March 22- 29, 2022 An 8-day Yoga & Nature Tour in a pristine, unspoiled world.

March 22- 29, 2022
    An 8-day Yoga & Nature
Tour in a pristine, unspoiled world.

Welcome to The Galapagos!

Yoga at the Lodge~
Daily yoga classes will take place on the large open air deck overlooking the
lush gardens and coffee plantation. The lodge has yoga mats, bolsters and
straps all available for use.

This trip is for absolutely everyone- yoga experience or not. We will offer a mix
of physical yoga classes, meditation, breath work, around various yoga styles.
You can count on lots of Vinyasa (Flow) style to get moving in the morning
and some more restorative options in the evening such as Yoga Nidra and Yin
Yoga. Whether you are looking to begin the practice and nail down some
basics or deepen your practice and learn some new arm balances and
inversions, we will make it work for all.

Yoga will be guided by teacher Uriel Macgillivary.

  Check out her bia here: https://www.shantihotyoga.ca/teachers-staff-2

DAILY SCHEDULE
                    IN DETAIL

DAY 1 ~ March 22
Arrival/ Private Tour of Los Gemelos & El
Manzanilla Tortoise Reserve
After arriving at the lodge for lunch, you will take a trip to Los Gemelos sink
holes, and then continue on to El Manzanillo Tortoise Reserve where you will
spend some time walking the trails with giant tortoises. Return to the lodge for
a sunset yoga session and dinner as you get to know your fellow retreaters.

Meals: Lunch, Dinner
Activities: Walking, Wildlife Viewing

DAY 2 ~ March 23
Private Biking Tour to Garrapatero Beach,
Kayak, Lunch, and Visit Trapiche Farm
Wake early for a morning yoga session. After breakfast, we hop on our bikes
and begin our 8km bike ride to El Garrapatero Beach. This is a great
opportunity to observe the change in vegetation from the lush midlands to the
arid low lands. Once we arrive at the beach, we will walk along a path that
brings us to El Garrapatero beach. This is fantastic beach for swimming,
relaxing and observing flora and fauna. After a short interpretation walk we
get on our kayaks and go for a kayak around the bay. Enjoy some time to relax
(or do some yoga) before walking back up the trailhead.

Return to the lodge for lunch and a break. Afterwards visit a local farm that
produces cana liquor and grows coffee! This is a short but fun visit, and you
will get to sample some local canal Return to the hotel, and then drift into the
evening with a sunset yoga session.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Activities: Biking, Walking, Kayaking, Wildlife Viewing

DAY 3              March 24
               ~

Shared Navigable Tour to Plazas Island
In the morning after your yoga session and breakfast, you will be picked up
from the hotel and driven to the canal to board your boat for your day tour to
Plazas Island.

Located a few hundred meters away from the Eastern coast of Santa Cruz
Island, South Plazas and North Plazas islands were formed from uplifted
seabed, giving it a tilted tabletop quality.

First you will have the possibility of snorkeling in the calm waters of Punta
Carrion where you will be able to observe a variety of tropical fish and possibly
white tip reef sharks that peacefully rest on the sandy bottom.

Then you will disembark on South Plazas where you will be greeted by a
colony of sea lions. Further up the shore a carpet of scarlet sesuvium
succulents serves as groundcover for a grove of luminescent green prickly­
pear cactus. Yellow-gray land iguanas sit beneath, waiting patiently for pears
to drop. The trail takes you gradually towards the southern cliff of the island
where you will be able to observe nesting swallow-tailed gulls and several sea
birds such as tropic birds, Nazca and blue footed boobies fly by.

Return to the hotel for your evening yoga session and dinner

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Activities: Yoga, Walking, Wildlife Viewing, Snorkeling

DAY 4               March 25
                ~

Shared Navigable Tour to Santa Fe Island
In the morning after your yoga session and breakfast, you will be picked up
from the hotel and driven to the dock to board your boat for your day tour to
Santa Fe Island.

Santa Fe is a smaller island of 24 km2. The visitor site Santa Fe is located on
the northeast end of the island. Highlights include Santa Fe land iguanas,
pelican nesting site, sea lion colony, mockingbird, and Palo Santo tr ees. The
trail starts at the beach and leads you into a giant cactus forest while the
Galapagos hawk overfly in the light blue sky. Crabs, nocturnal herons, marine
iguanas, mockingbirds and Galapagos doves are often spotted in this unique
island. The snorkeling activity will take place in a bay called Fisherman Bay in
Santa Fe Island; here you may spot sea turtles, rays, sea lions, fishes,
Galapagos sharks and many more in this rocky reef.

