Introduction
Your honeymoon should give your marriage a perfect start. Your memories will last a lifetime. Picture yourselves laying at the beach, swaying to a soft island breeze, the sound of the ocean waves relaxing your souls, sipping a cocktails and enjoying delicious meals, while you explore this rare destination where you can expect the unexpected.

We can make the planning of your honeymoon stress-free. We are passionate about creating for you the trip of a lifetime.

Let us treat you in one of the most remote, spectacular, and utterly unique place on earth; the Galápagos Islands! A romantic paradise waits to envelope you in a most unique experience that will remain in your hearts and minds for the rest of your lives.

• Transfer in Airport - Hotel
• Welcome Cocktail

Enjoy the facilities of the hotel including the Fitness Club, Sauna - Turkish Bath, etc.

Then you will have an unforgettable evening staying at the Honeymoon Suite with all the special touches to make you feel in heaven...Picture yourself in your robes, sipping Champagne on ice, tasting luscious and exotic tropical fruits and chocolates in your room surrounded with beautiful floral arrangements...

• Breakfast Buffet at the cafeteria of the Hotel or Room Service: American Breakfast
• Transfer Out to Airport / Galápagos
• Tranfer in Baltra Airport

AM

Baltra Airport

Ferry crossing to Santa Cruz Island (10 min-ride). Arrival at Santa Cruz around 11:30 AM (Depending on your flight schedule).Check-in at Red Mangrove Aventura Lodge.

Lunch at Aventura Lodge

PM

Begin your Academy Bay Tour at "La Loberia", where you can snorkel with sea lions (optional). 40 min. navigation to "Tortuga Bay".

As we enter the white sandy beach, we have a chance to observe different marine species like Sting Rays and baby Reef Sharks in the shallow waters of the Mangrove ecosystems.

After swimming on the beach we take a very short hike to the Marine Iguana nesting site. The walk back is through a Prickly Pear forest carpeted in crimson Sesuvium with black lava outcroppings home to more marine iguana colonies.

Private Dinner in your Ocean view Suite, which will be decorated with candles, petals of flowers on the bed and a bottle of champagne or wine, delicious local fruits and exotic rainforest chocolates and Other Special touches like robes, slippers…. all this on one of the most exotic destinations on the planet, the Enchanted Islands… The Galapagos Islands.

AM

Wake-up call at 6:30 AM. Staff will call for your luggage.

7:00 AM for transport to dock.

8:00 AM Breakfast at lodge

9:00 Tortoise Quest Tour.

This tour begins with a trip to "Los Gemelos" (The Twins), two enormous collapsed lava chambers - an awe-inspiring visual reminder of the power of nature.

The short, easy hike to each of the twins is teeming with endemic flora and fauna, including the remaining Scalesia Forest draped in Liverwort, large and small tree finches, the adorable Vermillion flycatcher and more.

It's a wonderful introduction to the majestic power of the forces of natures and the great biodiversity of the Santa Cruz Highlands. Afterwards, we will visit a 600-acre private reserve where the giant Galapagos tortoises freely roam, graze and sleep.

Sometimes, it's a bit muddy here, so before we set out, there is a selection of field boots to choose from, large sizes for men are available.

You will be transported through this tropical environment by truck and from there; you walk through fields to mingle with these gentle giants.

As prehistoric as these creatures look, wait until you hear what they sound like! After visiting the tortoises, we'll take a 5-minute ride to the entrance of a 450 meter (1350 feet) illuminated lava tunnel.

With a ceiling nearly 20 feet high in most places, this is an incredible opportunity to ramble through the remnants of one of the most powerful forces in nature...lava flows. Stalagmites, stalactites, sulfur and mineral colored walls and the rippled form of a floor of lava can all be experienced in this uniquely Galapagos stroll.

PM

Return to Aventura Lodge for Lunch.

2:00 PM departure for Floreana.

Sailing time is 1.5 - 2 hours. We will arrive into Floreana at approximately 4PM.

You will continue on to the main dock in Floreana. It's not unusual to have to 'shoo' sea lions sleeping on the steps we need to ascend.

