8 days tour

8 Days Galapagos Island Hopping "Santa Cruz & Isabela Island

$ 2,296 .00 USD

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8 Days Galapagos Island Hopping "Santa Cruz & Isabela Island

This tour includes:

Guide

Professional guide in all activities

Transport

Transfer In & Out Ferrys between islands

Accommodation

Overnight in Hotel in Puerto Ayora Overnight in Hotel in Puerto Villamil

Others

Lunch x 3 Breakfast x 7 Daily breakfast - Activities detailed in the itinerary Hotel taxes and Professional guide in the activities specified. Transfers Hotel-Airport-Hotel (According to your flight information) 3 nights of accommodation Isabela Island 4 nights of accommodation Santa Cruz Island Snorkel equipment as specified by the itinerary ( Mask and Fins)

Not included:

Flights

Not included in the program

Insurance

Not included in the program

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Itinerary of your trip 8 Days Galapagos Island Hopping "Santa Cruz & Isabela Island

  • Day 1 Transfer In + High Land + Charles Darwin Scientific Station
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Transfer In + High Land + Charles Darwin Scientific 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

  • Day 2 Ferry To Isabela Island + Wetland Tour
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Ferry To Isabela Island + Wetland Tour

      The pick up will be at 06H20 AM to travel to Isabela 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.

      Wetland tour

      The guide will pick you up in the Puerto Villamilโ€™s dock to began this experiences.

      The Wetlands are a complex of trails, located south of Isabela Island, Galapagos. They have a great variety of flora and fauna, as well as the spectacular landscapes of the bay. We will see native animals such as landturtles, flamingos. and zarapitos, along with much flora and fauna.

      We will visit nine trails that include the following sites: the Estero, the Poza Escondida, Poza Redonda, Tรบnel del Estero, Playa del Amor, Mirador de los Tunos and Pozas Verdes

      Accommodation: 1 night at the Hotel in PuertoVillamil , Isabela

  • Day 3 Walking Tour To Sierra Negra Volcano And Chico Volcano
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Walking Tour To Sierra Negra Volcano And Chico Volcano

      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 Villamilโ€™s dock, you have to go to the hotel by yourself

      Accommodation: 1 night at the Hotel in PuertoVillamil , Isabela

  • Day 4 Excursion To Lava Tunnels Tour
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Excursion To Lava Tunnels Tour

      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 Uniรณn, 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.

      Accommodation:  1 night at the Hotel in PuertoVillamil , Isabela

  • Day 5 Tintoreras Tour + Ferry To Santa Cruz Island
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Tintoreras Tour + Ferry To Santa Cruz Island

      Tintoreras Tour 

      We started the activity at 09H00 AM from Isabela Island. From the bay we go to visit to the islets called Tintoreras. Well known for being the habitat of penguins and white tip sharks! We can sight these cute birds and have a great chance of finding wolves sailors along the coasts. Other animals that we can observe while surrounding the islets are: rays, sea turtles, bay shakrs, goldfish, etc. We enjoyed snorkeling time near the site. We finish the tour at 14:00 p.m. then we have to come back to Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz - 2 Hours of Ferry

      Ferry to Santa Cruz Island

      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.

      Accommodation: 1 night at the Hotel in Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz

  • Day 6 Select 1 Option Of Tour ( Floreana Tour - Santa Fe Tour - Pinzon Tour )
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Select 1 Option Of Tour ( Floreana Tour - Santa Fe Tour - Pinzon Tour )

      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. Lunch on board takes place between these activities.

      C ) Pinzon Tour: We board the boat and travel to Pinzรณn 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.

      Accommodation: 1 night at the Hotel in Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz

  • Day 7 Half Bay Tour & Turtle Bay Tour Self Visit
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Half Bay Tour & Turtle Bay Tour Self Visit

      Half Bay Tour: 

      The pick up will be at 08H45 AM in the lobby of your hotel.  We will go to La Loberรญa (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).  

      Turtle Bay Tour Self Visit:

      Located on Santa Cruz Island. It is an almost very difficult place to miss. 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. In the mangroves it is very common to find walking multicolored crabs, brown pelicans, marine iguanas, white tip reef sharks and Galapagos tortoises. Another way to access the site is through water taxis in the form of a tour which can be offered as a tour   Accommodation: 1 night at the Hotel in Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz

  • Day 8 Transfer Out
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Transfer Out

      After the breakfast the driver will be at the lobby of the hotel to pick up you and then we will go to the airport. (Pick up time according to your flight information)  

      End of services

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Experience Style

Experience Style

Mixed

There will be challenging activities such as hiking, biking, canyoning and trekking, but youโ€™re also going to have other means of transportation and relaxed moments to just chill.

Accomodation level

Accomodation level

Medium

This accommodation includes essential services like a hot shower, electricity, and a nice and comfy bed.

Experience Type

Experience Type

Personal

Youโ€™ll be just with your guide or pilot. Examples of these activities are paragliding, sky diving, personal mountain climbing, etc.

Physical Rating

Physical Rating

Basic

Almost everyone is fit for these activities. Every hike or physical exercise last less than 30 minutes, such as paragliding and horseback riding. Please ask about specific conditions.

Age range

Age range

Min: 3 / Max: 99

Age range allowed for this experience.

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