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Travel Insurance We recommend that you take out travel cancellation and health insurance. Please check with your private insurance provider in advance.

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Galapagos Flights not included International flights are not included in the price. Please book arrival and departure according to the itinerary.

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- National Park entrance fee (US$ 200 per person) Galapagos - Galapagos Migration Card TCT (US$ 20 per person) - Optional excursions - Personal expenses such as tips - Alcoholic drinks - Any other meals, drinks, and/or services not mentioned in the program - Isabela Harbor Fee (approx. US$ 10 per person)

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Day 1 Welcome To San Cristóbal Island! Visit The Interpretation Center And La Lobería
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Welcome To San Cristóbal Island! Visit The Interpretation Center And La Lobería

Travel by air three hours west from Quito to San Cristóbal Island to begin your Galapagos adventure. Check in to your Puerto Baquerizo Moreno hotel and visit an interpretation center to learn about the island’s wildlife and conservation efforts. In a natural history room, see a presentation of the island’s origins, and in another, human history since Galápagos’s discovery.

Then, Finish the day at La Lobería, a beach that’s home to sea lions and marine iguanas.

Meals included: Lunch
Day 2 Snorkeling At Kicker Rock Or Isla Lobos
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Snorkeling At Kicker Rock Or Isla Lobos

On this day you can choose between these two activities where you can be part of nature, see some endemical animals in the Galapagos, and enjoy the crystal waters and colorful fishes that surround these beautiful places:

Lobos Island: as its name suggests is famous for its population of sea lions and fur sea lions. You will also encounter nesting grounds for the great Frigatebird and a small number of blue-footed boobies. Breeding Center, where will explain, in a simple manner, the natural phenomena that created the Galapagos Islands. That is the geology and the series of natural processes, such as volcanic eruption and marine current locations that have led to the amazing islands that you are will be visiting.

There is no landing at Kicker Rock: Also known as León Dormido these rocks are located off the coast of San Cristobal. It is the remains of a lava cone eroded by the sea, the two vertical rocks rising 500 feet from the ocean form a small channel that is navigable by small boats. This natural monument has become a favorite sight for cruises due to the many Tropicbirds, Frigates, and Boobies that fill the surrounding air. Beneath the sea, the near crystal waters offer a brilliant show of colorful tropical fish and invertebrates.

Meals included: Breakfast, Box Lunch
Day 3 Speedboat To Santa Cruz Island - Highlands - Charles Darwin Station
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Speedboat To Santa Cruz Island - Highlands - Charles Darwin Station

Get an early start this morning to take the public speedboat to Santa Cruz Island, roughly 2-2.5 hours away. Meet your guide at the dock, then head to the highlands to see giant tortoises in the wild. Enjoy lunch at a local farm, then continue to Puerto Ayora to check in to your hotel.

This afternoon we will visit the Charles Darwin Station.

Stay overnight in Puerto Ayora.

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch

Group type: Private group
Day 4 Explore An Uninhabited Island
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Explore An Uninhabited Island

South Plaza, Bartolomé, and North Seymour are among the uninhabited Galápagos islands that you might visit today, depending on the permit granted by the National Park authorities, giving you a chance to see the archipelago’s untouched natural habitats. After a boat ride, hike with your guide to see more wildlife and relax on the beach, with a break on deck for lunch. At the end of your tour, return to Puerto Ayora.

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch
Day 5 Speedboat To Isabela Island & Wildlife On Las Tintoreras Islet
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Speedboat To Isabela Island & Wildlife On Las Tintoreras Islet

Start your morning with a two-hour public speed boat trip to Isabela Island.

After lunch, join a group tour for a visit to the Tintoreras Islet for a short hike and some snorkeling. Here you can see Humboldt penguins, marine iguanas, sea lions, and sharks, which rest in the natural channels formed by lava flows.

Afterward, snorkel in the turquoise water and spot different fish, sea turtles, rays, and penguins. The rest of your evening is free, with an overnight stay on Isabela Island.

Meals included: Breakfast
Day 6 Hiking The Sierra Negra Volcano Or Visit Tuneles (Cabo Rosa)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Hiking The Sierra Negra Volcano Or Visit Tuneles (Cabo Rosa)

The majestic Sierra Negra Volcano will occupy today’s agenda. Otherwise, prepare yourself to be amazed by an unforgettable wildlife encounter during your thrilling excursion to Los Tuneles.

Sierra Negra: Our adventure starts with a journey from Puerto Villamil to the beginning of the trail. Once there, we will prepare our backpacks and start our walk through the relatively young woods, which suffer from constant geological changes.

You’ll do a six-hour roundtrip hike to its summit, from where you’ll get to see the second-largest volcanic crater in the world. Walk around spectacular lava landscapes, taking in the northern volcanoes in Isabela and Fernandina Islands.

Your finishing point is the edge of the Sierra Negra Volcano’s crater, this volcano is still active. Once at the edge of the crater, you will have spectacular views of the crater and the volcanoes that surround it. The circumference of the crater is huge, with a diameter of almost 10 km along with its widest point.

You’ll have some free time after you get back to Isabela Island.

Tuneles: This perfect snorkeling spot is located in the Cabo Rosa lava tunnels, locally known as "Los Tuneles." To reach this magnificent destination, you will board a speedboat at the dock in Puerto Villamil, embarking on an approximate one-hour journey.

As you approach the lava flows, you will notice unique geological formations that have been created by the series of lava flows, including arcs and tunnels underneath and above the water. These formations make Los Tuneles an exceptional place to swim around.

Once you reach the shallow waters, you’ll be in for a treat. You can expect to encounter a diverse range of marine life in the shallow waters. Keep your eyes peeled for tropical fish, rays, turtles, sea horses, and white-tipped reef sharks. And if you’re lucky, you might even swim alongside majestic sea turtles. The area is teeming with tropical fish, rays, turtles, sea horses, and white-tipped reef sharks. Keep your eyes peeled for penguins sitting on the rocks and prepare yourself for the possibility of swimming with majestic sea turtles.

Meals included: Breakfast, Box Lunch
Day 7 Speedboat To Santa Cruz - Transfer To Baltra Airport
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Speedboat To Santa Cruz - Transfer To Baltra Airport

Get an early start this morning to take the public speedboat to Santa Cruz Island, roughly 2-2.5 hours away. At the designated time, your driver will pick you up at the Puerto Ayora dock and take you to the Itabaca Channel, which you will cross on a ferry. For the last part of your trip to the airport, take the public shuttle bus to the terminal, where your program ends with your return flight to the mainland.

Meals included: Breakfast

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Itinerary of your trip 7 Days Enchanting Galapagos

Welcome To San Cristóbal Island! Visit The Interpretation Center And La Lobería

Snorkeling At Kicker Rock Or Isla Lobos

Speedboat To Santa Cruz Island - Highlands - Charles Darwin Station

Explore An Uninhabited Island

Speedboat To Isabela Island & Wildlife On Las Tintoreras Islet

Hiking The Sierra Negra Volcano Or Visit Tuneles (Cabo Rosa)

Speedboat To Santa Cruz - Transfer To Baltra Airport

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