8-Day / 7-Night Western Itinerary

Saturday to Saturday
INTEGRITY operates weekly, year-round, except during the month of September.
All guests must arrive in Ecuador at least one day prior to the cruise date.

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8-Day / 7-NIGHT WEstern ITINERARY

Itinerary

All guests must arrive in Ecuador at least 1 full day before the start of the cruise.

  • AM — Baltra Airport & Santa Cruz Highlands — Guests arriving on the group flight proceed to the VIP Arrivals Lounge where staff will expedite your pre-paid Galapagos National Park entry. You will then transfer across to the highlands of neighboring Santa Cruz Island for a special opportunity to view the islands’ most famous reptile: the giant tortoises in their wild habitat. What a privilege to see an endangered species roving in this lush environment! The vegetation of the area includes the Scalesia Forest (an endemic giant daisy tree) and birds such as the vermilion flycatcher will delight everyone with its scarlet feathers against an emerald green forest. Look for Darwin’s finches (most of them from the tree-finch group), particularly the famous Woodpecker Finch.

    PM — Charles Darwin Research Station and boarding yacht — Visit the Charles Darwin Research Station and Galápagos National Park headquarters to learn first hand of the conservation and research efforts in the islands. There, you’ll see several subspecies of adult tortoises, lots of hatchlings, and learn of the repatriation programs that are saving several subspecies of tortoises and iguanas from extinction. Later In the afternoon, you will board our yacht, Integrity, for dinner and set sail on your Island cruise. You will live aboard the yacht and spend as much time exploring the islands as park rules permit. Each night, you’ll travel on to the next destination.

  • AM — Punta Cormorant & Champion Island — You’ll land on a green, olivine sand beach next to a large lagoon usually adorned with feeding flamingos and other water birds. A short hike through one of the more varied plant communities leads us to Flour Beach where sea turtles nest and small rays frolic in the surf. Enjoy snorkeling at Champion Island with curious, playful sea lions and hope to catch a glimpse of the rare Floreana Mockingbird..

    PM — Post Office Bay, Asilo de la Paz, Black Beach — First you’ll stop at the wooden barrel that has served as a mariner’s “post office” since the 18th Century where you have the opportunity to continue the “postmaster” tradition. Then head into the Floreana Highlands to visit a collection of tortoises and learn about the island’s intriguing human history at Wittmer Caves and one of Galapagos’ only freshwater springs. Your day ends with a walk on Black Beach and a barbecue onboard Integrity.

  • AM — Punta Moreno — Walk onto this young lava flow at the base of Cero Azul, past cacti and other early colonizing plants. This flow is dotted with numerous “oases” of brackish lagoons containing a wide variety of life, including flamingos, Paint-billed Crakes, White-cheeked Pintails, and Common Gallinules.

    PM — Elizabeth Bay — Silently float in skiffs through the narrow channels of this mangrove lagoon to see rays, Flightless Cormorants, penguins, pelicans, lava herons, sea turtles, sea lions, Blue-footed Boobies, many fish and other species that inhabit this vital zone.

  • AM — Urbina Bay (Isabela) — This site is very unique. In 1954, volcanic activity caused a 6 km stretch of coastline to be uplifted 5 m in a matter of hours, stranding coral heads, and all sea life that couldn’t escape, more than a km away from the new shore. Walk among the skeletal coral garden, now home to lizards and mockingbirds. Urbina Bay is also home to large, colorful land iguanas. During certain times of the year you may encounter Alcedo tortoises which come down from the highlands to nest in the warm sands of Urbina Bay.

    PM — Punta Espinosa (Fernandina) — This peninsula is on the most pristine and youngest island of Galapagos. Fernandina is highly volcanically active with eruptions occurring frequently, the latest in 2008. Upon landing, you are met by an abundance of small, dark marine iguanas and brightly colored Sally Lightfoot Crabs. Walk out on a pahoehoe lava flow—younger than the one at Punta Moreno—past a few pioneering plants. Along the sandy shore you can see Flightless Cormorants, pelicans, and numerous, lounging sea lions. Sunsets are often stunning.

