7 nights · 4. December - 11. December 2027 · San Cristóbal → San Cristóbal
A week aboard Silver Origin follows a classic Galápagos route at the start of the warm wet season. Water temperatures rise, snorkelling visibility improves and reef sharks and sea turtles become especially active.
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San Cristóbal is the oldest inhabited island in the Galápagos and home to the capital Puerto Baquerizo Moreno. First encounters with the Galápagos ecosystem: curious sea lions on the jetties, blue-footed boobies and giant tortoises in the national park.
Kicker Rock (León Dormido) is a split volcanic cone rising from the sea near San Cristóbal. Hammerhead sharks, sea lions, Galápagos turtles and rays swim through the channel between the rocks - a diver's paradise.
Prince Philip's Steps on Genovesa are a lava-rock stairway leading to a plateau that astonishes: tens of thousands of storm petrels, short-eared owls and red-footed boobies nest here. The owls hunt the petrels by day, animal behaviour that can scarcely be observed anywhere else in the world.
Darwin Bay is a collapsed caldera the ship can sail straight into. The beach is dotted with red frigatebirds, red-footed boobies and Nazca boobies - all without any fear of humans. Snorkelling brings encounters with hammerhead sharks.
North Seymour is one of the most species-rich small islands in the Galápagos. Blue-footed boobies perform their characteristic courtship dance right beside the walking trail, while frigatebirds with inflated red throat pouches sit on the bushes - all at arm's length.
Sullivan Bay on Santiago shows recently solidified pahoehoe lava - a smooth, wave-like surface like a frozen sea. Marine iguanas, sea lions and Galápagos penguins populate the shores of this dramatic volcanic landscape.
The Bolívar Channel separates the Galápagos islands of Isabela and Fernandina. The cold, upwelling Cromwell Current makes this strait one of the archipelago's richest waters, frequented by whales, dolphins, Galápagos penguins and flightless cormorants.
Punta Mangle lies on Fernandina's east coast and offers calm mangrove channels where flightless cormorants and Galápagos penguins can be seen on the water. The clear waters allow for excellent snorkelling.
Punta Moreno features solidified lava fields with flamingos in crater lakes and marine iguanas in the lava fissures. The contrast between the black lava field and the emerald green water of the crater lakes is unique.
The Santa Cruz Highlands are home to the El Chato tortoise reserve and free-ranging giant tortoises in their natural habitat. The lava tunnels - underground caves formed by lava flow - can be explored on foot. In the rainy season the highlands stay lush and green.
The breeding centre at the Charles Darwin Research Station on Santa Cruz raises Galápagos giant tortoises for reintroduction to their home islands. It was also home, until 2012, to Lonesome George, the last tortoise of Pinta Island.
Gardner Bay on Española hosts one of the largest sea lion colonies in the Galápagos - hundreds of animals lie relaxed on the sandy beach and swim with snorkellers. Waved albatrosses nest on Española from April to December.
Cerro Brujo (Witch's Hill) is a white sand beach on the north coast of San Cristóbal with turquoise water and a sea lion colony. The name comes from the white lava cliffs which, in certain light, look as though inhabited by witches.
San Cristóbal is the oldest inhabited island in the Galápagos and home to the capital Puerto Baquerizo Moreno. First encounters with the Galápagos ecosystem: curious sea lions on the jetties, blue-footed boobies and giant tortoises in the national park.
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