THE LEGEND

Guests can enjoy interiors with marine details and original pieces of art that talk about the nature of the Islands, all cabin have been decorated with paintings of Galapagos species. Fully carpeted 5 Luxurious Legend Suites, 24 Junior suites, 20 superior cabins and 5 moon suite (inside cabins), with ocean views allow you to enjoy the sea without leaving your cabin.

Take your time at your private bathroom, where you will have fresh hot and cold water to refresh yourself and a hair dryer for extra comfort. Other amenities in your cabin are safe deposit boxes, television and our special touches.

Where you will find: The Observatory; 1 Legend suite; 5 Moon suite ; 2 Superior outside

Swimming Pool, Auditorium, Fisherman's Bar, Chess Corner, Museum, Open Restaurant, Passenger Lounge, Dinning Terrace, Dolphins Deck

4 Legend Suites, 24 Junior Suites, 3 Superior Inside Cabins, 3 Superior Outside Cabin, Library
Boutique , Guides Research Center , Hammock Terrace

Sea Deck:

Technical Specifications:
Category: Deluxe
Classified: ISM-SOLAS
Speed: 15 Knots cruising, 19 Knots Maximum
Length: 300 feet / 91.5 mts.
Beam: 47 feet / 14.3 mts.
Draft: 13 feet / 3.9 mts.
Passengers: 110
Crew: 60 plus a Physician
Guides: 6 top multilingual naturalist
Lifeboats: 2 for 58 passengers each
Life Rafts: 10 for 25 passengers each
Dinghies: 5 units
Navigation Aid: Radars, gyro compass, autopilot, visual directions finder, echo sounder, radio telephony, GMDSS equiped
Decks: 4

HIGH SEASON Rates per person	3 nights Mon-Thu	4 nights Thu-Mon	7 nights Mon-Mon or Thu toThu
Superior Int.Cabin	US$1255	1672	2927
Superior Ext. Cabin	1489	1986	3475
Moon Suite	1563	2085	3649
Junior Suite	1788	2383	4170
Legend Suite	1936	2581	4517

LOW SEASON Rates per person	3 nights	4nights	7 nights
Superior Int.Cabin	1184	1577	2761
Superior Ext.Cabin	1405	1873	3278
Moon Suite	1475	1967	3441
Junior Suite	1685	2248	3934
Legend Suite	1826	2434	4261

Not Included: Airfare Guayaquil or Quito to Galapagos, $100 Galapagos National Park Tax.

NEW FUEL CHARGE FOR GALAPAGOS CRUISES: The President of Ecuador has signed a decree eliminating the government subsidy on the price of diesel fuel for all tourism vessels operating in the Galapagos Islands that use over 4.000 gallons of diesel per month. This increases the price of diesel from US$ 1.23 to US$ 2.75 per gallon for such vessels.

Please add $90 for the 3 night cruise; $120 for the 4 night cruise and $210 for the 7 night cruise.

ITINERARY

Day 1 – Monday (Baltra)
Departure from Quito or Guayaquil to Baltra (aprox. 2 and half hour flight). Passengers are picked up at the airport by our guides and taken to the pier to board the M/V Galapagos Legend.
Chinese Hat
Wet landing. Guests will encounter sea lions and hike for an hour. Here it’s possible to observe volcanic landscapes. After walking to the other side of the island, on the way back it will be possible to snorkel with sea lions.

Day 2: Tuesday - Santa Cruz (Dragon Hill or Venice)
Wet landing. Passengers walk to a saltwater lagoon behind the beach, where on occasion many pink flamingos can be observed. This trail leads up to Dragon Hill, which offers a lovely view of the bay. This is a nesting site for reintroduced land iguanas, and there is also a Scalesia tree forest.
Passengers may opt to take a dinghy to Venice islet and observe vegetation and marine animals like spotted eagle rays, golden rays, mullets, sharks and sea turtles. Land iguanas have often been observed as well.

Floreana (Cormorant Point)
Wet landing on a greenish colored sand beach. Visitors will hike from the black mangrove beds to a large, brackish lagoon, which holds one of the biggest flamingo populations in the Galapagos. The island is best known for its endemic plants like the Galapagos millwork, passion flower and button mangrove.
Novice snorkelers can practice on the main beach with the playful sea lions; experienced snorkelers can roam around Devils Crown. Please keep in mind this is an open-water activity; there is nothing to step on.