  • AM — Tagus Cove — Pirates and whalers in the 19th Century using Tagus Cove for anchorage left their marks on the cliffs of this sunken caldera, a tradition of graffiti that continues to today. A short, steep hike passes Darwin Lake, which sits within a tuff cone and is filled with salt water. This site is an excellent place for viewing land birds, including Ground and Tree Finches, Galapagos Hawks, Yellow Warblers, Large-billed Flycatchers and even sometimes the Woodpecker Finch. A rare sighting of land iguanas is a treat. A dinghy ride or kayak along the cliffs provides views of geologic features, as well as penguins and other bird species.

    PM — Punta Vicente Roca — The large cave and cleaved tuft cone and caldera wall are impressive geological formations and provide a beautiful backdrop for nesting birds, including Blue-footed and Nazca Boobies, gulls, storm petrels, and Brown Noddy Terns. It also forms a calm gathering area for sea turtles. Along with sea turtles, snorkelers can see many species of colorful fish, penguins, sea lions, sea anemones, small jellyfish, and other sea life.

  • AM — Puerto Egas — There are two separate trails here. The first meanders along the coast to the fur seal grottoes, a safe haven for the shy Galapagos Fur Seal amongst the crags and swimming inlets, and home to American Oystercatchers, marine iguanas and ubiquitous sea lions. The second, less-used trail heads inland to a lagoon at the Salt Mine Volcano where flamingos and other birds are found.

    PM — Espumilla Beach and Buccaneer Cove — Espumilla is a red-sand beach and a sea turtle nesting site, with an inland trail that passes a small lagoon and into the arid zone where it is possible to view many land birds in a beautiful landscape, including Galapagos Hawks. While snorkeling at Buccaneer Cove, you may see sea lions, fur seals, sea turtles, rays, sharks, pelagic fishes, and amazing underwater geologic formations.

  • AM — North Seymour — Snorkelers will enjoy their last underwater experience before we land on North Seymour, the flattest Island we’ll visit. The trail at North Seymour heads inland where we will see the largest colony of Magnificent Frigatebirds in Galapagos, Blue-footed Boobies, and occasionally land iguanas. Continue along the coast where you will have ample opportunity to observe sea lions and marine iguanas as we enjoy your final Island sunset.

    PM — Bachas Beach & Caleta Tortuga Negra — Enjoy a quiet and peaceful morning at Bachas’ fine, white beach. Two small lagoons just over the dunes sometimes host flamingos. “Bachas” comes from the remains of a barge which ran aground decades ago, leaving just a few rusty spines visible today. In Caleta Tortuga Negra enjoy a silent skiff ride to see sea turtles feed and mate in the calm waters, and three species of sharks, Spotted rays, egrets, and lava herons. Aboard we celebrate our last night together.

  • AM — You’ll have an early breakfast on board Integrity, then disembark 8:30 AM at Baltra Island, where guests using our group flights will have access to the VIP departure lounge before boarding.

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PRICING

2026 Departures

Individual Bookings: $8,695 (USD)
Private Charters: $130,000 (USD)

2027 DeparturES

Individual Bookings: $9,595 (USD)
Private Charters: $143,925 (USD)

2028 DEPARTURES

Individual Bookings: $10,495 (USD)
Private Charters: $157,425 (USD)

 

Fuel Surcharge

Due to the volatility of fuel pricing and Ecuador’s price controls, a fuel surcharge is currently being added to all 2026 departures. Please contact us for more details. There are no planned fuel surcharges for 2027 or 2028 departures at this time.

