Galapagos Legend
Boutique Expedition Cruise Ship
Embarkation Days: Monday & Thursday Year-Round
100-passengers capacity
This impressive vessel, with capacity for 100 guests, was extensively refitted in 2017 to better enhance your Galapagos experience. As well as being the fastest cruise ship operating in the islands, she remains the only vessel with an onboard pool. Fast, sleek and beautifully appointed, she retains a cozy, homely and intimate atmosphere. Her classic, yet contemporary interiors perfectly balance the huge open deck space.
Among our most exciting new features is the addition of 18 luxurious balcony suites, the new Charles Darwin Panorama Lounge with huge floor to ceiling windows, and a spectacular al fresco BBQ featuring a unique lifeboat dining experience. We have deliberately incorporated as many distinct niches and atmospheres within the vessel as possible to cater to the varying moods or sense of privacy our guests require.
Beyond what you might expect, the Legend is equipped with a glass bottom boat, transparent kayaks, a kid’s corner, a naturalist center, boutique, snorkeling equipment room and a full auditorium facility able to cater to corporate conferences.
Whichever of the wide variety of itineraries you may choose, ranging from 3 to 14 nights on board, we are fully committed to surpass a mere holiday and create a life-changing experience.
DAY BY DAY ITINERARIES
MONDAY
AM Baltra airport / Baltra - Meet and greet, bus transfer to the port, check-in on board.
PM Highlands / Santa Cruz - Giant tortoises, tree & ground Darwin finches or Black Turtle Cove - Four species of mangrove, declared as a “Turtle Sanctuary” (For extended cruise only)
TUESDAY
AM El Barranco, Prince Philip ́s Steps / Genovesa - Dried lava field, red- footed boobies , short-eared owl, Nazca boobies’ nesting site.
PM Darwin Bay / Genovesa - Sand coral beach, swallow-tailed and lava gulls, mockingbirds, yellow-crowned night herons.
WEDNESDAY
AM Dragon Hill / Santa Cruz - Dry zone vegetation, endemic land iguanas, Darwin finches, mockingbird. Activity: trekking, snorkeling
PM Santa Fe / Santa Fe - Santa Fe land iguana unique in Galapagos, Galapagos hawk, mockingbirds, sea lions.
THURSDAY
AM Bachas Beach / Santa Cruz - One of the main nesting sites of sea turtles, flamingoes.
Baltra airport / Baltra - Check-out, transfer to airport.
Note: 7-night guests Baltra’ shore
THURSDAY
AM Baltra airport / Baltra - Meet and greet, bus transfer to the port, check-in on board.
PM Mosquera Islet - Mosquera White sandy beach, large colony of sea lions.
FRIDAY
AM Egas Port / Santiago - Landscape comprised of tuff cone (volcanic ash) and lava flows, see the Galapagos fur seal.
PM Rabida / Rabida - Incredible landscape, brown pelicans, nesting spot of seabirds, red sand beach. Activity: trekking, snorkeling
SATURDAY
AM Urbina Bay / Isabela - Land iguanas, giant tortoises, sea birds, cormorants, 2 trails for trekking.
PM Tagus Cove / Isabela - Calm water, pirates history, lots of seabirds: blue-footed boobies, brown noddy terns, flightless cormorant, Galapagos penguins depending on season; marine iguanas.
SUNDAY
AM Punta Espinosa/ Fernandina - Pristine island, largest marine iguana colony, whales seasonal (feeding area) pahoehoe and AA lava formations, unique lava cactus.
PM Punta Vicente Roca/ Isabela - One of the richest marine havens, marine turtles, landscape, marine birds: blue- footed boobies, frigatebirds, cormorants, ocean sunfish, rays, noddies.
MONDAY
AM Highlands / Santa Cruz - Giant tortoises, lava tubes, scalesia forest, Chato Reserve or Pitt Craters / Santa Cruz - Volcanic tunnels and twin craters - Extended cruise only Activity: trekking
Baltra airport / Baltra - Check-out, transfer to airport.
Note: 7-night guests Baltra’ shore.
MONDAY
AM Baltra airport / Baltra - Meet and greet, bus transfer to the port, check-in on board.
PM Bartolome / Bartolome - Landscape, Pinnacle Rock, penguins, blue- footed boobies.
TUESDAY
AM South Plaza / Plazas - Large colony of sea lions, unique landscape of a cactus forest, land and marine iguanas, Nazca and blue-footed boobies, swallow-tailed gulls.
PM North Seymour / North Seymour -Unique place for two types of frigate: magnificent and great; swallow-tailed gull, nesting colony of blue- footed boobies.
