• Upon a late evening arrival into Quito, you will be met and escorted via private transfer to the luxurious and majestic Casa Gangotena Hotel in the heart of this fabulous city.  Welcome to Ecuador with a private welcome cocktail at the Hotel and a light snack. This is a great time to mix and mingle with your fellow Divine travellers before heading to your lovely room.
• Daily breakfast is included and at leisure in the hotel’s restaurant.

• Authentic Market Experience…this morning experience true day-to-day Ecuadorian life as we wander through the city’s largest and most popular local market. Our local guides will point out unusual produce and explain the uses of many of the medicinal herbs. Up close and personal with the local way of life. (Optional experience)
• History Abounds…we’ll experience the history of this remarkable UNESCO world heritage city on a morning walking adventure in the heart of the city centre including a chocolate tasting…Ecuadorian chocolate is world renown for its quality and flavour
• The Centre of the World…come along for an Instagram worthy visit to Latitude 000 and have your picture taken with one foot in the Northern Hemisphere and the other in the Southern Hemisphere. The ultimate bragging rights! (Optional experience)
• Shop ‘til you drop…there is lots to explore this afternoon including shopping at the many local stores or the artisan market displaying their wares or enticing you for a physical and spiritual cleansing. Or walk through the streets to visit three of the over 200 churches and monasteries – Basilica del Voto Nacional, the gilded Campania de Jesus and the mammoth San Francisco.
• Glorious food…Immerse in the much loved and new tastes of the city – we’ll enjoy delicious chocolate, rich ice cream,  and the award winning Nuema restaurant for a special dinner.
• It’s been a wonderful day. And we’re ready to embark on the rest of our journey.

• Welcome aboard…after breakfast at leisure at the hotel, we’re off this morning to the Quito Airport for a flight to San Cristobal Airport where our beautiful yacht Infinity awaits!
• The adventure begins…we’ll visit one of two amazing locations depending on conditions. Puerto Chino is a beautiful remote beach surrounded by mangroves and is the perfect place for relaxing.
• One of the main attractions of San Cristobal Island is the Jacinto Gordillo Tortoise Breeding Center. For your first time, see enormous Galápagos tortoises, and many different beautiful species of native and endemic plants of the Galápagos including some in danger of extinction.
• We’re off to a perfect start on our journey and tonight, we’ll gather Al Fresco for a wonderful Welcome Dinner and beautiful sunset.

• What will today bring?…After a restful sleep and fabulous al fresco breakfast, we’ll depart San Cristobal for an exciting day on two islands.
• Bring it on…Santa Fe Island is a tiny rocky island covered in small Palo Santo trees and high opuntia cactuses. You’ll be amazed by large yellow land iguanas, Galápagos buzzards, pelicans, and the famous Blue-footed boobies! While snorkelling or kayaking in the crystal-clear blue-green bay, look for countless tropical fish, rays, sea turtles and playful sea lions.
• After lunch onboard, we will explore South Plaza Island and encounter colonies of sea lions and land iguanas. There’s also huge numbers of birds – nesting Tropicbirds and Fork-tailed seagulls – and beautiful views!
• We’re settling into a lovely pace and there’s lots to share with our fellow Diviners during our cocktails and dinner.

• The evolution of man… Located on Santa Cruz Island, we’ll visit the Charles Darwin Research Station is an international scientific research station
• Explore the heart of The Galapagos – geology, climate, natural history, and conservation. Our highlight? The Fausto Llerena Tortoise Breeding Center, which breeds giant tortoises. Approaching them in their humid and forested spaces is always an inspiring adventure – get your camera ready!
• In the afternoon, we’ll see the twin “Los Gemelos” craters surrounded by the native scalesia forest featuring 15 trees and shrub species where live Ruby tyrants and Tree finches live.  Glorious!
• Hope you brought your costume for tonight’s spooky Hallowe’en dinner in Divine style!

