Tour Itinerary:
Day 1: Transfer from Quito or Guayaquil to San Cristóbal. After lunch, we will visit The San Cristobal Interpretation Center, where we will learn about the islands, evolution of Their species, fauna, migration, and how humans came to live there. Then we will go to “Playa Man” for our first contact with the beautiful waters of these islands. Mar Azul Hotel or similar.
Day 2: After breakfast, we will visit the “Mirador de la Soledad”, where we will enjoy magnificent views of San Cristobal Island. In San Cristobal. Lunch will be followed by a trip to the Highlands, where we can see different vegetation compared with that on Santa Cruz Island. Mar Azul Hotel or similar.
Day 3: After breakfast, we will transfer from San Cristobal to Puerto Ayora. We make the check in at the hotel in Puerto Ayora (Santa Cruz Island), and you have time to take a rest, in the afternoon after lunch we will visit the Charles Darwin Research Station and its interpretive Center. Here we will have the great opportunity to see Lonesome George, the last Galapagos turtle of its specie. Dinner and accommodation. Crossman Hotel or similar.
Day 4: After breakfast we go to the dock to take our speed boat L/P Oceano or similar to start the navigation to Floreana which lasts approximately 1:45. The first stop point for doing snorkeling is Champion Bay and then we move to Endervy Islet. Afterwards we come back to the speedboat to go to Puerto Velasco Ibarra for lunch. In the afternoon we get ready to carry out the visit to Floreana highlands, where we will see: the caves that were used by the pirates years ago, the Asylum of Peace (viewpoint) and the ancient habitat of Wittmer, one of the earliest inhabitants of the island. We are going to have the opportunity to watch how inhabitants extract fresh water from this island and we can taste this vital liquid. Return to Puerto Ayora. Dinner and accommodation. Crossman Hotel or similar.
Day 5: Early in the morning and after breakfast, immediately, we will begin our visit to the Highlands of Santa Cruz Island. In this place we can enjoy a wonderful visit to see giant tortoises in their natural habitat. We go back to Puerto Ayora to take Lunch. Afterwards, we will take our speed Boat Oceano or the public speedboat to Isabela, it takes approximately three and half hours. We will arrive to San Vicente Hotel or similar. After a brief rest at the hotel, we will head to the Flamingos Lagoon. This place is the largest coastal lagoon found in the Galapagos and is one of the main reproductive sites for the majority of flamingos. Hotel San Vicente Galapagos or similar.
Day 6: Early in the morning after breakfast, we will have a full day tour in Sierra Negra Volcano. This volcano is located 13 miles from Puerto Villamil and is the world’s second largest volcanic crater, measuring 6 miles in diameter and 300 feet deep. For this reason, we will be riding horses through the terrain. (We will also provide a boxed lunch). This special place Volcano Chico. In the afternoon, we will return to the hotel and later we will have opportunity to make snorkeling in Concha Perla. Hotel San Vicente Galapagos or similar.
Day 7: After breakfast we will go to the Giant Tortoise Breeding Center, where we will visit “The Wall Of Tears”. From 1946 to 1959, Isabela was designated a penal colony by the Ecuadorian government. Prisoners were obligated to build a wall with enormous blocks of lava. Due to the arduous labor and harsh conditions in which the prisoners lived, this site is known as “El Muro de las Lagrimas”. Additionally, we will visit a small lava tunnel and another flamingo lagoon, and then we will return to the hotel to have lunch.
In the afternoon, we will sail to Tintoreras islet. It is called like this due to a large crevice with very clear, calm water in which white-tip sharks known as “Tintoreras” come daily to rest on the bottom. We can also observe penguins, sea lions, and marine iguanas and go snorkeling with sharks as well as with other colorful tropical fish while enjoying the beaches of Isabela. Hotel San Vicente Galapagos or similar.
Day 8: Early in the morning we will take Our speed Boat L/P Oceano or the public speedboat to go to Puerto Ayora, where the guide will be waiting for us. After breakfast, we will go to Baltra Airport, but on the way we will stop by “The Twins” (a.k.a.“The Gemelos”), which are similar to craters, however these were formed by a collapse of the Earth because of the lava flows that passed below it. The tour will end upon the arrival to the Airport where we will depart to Quito or Guayaquil.
Notes:
Airfare is not included in the tour price.
Price Includes:
- Accommodation in double rooms at a tourist hotel
- All meals - breakfast, lunch and dinner
- English speaking nature guide
- Snorkeling equipment on Isabela - mask, snorkel and fins
- Horses on Isabela
- Transfer: Puerto Ayora - Isabela - Puerto Ayora (by speedboat or public transportation)
- Transfer: Baltra - Puerto Ayora - Baltra.
- Transfer: Puerto Ayora Florena - Puerto Ayora
Price Excludes:
- Galapagos National Park entrance fee: $100.00 USD per person
- Migratory Control Card: $10.00 USD per person
- Isabela dock fee $5.00 USD per person
- Soft drinks and alcoholics beverages
- Air tickets USD 417,00
- Tips.
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South America
Ecuador
Outdoor: Water Drifter
Boating and Sailing
Wildlife Viewing
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