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Aqua Mare February 25-March 10 2028 AQM-022528-14 Cruise & Offers
Embarkation At Puerto Ayora, And Manzanillo Ranch, Santa Cruz Island to Los Gemelos, Santa Cruz Island And Disembarkation
Review West & East Galapagos Expedition Cruise, voyage AQM-022528-14, with its complete official schedule, accommodation guidance, and current offer assistance.
February 25, 2028 to March 10, 2028 · Voyage AQM-022528-14
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 25, 2028Embarkation At Puerto Ayora, And Manzanillo Ranch, Santa Cruz Island
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 25, 2028Embarkation: Morning
Verified shore experiences
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Day 2
February 26, 2028Punta Cormorant, Bahía Post Office, And Mirador De La Baronesa, Floreana Island
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 26, 2028No port clock time published
Verified shore experiences
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Day 3
February 27, 2028Punta Moreno And Bahía Urbina, Isabela Island
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 27, 2028No port clock time published
Verified shore experiences
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Day 4
February 28, 2028Punta Espinoza, Fernandina Island, And Caleta Tagus, Isabela Island
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 28, 2028No port clock time published
Verified shore experiences
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Day 5
February 29, 2028Puerto Egas, Playa Espumilla, And Caleta Bucanero, Santiago Island
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 29, 2028No port clock time published
Verified shore experiences
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Day 6
March 1, 2028Rábida Island And Caleta Tortuga Negra, Santa Cruz Island
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 · March 1, 2028No port clock time published
Verified shore experiences
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Day 7
March 2, 2028Seymour Norte Island And Mosquera Island
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 · March 2, 2028No port clock time published
Verified shore experiences
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Day 8
March 3, 2028Baltra Island, And Bahia Borrero, Santa Cruz Island
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 · March 3, 2028No port clock time published
Verified shore experiences
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Day 9
March 4, 2028El Barranco And Bahía Darwin, Genovesa Island
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 · March 4, 2028No port clock time published
Verified shore experiences
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Day 10
March 5, 2028Bahía Sullivan, Santiago Island And Sombrero Chino Island
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 · March 5, 2028No port clock time published
Verified shore experiences
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Day 11
March 6, 2028Bartolomé Island And Cerro Dragón, Santa Cruz Island
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 · March 6, 2028No port clock time published
Verified shore experiences
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Day 12
March 7, 2028Manzanillo Giant Tortoise Reserve And Fausto Llerena Breeding Center, Santa Cruz Island
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 · March 7, 2028No port clock time published
Verified shore experiences
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Day 13
March 8, 2028Punta Suárez, Bahía Gardner, And Islote Osborn, Española Island
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 · March 8, 2028No port clock time published
Verified shore experiences
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Day 14
March 9, 2028Sante Fé Island And Plaza Sur Island
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 · March 9, 2028No port clock time published
Verified shore experiences
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Day 15
March 10, 2028Los Gemelos, Santa Cruz Island And Disembarkation
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 · March 10, 2028Disembarkation: 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 25-March 10 2028, 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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