On the other side of the dock are black lava rocks typically full of the amazing rich red and turquoise colored Floreana marine iguanas. We will continue on to our Red Mangrove Floreana Lodge for check-in.

7:30 Briefing and a BBQ Dinner.

A gift basket awaits the Honeymooners at the cozy cabin of the lodge.

AM

Wake-up call at 6:30 AM. Staff will call for your luggage.

7:30 AM for transport to dock.

8:00 Breakfast.

8:30 AM departure in an open-air bus that will transport you up to the highlands of Floreana while your Naturalist Guide begins filling you in on the history of this, the first settled island in the Galapagos.

You will walk up to see the Asilo de la Paz (Peace Asylum) where the spring is located, an artisan spring that attracted pirates, whalers and later settlers to Floreana as it was one of the very few year round sources of fresh water in the Galapagos.

The Cueva de los Piratas (Pirate's Cave) is quite literally where pirates carved temporary shelter out of soft stone and is also where one of the original settlers, Margret Wittmer, gave birth to a son, Rolf, who is still living. Some have almost jokingly referred to it as the 'Stonehenge' of Floreana due to its interesting shapes.

Cerro Pajas (Bird Hill) truly lives up to its name with a multitude of Floreana Finches. It also offers spectacular views of the island and the sea below.

You will visit a tortoise reserve where you can watch many of the giant tortoises up close and personal.

All the while, your Naturalist Guide will be pointing out the wildlife and filling you in on the colorful history of Floreana's first inhabitants like the Baroness and re-telling the legend of the "Floreana Mystery" which entailed the mysterious deaths of several inhabitants. It has never been solved.

Departure at 11:00 AM for Isabela. Sailing time is 1.5 - 2 hours.

MID-DAY: Weather and tides permitted, as we approach Isabela by sea, you will cruise by Isla Tortuga which is chocked full of frigates, blue-footed boobies and other birds that rely on the sea for their food. If you brought binoculars, this is a good time to pull them out. You will arrive into Isabela between 12:30 and 1:00 PM.

Arriving in the port is a visual feast with stunning green and turquoise waters so clear, you can see sea turtles, sea lions and penguins as though looking through glass. You will check-in to the Red Mangrove Isabela Lodge and have a hot, wholesome lunch.

PM

2:30 PM. Departure to Las Tintoreras and Bay Tour.

After lunch, you will board a smaller craft to head out across the port, slowing down to view blue footed boobies and Galapagos penguins sharing the same rocky, sunning space before turning a bend and docking.

From there, we take an intriguing walk through a jagged 'AA' lava field, passing abundant colonies of marine iguanas, to see a small canal full of resting white-tipped reef sharks…if the tide is low, they are sometimes a mere 2 feet below the surface.

The views from here are something you may carry with you for the rest of your life! The black, treacherous lava field, the emerald green sea, the forest green mangrove and the cloud capped volcanoes of Isla Isabela is the sort of afternoon backdrop you are not likely to ever forget.

Once you return to the dock, you can snorkel this warm, shallow bay surrounded by mangrove, for an opportunity to see white-tipped reef sharks, sea lions, penguins and of course the mystery of the mangrove below the surface. Don't worry, white-tipped reef sharks are not aggressive, merely fascinating.

You will have a bit of time to relax and shower before briefing and dinner in the Lodge at 7:00 PM

Enjoy a special honeymoon decoration in you Ocean Front Room.

AM

Wake-up call 6:30 AM. Breakfast. Depart for Sierra Negra at 8:00 AM.

4x4 vehicles will drive you up through the transitional zone and into the humid highlands that are the slopes of Volcan Sierra Negra to the point of where vehicles can go no further.

Here, you will mount horses to continue our journey. Horses are tame, trail horses, however, there is the option to walk.

The trail is quite muddy and it does take a bit longer on foot. After a gorgeous ride / hike, we arrive to the caldera of Sierra Negra, the second largest in the world at 4 miles across.

The views are breathtaking! You will relax a bit and have a snack on the edge of the caldera. For the more hardy honeymooners, the option exists to walk an especially difficult hour further to Volcan Chico, where fumarole activity is abundant and again, the views are spectacular.

