Optional Peru pre-trip May 5-11, 2022

Come join us for 8 days and 7 nights in Galapagos, and see the Total Lunar Eclipse over the Galapagos Islands on board the comfortable, 100-passenger M/V Legend. See the Lunar Eclipse on May 15, 2022, and discover the night sky and constellations in this remote wilderness with leadership by popular Planetary Society astronomer Dr. Tyler Nordgren.

The Galapagos itinerary will include:
• The sea lions of sandy Mosquera Islet.
• The brown volcanic sands of Egas Port on Santiago Island.
• The red sands of Rabida Island, home to sea lions, Galapagos finches, mockingbirds, and a forest of Palo Santo trees.
• Exposed coral at Urbina Bay due to a geologic uplift in 1954.
• A pirate hideout, Tagus Cove, also visited by Charles Darwin in 1835.
• Snorkeling at Punta Espinosa with Galapagos penguins, marine iguanas and flightless cormorants.
• Galapagos tortoises at the highlands reserve on Santa
Cruz Island.
• A walk to the top of Bartolome Island to discover Pinnacle Rock.
• The cliffs of South Plaza Island and red-billed tropicbirds.
• North Seymour Island with frigate birds and blue-footed boobies.
• The Galapagos tortoise breeding center on San Cristobal Island.

Also includes overnight with breakfast in Guayaquil
before and after your Galapagos trip, all meals on board
ship, and excellent Galapagos naturalist guides.

Sincerely,

Margaret M. Betchart
President, Betchart Expeditions, Inc.

For Info,
please contact Betchart Expeditions Inc.,
(800) 252-4910, or email info@betchartexpeditions.com

From $6,020 + air

Brochure (PDF)