15 day cruise: Saturday to Saturday Isabela, Fernandina, Española Islands, Central and Genovesa Islands ITINERARIES OCEAN SPRAY

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1 15 day cruise: Saturday to Saturday Isabela, Fernandina, Española Islands, Central and Genovesa Islands ITINERARIES OCEAN SPRAY OUTLINE ITINERARY Saturday AM Baltra arrival and transfer to the boat PM Rabida Sunday AM Isabela Vicente Roca Point PM Fernandina Espinosa Point Monday AM Isabela Tagus Cove PM Isabela Urbina Bay Tuesday AM Isabela Elizabeth Bay PM Isabela Moreno Point Wednesday AM Santa Cruz Charles Darwin Station PM Santa Cruz Highlands Thursday AM North Seymour PM Santa Fe Friday AM Española Suarez Point PM Española Gardner Bay Saturday AM San Cristobal Intr. Center or Galapaguera PM San Cristobal Lobos Islands/Kicker Rock Sunday AM San Cristobal - Pitt Point PM San Cristobal - Witch Hill Monday AM Floreana - P. Office Bay/Baroness Viewing Point PM Floreana - Devil's Crown/Cormorant Point Tuesday AM Santa Cruz - Black Turtle Cove PM Bartholomew Wednesday AM Genovesa - Darwin Bay PM Genovesa - El Barranco Thursday AM Santiago Espumilla Beach/Buccaneer Cove PM Santiago - Egas Port Friday AM South Plaza PM Santa Cruz - Highlands

2 Saturday AM Mosquera Islet/Baltra DETAILED ITINERARY Day 1 (Saturday) MORNING FLIGHT FROM QUITO OR GUAYAQUIL TO BALTRA (GALAPAGOS) RABIDA ISLAND Assistance at the airport by our representative for your Galapagos flight. You will arrive at Baltra Island in the morning. After passing through immigration and baggage claim you will be met by Ocean Spray staff and transferred to the yacht. You will be shown to your cabin where you will have some time to settle in before lunch and a welcome briefing. The afternoon visit, Rabida Island (or Jervis), is one of the most colorful and volcanically varied islands in the archipelago as well as a great snorkeling site. We will start on Rabida s famous maroon sandy beach and after an easy hike will arrive to a stunning lookout to enjoy the amazing landscapes. The island is a birdwatcher s delight. Some of the rarest species are in abundance, such as nine varieties of finches, Large-billed Flycatchers, Galapagos Hawks and Brown Pelicans. Activities: Snorkeling, Panga ride & short hike(0,6 mi / 1km) / moderate Highlights & Animals: Snorkeling: White-cheeked Pintail ducks, colorful fish, sea lions, brackish water lagoon, penguins, Galapagos Hawk Day 2 (Sunday) ISABELA & FERNANDINA ISLANDS Isabela Island: The largest in the archipelago, this seahorse-shaped island is also one of the youngest and most volcanically active. The morning visit is to Vicente Roca Point. Comprised of two separate coves, this site is a large bay with spectacular sea life. Keep an eye out for seahorses, sea turtles, and the strange yet fascinating Mola-mola (or sunfish). Activities: Snorkeling & panga ride /moderate Type of Landing: No landing Highlights & Animals: Penguins, Blue-footed Boobies, terns, Nazca Boobies, two types of sea lions. Snorkeling: sea turtles, rays and puffer fish. Fernandina Island: No foreign species have ever invaded this island and therefore it is one of the world's most pristine island ecosystems. Fernandina is the youngest island in Galapagos. Access to this site is extremely restricted by the Galapagos National Park and you will be one of those very lucky visitors. The volcano La Cumbra dominates the landspace with lava fields reaching the ocean. Crossing the Bolivar Channel that divides Isabela and Fernandina Islands we will land at Espinosa Point, and after walking past a colony of marine iguanas and a group of sea lions, reach the island s highlight: the Flightless Cormorant nesting site. This area provides a great opportunity to see the Galapagos Hawk.