This is not an easy hike, however, as it is mostly across lava fields on slopes.

PM

After returning from Sierra Negra, you will have a late lunch around 2:30 pm. at Campo Duro.

Campo Duro is a comfortable, whimsical otherworldly paradise perfect place for lunch after Sierra Negra. Originally structured as a 3 year foster home for the tortoises, the National Park has discovered the tortoises grow much larger much quicker at Campo Duro, so now; it is home to 43 tortoises ranging in age from 12 years to roughly 120 years old.

It is remarkable to walk through the reserve because here, tortoises not only have no fear, but they will even follow you like a litter of puppies! Campo Duro offers a 'tortoise patronage' program that doesn't involve money changing hands.

Guests have the opportunity to become a patron to their chosen tortoise.

After lunch we will visit Cuevas de Sucre. This is one of the newer Park Sites. Used to be private property and is now called Las Cuevas de Sucre.

Set in the transitional zone in a forest the Park says is now completely endemic plants. It's lush greenery leading into the entrance.

Not lit inside like the lava tunnels on Santa Cruz, so a flashlight is a must. Inside, the tunnels ceilings look like you're walking through a gold mine, great place! Next visit El Mango mirador, located near the road leading to the agricultural area of the island, well known since the early settlers of the island planted a tree mango that so far there.

From the top of highest peak, with the clear day you'll have a wonderful view of the entire southern part of Isabela Island, its nearby islands or even other islands as Floreana and Santa Cruz.

4:30 pm. back to Isabela Lodge ,many prefer to laze on the beautiful beach or climb on the rocks to take photos of the marine iguanas and blue-footed boobies.

If you wish, near the main dock of Isabela is a beautiful walk through the mangrove that leads to an area known as Concha de Perla. In the shallow waters there is a sea turtle 'cleaning station'.

It's a great place to snorkel and see these creatures from a few feet away.

Briefing and dinner in the Lodge at 7:00 PM.

Your dessert will be the best part; you will enjoy a unique private candlelit evening treated to chocolate fondue and fresh fruits on the terrace of the lodge.

AM

7:00 AM. Wake up call.

7:30 Staff will call for your luggage at to transport to dock.

8:00 AM Breakfast.

9:00 Departure for tour. You begin with a drive out of town along the most beautiful, white sand, palm lined beach in the whole of the Galapagos, Long Beach.

This travel magazine cover stretches on for 3 kilometers before we hit the National Park and begin with a stop to walk up the stairs for astounding vistas from the top of Cerro Orchilla.

As you drive down the road, you will very likely see the largest of the Galapagos marine iguanas sunning by the side of the road and don't be surprised if you have to wait for a Galapagos tortoise to cross the road in front of you.

You will visit the "Muro de Las Lagrimas" (Wall of Tears), backbreaking effort carrying jagged volcanic rock distances when constructed by prisoners of a penal colony built there.

The path to the Wall of Tears is abundant with lava lizards, the males are larger and striped and the females red-throated. If you visit during breeding season, be careful not to step on or disturb the many nests along this trail.

They appear as holes that a gopher might have dug, but in fact are nests. Birds are also incredibly abundant and your Naturalist Guide will assist you with identification. Isabela has more tortoises in the wild than any other island with several sub-species as lava fields created a barrier that limited their mobility to freely roam.

On your way back to town, you will visit the Interpretation Center, a breeding center for the giant Galapagos Tortoises and the only place to view the rare, remaining flat backed (so-called 'tabletop' shells) Galapagos tortoises, many of which still bear the scars of volcanic activity from Sierra Negra.

At roughly 11:00 AM, you will depart Isabela for Santa Cruz. Sailing time is 1.5 - 2 hours.

PM

12:30 You arrive into Puerto Ayora.

1:00 PM. We will check into the Aventura Lodge and have lunch.

3:00 PM Visit to fascinating Charles Darwin Research Station.

5:00 PM. A special massage session for the couple in the privacy of their

A unique Gourmet Honeymoon Dinner up in the highlands of Santa Cruz , a unforgettable mix of exotic flavors, spectacular scenery, great atmosphere! At Haras Bunga´s outdoors restaurant you will experience a gastronomical perfect romantic experience.

