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Aqua Mare February 12-26 2027 AQM-021227-14 Cruise & Offers

Embarkation At Puerto Ayora, And Manzanillo Ranch, Santa Cruz Island to Los Gemelos, Santa Cruz Island And Disembarkation

Voyage AQM-021227-14 | 15 days DatesFebruary 12-26 2027 Duration14 nights ShipAqua Mare

Review West & East Galapagos Expedition Cruise, voyage AQM-021227-14, as a preserved itinerary reference with an explicit source-status note.

Source status: Archive/source review: this departure was present in the prior official snapshot but not in the current official feed. It is retained for continuity; availability is unverified and no cancellation claim is being made.

Published itinerary route sequence for West & East Galapagos Expedition Cruise aboard Aqua Mare, Voyage AQM-021227-14
Published itinerary routeWest & East Galapagos Expedition Cruise · Voyage AQM-021227-14Embarkation At Puerto Ayora, And Manzanillo Ranch, Santa Cruz Island to Los Gemelos, Santa Cruz Island And Disembarkation · Schematic route sequence; not for navigation.

February 12, 2027 to February 26, 2027 · Voyage AQM-021227-14

Destinations & expedition experiences

This published program may be adapted by the captain and expedition team for weather, sea, ice, wildlife, permit or safety conditions. Panels preserve PONANT's planned destinations or regions without turning them into guaranteed landings.

Day 1
February 12, 2027
Embarkation At Puerto Ayora, And Manzanillo Ranch, Santa Cruz IslandEcuador

Destination overview

Once you arrive at the airport after traveling on one of our recommended flights, you will be met by our team and escorted on a cross-island van and ferry transfer of approximately 1.5 hours to Puerto Ayora on Santa Cruz Island.

  • Day 1 · February 12, 2027Embarkation: Morning

Verified shore experiences

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Day 2
February 13, 2027
Punta Cormorant, Bahía Post Office, And Mirador De La Baronesa, Floreana IslandEcuador

Destination overview

For your second morning in the Galapagos Islands, we will be anchored in the southern part of the Archipelago at Floreana Island. After breakfast, the morning wet landing excursion will take you to a big brackish water lagoon to observe greater flamingos, ducks, black-necked stilts and other shore birds at Punta Cormorant.

  • Day 2 · February 13, 2027No port clock time published

Verified shore experiences

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Day 3
February 14, 2027
Punta Moreno And Bahía Urbina, Isabela IslandEcuador

Destination overview

After a night of sailing, the morning sees our beautiful superyacht anchored on the western side of Isabela Island. As the biggest and youngest island in the Archipelago, Isabela was formed by five relatively young volcanoes and is characterized by giant tortoises and marine iguanas.

  • Day 3 · February 14, 2027No port clock time published

Verified shore experiences

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Day 4
February 15, 2027
Punta Espinoza, Fernandina Island, And Caleta Tagus, Isabela IslandEcuador

Destination overview

Start the morning early with a workout on our sun deck at our next anchorage point of Punta Espinoza, part of a huge lava flow formed from one of the many eruptions of the La Cumbre volcano, known to be one of the most active volcanoes in the world.

  • Day 4 · February 15, 2027No port clock time published

Verified shore experiences

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Day 5
February 16, 2027
Puerto Egas, Playa Espumilla, And Caleta Bucanero, Santiago IslandEcuador

Destination overview

This morning, we’ll take a tender ride to Caleta Bucanero, a 17th century pirate rest stop where pirates used to stock up on fresh tortoise meat and fresh water. In case ocean conditions are unfavorable, we’ll visit Playa Espumilla instead, a golden sandy beach which is a well-known breeding ground for sea turtles.

  • Day 5 · February 16, 2027No port clock time published

Verified shore experiences

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Day 6
February 17, 2027
Rábida Island And Caleta Tortuga Negra, Santa Cruz IslandEcuador

Destination overview

Awake to the sounds of nature and a fresh breakfast before departing by tender to Rábida Island, also known as the red island. The color is the result of oxidation of very old porous lava. The setting adds local character and a distinctive sense of place to the published itinerary.

  • Day 6 · February 17, 2027No port clock time published

Verified shore experiences

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Day 7
February 18, 2027
Seymour Norte Island And Mosquera IslandEcuador

Destination overview

Your penultimate day in the Archipelago begins with refreshing breakfast before heading out to Seymour Norte Island, formed by uprisings of underwater volcanic lavas some 3.1 million years ago. The island is mostly known for its healthy population of land iguanas, blue-footed boobies, swallow-tailed gulls, and great frigate birds.

  • Day 7 · February 18, 2027No port clock time published

Verified shore experiences

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Day 8
February 19, 2027
Baltra Island, And Bahia Borrero, Santa Cruz IslandEcuador

Destination overview

Today begins with a luxurious breakfast set against the morning sunrise. Enjoy the views from Aqua Mare before we make our way to Baltra Island to pick up guests who’ll be joining you for the next seven nights. While at Baltra, you’ll have the opportunity to relax at the beach or embark on a scuba diving excursion.