• Nature continues to amaze…after breakfast we’ll head to diverse Isabela Island, the largest island in the Galápagos and Moreno Point, a volcanic landscape with numerous fresh-water pools and lagoons. You will not believe the sight of multitudes of amazing seabirds including flamingos, Bahama ducks and other birds taking to the blue skies!
• Afternoon delight…in the mangrove area of Elizabeth Bay. You’re likely to see dwarf penguins, schools of manta rays, turtles, and other giants of the ocean – possibly even surfacing whale sharks! These mangrove woods are home to various species of seabirds and herons. It’s remarkable to see so many things in we’ve never encountered before.
• We’ll enjoy a delicious BBQ dinner on deck tonight along with some star gazing.  Our hearts are full.
• Saturday surprises… we continue our exploration of Isabel Island in Urbina Bay. In the Bay, observe land iguanas and the rare Mangrove finch up close with time for snorkeling and swimming with sea turtles, sea lions, and countless tropical fish. You may even swim with magical sea horses!à
• After lunch we visit Tagus Cove, an historic place where for pirates, buccaneers, and whalers once stood. Perched on the ledges of the cliffs around this deep blue bay, there’s many blue-footed boobies, marine iguanas, brown pelicans, brown noddy terns, swallow-tailed gulls, and tiny Galápagos penguins. Exhilarating, exciting and breathtaking!
• Tonight, after another amazing dinner, join us as we share photos and stories of all the amazing things we’ve seen and how this remarkable place makes as feel…

• Sunday’s best… today begins on Fernandina Island is not only the westernmost island but also the youngest and most pristine island in the Galápagos after two huge volcano eruptions. Nonetheless, an abundance of wildlife calls this island home, including the famous flightless cormorants, penguins, pelicans, marine iguanas, and sea lions. Espinoza Point has fascinating scenery and we’ll spend our time with literally thousands of marine iguanas which gather in one of the largest iguana colonies in the Galápagos Islands.
• After a hearty lunch, we’ll travel to Vicente Roca Port.  Here in this protected port, with a bit of luck, we’ll see Galápagos penguins, while Masked- and blue-footed boobies, as well as pelicans, sit perched along the point and its sheer cliffs, and flightless cormorants inhabit the shoreline. A perfect area for deep-water snorkeling and other water activities like kayaking.
• Cheers to another incredible day full of adventure and nature! Tonight, we’ll enjoy a BBQ dinner and a fun filled games night.

• This day is the bomb…After breakfast, we’re off to Santiago Island, also known as “James Island,” at Puerto Egas beach. Its’ black volcanic sand was visited by Darwin in 1835 and still maintains an abundance of marine iguanas.
• The rugged lava coastline of James Bay is home to a variety of resident and migrant birds including the bizarre, Yellow-crowned Night-Heron and an astounding array of marine wildlife including lobsters, starfish and marine iguanas grazing alongside Sally Lightfoot Crabs. Colonies of fur seals swimming in cool water pools formed by volcanic rocks are another highlight of this fantastic site.
• After lunch, we will sail to Bartolome Island, with its fascinating moonscape formed by various volcanic formation including lava bombs, spatters, and cinder cones. We’ll hike to the island’s summit for striking views of the surrounding islands, Sullivan Bay, and the towering Pinnacle Rock.
• At the beaches at the foot of the Pinnacle Rock, we’ll discover a marvelous underwater world with sea turtles gliding gently alongside you as you snorkel. Beneath Pinnacle Rock, it’s quite possible to spot some of the quick-as-an-arrow Galápagos penguins – some of the smallest in the world.   Keep an eye for harmless Whitetip reef sharks sunning in these waters. For many visitors, this may turn out to be the best of snorkeling experiences in the Galápagos or perhaps anywhere.
• Tonight, we’ll enjoy a very special Farewell Dinner onboard and remember, with gratitude, the amazing adventure we have had together in this remarkable place.

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 4 – North Seymour Island and Baltra Island Airport

• Our adventure ends never to be forgotten…It’s our last glorious breakfast onboard as we make our way to North Seymour Island for our last stop.
• Here we’ll encounter Swallow-tailed gulls, sea lions, and Cliff crabs. This part of Seymour Island is also known for being a major nesting site for Blue-footed boobies and one of the largest colonies of magnificent frigate birds. As you enjoy this relaxing hike around various nesting sites, you can also spot both marine and land species of iguanas.
• This amazing experience in the Galápagos Islands concludes as we travel to the Baltra Island airport for return flights to Quito.
• In Quito, we’ll have a final casual dinner before travelling to the Quito airport for our late-night flights home.
• We’ll never forget this remarkable journey and the beauty and glory that is The Galápagos. We are forever changed and grateful for this adventure together as The Divine Destination Collection Tribe.