DIVERGENT GALAPAGOS
9 DAYS/8 NIGHTS
We have secured an UNBELIEVABLE itinerary for you!
If you have had the Galapagos on your bucket list but haven’t pulled the trigger, now is the time. We have negotiated an incredible group price on a very unique itinerary.
“We’ve been to the Galapagos twice! We know which itineraries will get you the most variety during your trip.”
Join Divergent Travel Trips in the Galapagos Islands! We have been to the Galapagos Islands two times, and we can’t wait to share its wonders with you.
Spend 9 days with us on a small expedition yacht, while we explore the most magical landscapes and wildlife that can be found in the Galapagos.
Our dates also align with PRIME snorkeling opportunity due to the behavior of the Humboldt Current! It will also be mating season for many of the special and endemic bird species. We have designed this itinerary specifically to see as many of the special species as we can, both on land and in the water.
It should be noted that most trips to the Galapagos feature only four or five day trips by ship. We have specifically designed a longer itinerary.
Our trip will be operated in partnership with a top eco company. This means we’ll have access to some amazing expedition guides and a stunning yacht.
We will spend expedition time visiting some of the most famous islands, along with off-the-beaten-path islands, in search of the special wildlife that call these islands home. Each touchpoint offers you different landscapes to explore, wildlife to observe, and activities. Our goal is for you to see as many species as possible.
Every single day in the Galapagos, you will get off the ship! We are not just sailing by. You’ll get to touch, smell, feel, and explore this stunning place.
Our expert Naturalist team will be off the ship with us, exploring and educating. Onboard, they will offer educational seminars so you can truly get to know this wild place.
Using the yacht, M/Y Coral I/II, as our base, we’ll explore in comfort. You’ll be offered prime photography opportunities and assistance with your settings to ensure you get great photos, if you desire.
Daily activities include zodiac cruises, landings, hiking, snorkeling, paddling excursions (extra), and wildlife spotting. Our days will be dictated by weather conditions and animal sightings.
Something to note: You do not need to be a photographer to join this trip. The focus of this trip is to provide a full immersion into the wildness of the Galapagos. But if you want to take photos, we’ll have amazing opportunities to do so.
If all you have is an iPhone, no worries! We can help you achieve the most with it.
If photography is of no interest to you at all, that’s ok too. Bring your binoculars and get ready for some incredible sightings.
If photography is of no interest to you at all, that’s ok too.
Trip Itinerary
Below you will find an overview of the expedition.
Note: Other than the days we embark and disembark the ship, this is not a fixed itinerary, however, this will give you an idea of what to expect. We will, however, visit the islands that are listed. Weather may dictate the order.
We can arrange both pre and post trip exploration in Quito, Ecuador or other parts of South America.
Just ask!
April 27, 2027 – Arrive in Quito, Ecuador
Welcome to Ecuador!
Arrive in Quito, Ecuador. You will be met at the airport by our ground team and transfered to the included pre-night hotel. We will organize an optional meet and greet dinner for our group!
Overnight: 4* Quito, Ecuador hotel
April 28, 2027 – Fly to San Cristobal, Galapagos Islands and Embark Coral
After breakfast at your Quito hotel, transfer to the airport for the included flight to San Cristobal, Galapagos Islands. We will enjoy the interpretation center that is full of interesting information and offers the perfect overview of the formation of the Galapagos, its significance in the world, threats and conservation efforts.
In the afternoon we will enjoy a hike to Frigatebird Hill. This involves a high intensity walk amidst beautiful landscapes and a magnificent view as the foot of a frigate bird nesting colony.
In the late afternoon we will embark on the M/Y Coral I/II Yacht. Tonight we will begin our expedition.
Overnight: Galapagos Yacht (B-L-D)
April 29, 2027 – Kicker Rock | Cerro Brujo | Punta Pitt
Kicker Rock Circumnavigation (San Cristobal Island) This ancient and eroded volcanic tuff lava named Leon Dormido or Kicker Rock it is formed by two rocks approximately 148 m, named for its resemblance to a sleeping lion. Activity: Circumnavigation
From the pangas, as you head to shore, first humbled by the immensity of the stunning cliffs of Sorcerer’s Hill. You can enjoy simply sharing the beach with sea lions, snorkeling from shore, or take a walk to a hidden lagoon where you might spot black-necked stilts, ruddy turnstones, whimbrels, and white-cheeked pintails.