  • Day 8 · February 19, 2027No port clock time published

Verified shore experiences

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Day 9
February 20, 2027
El Barranco And Bahía Darwin, Genovesa IslandEcuador

Destination overview

This morning, you’ll wake up on the other side of the equator and head over to Bahia Darwin’s coralline beach for hiking and snorkeling. Following a sumptuous lunch, explore Genovesa Island with a tender ride along the volcanic rocks of El Barranco.

  • Day 9 · February 20, 2027No port clock time published

Verified shore experiences

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Day 10
February 21, 2027
Bahía Sullivan, Santiago Island And Sombrero Chino IslandEcuador

Destination overview

Start the morning early with a workout or a guided meditation on our sun deck followed by a refreshing breakfast. Our first excursion of the day will take us to Santiago Island with a dry landing at Bahía Sullivan to discover recent Pahoehoe lava flows.

  • Day 10 · February 21, 2027No port clock time published

Verified shore experiences

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Day 11
February 22, 2027
Bartolomé Island And Cerro Dragón, Santa Cruz IslandEcuador

Destination overview

With an early morning anchor at Bartolomé Island, you will embark upon a mild climb up to the summit of a spatter cone for a spectacular view of the island’s iconic Pinnacle Rock. Cool down afterwards with a snorkel where you may encounter sea turtles and Galapagos penguins, before heading.

  • Day 11 · February 22, 2027No port clock time published

Verified shore experiences

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Day 12
February 23, 2027
Manzanillo Giant Tortoise Reserve And Fausto Llerena Breeding Center, Santa Cruz IslandEcuador

Destination overview

This morning, explore a nature reserve to see the Galapagos Islands' famous giant tortoises in their natural habitat. The area is also a great place to observe Darwin’s finches, yellow warblers, flycatchers, cattle egrets, and if lucky Galapagos Rails. The setting adds local character and a distinctive sense of place to the published itinerary.

  • Day 12 · February 23, 2027No port clock time published

Verified shore experiences

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Day 13
February 24, 2027
Punta Suárez, Bahía Gardner, And Islote Osborn, Española IslandEcuador

Destination overview

Rise and shine to a guided meditation on our upper deck before disembarking in Punta Suárez for this morning’s excursion. This visitor site is one of the most interesting landing sites in Galapagos Islands, due to the high percentage of unique endemism in its fauna such as Española mockingbirds, lava lizards, marine iguanas, and the unique waved albatross.

  • Day 13 · February 24, 2027No port clock time published

Verified shore experiences

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Day 14
February 25, 2027
Sante Fé Island And Plaza Sur IslandEcuador

Destination overview

After a night of sailing, you will visit Santa Fé Island for your penultimate day. It is one of the oldest in the Galapagos Islands (around 3.6 million years old), with the island being characterized to some degree by its vegetation of palo santo trees, a pear cactus that is called Opuntia echios barringtonensis, and many other native bushes.

  • Day 14 · February 25, 2027No port clock time published

Verified shore experiences

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Day 15
February 26, 2027
Los Gemelos, Santa Cruz Island And DisembarkationEcuador

Destination overview

You begin your last day with a luxurious breakfast before bidding farewell to the Aqua Mare crew. Your last visit before leaving paradise is a final short excursion to drive up the highlands of Santa Cruz Island to the twin craters of Los Gemelos enroute to the airport.

  • Day 15 · February 26, 2027Disembarkation: Morning

Verified shore experiences

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Planning note: Times appear only when published for this sailing. Blank times remain unpublished; a source-system midnight placeholder is never treated as a genuine call time.

A closer look at this sailing

Embarkation At Puerto Ayora, And Manzanillo Ranch, Santa Cruz Island to Los Gemelos, Santa Cruz Island And Disembarkation aboard Aqua Mare

On February 12-26 2027, Aqua Mare sails 14 nights from Embarkation At Puerto Ayora, And Manzanillo Ranch, Santa Cruz Island to Los Gemelos, Santa Cruz Island And Disembarkation. West & East Galapagos Expedition Cruise brings together Punta Cormorant, Bahía Post Office, And Mirador De La Baronesa, Floreana Island, Punta Moreno And Bahía Urbina, Isabela Island, Punta Espinoza, Fernandina Island, And Caleta Tagus, Isabela Island, Puerto Egas, Playa Espumilla, And Caleta Bucanero, Santiago Island, creating a specific progression of ports for travelers comparing destination variety and voyage pace.

Aqua Expeditions publishes the departure dates and complete ordered daily program, with broad embarkation and disembarkation timing but no port clock times. The source lists 15 route entries, including embarkation, disembarkation, scenic passages, and any sea days exactly as published.

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