3 ISLANDS HOPPING
8 Days - 7 Nights
ITINERARY
DAY 1: Private transfer in San Cristobal airport
DAY 2: Day Tour Kicker Rock
DAY 3: Ferry to Santa Cruz, Highland Tour & visit Charles Darwin Research Station
DAY 4: Half Day Bay Tour & visit Tortuga Bay
DAY 5: Day Tour to an uninhabited island (Bartolome, North Seymour, Santa Fe or Plazas)
DAY 6: Ferry to Isabela & Tour Los Tuneles
DAY 7: Tour Sierra Negra
DAY 8: Ferry to Santa Cruz & transfer out to Itabaca Channel
AM: Private airport pick-up in San Cristobal
- Welcome by private guide at San Cristobal aiport
- Private transfer to your hotel
PM: Free time
- explore town center, visit the Interpretation Center or Cerro Tijeretas
- Visit close beaches such as Playa Mann, Playa Carola or La Loberia
Includes: private transport
AM: Day Tour Kicker Rock
- 1 hour boat navigation from Puerto Baquerizo Moreno
- Enjoy a large volcanic rock formation with a height of 150m
- Snorkeling activity
- Visit a beach (Manglecito, Puerto Grande, Cerro Brujo)
PM: Free time
Includes: transport, snorkel equipment (mask, snorkel, fins), lunch, towel & naturalist guide
AM: Ferry to Santa Cruz Island & Highland Tour
- 6:15am Ferry to San Cristobal
- upon arrival you will be picked up by your private guide for the Highland Tour with 3 points of visit: twin craters "Los Gemelos", giant tortoise reservat El Chato, lava tubes & lunch
- Private transfer to your hotel
PM: Visit Charles Darwin Research Station
- Private tour at the Charles Darwin Research Station
- Learn about conservation in Galapagos & its breeding centers for giant tortoises
Includes: transport, lunch & private guide
AM: Half Day Bay Tour
- Duration 2-3 hours
- 4 points of visit: La Loberia, Playa de Los Perros, El Canal de Amor & Las Grietas
- Snorkeling activity (only mas + snorkel)
PM: Free time to visit Tortuga Bay
- 45min walking or 25min by boat ($10 per person)
- Walk along a trail of Palo Santo trees & Opuntia Cacteen
- 1st beach surfing, 2nd beach: lagoon for swimming, snorkeling & kayaking
Includes: transport, snorkel equipment (mask, snorkel) & naturalist guide
AM: Tour to an uninhabited island - Choose between:
BARTOLOME
- 2 hours boat navigation from Itabaca Channel
- Enjoy one of the most panoramic views after a 40min hike up to the view point
- Snorkeling activity
- Special encounters: Galapagos Penguins
NORTH SEYMOUR
- 45min boat navigation from Itabaca Channel
- Walk along a trail observing nesting Blue Footed Boobies, Frigate Birds, Darwin Finches & Sea Lions
- Snorkeling activity at Las Bachas
- Special encounters: Dancing Blue Footed Boobies, male frigate birds with their red pouch inflated
SANTA FE
- 1:30 hours boat navigation from Itabaca Channel
- Enjoy a scenic hike through Cactus trees & observe a specific species of land iguanas and colonies of sea lions
- Snorkeling activity
- Special encounters: large sea lion colonies, endemic land iguanas
PLAZAS
- 50min boat navigation from Itabaca Channel
- Enjoy a scenic hike through Opuntia Cactus forest & observe a specific species of land iguanas and resting sea lions along the trail
- Snorkeling activity at Punta Carrion
- Special encounters: hybrid iguana
PM: Free time
- Explore Puerto Ayora
- Visit one of the beaches nearby (Playa Los Alemanes, La Estacion)
All day tour options include: transport, snorkel equipment (mask, snorkel, fins), lunch, towel & naturalist guide
AM: Ferry to Isabela & Tour Los Tuneles
- 6:15am Ferry to Isabela Island
- 11am Tour Los Tuneles:
- 60min boat navigation
- observe different birds (e.g. Bluefooted Boobies, frigate birds, pelicans)
- Hike & Snorkeling activity
- Special encounter: Galapagos Penguins
PM: Free time
Includes: transport, snorkel equipment (mask, snorkel, fins), lunch, towel & naturalist guide
AM: Tour Sierra Negra
- 16km hike
- Duration: ~ 3 hours
- enjoy a scenic hike to the second longest craters in the world
- Difficulty: moderate
PM: Free time
- Relax at your hotel
- Snorkel at Concha Perla
- Visit the historic place Wall of Tears
Includes: transport, lunch box & naturalist guide
AM: Ferry to Santa Cruz Island & private transfer to Itabaca Channel
- 6:15am Ferry to Santa Cruz Island
- Private driver will pick you up from the main pier in Puerto Ayora & bring you to the Itabaca Channel
Includes: transport (ferry & taxi)
X Airfare
X Lodging
X Galapagos National Park Entrance Fee
X Transit Control Card
X Meals & drinks that are not specified in the itinerary
X Any additional services that are not specified in the itinerary
FROM USD$ 1,381