- Difficulty level: easy
- Type of terrain: sandy
- Duration: 1-hour walk / 30 min. kayaking/ 30 min. Glass-bottom boat / 1-hour 45 min. beach or deep snorkeling
This is the only spot on the islands where you can see all three booby species together. Look for red-footed boobies resting in Cordia lutea and small trees, Nazca boobies gathered on the ground by the cliff’s edge, and blue-footed boobies further inland. Frigatebirds fill the sky, and the cliffside offers wide, stunning views.
- Difficulty level: difficult
- Type of terrain: rocky
- Duration: 1 hour and 15 min. hike / 1 hour beach snorkeling
Overnight: Galapagos Yacht (B-L-D)
April 30, 2027 – Suarez Point | Gardner Bay, Espanola
One of the highlight visits of the trip. Punta Suarez seems to have everything – a naturalistís paradise. A slew of marine iguanas and sea lions greet you at the landing site from where the walk continues with close encounters of boobies, endemic lizards, gulls and even a dramatic blow hole.
The oldest extant island in the archipelago it is the only opportunity to commune with the endemic waved albatross during their breeding season between April and December. With luck, we can watch their complex courtship display.
- Difficulty level: difficult
- Type of terrain: rocky ground
- Duration: 2 ½-hours walk
One of the most stunning beaches in all of Galapagos. The long, white, sandy beach, lapped by turquoise waters is home to a colony of Galapagos sea lions, indifferent to the humans that walk amongst them. The Hood mockingbirds, endemic to this particular island, are eager to inspect the visitors and satisfy their innate curiosity. Darwinís finches may also join the throng including the reclusive warbler finch. You can also snorkel here from the beach, in the shallows of the bay.
- Difficulty level: easy
- Type of terrain: sandy
- Duration: 1-hour walk / 1-hour snorkeling
Overnight: Galapagos Yacht (B-L-D)
May 1, 2027 – Cormorant Point or Champagne Islet | Post Office, Floreana
Wet landing, on an olivine green, sanded beach. Hike from the black mangrove beds to a brackish lagoon, which usually holds one of the largest flamingo populations in the Galapagos. This island features some endemic plants such as Scalesia villosa, white and black mangrove, and holy stick.
The trail continues to a beautiful white sandy beach, one of the most important nesting sites of Green Pacific Sea Turtles. It is important to avoid walking in the water due to the Sting Rays that may be hiding in the sand, which can be dangerous if accidentally stepped on. From the beach, one can spot sea turtles, blue-footed boobies plunging into the water, and small reef sharks floating along the shoreline in the search for food.
This coral-sand beach marks the end of the trail, and you head back to the olivine beach you landed on, to swim or snorkel amongst sea turtles, reef fish, sea lions and, on a good day, white-tipped reef sharks. A small colony of penguins resides on Floreana and can sometimes be observed as well.
- Difficulty level: easy
- Type of terrain: sandy & flat
- Duration: 1-hour walk / 1-hour snorkeling
Wet landing. Located on the north side of Floreana, the bay was named because in 1793 Captain James Colnett installed a wooden barrel which served as an informal post office for sailors passing through, who would take letters with them back to their destinations.
Today, visitors continue the tradition by placing unstamped postcards inside the barrel, hoping that some other traveler, going to the letter destination, takes it back for free. The chances are that the letter posted can take a long time to arrive at its destination. However, there have been cases where it has arrived before the sender.
You may also encounter Darwin’s finches, Yellow Warbler and Lava Lizards. Great snorkeling opportunities with Green Pacific Sea Turtles. As well, the island is best known for its endemic vegetation: Scalesia villosa, Lecocarpus Pinnatifidus, and the Galapagos Milkwort. Snorkelers can practice on the main beach among playful sea lions.
- Difficulty level: easy
- Type of terrain: sandy
- Duration: 30-minute walk / 1-hour snorkeling
Overnight: Galapagos Yacht (B-L-D)
May 2, 2027 – Highlands Tortoise Reserve | Charles Darwin Research Station | Punta Carrion
Dry landing. In the mountains of Galapagos is possible to admire different kind of birds, such as: tree and ground finches, vermillion flycatchers, paint-billed crakes, yellow warblers, and cattle egrets (usually standing on the tortoises’ shell).
The journey to the reserve offers great opportunities to see the contrasts that the island offers in reference to the variety of ecosystems. The road goes from the coast through the agricultural zone and straight up to the dense humid forests.
