M/V Evolution Fall Specials

Exploring the Galapagos Islands in style was never this affordable! Take advantage of our Fall Specials and enjoy savings of up to $2,200.00 per person, including the round-trip Quito – Galapagos airfare, the Galapagos National Park Admission Ticket and Immigration Card.

During the fall, daily temperatures in the Galapagos hover around 80F (27C) and you will have the islands more to yourself because there are no school holidays and all your favorite Galapagos species will be there to greet you on our safari-style luxury cruises.

Track giant tortoises in the wild, snorkel with sea lions, sea turtles and penguins, watch marine iguanas diving into the ocean for their lunch. Don’t miss the opportunity to enjoy all of this and so much more while exploring the Galapagos Islands aboard the luxurious M/V Evolution!

FALL SPECIALS – NAVIGATION DATES & RATES:

ITINERARY BEGINS ENDS
Baltra – San Cristobal
September 28
November 09
December 07
October 05
November 16
December 14
San Cristobal – Baltra
October 05
November 16
December 14
October 12
November 23
December 21
AVAILABLE CABINS REGULAR PRICE P/PERSON FALL SPECIAL RATES (*)
Master Suite A1 $7,950.00 $7,150.00
Suites A2 & A3 $7,550.00 $6,400.00
Premium C1 to C3 & C5 to C9 $6,600.00 $5,250.00
Premium C4 $6,200.00 $4,650.00
Deluxe D1 to D4 $6,200.00 $4,650.00

Prices are per person sharing double accommodations. 50% single supplement applies. Fall Special Rates apply to new bookings only and cannot be combined with any other special.

(*) All the fall special rates include:

  • Round-trip Airfare Quito – Galapagos – Quito
  • Galapagos Park Admission
  • Galapagos Immigration Card
  • Snorkeling Gear & Wetsuits

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Please select below the itinerary corresponding to the cruise date of your choice:

DAY 1 | SATURDAY | Welcome to Baltra | L.D.

Upon arrival on Baltra Island, transfer to the deluxe M/V Evolution for a 7–night cruise in your choice of a Deluxe Stateroom or a Premium Stateroom with daily explorations following the steps of pirates and Darwin through Daphne Major Islet. Bachas Beach, the Wild Tortoise Reserve, and the Charles Darwin Research Station in Santa Cruz Island, Punta Vicente Roca, Urbina Bay, and Tagus Cove in Isabela Island (also known as Albemarle Island), Punta Espinosa in Fernandina Island (also known as Narborough Island), Pinnacle Rock and Overlook in Bartolome Island, Sullivan Bay in Santiago Island, Punta Suarez, Gardner Bay, Gardner Islet, and Osborn Islet in Espanola Island (also known as Hood Island). In San Cristobal, a visit to the Interpretation center is included prior to boarding your plane for your flight back to the mainland.

Once on board the M/V Evolution we will have lunch and a quick briefing en-route to our first visitor site: We will circumnavigate Daphne Major Islet which is home to a variety of birds including Galapagos martins, blue footed boobies, Nazca boobies, short eared owls, red billed tropic birds amongst others. After these visits we will get ready for our welcome cocktail and first briefing before continuing to dinner.


DAY 2 | SUNDAY | B.L.D.

Isabela Island: Punta Vicente Roca: In the morning we visit Punta Vicente Roca on Isabela Island. Snorkeling is incredible here as a result of the nutrient -rich waters of the Humboldt Current that bathe the western side of the archipelago. We will have a chance to see colorful fish, sea lions, penguins and sea turtles in the water.

Fernandina Island: Punta Espinosa: Begin the afternoon with a visit to Fernandina Island, home to La Cumbre volcano, which erupts frequently (most recently in May 2005). We visit Punta Espinosa, a narrow spit of land, where a number of unique species, such as marine iguanas, sea lions, flightless cormorants, herons, egrets and Galapagos hawks can be seen in close proximity.

Activities: Hiking/Nature Walks, Snorkeling, and Zodiac Rides.


DAY 3 | MONDAY | B.L.D.

Isabela Island: Urbina Bay: Urbina Bay is directly west of Isabela’s Volcano Alcedo, where we will make an easy, wet landing (a hop into a few inches of water). We walk on a stretch of three miles (5 km) of the marine reef that has been uplifted by as much as 13 feet (4 meters) out of the water. A highlight of this excursion are the giant land iguanas and giant tortoises, as well as the opportunity to go snorkeling amongst marine creatures, or just relaxing on shore.

