





Galapagos Islands with alumni UBC
Jan 22 - Feb 01, 2024
11 days | Ecuador | alumni UBC Travel Club
What’s included: Airport transfers on tour start and end dates; accommodation in Quito in hotel listed or similar, based on double occupancy; accommodation for seven nights on board the M/Y Beluga, based on double occupancy; ground transportation; all activities as described in the detailed itinerary; entrance fees to all sites visited with the group; airfare from Quito to the Galapagos / Return to Quito; gratuities for guides, drivers, hotel, and included meals; services of bilingual naturalist guide on board, trained by the Charles Darwin Research Station; services of your alumni UBC Study Leader
Itinerary at a Glance
Day | Activity |
1 | Arrive in Quito |
2 | Quito City tour, including the Botanical Gardens |
3 | Flight to Baltra, Galapagos and board the M/Y Beluga |
4-9 | Exploring Galapagos Islands, including Santa Fe, South Plaza, San Cristóbal, Española, Floreana, Santa Cruz, Santiago, and Genovesa |
10 | Turtle Cove, Baltra, fly to Quito |
11 | Depart Quito |
Ship Information

Your Tour Leader

Chris Harley is a professor in the Zoology Department and in the Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries at UBC. He studies the forces that create ecological patterns in space and time in coastal ecosystems. Chris is particularly interested in how species interact with one another and respond to temperature, ocean acidification, and other challenges in their environment.
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What’s included: Airport transfers on tour start and end dates; accommodation in Quito in hotel listed or similar, based on double occupancy; accommodation for seven nights on board the M/Y Beluga, based on double occupancy; ground transportation; all activities as described in the detailed itinerary; entrance fees to all sites visited with the group; airfare from Quito to the Galapagos / Return to Quito; gratuities for guides, drivers, hotel, and included meals; services of bilingual naturalist guide on board, trained by the Charles Darwin Research Station; services of your alumni UBC Study Leader