Often, Galapagos Giant Tortoises are also seen on the way, wandering through pastures in the paddocks. This spot is a birdwatchers’ haven since almost every land bird present on the island lives or migrates here.
- Difficulty level: easy
- Type of terrain: flat & muddy (depending on the season)
- Duration: 45-minute drive / 1 ½-hour walk
Once home to the famous Lonesome George, the last tortoise of the Pinta race, the breeding and relocation center is named in honor of his long-time guardian. The center is set in the Galapagos National Park Service where various interpretative buildings are available to visit.
The grounds, with large stands of native vegetation, are one of the better places to spot some of the seldom seen Darwinís finches such as the woodpecker, cactus and vegetarian finches.
Dinghy ride at the entry of the Itabaca Channel in a lagoon with turquoise water, where we can observe sharks, blue-footed boobies, and different kinds of fish.
- Difficulty level: easy
- Type of terrain: none
- Duration: 1-hour dinghy ride
Overnight: Galapagos Yacht (B-L-D)
May 3, 2027 – El Barranco | Darwin Bay, Genovesa
Be marveled at the variety of sea life that uses the crevices of the lava cliffs for shelter. Red-billed Tropicbirds fly overhead, switching between their nests and the bay, and a small colony of fur seals may be found near the landing site. You are dropped off at a steep stairway that begins on rocks at the foot of a path that leads through a seabird colony full of Nazca and Red-footed Boobies.
At the plateau, the trail continues inland allowing you to see more nesting booby colonies in the thin Palo Santo forest. Near the end of the trail, over a rocky lava plain, Wedge-rumped Storm Petrels can be observed flying in all directions. If you are lucky, you may catch a glimpse of a Short-eared Owl.
- Difficulty level: Moderate
- Type of terrain: rocky-lava
- Activities: 45-minute walk
Disembark onto a small sand and coral beach. A short trail heads west along a tidal lagoon and then up a rocky hill that leads to a point overlooking the cliffs and Darwin Bay. Along the trail near the tidal lagoon, visitors see pairs of Swallow-tailed Gulls, Lava Gulls, Yellow-crowned, and Lava Herons.
The trail continues through Palo Santo trees, Opuntia cacti, and Saltbushes inhabited by Great Frigate birds and Red-footed Boobies. This is one of the few places on the islands where visitors are guaranteed to see Red-footed Boobies. It is estimated that more than 200,000 Red-footed Boobies live in the trees and bushes of Genovesa.
- Difficulty level: moderate
- Type of terrain: Sand & Lava
- Duration: 2 ½-hour walk approx / Snorkeling
Overnight: Galapagos Yacht (B-L-D)
May 4, 2027 – Rabida | Bartoleme
Wet landing. Dark-red sand covers the unique beaches of this island, home of sea lions colonies; Rabida is considered the epicenter of the Galapagos Islands due to the diversity of its volcanic geology. Nesting brown pelicans are found from July through September plus nine species of the famous Darwin’s finches. Here a dinghy ride along marine cliffs is done, to observe nesting seabirds. Snorkel off the coast, where marine life is particularly active.
- Difficulty level: easy
- Type of terrain: sandy
- Duration: 1 ½-hour walk / 1-hour snorkeling / 1-hour dinghy ride
Dry or wet landing. Discover a fascinating landscape formed by different volcanic parasitic cones —lava bombs, spatter, cinder cones — that resembles the moon. Going up to the summit there is an impressive view of the surrounding islands, including the eroded tuff cone Pinnacle Rock. Encounter marine iguanas, lava lizards, and blue-footed boobies.
Beach time is a great opportunity to do snorkeling and see the famous Galapagos Penguins, sea turtles and White-tipped Reef Shark among a great variety of colorful fish. For many visitors, this may turn out to be the best snorkeling experience. Crystal clear water is the perfect spot to appreciate the incredible marine life it has to offer.
Due to its geographical location, the lack of vegetation is immediately noticeable however, there are pioneer plants including the endemic Tiquilia nesiotica and Chamaesyce (known as sand mat or spurge in English), lava cactus, and Scalesia bushes.
- Difficulty level: intermediate
- Type of terrain: trail made of 372 steps.
- Duration: 1 ½-hour walk / 1-hour snorkeling
Overnight: Galapagos Yacht (B-L-D)
May 5, 2027 – Pit Craters, Santa Cruz | Baltra | Disembarkation
The Pit Craters, geologically speaking, were not directly formed by volcanic action. They were created as a result of the collapse or sinking of surface materials into cracks or manholes. It’s a great place to spot vermilion flycatchers as you walk inside an endemic Scalesia forest. Great opportunity to observe giant tortoises.