3 Activities: Hike of approx (1.2 mi / 2 km) Difficulty: Moderate Type of Landing: Dry and slippery at low tide Highlights & Animals: Flightless Cormorant, marine iguanas, AA lava, sea lions, penguins, active volcano La Cumbre Day 3 (Monday) ISABELA ISLAND TAGUS COVE & URBINA BAY The morning visit, including Tagus Cove's 'cliff-side gallery,' provides a clear view of pirate graffiti dating back to The contrast between vandalism and the pristine environment is thought provoking. Up the (1.25 mi / 2 km) hike through lava formations, we will see stunning views of the surrounding slopes and volcanoes, making our way to Darwin Lake. This salt-water crater-lake may have been filled with a tidal wave brought on by a volcanic eruption. Activities: Long hike, snorkeling, panga ride Difficulty: Moderate/ Difficult Highlights & Animals: Penguins, Blue Flightless Cormorants, Darwin Volcano & Lake In the afternoon, we will land at Urbina Bay which presents some fascinating geological formations. In 1954, an uplift from the sea formed the bay; which has been characterized by the resulting terrestrial coral reef ever since. Expect to see stingrays and sea turtles swimming near the surface of the water, along with Flightless Cormorants, pelicans, and marine iguanas. You will be dazzled by the breathtaking view of the Alcedo Volcano. Activities: Snorkeling, panga ride & hike, 2 trails: short (0,6 mi / 1 km), long (1.8 mi / 3km) /moderate Highlights & Animals: Land iguanas (the biggest in Galapagos), hawks, coral reef, giant tortoises Snorkeling: turtles, rays, tropical fish Day 4 (Tuesday) ISABELA ISLAND ELIZABETH BAY & MORENO POINT The morning visit will take us to Elizabeth Bay, a secluded space lacking any landing sites. We will take a traditional 'panga' ride, passing the red mangroves and amongst the wildlife of the lively bay. Elizabeth is known for its marine life; you will probably see sea turtles and rays skimming the surface of the water. You may also see the Brown Pelicans diving for fish, penguins, Blue-footed Boobies & possibly spot humpback whales. Activities: Two-hour panga ride Type of Landing: No landing Highlights & Animals: mangrove forest (unique in Galapagos), sea turtles, penguins, rays, herons, sea lions. In the afternoon we will visit Moreno Point, located south west of Elizabeth Bay. Here, a dry landing onto what was once flowing lava is possible. The lava has left craters in its wake, which formed crystal tide pools. By looking into the pools, you can peer into another world, as the marine life drifts by your window. In the brackish pools of this area, you may see pink flamingos, White-Cheeked Pintails, and Common Gallinules. If you look carefully into the pools you may see whitetip reef sharks and some sea turtles.

4 Activities: Snorkeling, panga ride & hike (1.2 mi / 2km) Difficulty: Moderate/Difficult Highlights & Animals: Flamingoes, gallinules, Pintail ducks, turtles, whitetip reef sharks. Day 5 (Wednesday) SANTA CRUZ CHARLES DARWIN & HIGHLANDS In the morning we start at the Charles Darwin Station- Breeding Center "Fausto Llerena" home to turtles ranging from 3-inches (new hatchlings) to 4-feet long. Here you will observe the various sub-species of turtles interacting with each other, and possibly with you. Many of the older turtles are accustomed to humans, and will stretch out their heads for a pet. The babies are only kept until they are about four years old, or large enough to survive in the wild. These conservation efforts continue to be extremely successful. CHARLES DARWIN RESEARCH STATION Activities: Walking Highlights & Animals: Giant Tortoises, land and marine iguanas, variety of birds In the afternoon we will visit the Highlands of Santa Cruz where you will walk along a path, observing the hills, ferns, volcanoes, and rich wildlife. This area is home to giant tortoises, the exclusive Galápagos Rail, the Paint-billed Crane and many other species. Possible Activities: Walking Difficulty: Moderate Highlights: Wild turtles, tortoises breeding center. Day 6 (Thursday) NORTH SEYMOUR ISLAND & SANTA FE In the morning we will head to North Seymour Island. Here you will be able to see Galapagos sea lions, blue footedboobies and magnificent frigate birds. Activities: Snorkeling, Panga ride & Hike (1.5 mi / 2 ½ km) Difficulty: Moderate/difficult Highlights & Animals: Land & marine iguanas, Frigate birds, Blue-footed Boobies, sea lions. Great snorkeling: Rays, reef shark, fish, garden eels. Our afternoon visit is to Santa Fe Island. Santa Fe (Barrington) is home to the small picturesque bay and anchorage on the island northeast coast. The bay has two visitor trails, one leading to a scenic viewpoint atop a cliff and the other spanning from a small beach to a tall prickly pear cactus forest.

