Day 2 (Sun): Quito-Baltra
Following breakfast, you'll board an early flight for the Galapagos Islands. It's 35-minutes to Guayaquil where you'll have a 20 minute layover followed by an hour and forty minute flight to Baltra, where your guide will be waiting for you to begin your cruise. Your first landing will be Bachas Beach, situated along the northern edge of Santa Cruz Island next to Turtle Cove. Here, your subjects will be Galapagos sea lions, marine iguanas, blue-footed boobies, and the colorful Sally lightfoot crabs. During the evening, as you sleep, your boat captain will charter a course for the next leg of your journey — Rabida and Bartolome Islands.

Day 3 (Mon): Rabida-Bartolome-Genovesa
Blue-footed boobies and Sally lightfoot crabs are sure to find their way into your viewfinder as colorful lava lizards scurry about four feet. The white sand beaches of Bartolome are perhaps the most lovely of all the islands — perfect for an afternoon of snorkeling with, and photographing, sea lions. At the foot of Pinnacle Rock, reside a colony of Galapagos penguins.

Day 4 (Tue): Genovesa
Genovesa Island, your destination today, is considered one of the most biologically interesting islands. A variety of birds call Genovesa home, including Nazca boobies, red-footed boobies, Galapagos owls, frigatebirds, swallow-tailed gulls, lava herons, and the rare lava gull. Also to be seen are sea lions; and fur seals which are actually a species of sea lion rather than a true seal.

Day 5 (Wed) Genovesa-Las Plazas-Santa Cruz
Following a good night's sleep aboard the Seaman, you'll embark for Las Plazas and on to the southern end of Santa Cruz Island. Giant tortoises breed in captivity at the Darwin Research Station. Marine iguanas inhabit the coastal rocks of Academy Bay while their cousins, the land iguanas populate Las Plazas, as do sea lions. In addition to the many sea and shore birds, such as lava herons, Darwin's finches are common sights around Academy Bay.

Day 6 (Thur): Santa Cruz-Española
Today, you'll journey into the highlands of Santa Cruz Island where, with a little luck, you'll have the opportunity to photograph vermillion flycatchers. Overnight, you'll travel to Española Island, also known as Hood.

Day 7 (Fri): Española-Floreana
The world's densest and most diversified concentrations of wildlife are found on Española. It's the only marine iguanas have a particularly striking red coloration. You'll photograph them too, as well as the comical blue-footed and Nazca boobies. The Hood mockingbird also lives on this island, as do red-billed tropic birds.

Day 8 (Sat): Florena-North Seymour
Today, you'll find yourself on Floreana Island, also known as Charles of Santa Maria Island. Floreana is the south-eastern-most island in the archipelago. Pink flamingos feed in Flamingo Bay, while sea turtles lay their eggs on the beach near Cormorant Point. Colonies of sea lions and blue-footed boobies also call the island their home.

Day 9 (Sun): North Seymour-Baltra-Quito
Before anchoring at Baltra for your return flight to the mainland, you'll visit North Seymour Island, a small island immediately north of Baltra. This will be your last chance to capture on film any image that was missed earlier in the week. Afterward, you'll board your flight back to Quito where you'll be transported, once again, to La Carriona and a good night's rest.

Day 10 (Mon): Quito-Home
All good things must come to an end, including your Galapagos adventure. Following an early breakfast, you'll be transported to the airport where you'll board your flight back to Miami.

2009 Prices:x$3,995
Non-photog Spouse $2995
Single Supp (Quito):x$160
Deposit:x$300/person

Prices are in US Dollars, based on double occupancy, and subject to increase.