WEDNESDAY
AM Punta Pitt / San Cristobal - Magnificent viewpoints, sea lion colony, 3 booby species and 2 of frigatebirds.
Pitt Islet / San Cristobal - Marine Wildlife.
PM Cerro Brujo / San Cristobal - Eroding tuff cone, beautiful white sand beach, impressive landscape, sea lions, Ruddy turnstones, lava gulls.
THURSDAY
AM Cerro Colorado / San Cristobal - Giant tortoises in semi-captivity, beautiful landscape on the way to the Reserve La Galapaguera, miconia plants zone.
- San Cristobal airport / San Cristobal - Check-out, transfer to airport.
Note: 7-night guests free time in Puerto Baquerizo Moreno.
THURSDAY
AM San Cristobal airport / San Cristobal - Meet and greet, bus transfer to the port, check-in on board.
PM Frigatebird Hill / San Cristobal - Landscape, viewpoint, seasonal frigatebird colony.
Interpretation Center / San Cristobal - Learn about the history of the islands, San Cristobal mockingbird.
FRIDAY
AM Gardner Bay / Española - Hood mockingbird, marine wildlife, sea lion, marine turtles.
Osborn or Gardner Islets / Española - Marine Wildlife.
PM Punta Suarez / Española - Largest colony of waved albatross, Nazca and blue-footed boobies, marine iguanas, landscape “the blowhole”.
SATURDAY
AM Post Office / Floreana - Darwin finches, green pacific sea turtles, historical place since1793.
PM Punta Cormoran / Floreana - White and black mangrove, flamingoes, sea turtles, sea lions.
Devil’s Crown / Floreana - Sting rays and colorful fish
Champion Islet / Floreana - Sharks, sea lions.
SUNDAY
AM Fausto Llerena Breeding / Santa Cruz - Giant tortoises, Darwin finches, prickly- pear, cactus forest, interpretation center.
Highlands / Santa Cruz - Giant tortoises, lava tubes, scalesia forest, Chato Reserve.
PM Eden Islet /Santa Cruz - Marine Wildlife or Ballena Bay / Santa Cruz - Nice Beach for swimming, marine iguanas, sea birds and nesting area for sea turtle
MONDAY
AM Punta Carrion / Santa Cruz - Circumnavigation, good place for snorkeling
Baltra airport / Baltra - Check-out, transfer to airport
Note: 7-night guests Baltra’ shore.
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3 Nights | US$ 1.842 4 nights | US$ 2.455 7 nights | US$ 3.914
S. INTERIOR
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3 Nights | US$ 2.281 4 nights | US$ 3.040 7 nights | US$ 4.847
S. PLUS
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3 Nights | US$ 2.600 4 nights | US$ 3.466 7 nights | US$ 5.525
JUNIOR SUITE
- 1
Embarkation days: Monday & Thursday year round
NOTE: US$ per person sharing double cabin
- Single accommodation: 50% supplement (75% on holiday season). To guarantee a specific type of cabin in High Occupancy Departures 75%. *2)
- Triple accommodation (one double bed plus sofa): 25% for the third adult, 50% for one child under 12 years of age.
- Balcony Suite Plus & Junior Suite Plus supplement (on the Galapagos Legend): $50 per night per person, over the net rate of the cabins (extra space in the cabin).
- Quadruple accommodation: 50% for two children under 12 years of age sharing cabin with two full fare paying guests, available only on Junior Suites.
HIGH SEASON SUPPLEMENT:
5% over the cabin rate per person. Jan 01 - Jan 05 / Apr 05 – May 25 / Jul 03 – Aug 26 / Oct 02 - Nov 22 / Dec 18 - Dec 31
*Group and charter: rates on board Galapagos Legend and Coral I & Coral II: available upon request.
*Cruises of 10, 11 and 14 nights also available at discounted rates.
2020 Rates
Optional on board plus taxes
- Wet suits rental: $25 for 3/4-night cruises, $50 x 7, 10, 11 nights, $75 x 14-night cruises.
- Kayak rental: $30 per use, per person.
- Internet plans available upon request starting at 100MB or unlimited WhatsApp.
- Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverage packages upon request.
- Tips: as a suggestion, per day, per person $20 for crew / $10 for naturalistic guide.
- Yacht assignment for Coral I and Coral II and cabin number is within the sole discretion of the operator considering factors such as charters, groups, languages, age, interest, etc.
- Extended cruises: 7 or more nights on board might require change of vessel during the cruise between Coral I and Coral II or Galapagos Legend.