5 Possible Activities: Hiking Difficulty: Moderate Highlights: Land Iguanas, giant tunas SANTA FE ISLAND Day 7 (Friday) ESPAÑOLA ISLAND Española Island is the southernmost island of the Galapagos and is the breeding site of nearly all of the Waved Albatrosses in the entire world. Española is densely populated with mockingbirds, Blue-footed and Nazca Boobies, Darwin finches, Galapagos Doves, hawks, red and green marine iguanas, and loads of sea lions. In the morning, we will start at Suarez Point on a trail where you will have the chance to see Blue-footed Boobie, albatrosses and Nazca Boobies. We will also visit a beautiful site on the ocean front where there is a cliff that the large albatrosses use as a launching pad! You ll have the chance to see the famous blowhole that spurts water into the air. The landscape is great for photography. Activities: Hike (1.8 mi / 3 km) Difficulty: Difficult Type of Landing: Dry Landing Highlights & Animals: Hood Mockingbird, Nazca Boobies, Waved Albatross, Red-billed tropicbirds, lava lizards, Galapagos Hawk, Blue-footed Boobies, blow hole, amazing landscape In the afternoon, we will visit the spectacular Gardner Bay. After landing, you can walk across a lovely white sand beach amongst a busy sea lion colony or dive into the water to swim with sea lion pups. It is the breeding site of nearly all of the world s 12,000 pairs of Waved Albatrosses. Activities: Snorkeling, panga ride, kayaking, short hike of (0,6 mi / 1km) Highlights & Animals: White sandy beach, sea lions, mockingbirds. Snorkeling: colorful fish, sea lion nursery Day 8 (Saturday) SAN CRISTOBAL ISLAND: INTERPRETATION CENTER GALAPAGUERA LOBOS ISLAND KICKER ROCK In the morning we will visit the Galapaguera OR the Interpretation center on San Cristobal Island. The Interpretation Center, located in San Cristobal Island. The center was donated by the Spanish government and inaugurated by the Prince of Spain in This center focuses on the interaction between humans and the process of the of natural history laboratory, demonstrating that a harmonious relation between human beings and nature is possible. Cerro Colorado (Galapaguera) is a new visitor site in the northeast part of San Cristobal Island and can now be reached in roughly one hour by road from Puerto Baquerizo Moreno. On the trees and shrubs surrounding the site, you may see land birds like warbler, finches and mockingbirds can be observed and on the trails, giant tortoises. They live there wild