Day 3: Wednesday - Española (Suarez Point)
Dry landing. Visitors will learn more about the lava terrain and cross the inactive lava fields.
Besides the sea lion colonies, this is a very important site for bird watching. Many species, such as the hooded mocking bird and red billed tropic bird can be spotted and observed closely.
You will also see a large colony of marine iguanas, lava lizards, and sally light foot crabs.
After a short trek visitors encounter colonies of masked and blue-footed boobies.
The nesting grounds sometimes overlap the trail. Visitors will also find Galapagos doves, hawks and swallow-tailed gulls and then reach the world’s largest colony of waved albatross.
A major highlight is their mating season, from May through December. You’ll visit the famous blowhole, where water shoots into the air about 23 m (75 ft).

San Cristóbal (Interpretation Center or La Galapaguera)
Dry landing at Puerto Baquerizo Moreno. Passengers will visit San Cristóbal breeding center and learn about the National Park’s breeding program with the giant tortoises.
Passengers will observe some animals in their natural environment.

Day 4: Thursday - North Seymour
Dry landing. Guests will encounter swallow tailed gulls and sea lions. This site is a major nesting colony of blue footed boobies, and has the largest colony of the magnificent frigate bird. Possible to snorkel.
Travelers will also spot both the marine iguanas and land iguanas.
Return to the Galapagos Legend, check-out and transfer to the airport. Return flight to Quito or Guayaquil.

For 7 nights passengers remain on board.

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WEST- ITINERARY

5 days / 4 nights

Day 1: Thursday - Galapagos (Baltra Airport)
Departure from Quito or Guayaquil to Baltra (aprox. 2 and half hour flight). Passengers will be picked up at the airport by our guides and taken to the pier to the M/V Galapagos Legend.
Bartolomé
Dry landing. Passengers will see volcanic formations like lava bombs, spatter, and cinder cones. After a hike to the summit you’ll be impressed by the view of the surrounding islands, including the eroded tuff cone of Pinnacle Rock.
During the hike to the summit, travelers will often see colonies of marine iguanas, lava lizards, tiquilla, and various cacti.
Visitors will be able to snorkel and see the Galapagos penguin, sea turtles, and white tipped sharks from a safe distance.

Day 2: Friday - Urbina Bay (Isabela)
Wet landing. Passengers will visit the fossil beach and coral area. Depending on the season you may be able to observe giant tortoises, land iguanas and flightless cormorants. After the walk we will have time for snorkeling.
Fernandina (Espinosa Point)
Dry landing. Visitors will see the biggest marine iguanas mingling with sally-light foot crabs, as well as flightless cormorants nesting sites, Galapagos penguins, Galapagos hawks, and sea lions. Among the flora and volcanic formations observers will spot brachycereus cactus, and “pa-hoe-hoe” lava and “AA” lava formations. Numerous mangrove beds extend into the sea.

Day 3: Saturday - Santiago (Egas Port)
Wet landing on a dark sand beach. Most of the landscape is tuff-stone layers and lava flows. You can observe hunting herons, great blue herons, lava herons, yellow crowned night herons and oyster catchers.
Passengers will see marine iguanas grazing upon algae beds alongside red sally light-foot crabs. There is a colony of fur-seals swimming in deep pools of cool water.
Here you can swim and snorkel and find octopuses, sea horses, star fish.

Rábida (Jervis)
Wet landing. The volcano-formed beach is dark red and frequented sea lions. It’s considered the geographic center of Galapagos because the most diverse volcanic rocks on the Islands.
You’ll hike to a salt water lagoon, where flamingos can sometimes found.
July through September is a good time to observe brown nesting in the salty bushes. Boobies and 9 species of Darwin’s also be observed.
You can take a dinghy ride by the reefs, as well as snorkel.

Day 4: Sunday - Santa Cruz (Charles Darwin Research Station)
Travelers will visit the Charles Darwin Research Station, staffed with international scientists conducting biological research and conservation projects. Here you can admire the giant tortoises that are part of the breeding program.
Visitors can also admire the prickly-pear cactus forest and many land birds. Later on, you’ll have some free time to walk around town and shop for souvenirs.
Santa Cruz (Highlands)
Travelers can trek through the highlands of Santa Cruz and visit Cerro Chato, where you’ll be able to observe the famous giant tortoises. Additionally, travelers can walk inside the dormant lava tubes.

Day 5: Monday - Santa Cruz (Bachas Beach)
Wet landing. This beach is located on north side of Santa Cruz Island.
Here you will encounter many sea birds, marine iguanas, sea turtles, and have the opportunity to swim on the white sand beach.
Return to the Galapagos Legend, check out and transfer to the Baltra’s airport. Return flight to Quito via Guayaquil.

7 nights ITINERARY can start Mondays or Thursdays.
Itinerary Updated Apr.03, 2008