Isabela Island: Tagus Cove: In the afternoon we visit Tagus Cove on Isabela Island. A wooden stairway rises to the trail entrance and continues around Darwin Lake through a dry vegetation zone, and ends in a promontory formed by spatter cones. The site provides spectacular views of our anchorage in the bay, as well as Darwin and Wolf Volcanoes.

Activities: Hiking/Nature Walks, Snorkeling, Kayaking, and Zodiac Rides.


DAY 4 | TUESDAY | B.L.D.

Bartolome Island: Pinnacle Rock: In the morning we visit Bartolome Island, famous for Pinnacle Rock, where we will see Galapagos Penguins and sea lions. We will also hike a trail to Bartolome’s summit where you will be rewarded with spectacular views of Pinnacle Rock and our beach, where the crystal blue waters of the bay cradle your yacht.

Santiago Island: Sullivan Bay: Enjoy an afternoon visit to Sullivan Bay, one of the most outstanding volcanic sites in the Galapagos. In the nearly 100 years since the Sullivan Bay Flow, only a few plants like Mollugo and Lava cacti have managed to take root in this harsh environment. Oystercatchers can be seen fishing for crabs and mollusks in the tide pools of Sullivan Bay. After exploring the lava flow, there is swimming and snorkeling with playful sea lions off two small coralline beaches.

Activities: Hiking/Nature Walks, Snorkeling, and Zodiac Rides.


DAY 5 | WEDNESDAY | B.L.D.

Santa Cruz Island: Las Bachas Beach: In the morning we visit Las Bachas, a sandy white -coral beach that is a major egg -laying site for sea turtles. The name Bachas refers to the remains of landing craft left here at the end of WWII. Ashore marine iguanas mingle with flamingos and other wading birds in another of the many super saline lagoons found in the Galapagos.

Rabida Island, commonly known by its English name of Jervis, is unique for the very red color of the beach and cliffs, beneath which one can find gliding sea turtles and perched blue footed boobies. A thick forest of Palo Santo trees sits back from the beach sheltering a yellow saltwater lagoon. Pelicans next in the thickets and brightly colored pink flamingoes graze the lagoon. A sea lion colony likes to laze on the red sands of the beach. We hike up a tiny peninsula for a wonderful view of the beach and lagoon. Sea caves invite exploration further down the coast.

Activities: Hiking/Nature Walks, Snorkeling, and Zodiac Rides.


DAY 6 | THURSDAY | B.L.D.

Santa Cruz Island: Charles Darwin Research Station: Santa Cruz is the second largest island in the Galapagos and its capital, Puerto Ayora, is the economic center of the Islands. In the morning we visit the Charles Darwin Research Station to visit the Giant Tortoise and Land Iguana Breeding and Rearing Program. Here we used to find Lonesome George (now deceased), the last of his particular race of tortoise.

Afternoon visit to the Santa Cruz Highlands, where the dry coastal vegetation transitions to lush wet fields and forests overgrown with moss and lichens. Our destination is the Tortoise Reserve, where we will have chances see these animals in the wild.

Activities: Hiking/Nature Walks.


DAY 7 | FRIDAY | B.L.D.

Espanola Island (Hood): Punta Suarez: Hood is the southernmost island of the archipelago, and is one of the most popular due to the breathtaking variation and number of fauna that inhabit the island. In the morning we visit Punta Suarez where you will witness the largest variety of marine iguanas in the Galapagos, masked boobies and blue footed boobies nesting along the cliff’s edge, as well as the famous waved albatross.

Espanola Island (Hood): Gardner Bay: In the afternoon we visit Gardner Bay, a magnificent long white sandy beach, where colonies of sea lions laze in the sun, sea turtles swim offshore, and inquisitive mockingbirds boldly investigate new arrivals.

Activities: Hiking/Nature Walks, Snorkeling, Kayaking, and Zodiac Rides.


DAY 8 | SATURDAY | San Cristobal Island / Home / Next Destination | B.

San Cristobal Island Interpretation Center: Today our Galapagos cruise comes to an end, but before we bid farewell to the Evolution and her crew we pay a visit to the Galapagos National Park Visitor Center on San Cristobal Island. The Center presents a comprehensive exhibit of the islands’ natural history, human interaction, ecosystems, flora and fauna and your naturalist will use the exhibits to provide an illustrated overview of life on the Islands. A short trail arrives at Frigate Bird Hill, where both, magnificent -frigates and great -frigates can be seen in the same colony.