6 but in a protected area to assure their survival by sealing them off from introduced predators, like pigs and goats. Once the tortoise perceives danger, it goes into its defensive stance, retreating into its hard shell.. Possible Activities: Short hike (less than 0,6 mi / 1 km) Highlights Interpretation Center: Human History and Interpretation of the Galapagos Ecosystem Highlights Galapaguera: Giant tortoises in captivity, highlands of San Cristóbal In the afternoon we will visit Isla Lobos Island. The name of this island means Sea Lion Island. This appropriately named island is ripe with noisy, frolicking, jolly sea lions who will welcome you to their home with open, well, fins. This island also offers great snorkeling opportunities as well as the chance to see Blue-Footed and Nazca Boobies. Activities: Short hike (less than 0,6 mi. (1km), panga ride and/or snorkeling. /moderate Type of Landing: Dry Highlights: Snorkeling with sea lions, frigatebirds, Blue-footed Boobies A panga ride and snorkeling around the Kicker Rock (Leon Dormido) can be also done in the afternoon. Known as the Sleeping Lion because of its resemblance, this site is located off the coast of San Cristobal. The remains of a lava cone eroded by the sea, two vertical rocks rising 500 feet above the ocean, form a small channel that is navigable by small boats. This Galapagos Islands natural monument has become a favorite sight for cruises due to the many tropicbirds, frigatebirds and boobies that fill the surrounding air. Beneath the sea the crystal waters offer a brilliant show of colorful tropical fish and invertebrates. Activities: Snorkeling & panga Ride Type of Landing: No landing Highlights & Animals: Deep water snorkeling: Sharks, tropical fish, turtles, manta rays (occ.), hammerhead sharks, spectacular rock formations, sea birds: Blue-footed Boobies, Nazca Boobies & frigatebirds. Second best place to snorkel. Day 9 (Sunday) SAN CRISTOBAL ISLAND PITT POINT & WITCH HILL We will visit Pitt Point. Pitt Point holds its own as the northeastern most site on Isabela. After an easy hike, you will be rewarded with a unique treat. Herein lays the only nesting site which hosts all species of Galápagos Boobies. Photographers will be thrilled with this intimate natural experience. The attractive volcanic tuff formations will have geologists and laymen alike imagining the forces of nature that possessed the earth to create this land. Activities: Panga ride, snorkeling, kayaking & hike (1.5 mi / 2 ½ km) Difficulty: Moderate/difficult Highlights & Animals: Wonderful landscape, sea lion colony, three possible species of Boobies. In the afteronn visit Witch Hill (Cerro Brujo) in the morning where you will explore one of the nicest beaches in the Galápagos. You'll be tantalized by the texture and sight of the powdered, soft white sand. With a colony of sea lions and Blue-footed Boobies, this scenic place is bustling with life. Just beyond the beach is a lagoon, thriving with Egrets and Great Blue Herons. The turquoise water and abundant marine life will invite you to snorkel their midst.

7 Activities: Hike, panga ride, snorkeling & kayaking walk along the beach Highlights & Animals: Beautiful rock formations, sea lions, shore birds, land birds: finches and mockingbirds, snorkeling: nice tropical fish, anemones, sponge coral Day 10 (Monday) FLOREANA POST OFFICE BAY & CORMORANT POINT We will visit two sites on Floreana Island. In the morning, we will visit the famous Post Office Bay. You will land on a beach and head to a spot where 18th century whalers placed a wooden barrel for use as an unofficial mail box. The custom continues to this day with Galapagos visitors. So, don t forget your postcards, and don t be surprised if the post card arrives to its destination before you even get home! Possible Activities: Short hike (less than 0,6 mi / 1km) & snorkeling Highlights: Barrel Post Office, nice sandy beach Floreana is known for its fabulous snorkeling sites, its vibrantly pink flamingos and its black sand beaches. Baroness Viewpoint is a fantastic place to take it all in. Your guide will tell you about the murder and mystery in this island's history. Suffice to say, it was once inhabited by an indulgent Baroness and her three lovers. There are easy trails in this area for exploring the flora and fauna of Floreana. Possible Activities: Short hike (0,6 mi / 1 km) Highlights: great view, Sea turtles, mysterious story about the first inhabitants of the islands. In the afternoon, we will head to Cormorant Point. Here you will enjoy a hike to a salt-water lagoon which is home to flamingoes. You will also get to swim in the crystal clear waters of the Devil s Crown. This extinct volcano peaks out of the waters just off of Floreana s coast and offers a magnificent snorkeling experience. Activities: Snorkeling & panga ride & hike (1.2 mi / 2km) Highlights & Animals: Flamingoes, Devil s Crown: The best snorkeling site in Galapagos Islands with sharks, rays, rock formations, lots of tropical fish. Day 11 (Tuesday ) SANTA CRUZ ISLAND BLACK TURTLE COVE & BARTHOLOMEW Black Turtle Cove is located on the north side of the island and is only accessible by boat and with a guide. This shallow inlet is surrounded by mangroves and provides natural protection for a variety of marine life, attracting the vulnerable juveniles of many species. Below the surface of the water, you can see both blacktip and whitetip reef sharks, sea turtles, golden cownose rays, spotted eagle rays, and an occasional hammerhead shark. Pelicans and Boobies hunt here, diving gracefully into the water. Possible Activities: 2 hour panga ride Type of Landing: no landing Highlights & Animals: Hammerhead sharks babies, rays, sea turtles, sea birds

