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HUMBOLDT EXPLORER, GALAPAGOS: Itinerary

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TYPICAL SAILING ITINERARIES on GALAPAGOS HUMBOLDT-EXPLORER:
Days aboard the Explorer generally involve a 6:30 am dive followed by breakfast, dives at 9:30 & 11:00 am, lunch at 12:30, & an afternoon dive at 2:30. Dinner is served at approximately 7:00pm. Under current National Parks guidelines no night dives are allowed.
There will be panga rides (small rubber rafts) available to see wildlife & a land visit to the Santa Cruz highlands to see the giant tortoises.
Please note that these itineraries are examples only, & will change depending on local regulation, weather & logistics at the Captain's discretion.

SAN CRISTOBAL - BALTRA ISLAND SCHEDULE:  If meeting the vessel in Baltra, Galapagos Islands, a guide will meet you upon
exiting the baggage claim area for transfer to the vessel. 

Monday: San Cristobal Island  &  Isla Lobos
Guests fly to the Galapagos Islands from Mainland Ecuador, arriving in the late morning. Guests are met at the airport & taken to the
Explorer. Boarding the vessel after 1:00pm, guests will depart for a short crossing to North Seymour for a check out dive & safety
orientation briefing Lunch will be served during the crossing & dinner will be served after the check out dive. The vessel will make a
late day departure to the next destination. Currently each week the itinerary includes the same islands. The order of the islands, however,
is dictated by the National Parks Foundation & may vary weekly. Crossing to Isabela Island is made late evening/night & is 8-10 hrs.

Tuesday: Isabela Island - Cabo Marshall
6:30 am, 9:30 am, 11:30 am & 3:00 pm dives. Sightings include giant manta rays, mobula rays, turtles, hammerheads, black-striped
salema. Overnight or early morning transit to Roca Redonda (4 hrs).

Wednesday: Roca Redonda
6:30 am, 9:30 am, & possibly 11:30 am dives. Sightings include turtles, sharks & volcanic vents.
Late afternoon crossing to Wolf Island (15 hrs).

Thursday: Wolf Island
8:30 am, 11:00 am,  2:00 pm & 4:30 pm dives. Sightings often include hammerheads sharks, eagle rays, Galapagos sharks,
silky sharks, & occasional whale sharks. The vessel will travel 2 -1/2 hours to Darwin early Friday morning.

Friday: Darwin Island
6:30 am, 9:30 am, 11:30 am & 3:00 pm dives. Sightings often include hammerheads, whale sharks, eagle rays, Galapagos sharks,
& silky sharks. Night at anchor.

Saturday: Darwin Island
6:00 am, 9:00 am, 11:00 am dives. Sightings often include hammerheads, whale sharks, eagle rays, Galapagos sharks,
& silky sharks.  Afternoon/overnight transit to Cousin's rock (18-20 hrs).

Sunday: Cousin's Rock
8:00 am dive - macro diving with excellent chance of seeing sea horses, frog fish, sea lions, eagle rays. Snorkeling with the penguins.  
Lunch & transit back to Santa Cruz (3 hrs). Land trip to see the fabled giant land tortoises in the highlands of Santa Cruz & possible
visit to the town of Puerto Ayora.

Monday: Baltra Island
Breakfast; depart the vessel by 9 am. Transfer back to the airport for flight back to Quito or Guayaquil.

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