Activities: Hiking/Nature Walks.

Next we are transferred to the airport for the local flight back to the mainland (airfare is not included) to connect with your outbound flight (airfare is not included).

DAY 1 | SATURDAY | Welcome to San Cristobal | L.D.

Upon arrival to San Cristobal, transfer to the M/V Evolution for a 7-night cruise in your choice of a Deluxe Stateroom or a Premium Stateroom. Daily explorations follow the footsteps back in time that will take us through Kicker Rock in San Cristobal Island, South Plaza Island, and Punta Carrion in Santa Cruz Island, Mosquera Island, Chinese Hat Islet, and James Bay in Santiago Island, Darwin Bay, and even Prince Phillip’s Steps in Genovesa Island (also known as Tower Island). Also in the itinerary is North Seymour Island, Santa Fe Island, Post Office Bay, Cormorant Point, and Devil’s Crown, or Champion Islet in Floreana Island. The Wild Tortoise Reserve (the highlands), Lava Tubes and Pitt Craters, the Charles Darwin Research Station (Breeding Center), and Black Turtle Cove in Santa Cruz Island will also be examined.

Once on board the M/V Evolution we will have lunch and a quick briefing en route to our first visit: Isla Lobos, lives up to its name of -Sea Lion Island- with its noisy population of frolicking and barking beasts. It lies just a short navigation north, up the west coast of San Cristobal, separated by a channel that forms an inviting lagoon. This is where you’ll have your first chance to share the water with a playful colony of the “wolves of the sea”. From lobos we should have views of Kicker Rock, a spectacular formation that rises 152 meters (500 feet) out of the Pacific. It takes the form of a sleeping lion, but from another angle you can see that the rock is split, forming a colossal tablet and, piercing the sea, a great chisel ready for etching.

After this visit you have time for a shower as we get ready for our welcome cocktail and our first formal briefing before dinner. After this visit we will get ready for our welcome cocktail and first briefing before continuing to dinner.

Activities: Hiking/Nature Walks, Snorkeling, and Zodiac Rides.


DAY 2 | SUNDAY | B.L.D.

South Plaza Island: In the morning we visit South Plaza Island, one of the smallest yet most colorful islands in the Galapagos. Yellow land iguanas wander through bright red carpet weed, waiting from prickly pears to drop from green cactus. Orange sally light foot crabs dot the blackened lava above the landing site, all surrounded by turquoise waters. We’ll see swallow tailed gulls nesting along the up-tilted end of the tiny island, while red-billed tropicbirds, frigate birds and shearwaters fly in dancing displays. You’ll also have the chance to see blue footed boobies along the cliff’s edge.

Early afternoon snorkeling at Punta Carrion followed by a visit to Mosquera. While Mosquera is little more than a large sandbar, it is home to a playful colony of sea lions.

Activities: Hiking/Nature Walks, Snorkeling, Kayaking, and Zodiac Rides.


DAY 3 | MONDAY | B.L.D.

Chinese Hat Islet: Morning visit to Chinese Hat Islet, a fairly recent volcanic cone; it has the shape of a down-facing Chinese hat. On the rocky shoreline of nearby Santiago, Galapagos penguins are often seen. There is a small sea lion cove on the north shore, where boats anchor and land at the visitor site. Late morning snorkeling with sea lions and penguins and swimming opportunities in the cove.

Santiago Island: James Bay: Afternoon visit to James Bay, where we land on a black beach with intriguing eroded rock formations. A trail leads to a series of crystal-clear grottos formed of broken lava tubes, which are home to sea lions, fur seals, marine iguanas and tropical fish.

Activities: Hiking/Nature Walks, Snorkeling, and Zodiac Rides.


DAY 4 | TUESDAY | B.L.D.

Genovesa (Tower) Island: Darwin Bay: Tower Island could serve as a film set for a secret submarine base! The southwestern part of the island is an ocean-filled caldera ringed by the outer edges of a sizeable and mostly submerged volcano. The island sits to the northwest, slightly removed from the Galapagos archipelago. It is also known as “Bird Island” a name it lives up to in a spectacular way!

Tower Island: Prince Phillip’s Steps: Across the bay is Prince Phillip’s Steps, named after a visit by the British Monarch in 1964. The actual steps are a 25-meter (31-foot) stairway leading up to a narrow stretch of land that opens onto the plateau surrounding Darwin Bay. It extends to form the north side of the island. Red-footed boobies wrap their webbed feet around branches to perch in the bushes. At sunset time you might spot giant manta rays in the Tower’s inner bay.