8 Our afternoon visit includes the Bartholomew Island, home of the famous Pinnacle Rock. Bartholomew consists of an extinct volcano with a variety of red, orange, black and even green volcanic formations. We will take a trail of stairs to the summit of the volcano (about 30 or 40 minutes) where you will enjoy one of the best views of the islands! You will also visit a small, beautiful beach, surrounded by the only vegetation found on this barren island. The beach is perfect for snorkeling where you may even see the Galapagos penguins. Activities: Panga ride, snorkeling & hike (1.2 mi / 2 km) Difficulty: Moderate/ difficult. Walk up to the top of volcano 114 meters, 375 wooden steps Type of Landing: Dry and wet landing Highlights & Animals: Pinnacle rock, panoramic view, moonlike landscape, penguins, pioneer plants, lava cactus. Snorkeling: penguins, reef sharks, rays great colorful fish. Day 12 (Wednesday ) GENOVESA ISLAND Our morning visit will take us to the beach at Darwin Bay. This white-sand coral beach heads a (1/2 mi - 3/4 km) trail that winds through mangroves that are filled with land birds. You may see Nazca Boobies, Red-footed Boobies, and Swallow-tailed Gulls. Further down the path, you may see sea lions playing in tidal pools. You will arrive cliff-side and can let the spectacular views soak in, while the Boobies and iguanas keep you company. Possible Activities: Hike (0,9 mi / 1 ½ km), snorkeling, kayaking & panga ride /moderate. Highlights: Nazca Boobies, Red- footed Boobies, Swallow-tailed Gulls, mangroves, coral pebbles beach, snorkeling: rays, colorful reef fish and hammerhead sharks The afternoon takes us to El Barranco, also known as Prince Phillip's Steps, whose steep, rocky path will lead you up 25 meters (82 mi) of cliff-face. After marveling at the view you will have the opportunity to take a (5 mi / 1 km) trek through Palo Santo vegetation. Here you will be dazzled by all the birds: Red-footed Boobies, Short-eared Lava Owls, Galápagos Swallows, and Galápagos Doves are abundant. Possible Activities: Hike (0,9 mi / 2 km) Difficulty: Moderate Type of Landing: Dry, difficult landing Highlights: Red-footed Boobies, Short-eared Lava Owls, storm-petrels, Galapagos Doves Day 13 (Thursday) SANTIAGO ISLAND We will visit Espumilla Beach where marine iguanas lounge and the Sally Lightfoot Crabs attract the hunting herons, performing the dance of predator and prey right before your eyes. Snorkeling is highly recommended as you could find yourself face to face with an octopus, moray eel, shark, or a variety of other species of tropical fish. Possible Activities: Snorkeling and swimming Highlights: Snorkeling Buccaneer Cove is a testament to the fact that Santiago Island was once a refuge for British buccaneers. They would anchor in the protected bay to make repairs and stock up on tortoise meat among other things. It is an excellent