- Note *1): If any other air service than the one given by us in connection with the Galapagos cruise is used, an operational non-refundable fee of $90 net per person will be charged in order to provide the dinghy ride to /from our fleet. We are not responsible if passengers miss the cruise due to independent arrangements.
- Note *2): During High Occupancy Departures (HOD) cabin category for double share, single and triple accommodation cannot be guaranteed. We will do our outmost to provide the requested cabin, however, if it is not possible, assignment will be round of the boat based. We will refund the proportional amount due to price difference in alternative category and accommodation given, if any.
General Conditions, rates and its updates: published are applicable at the date of travel. Rates subject to change valid until December 2019. Rates are guaranteed for the stated period, unless there are steep increases in prices for fuel and logistics, international or local policies and government regulations or any other event affecting the operation beyond our control.
*COMPLIMENTARY ASSISTANCE FOR PASSENGERS CRUISING ON CORAL I & II AND GALAPAGOS LEGEND; ONLY IF USING OUR SCHEDULED FLIGHTS
QUITO & GUAYAQUIL AIRPORT
Free shuttle service in connection with the cruises: Pick up time from hotels to airport: approx. 3 hours before flight, from / to specific hotels in Quito and Guayaquil. Reservation is required.
Quito: Patio Andaluz, Mercure, JW Marriott, Swissotel, Hotel Quito, Dann Carlton. Guayaquil: Palace, Grand Hotel, Wyndham, Oro Verde, Hilton Colon.
Pick-up times will be reconfirmed at the hotel the night before the departure.
We are not responsible if passenger misses the shuttle, flight, cruise for failing to show up on time. Arrive at the airport at least 90 min. before the flight. Itineraries flights and shuttle service are subject to change.
GALAPAGOS AIRPORT
- Galapagos National Park fee payment (if not invoiced and prepaid by us).
- Pass CGG Consejo de Gobierno de Galapagos control.
- Baltra & San Cristobal airport assistance.
- Pick up luggage and deliver to Galapagos guide.
- Transfer to port/dinghy ride to ship.
- Luggage delivery to the cabin by crew members and back to the airport.
- The cruise documentation will be delivered on the way to the airport.
- SICGAL inspection for seeds, plants, fruits, etc
- Counsel of the Government of Galapagos - Migration Control Card (if not prepaid $20).
- At the airport in the Avianca counter, our representative will provide the Migration Control Card (if paid up front) luggage ID & boarding pass.
Luggage check-in, 1 piece 20 kg (soft case). • Boarding pass issuance.
To comfirm your reservation we require a deposit of US$ 500,00 per person, not refundable during high season. The rest must be paid 61 days before the deaprture date.
If you cancel at least 121 days in advance of the scheduled departure, there is no cancellation fee.
If you cancel between 120 and 61 days in advance of the scheduled departure, we'll charge US$ 500 per person.
60 days before the departure date all reservations will be considered as confirmed reservations.
Last minute bookings are non refundable.
- Cash (Offices – Quito)
- Wire Transfer
- Bank Deposit
- Credit Cards
NOTE: Some credit cards may charge 4 - 8% fee
Net prices per person in US$ subject to change:
- Air ticket from Quito / Guayaquil to Galapagos: US$ 475 per adult, $315 per child under 12 years of age, issued by us for these cruises, in connection with cruise schedules, pre-arranging and assuring logistics, luggage and passengers transfers from airports to port-ship and back, documentation to Galapagos.
- Entrance fee to Galapagos: US$100 adult, US$50 children under 12 years of age, to be paid in cash upon arrival in Galapagos. If requested this tax can be invoiced by us.
- CGG Migration Control Card: US$20 per person.
- Tips, medical services, travel insurance and others not specified.
GALAPAGOS CRUISES
- All-inclusive cruises of 3, 4, 7, 10 and up to 14 nights, accommodation in seaview cabins with air-conditioning & private facilities.
- Open decks to observe flora and fauna, briefings, lectures and activities on board.
- All meals included, plus welcome & farewell cocktails, BBQ dinner and 24/7 hours self-service coffee, tea & snacks.
- Two daily excursions to the islands, multilingual speaking naturalist guides English-Spanish (French, German, Italian, available upon request).
- Snorkeling opportunities, Glass Bottom Boat available and optional DIVING.
- Free Shuttle service: from Quito/Guayaquil Airport-roundtrip: when a domestic flight is purchased in combination with these Cruises. *1)
Expedition Cruise - 100 passengers capacity.
Embarkation Days: Monday & Thursday Year-Round