AM

No Wake-up call.

Breakfast at any time

Free morning to explore Puerto Ayora on your own, shopping, biking, walking, swimming or just relax...

Lunch at the lodge

2:00 AM navigation to San Cristobal. Sailing time is 2 hours. Transfer to Casa Iguana Mar y Sol and check in.

At 4:30 we will visit La Loberia, home to a large sea lion colony and nursery.

There are frequently dozens of sea lions visible at any time.

Low tide is one of the best times to visit however, since it is when the mother's bring the pups into the tide pools for swimming lessons. Here you'll enjoy the sea lions, marine iguanas, bird watching, and even Galapagos giant tortoises. Back to the hotel.

7:30 Briefing and dinner at local restaurant to enjoy the Ecuadorian cuisine.

The great comfort of the Honeymoon Suite, perfect for privacy, a soak in the tub and hours of undisturbed lovemaking.

AM

7:000 AM. Wake-up call.

8:00 AM Breakfast at the lodge.

8:30 AM departure to Kicker Rock or Sleeping Lion because of its similarity. Sailing time is 2 hours. This gigantic rock raises 500 feet straight from the ocean. The remains of a lava cone eroded by the sea, the two vertical rocks form a small channel that is navigable by small boats. This Galapagos landscape has become a favorite sight due to the many Tropicbirds, Frigates and boobies that fill the surroundings. It is great for scuba diving, so you will be invited to enjoy the beauty bellow the water, because under the sea the nearly crystal waters offer a brilliant show of colorful tropical fish and invertebrates. However if you prefer to stay on the boat, not time to get bored, because of thediversify of birds around. Absolutely, this is the place is for lots of pictures.

Then Puerto Grande with its turquoises waters and white sandy beach will be the frame for your "on board lunch" and then disembark at this wondrous place to relax or swim.

At 2:00 You will depart to Lobos Island.

It is a seasonal nesting location for the Blue Footed Boobie, although the basalt island outcropping is named for the sea lions sometimes present there.

Isla Lobos is located heading up the coast from Wreck Bay and Puerto Baquerizo north of San Cristobal Island also known as Chatham, 1 hour across a small channel. Isla Lobos means "Sea-Lion Island", and is The name is certainly appropriate because they frolic, leap and make a racket here. It is consider one of very best places for snorkeling activities and will be the time to swim with sea lions.

At 4:00 pm. We return to San Cristobal.

We will arrive to the hotel around 5:00 pm. Free time to walk to the town for last chance of shopping souvenirs or just relax and enjoy the comfort of the hotel.

At 7:30 Briefing and Dinner.

The couple will be taken to another local restaurant for dinner.

AM

8:00 AM. Wake up call. Staff will call for your luggage at 8:30 AM for transport to the airport.

9:00 Breakfast.

9:30 AM departure to your last visit in Galápagos.

You will walk about two kilometers to visit Cerro de las Tijeretas or Frigatebird Hill. Reached via a well marked out walking trail, this spot is the nesting ground for a number of Frigate bird species. From here, a trail leads down to Las Tijeretas Bay, nice place good photos as well.

At 11:00 am. You will be picked up to be taken to the airport and by this time your luggage will be already checked in and a member of our staff will have your boarding passes issued already.

Before entering the 'gate' to depart, you will pass through a line where you need to present the part of your Migratory Control card you have carefully guarded and now have handy for the Immigration officer.

PM - GUAYAQUIL OR QUITO

• 2:00 Transfer in airport-hotel
• 2:30 Check in at the Hotel
• 3:00 Guayaquil or Quito City Tour
• 7:00 Special Farewell Dinner
• Back to the hotel to another unforgettable night staying at the Honeymoon Suite with all the sweet details to involve you both in a romantic, unique experience, cold champagne, fruits basket , strawberries with chocolate, robes and flowers.

AM

• Buffet Breakfast
• You will receive a special gift from Red Mangrove as a goodbye present.
• Transfer to the Airport, depending on your flight´s schedule.