- Type of Terrain: Flat, sometimes the trails can be muddy.
- Difficulty level: Easy
- Duration: 45-minute drive / 1 ½-hour hike
After the visit, we will be transferred to the airport for our return flight to Quito.
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All good things must come to an end and this trip officially ends upon arrival at the Quito Airport.
Pre/Post-Trips
We plan to offer a pre/post trip (undecided on if it will be before or after yet) into the Ecuadorian Amazon to stay at the famed Napo Wildlife Center. More details to come.
Additionally, we can arrange pre or post trips to other areas of Ecuador and other parts of South America. We have fantastic connections to guides, companies, lodging, tours, etc. Just ask!
Additional Trip Information
What’s Included:
- 1-night pre-sailing 4* hotel in Quito
- Arrival transfer to the included hotel
- Transfer from hotel to airport in Quito
- Internal flights Quito – Galapagos – Quito
- Transfers and baggage handling in the Galapagos
- INGALA Digital Transit Control Card (visa for the islands)
- Galapagos National Park Entrance Fee
- Wetsuit Rental
- Snorkeling Gear Rental
- Transfer to the ship on embarkation day
- 7 nights onboard the luxury M/Y Coral I/II Yacht
- All meals on board the ship
- Zodiac safaris
- Island landings & Activities
- Snorkeling (beach & deep water)
- Formal & informal educational presentations
- Naturalist guide
- All port charges and service taxes
- Special events for our group
- Photography instruction
- Welcome gift
- Your hosts (us)!
What’s Not Included:
- International airfare to/from Quito, Ecuador
- Any passport or visa expenses (if required)
- Travel Insurance (required)
- Laundry, spa services, or other personal charges
- Phone & internet charges
- Additional excursions during free time
- Kayak use ($45/use)
- Beverages other than water
- Pre/Post-trip extensions
- Gratuities
- Single Supplement (if requested)
Trip Perks
If you’re looking for a trip to the Galapagos with a well-planned and unique itinerary, this trip is for you.
This is a luxury yacht with many amenities included that you won’t find on other ships. This includes internal flights,a hotel pre-night, and many extras that are typically not part of the cruise package.
Diverge & Join This Adventure!
The dates of this group trip are April 27 – May 5, 2027.
We have negotiated EXCLUSIVE PRICING for our group on this unique itinerary.
The only way to get this pricing is to join our group.
A $600 deposit is required to secure your spot on this trip. The balance is due in full no later than February 15, 2027. Monthly payment plans available upon request.
Trip Cost:
All prices are in USD and per person based on twin shares.
Traveling solo and willing to share a room to save? We match solo travelers with other solo travelers of the same gender who indicate they are willing to share. Both guests avoid the single supplement. Solo share option is only available for Standard Plus cabins. Solo travelers still have option to pay the single supplement and have a private room.
| Cabin Types Available | Cabin Descriptions | DT Trips Pricing |
|---|---|---|
| Standard Plus Cabin | Queen Bed or 2 twins with Two Portholes (118 sqft) For 2 people | $8,358 |
| Junior Cabin | Queen bed or 2 twins with Two Picture Windows (118 sqft) For 2 people | $9,134 |
| Standard Plus Cabin (Private) | Queen bed with Two Portholes (118 sqft) For 1 person | $11,344 |
| Junior Cabin (Private) | Queen bed with Two Picture Windows (118 sqft) For 1 person | $12,508 |
A Note About Our Pricing and Potential for More Savings:
The prices listed above are based on 8 people signing up for the trip. If the group size grows above 8 people, additional savings will apply!
If the group reaches 12 people, the pricing will be: $7,856/pp for Standard Plus and $8,632/pp for Junior Cabin. Private solo cabin rates will be: $10,842 for Standard Plus and $12,006 for Junior.
If the group reaches 16 people, the pricing will be: $6,917/pp for Standard Plus and $7,693/pp for Junior Cabin. Private solo cabin rates will be: $9,903 for Standard Plus and $11,067 for Junior.
When/if these group sizes are reached after you sign up, the discount will be automatically applied to your booking.
We cannot stress enough how exclusive this deal is! You can’t touch this length of itinerary for these prices, and all of our inclusions.
BOOK HEREPayment is due in full at the time of booking if booked after February 15, 2027.
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