INCLUDED

  • All Galapagos airport transfers to/from group flights

  • 8-day / 7-night cruise

  • All meals, complimentary soft drinks, house wine & beer, coffee, tea, and juice

  • Complimentary laundry service

  • Complimentary and unlimited use of internet

  • Complimentary use of wetsuits, masks, fins & snorkels

  • Complimentary use of eight 2-person sea-kayaks, where permitted by the National Park

CHILDREN

  • The minimum age for individual bookings is 6 years old* at time of departure. There is no minimum age* for private charter bookings.

  • Children ages 6-17: 15% discount (limit 1 discount per accompanying adult)

  • Child discount not applicable to special offers or promotions

  • Child discount not applicable at Christmas or New Years

    *NOTE The Galapagos Islands are an expedition destination. You will be continuously exploring the islands with morning and afternoon shore visits for up to three hours at a time. Terrain can be challenging for smaller children. There are no toilet facilities at any of the visitor sites on uninhabited islands. Guests are not allowed to walk back to the pickup point or remain along the shore by themselves, as the rules of the Galapagos National Park strictly state that guests must always be accompanied by a naturalist guide at all times. There are no daycare facilities aboard INTEGRITY and parents will be responsible for their children at all times, both aboard the yacht and on shore. All children under the age of 8 years at time of travel will require a waiver, signed by a parent or legal guardian acknowledging and accepting these limitations.

SINGLE GUESTS

  • There is no single supplement for solo travelers occupying dedicated single staterooms (limit 2 per voyage)

  • A 95% single supplement applies for single use of double-occupancy staterooms

OWNER’S SUITE

  • Owner’s Suite upgrade: $1600 ($800 per person, double occupancy)

NOT INCLUDED

  • Hotels, transfers, and excursions in mainland Ecuador before or after the cruise. These can be arranged for an additional cost.
    All guests must arrive in Ecuador at least one full day before the start of the cruise.

  • Galapagos Group Flights:
    INTEGRITY holds a block of seats on the flights timed to coincide with our arrival day group transfer. The round-trip cost is $595 per person.
    LATAM flight 1413 departs Quito 8:25 AM, departs Guayaquil 10:10 AM, arrives Baltra 11:07 AM
    LATAM flight 1410 departs Baltra 10:13 AM, arrives Guayaquil 1:02 PM, arrives Quito 2:35 PM
    Guests purchasing our group flights will receive the following additional benefits:

    • Check-in assistance at Quito or Guayaquil

    • The ability to pre-pay their Galapagos National Park entrance and Transit Control Tax

    • VIP arrival lounge in Baltra.

    • VIP departure lounge in Baltra..

    • Booking flights other than our designated group flights may result in additional transfer costs and missing arrival day activities

    • All flights must be finalized 35 days before departure. Bookings made within 35 days of departure are subject to flight availability.

  • Galapagos National Park entrance fee (currently $200 per adult, $100 per child age 11 and younger)

  • Galapagos Transit Control Tax (currently $20 per person)

  • Premium wine and other spirits are available for purchase aboard ($10-$15 per glass)

  • Gratuities for naturalist guides and yacht crew. Gratuities are always at the guest’s discretion; however, the recommended amounts are $120-$180 per guest for the naturalist guide and $225-$350 per guest for the yacht crew.

SNORKELLING

  • Undersea life is an integral part of the Galapagos experience.

  • Guests will have the opportunity to snorkel each day, weather permitting.

  • Masks, fins, snorkels, and wetsuits will be provided free of charge.

  • Guests with corrected vision may wish to purchase a prescription mask before leaving home.

SCUBA DIVING

  • Galápagos National Park rules prohibit scuba diving from INTEGRITY or any vessel other than licensed dive boats.

  • Certified divers are encouraged to arrive in Galapagos a few days early to arrange diving from an independent dive operator prior to the start of their cruise.

LAUNDRY

  • Laundry is provided free of charge once during the cruise, usually midweek

WI-FI/INTERNET ACCESS

  • Starlink Marine internet access is provided free of charge.

