8 Days Galapagos Island Hopping "Santa Cruz & Isabela island"

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
Transfer in + High Land + Charles Darwin Scientific Station
1 stop
1
Charles Darwin Research Station
Transfer in: personalized welcome (Poster with names and guide waiting for you at the aiport) High Land:.- Upper part Santa Cruz Island Entrance and personalized welcome (Poster with names and guide waiting).  Charles Darwin Scientific Station: is an Interpretation Center open to the public and you can also learn about the breeding program for giant tortoises in captivity and their repatriation.  At the end of the activities you will be taken to the Hotel in which where you will be hosted Accommodation: 1 night at the Hotel in Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz
4 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 2
Ferry to Isabela Island + Wetland Tour
2 stops
2
Playa Puerto Villamil
Ferry to Isabela Island - Pick up at Hotel then move to the dock of Puerto Ayora in which you will get on board in order to go to Isabela Island( 2 hours approximately) .Boat drops you off on dock of Puerto Villamil. Tour of wetland (guide from the boat will coordinate this tour with you) We will visit nine trails with some of the best spots in Isabela.
5 hours • Admission ticket free
3
Isabela Island Wetlands Complex
The guide will pick you up in the Puerto Villamil's dock to began this experiences. We will see native animals such as landturtles, flamingos. and zarapitos, along with much flora and fauna.
3 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 3
Sierra Negra Volcano Walking Tour
1 stop
4
Sierra Negra
The guide will pick up you in the hotel near to the urban perimeter of Puerto Villamil The tour starts early in the morning, you pick up a bus or car to take you to the starting point that is 30 minutes from Puerto Villamil, where the trail that leads to the Sierra Negra volcano begins. The walk lasts about 5 hours and most of the journey is flat, with few ups and downs. When you enter the small volcano, which is inside the crater of the Sierra Negra Volcano, you will realize that it is still active and many holes feel warm when you put your hand. Drop off in Puerto Villamil's dock, you have to go to the hotel bu yourlself
5 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 4
Full day Lava Tunnels Tour
1 stop
5
Los Tuneles
The tour to the Tunnels lasts approximately 1 hour and a half to 2 hours. Once in this sector, the boat will travel the different paths through the tunnels where you can clearly observe the landscape of the place, we go to Roca Unión, a small islet located in the open sea where you can see Pelicans, Nazca Boobies and Patas Boobies. Blue and one or another sea lion resting on the rocks. We will sail for about 45 minutes approx to reach the most beautiful rocky lava formations of the Galapagos, they are called tunnels because in ancient eruptions, the lava passed under the ground forming tunnels that later collapsed and gave rise to these arches. on the water where you can clearly see vegetation that comes out of the rocks, the crystal clear water, the sea lions flutter between the arches. We will snorkel with sea turtles, "tintoreras" sharks, golden rays, eagle rays, seahorses, fish such as surgeons, damselfish, after having done the two activities we prepare for the return to Isabela.
5 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 5
Tintoreras Tour + Ferry to Santa Cruz Island
2 stops
6
Las Tintoreras
Morning-Tour to Tintoreras : In this tour you will find: sea lions, marine iguanas, blue footed boobies, crabs, sea turtles, pelicans and the peculiar Galapagos penguins.  Then we will move to a sea inlet on the islet to snorkel, the site is ideal for this activity because a variety of faune. After this unique encounter, we headed to Isabela dock to finish the tour. 14:30 Ferry to Santa Cruz Island: Go to the dock and ask for boat, same boat as the day before) Boat drops you off on dock of Puerto Ayora.
4 hours • Admission ticket free
7
Puerto Ayora
The driver will pick you up at 14H30 PM in the lobby of your hotel to go to the dock and taking the transfer to Santa Cruz Island This shared transport allows you to bring 2 bags and 1 handbag per person. You need to present your service voucher to our representative along with ID.
3 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 6
Select 1 Option of Tour ( Floreana Tour - Santa Fe Tour - Pinzon Tour )
1 stop
8
Puerto Ayora
We plan the tour according to your selection: A ) Floreana Tour: We will hike around natural rock formations in the Asilo de la Paz. A hill that shows us a good view of the island. Its main attractions are historical: one is the cave of pirates and the other is the freshwater stream. The two sites are at the base of the hill. B ) Santa Fe Tour: Once at the site, we do a panga ride in the bay to make sightings of colonies of sea lions with their young. Likewise we will have the iconic presence of Opuntia cacti and on many occasions seabirds such as the blue-footed booby. As a second activity we do two snorkeling times around the reef area (45 minutes per snorkeling), where you can make an impressive appreciation of a marine fauna stocked by a number of endemic species. C ) Pinzon Tour: We board the boat and travel to Pinzón Island in a journey of approximately an hour and a half. At the site we can do a snorkeling time or two depending on the situation at the previous visit point.
8 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 7
Half Bay Tour & Turtle Bay Tour Self Visit
2 stops
9
Las Grietas
The pick up will be at 08H45 AM in the lobby of your hotel. We will go to La Lobería (small islet located 10 minutes away from the port), site where we carry out the snorkeling activity in which there is the possibility of swimming with sea lions. Then we moved to Punta Estrada to watch birds such as: blue-footed boobies, seagulls and pelicans. Our third activity consists of an excursion to the Playa de los dogs where we can find iguanas in quantity around an area of volcanic rocks and sesuvium. Likewise, we continue towards the Channel of Love and the Shark Channel (in the latter we can make sightings of blue sharks).
3 hours • Admission ticket free
10
Tortuga Bay Beach
It is an almost very difficult place to overlook. Its beauty and flora invite us to recognize it as a site at the level of what nature offers us in the beautiful archipelago. 10 minutes from the port of the island we find a path (2,500 meters long) that will guide us to Tortuga Bay. A highly recommended beach among locals. It is perfectly preserved and with the presence of wild animals such as iguanas, beach crabs. Swimming is only allowed in the mangrove swamp that is separated from the beach. The sand is completely soft and white, the largest on the island.
3 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 8
Transfer Out
1 stop
11
After the breakfast, you will be picked up at the lobby of the Hotel in order to go to the Baltra Airport. END OF SERVICES
45 minutes • Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• Dress code is sportswear
• In Ecuador the name hotel or hostal depends of the number of rooms but not of the quality of service.
• IMPORTANT: Full days are tied to availability
• Children must be accompanied by an adult
• Every room (hotel/hostal) includes air conditioner, amenities and private bathrooms.

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