Activities: Hiking/Nature Walks, Snorkeling, Kayaking, and Zodiac Rides.


DAY 5 | WEDNESDAY | B.L.D.

North Seymour Island: Morning visit to North Seymour Island which is teaming with wildlife! Cliffs only a few meters high form the shoreline are home to swallow-tailed gulls. A tiny forest of silver-grey Palo Santo trees stands just above the landing, where a trail will take us to see sea lions, marine iguanas, blue footed boobies, pelicans, magnificent frigate birds and land iguanas.

Santa Fe Island: Afternoon visit to Santa Fe Island, home to one of the most beautiful and sheltered bays of the archipelago, and to some of the best snorkeling – with its crystal clear waters. Certainly one of the best locations to observe sea turtles, swimming with sea lions and have a glimpse of the Galapagos White-tipped Shark. After a wet landing you will walk up to a nearby cliff to see the land iguanas through an area of Opuntia Cactus.

Activities: Hiking/Nature Walks, Snorkeling, Kayaking, and Zodiac Rides.


DAY 6 | THURSDAY | B.L.D.

Floreana Island: Post Office Bay: Floreana has had a colorful history: Pirates, whalers, convicts, and a small band of somewhat peculiar colonists, a Baroness among them who chose a Robinson Crusoe existence that ended in mystery and death. We visit Post Office Bay, where in 1793 British whalers set up a barrel as the island‘s Post Office, to send letters home on passing ships. The tradition continues to this day, simply by dropping a post card into the barrel without a stamp.

Floreana Island: Cormorant Point / Devil’s Crown: Afternoon visit to Punta Cormorant which offers two highly contrasting beaches; a green-olivine beach and an iron-red beach. Between the two beaches is a salt lagoon frequented by flamingoes, pintails, stilts and other wading birds. Late afternoon snorkeling at Devil’s Crown, which is home to a myriad of marine species including a variety of corals, pencil sea urchin, wrasses, angelfish and amberjacks – making for some of the best snorkeling in the Galapagos.

Activities: Hiking/Nature Walks, Snorkeling, and Zodiac Rides.


DAY 7 | FRIDAY | B.L.D.

Santa Cruz Island: Charles Darwin Research Station: Santa Cruz is the second largest island in the Galapagos and its capital, Puerto Ayora, is the economic center of the Islands. In the morning we visit the Charles Darwin Research Station to visit the Giant Tortoise and Land Iguana Breeding and Rearing Program. Here we used to find Lonesome George (now deceased), the last of his particular race of tortoise.

Afternoon visit to the Santa Cruz Highlands, where the dry coastal vegetation transitions to lush wet fields and forests overgrown with moss and lichens. Our destination is the Tortoise Reserve, where we will have chances see these animals in the wild.

Activities: Hiking/Nature Walks.


DAY 8 | SATURDAY | Santa Cruz Island / Baltra / Home / Next Destination | B.

Santa Cruz Island: Black Turtle Cove: Today our Galapagos cruise comes to an end, but before we bid farewell to the Evolution and her crew we pay a visit to Black Turtle Cove, a beautiful mangrove estuary where we quietly drift in our panga to see spotted eagle rays, diamond shaped mustard rays, white-tipped reef sharks, pacific green sea turtles and a large variety of shore birds.

Activities: Zodiac Rides

Next we head to Baltra Island airport for the local flight back to the mainland (airfare is not included) to connect with our outbound flight (airfare is not included).

The M/V Evolution, winner of the Best Small Ocean Cruise in 2018 and 2019, is a charming 32-guest expedition yacht, ample enough to provide spacious staterooms along with various social areas (including inside and outside dining) yet small enough for guests to be able to experience nature in an up-close and personal manner. This artful combination of factors results in a yacht which offers excellent service, accommodations, and attention to detail while causing minimal impact on the environment.

The M/V Evolution offers 3 suites, 8 premium staterooms, and 5 deluxe staterooms all with exceptional accommodations, climate control, safe-boxes and ample space to hang and store clothing, private bathrooms with hair dryers, amenities like those of any fine hotel and ample space to store toiletries. There is a lounge with a bar and facilities for lectures, slide shows, and films. The lounge also features a library with a wide range of books, movies, and board games. The yacht features both inside and al-fresco dining areas and a sky deck lounge on Albatross deck with a bar and beautiful rattan furniture.

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