LANGUAGE

  • All INTEGRITY individual departures are conducted in English only

  • Private Charters can be guided in English, Spanish, French, or German with sufficient advance notification

DIETARY RESTRICTIONS

  • INTEGRITY routinely accommodates a wide variety of dietary restrictions, including for those with celiac disease and nut allergies, requiring strict cross-contamination protocols.

  • Guests will have the opportunity to indicate any dietary restrictions as part of the booking process.

  • Due to the lack Kosher or Halal catering facilities in Galapagos, we ask Kosher and Halal guests to consider vegetarian options while aboard the yacht.

MOBILITY

  • Guests with mobility issues are welcome, however must be aware of significant limitations.

  • Visitor sites feature uneven terrain which are not accessible by wheelchair.

  • Some sites may require “wet landings” where guests step directly into shallow water.

  • Boarding and disembarking requires stepping in and out of inflatable Zodiac dinghies.

  • There are no ramps or lifts between the decks. Guests must be able to climb stairs.

  • Guests will have the opportunity to disclose any health or mobility issues the crew should be aware of as part of the booking process.

DEPOSIT, PAYMENT, CANCELLATION TERMS & CONDITIONS

Individual bookings of 1 - 4 travelers (all departures except Christmas and New Year)

  • Deposit

    • A 20% deposit is due within 7 days of confirming the booking

  • Payment

    • The balance is due 60 days before departure

  • Cancellation*

    • Up to 151 days before departure – the deposit is fully refundable

    • 150-91 days before departure – 50% of the deposit is forfeited

    • 90-61 days before departure – 100% of the deposit is forfeited

    • 60-0 days before departure – 100% of the full trip price is forfeited

Small groups of 5 or more travelers (all departures except Christmas and New Year)

  • Deposit

    • An initial 20% deposit is due within 7 days of confirming the booking.

    • A second 20% deposit is due 150 days before departure

  • Payment

    • The balance is due 60 days before departure

  • Cancellation*

    • Up to 151 days before departure – the deposit is fully refundable

    • 150-91 days before departure – 50% of the deposit is forfeited

    • 90-61 days before departure – 100% of the deposit is forfeited

    • 60-0 days before departure – 100% of the full trip price is forfeited

Individual bookings of 1 - 4 travelers (Christmas & New Year departures)

  • Deposit

    • A 20% deposit is due within 7 days of confirming the booking

  • Payment

    • The balance is due 90 days before departure

  • Cancellation*

    • Up to 151 days before departure – the deposit is fully refundable

    • 150-91 days before departure – the deposit is non-refundable

    • 90-0 days before departure – 100% of the full trip price is non-refundable

Small groups of 5 or more travelers (Christmas & New Year departures)

  • Deposit

    • An initial 20% deposit is due within 7 days of confirming the booking.

    • A second 20% deposit is due 150 days before departure

  • Payment

    • The balance is due 90 days before departure

  • Cancellation*

    • Up to 151 days before departure – the deposit is fully refundable

    • 150-91 days before departure – the deposit is non-refundable

    • 90-0 days before departure – the full trip price is non-refundable

PRIVATE CHARTER TERMS & CONDITIONS

  • Deposit

    • An initial $30,000 (USD) deposit is due within 7 days of confirming the booking.

    • A second $30,000 (USD) deposit is due 150 days before departure

  • Payment

    • The balance is due 90 days before departure

  • Cancellation*

    • Up to 366 days before departure - 50% of the deposit is refundable

    • 365 - 181 days before departure - 25% of the deposit is refundable

    • 180 - 151 days before departure - forfeit of the initial deposit

    • 150 - 121 days before departure - 25% of the initial and second deposit is refundable

    • 120 - 91 days before departure - forfeit of the initial and second deposits

    • 90-0 days before departure - forfeit of the entire charter price

* We strongly urge your clients to purchase adequate trip cancellation insurance. Cancellations due to reasons outside your client’s control, including medical illness, must be covered by travel insurance. INTEGRITY GALAPAGOS will not be held liable for any monies lost.