9 opportunity to take in the steep cliffs, where hundreds of seabirds perch in front of the dark red sand beach. See if you can spot 'Monk' or 'Elephant' Rock before your guide points them out! Possible Activities: Short walk along the beach (less than 0,6 mi / 1km) Highlights & Animals: Sea birds, historical site, snorkeling, rock formations. In the afternoon visit is to a site called Egas Port, also known as James Bay, on Santiago Island. Here, you will enjoy a hike over a dry trail known for being a hang-out for curious Galapagos Hawks and Quick-footed Galapagos Lava Lizards. The trail will then lead you to the coastline where you will visit the gorgeous tide pools and grottos which are full of fauna. You will be able to observe the shy Galapagos fur sea lions. You will also get to snorkel at Egas Port beach. Possible Activities: Snorkeling, hike (1.2 mi / 2km) /moderate Highlights: Fur sea lions, Galapagos Sea Lions, tidal pools and grottos, Galapagos Hawk, oyster catchers, marine iguanas, finches, snorkeling: reef sharks, turtles, rays, nice underwater formations. Day 14 (Friday) SOUTH PLAZAS & SANTA CRUZ ISLAND In the morning, you will head to South Plaza Island. This small island with steep cliffs was formed by rising lava and is now covered by Opuntia cacti. It is also home to one of the largest sea lion colonies as well as colorful yellow and red land iguanas. The most characteristic plant is the Sesuvium. During the rainy season its color is a greenish to yellowish tone and in the dry season (end of June through January) a bright red. Activities: Hike (1.5 mi / 2 ½ km) Difficulty: Moderate Highlights & Animals: Land iguanas, sea lion colony, Audubon s shearwaters, Swallow-tailed Gulls, Nazca Boobies, amazing landscape with cliffs In the afternoon we will visit the Highlands of Santa Cruz where you will walk along a path, observing the hills, ferns, volcanoes, and rich wildlife. This area is home to giant tortoises, the exclusive Galápagos Rail, the Paint-billed Crane and many other species. You will come upon the underground lava tubes, which are more than one kilometer (half a mile) long. Local guides are required and will provide information and flashlights. Walking through the lava tubes is a unique and surreal experience. Possible Activities: Hike (1.5 mi / 2 ½ km) Difficulty: Moderate (Long) Highlights: Lava tunnels, wild turtles, tortoises breeding center. Day 15 (Saturday) MOSQUERA ISLET - DEPARTURE

10 Mosquera Islet is located between the islands of Baltra and North Seymour. It is a reef of rocks and coral (the result of an uprising) and a great white sand beach. Its narrowest width reaches about 160 meters and has an estimated length of 600 meters. In most of the perimeter there is base of lava rocks, as evidence of the lava uprising, except in the southwest side where the landing occurs. This island has one of the largest populations of sea lions. You can also observe several species of shorebirds. There have been occasional reports at this site of Orcas (Orcinus orca) feeding on sea lions. Activities: Dinghy ride Type of Landing: Wet Landing (This may be complicated by low tide or when there is heavy swell, during the months of December to March mainly) Highlights: Sea Lions, shorebirds Important: Itineraries and activities subject to change without prior notice. Depending on weather conditions and water currents, some wildlife described above may not be visible.

OCEAN SPRAY. Mega-Catamaran - Galapagos ITINERARY 6-A. Saturday to Thursday - Isabela and Fernandina Islands. Day 1 (Saturday)

OCEAN SPRAY. Mega-Catamaran - Galapagos ITINERARY 6-A. Saturday to Thursday - Isabela and Fernandina Islands. Day 1 (Saturday) Saturday to Thursday - Isabela and Fernandina Islands Day 1 (Saturday) MORNING FROM QUITO OR GUAYAQUIL TO BALTRA (GALAPAGOS) CHINESE HAT Assistance will be provided for you when you arrive to the airport