Return to the hotel for your evening yoga session and dinner

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Activities: Yoga, Walking, Wildlife Viewing, Snorkeling

DAY 5 ~ March 26
Private Morn ing Beach and Yoga at
Tortuga Bay and VIP (Behind the Scenes)
Visit To Charles Darwin Station
This morning you will depart the hotel in time to arrive at the trailhead to
Tortuga Bay at 9am. Enjoy a 30 min walk along a National Park path towards
the stunning Tortuga ba y beach. Early in the morning one can appreciate the
sounds of finches a nd mockingbirds along this path, as well as enjoy the
landscape of a typical lowland forest of Opuntia cacti and Palo Santo trees.
Share the sounds of waves and the company of marine iguanas.

Afterwards there will be some time to swim or relax. Then transfer back to
town by boat. Lunch will be in town at a local restaurant. After lunch visit the
Cha rles Darwin Station on a special behind the scenes VIP visit. You will have
the chance to have a more in-depth visit and hear more about current
research studies that are being done. Return to the hotel for your evening
yoga session and dinner

Meals: Box-Breakfast, Lunch (In Town), Dinner
Activities: Yog a, Walking , Wildlife Viewing , Snorkeling

DAY 6               March 27
                ~

Shared navigable tour to Bartolome Island
This morning will be picked up from the hotel early (about 6am) and driven to
the canal to board your boat for your day tour to Barto lo me Island (there will
probably be no time for yoga this morning).

Bartolome offers one of the most emblematic sceneries of the Galapagos
Islands. A 600-meter pathway complete with stairs and a boardwalk will take
you to the highest point of the island where you will be able to learn first-hand
about the volcanic origins of the Galapago s Islands. After the walk a dingy ride
along the coastline will give you the opportunity to see the Galapagos
penguin. This curious bird nest amongst the fissured lava flows and ventures
into the crystal clear waters of Bartolome to fish.

After the land visit, you will return to the boat for a short ride to Sullivan Bay
on the northeastern side of James Islands. The huge eruption that happened in
this place in the late 1800s is clear evidence of the volcanic past of the islands.
You will be able snorkel in the peaceful waters of Sullivan Bay.

Return to the hotel for your evening yoga session and dinner

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Activities: Yoga, Walking, Wildlife Viewing, Snorkeling

DAY 7 ~ March 28
Cooking class and free afternoon
Enjoy a leisurely start this morning (much needed after yesterday's long day!).
Mid-morning you will visit our enchanted forest walking along the trails
listening to the typical birds of the area and appreciating the magic of the
ancient trees to reach our garden and collect ingredients to prepare a
delicious meal.

Afterwards assemble in the kitchen and our chef will do a demonstration on
how to prepare a typical local dish. Guests are welcome to participate in the
cooking. Afterwards everyone will sit down and enjoy the lunch they have
made.

Enjoy the rest of the day off, this is chance for everyone to visit the town or do
some souvenir shop p ing. (A transfer to and from town is included). The group
will meet in town to have their last dinner on the enchanted islands in a
beautiful restaurant with view to the sea. Return to the hotel after dinner.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Activities: Yoga, Walking, Wildlife Viewing, Snorkeling

DAY 8 ~ March 29
Departure
In the morning you will have your goodbye yoga session and a delicious
breakfast. Check out.

Meals: Breakfast

DAY 7
7:30 AM     Yoga session
8:30 AM     Breakfast
9:30 AM     Trekking in forest, a short meditation session, bird
            watching
10:45 AM    Trek ends at organic garden to collect some vegetables
11:30 AM    Meet the local chef and learn how to cook a delicious
            recipe with your vegetables.
1:00 PM     Lunch
3:00 PM     Pick up at Lodge to town, free afternoon to buy
            souvenirs
6:30 PM     Dinner at ocean view restaurant in town
8:00 PM     Back to Lodge and prepare your bags

DAY 8
7:00 AM     Yoga session
8:00 AM     Breakfast
9-12:00 PM Check out

*Boat day trips departure times/days are subject to
vary

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Sign - Up
• Deposit: To reserve your spot, please pay your USD $1000 non-refundable deposit as
  soon as possible.

• Payment 2 after deposit: USD $2099 due by March 1, 2022

• Total price is USD $3099. Please take note of the : "what is excluded" section of this
  document so you are aware of the extra charges for the trip

• In the event that a participant needs to cancel, 100% of the payment, after the $1000
  deposit ($2099) is refundable up to March 15, 2022.

• Airline fees and service charges are the responsibility of the individual traveler

• Travel insurance is the responsibility of each individual traveler. Shanti Yoga does not
  provide insurance for individuals or groups.

• For payment email Uriel directly @ ujmacgillivary@gmail.com or call @
  902-221-4351

                  We can't wait to share
            this adventure of a lifetime on the
                Galapagos Islands with you!