as well as red-footed boobies, short-eared lava owls, Galapagos swallows, and Galapagos doves.

Highlights: Red-footed boobies, short-eared lava owls, storm-petrels, Galapagos doves
Possible Activities: Hiking (0.9 miles/2 km)
Type of Landing: Dry, difficult landing
Difficulty: Moderate

In the afternoon we visit Bahia Darwin. This white sand coral beach heads a half mile trail (0.75km) that winds through mangroves filled with land birds. Nazca boobies, red-footed boobies, and swallow-tailed gulls can be spotted here. Further down the path are tidal pools where sea lions swim playfully. At the end is a spectacular view off a cliff.

Highlights: Nazca boobies, red- footed boobies, swallow-tailed gulls, mangroves, coral pebbles beach, snorkeling: rays, colorful reef fish and hammerhead sharks
Possible Activities: Hiking (0.9 miles/1.5 km), snorkeling, kayaking & dinghy ride
Type of Landing: Wet landing.
Difficulty: Easy / moderate

day 10

We will visit Bahia Sulivan on Santiago Island in the morning. A coral beach landing leads you towards a lava field as far as the eye can see. Hunt and peck over the two distinguished types of lava, pahoehoe and 'a'a, for signs of plant life that have managed to emerge over the past 100 years since the most recent volcanic explosion. A truly amazing volcanic experience…up close and personal!

Highlights: Variety of lava formations and landscapes, pahoehoe lava which is found primarily in Hawai'i and the Galapagos islands, 'a'a lava, and pristine coral sand beach
Possible Activities: Walk, snorkel, swim
Type of Landing: Wet landing
Difficulty: Easy to moderate. Be sure to wear good solid walking shoes or boots as the 'a'a lava is very sharp and pointy

In the afternoon we visit Rabida Island: Rabida Island (Jervis) is one of the most colorful and volcanically varied islands in the archipelago and a great snorkeling site. Its famous maroon sandy beach and stunning lookouts provide wonderful landscapes. The island is a birdwatcher’s delight. Some of the rarest species are in abundance, such as nine varieties of finches, large-billed flycatchers, Galapagos hawks and brown pelicans.

Highlights: Snorkeling: white-cheeked pintail ducks, colorful fish, sea lions, brackish water lagoon, penguins, Galapagos hawk
Possible Activities: Snorkeling, dinghy ride & short hike (0.6 miles /1 km)
Type of Landing: Wet landing
Difficulty: Easy / moderate

Date	Ports of Call	Arrival	Departure
20-10-20	San Cristobal Island: Puerto Chino o Centro de Crianza David	-	-
21-10-20	Santa Fe & South Plaza Islands	-	-
22-10-20	Santa Cruz Island: Fausto Llerena Gaint Tortoises Breeding Center & Twin Craters	-	-
23-10-20	Isabela Island: Sierra Negra & Wetlands, the wall of tears or breeding station	-	-
24-10-20	Isabela Island: Moreno Point & Tagus Cove	-	-
25-10-20	Fernandina Island: Espinosa Point & Vicente Roca Point	-	-
26-10-20	Santiago Island: Espumilla beach or Buccaneer Cove & Bartholomew Island	-	-
27-10-20	North Seymour Island & Santa Cruz Island: Caleta Tortuga Negra	-	-
28-10-20	Genovesa Island: El Barranco & Bahia Darwin	-	-
29-10-20	Santiago Island: Bahia Sulivan & Rabida Island	-	-
30-10-20	Santa Cruz Island	-	-
Note: The itinerary presented is subject to modification due to water levels, lock closures or other uncontrollable factors. Every effort will be made to operate cruise programs as planned, but changes may still be necessary throughout the cruise. This schedule is subject to change. Your final itinerary will be provided with the cruise tickets.

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THIS IS YOUR ALL VEGAN FLOATING HOTEL

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