4 Days Galápagos - Isabela Islands and Santa Cruz

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
Baltra-Santa Cruz-Isabela-Flamingo Lagoon
2 stops
1
Your trip will start at the Baltra airport. The guide will pick you up at the arrivals area of the airport. The guide will take you to Puerto Ayora for lunch. Then, you will take the small public boat to Isabela.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free
2
Isabela Island
Upon arrival in Isabela you will head to Flamingo Lagoon, which is the largest coastal lagoon found in Galapagos and is one of the main breeding sites for most of the flamingos.
3 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 2
Sierra Negra-Concha Perla
2 stops
3
Sierra Negra
After breakfast, you will take an excursion to the Sierra Negra Volcano. The Sierra Negra Volcano is located 13 miles from Puerto Villamil and has the second largest volcanic crater in the world, 6 miles wide and 300 feet deep. To reach this incredible view, you will travel by bus for 45 minutes to the Gala-Pagos National Park, where you will begin the hike to the Sierra Negra Volcano. This hike lasts approximately 4 hours, starts at 870 meters altitude and at the top of the crater you will have reached 1040 meters.
4 hours • Admission ticket free
4
Isabela Island
Before returning to the hotel we will stop for a box lunch. After a short rest at the hotel, you will have the opportunity to snorkel or swim at Concha Perla, where you can observe colorful fish, sea urchins, starfish, sea lions and even sea turtles.
2 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 3
Estación Charles Darwin – Parte Alta
3 stops
5
Isabela Island
After breakfast, you will leave the hotel and start your tour to Baltra Island. The boat from Isabela to Santa Cruz leaves at 6 AM.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free
6
When you arrive at the Port of Puerto Ayora, someone will pick you up to visit the Charles Darwin Research Station, which houses turtles ranging from 3 inches (new hatchlings) to 4 feet long. In addition, you will have an interesting explanation of Darwin's theory of evolution. Lunch at a local restaurant.
2 hours • Admission ticket free
7
In the afternoon, after a brief rest, we start a tour in vans or buses to the upper part of Santa Cruz. Through hikes you will get to know the natural habitat of endemic species such as the Giant Tortoises, Finches and the Pájaro Brujo. In addition to unique and abundant vegetation that make this natural environment a very special visit. Return to Puerto Ayora
2 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 4
Twins-Transfer Out
1 stop
8
Before your flight you will visit Los Gemelos on your way to the airport. "Los Gemelos" or "Twin Craters", are located one in front of the other. The name is only symbolic, those are not really twins, this formation was created by the collapse of the surface due to the lava flow many years ago. The tour ends with the arrival at the airport.
2 hours • Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
• Not recommended for pregnant travelers
• Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• Please make sure to book an early arrival flight to Baltra airport on Day 1 (before 11 am) to follow the order of the itinerary shown.
• Itinerary subject to change due to Galapagos National Park regulations or circumstances beyond our control (force majeure) - no refunds will be applied in these cases.

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