The Full Immersion
Rising Earth & Ancient Shores
14 Nights / 15 Days
The Full Immersion
Rising Earth & Ancient Shores
Up through the youngest fire, down through the oldest shores. Our name holds two ancient words: ana, up, and kata, down. This is the voyage that carries both. One week sails the young west, where volcanoes are still building new land. The other explores the old east, where shores have been worn smooth over millions of years. Sail them in whichever order your dates allow: fourteen nights, one continuous expedition, and the full arc of the archipelago's making.
Route Features
14 nights - 13 islands - Nearly 30 visitor sites.
6 equator crossings · Round trip from San Cristóbal · 5% off both weeks.
From lava fields barely a century old to islands some four million years in the making, in a single voyage.
From Fernandina in the far west to Española in the far south, and north across the equator to Genovesa: all three corners of the archipelago in one voyage.
The flightless cormorant of the west and the waved albatross of the east (in season); all three booby species, including the red-footed boobies on Genovesa.
Where the chapters meet, Passage guests are given a different day ashore, so the second week never retraces the first.
The midpoint
Two chapters, one voyage
Halfway through, while other guests come and go, the Passage holds its course. The turnaround Saturday in San Cristóbal becomes a day of its own: a guided morning in the highlands of Finca Voluntad de Dios, then the white sand of Puerto Chino. Back aboard for lunch, you welcome new companions, and the second chapter begins that same afternoon.
The Full Immersion combines our two routes back to back. Depending on your departure date, you'll begin in the west or in the east.
The West — Rising Earth
The East — Ancient Shores
Includes
Accommodation in a Standard Suite or Owner’s Suite aboard the yacht for 14 nights.
Water bottles and backpacks per guest
Kayaks and paddleboards for guest use
All meals, plus snacks between excursions
Two guided excursions daily, led by a certified naturalist guide
Evening briefings and onboard enrichment talks
Open bar featuring select wines, local beer, fresh juices, cocktails, sodas, gourmet coffee and teas
Zodiac transfers, snorkeling equipment, and wetsuits
High Speed Internet via Starlink, available 24/7 for all guests
Access to all Wellness facilities: spa, sauna, jacuzzi, gym
Rain Ponchos
Airport transfers in the Galápagos, with meet-and-greet on arrival
Excludes
International airfare to Ecuador.
Pre- or post-cruise hotel stays on the mainland
Spa treatments
Domestic airfare between mainland Ecuador and the Galápagos
Gratuities for guides and crew
Soft laundry service, complimentary in the Owner’s Suite
Galápagos National Park entrance fee (US$ 200 Adults / US$100 Children under 11 yrs old) and INGALA Transit Control Card (TCT) (US$20 per person)
Travel insurance
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Air, Land & Yacht
Our team can assist you with every detail leading up to it — flights, hotel stays, and transfers — so nothing stands between you and the archipelago.
Air Travel We can help you arrange domestic flights tailored to you through our trusted airline partners.
Hotel Stays & Journey Extensions Extend the journey with pre- or post-voyage stays or experiences. Our team can help you curate your complete journey.
Ground Transfers From airport to hotel to yacht, private and group transfers are arranged around you. Every transfer is coordinated in advance, so the only thing left to do is arrive.
Once your voyage is booked, your Expedition Specialist is with you from there — ready to shape every detail of the journey ahead.
Other Itineraries
Isabela, Fernandina and Santa Cruz. Flightless cormorants, whale corridors, sea turtles, marine iguanas and the youngest volcanoes on earth. In the highlands of Santa Cruz, giant tortoises roam free.
Española, Floreana and Santiago. The sheltered southern waters at the archipelagos’s calmest. White-sand bays, sea-lion colonies, waved-albatross, marine iguanas, Galápagos penguins, and blue-footed boobies nesting close by.
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