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Galapagos 5-Day Island Hopping in Santa Cruz
- Duration120 hours
- Max Travelers12 people
- CategoryAdditional fees, Adventure Tours
Overview
The 5-day program you will experience the highlights of the Galapagos Islands, you can choose from tourist to luxury Class hotels. Transportation, accommodation in double or single rooms, some meals included (Ecuadorian menu), and a bilingual naturalist guide, who will accompany you during the tours. If you are a single traveler it is possible to join the group tour and to stay in a private room upon a single charge. The highlights of this program are: in Santa Cruz
, El Chato, Twin Craters, Tortuga Bay, Cracks, Charles Darwin Station and uninhabited island ( North Seymour or Pinzon or South Plazas or Floreana)
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What's included
Guided activities
Snorkeling equipment (mask and fins)
Lunch
Breakfast
4 nights accommodation in selected hotels
All transportation on the islands (boat, car) (except transportation during the free time)
Certified English/Spanish speaking guide
24 hours asisstance in English / Spanish
What's Not included
Entrance fee in Galapagos National Park
Flight from/to Galu00e1pagos Islands
INGALA $20,00 (American dollars) in the mainland airport
Tips
Not described meals and drinks
Wetsuit
Itinerary
Arrive at Baltrau00b4s airport, your guide will pick you up at the airport and drives up to the ranch in the highlands to see giant tortoises in their native environment!
Charles Darwin Station is an international scientific research station situated on the outskirts of Puerto Ayora. You will be taken to the visitor center to learn about geology, climate, natural history, and the conservation of the Galapagos Islands. Overnight in Santa Cruz.
Depending on the dates and/or navigable site available, pick-up from the hotel will be early in the morning (6-or 7:00 am) to take you to the small vessel at the embarkation point in Puerto Ayora for a unique experience with Galapagos wildlife and endemic vegetation. The destination can be either Santa Fe, South Plazas, North Seymour, Pinzon, or Floreana. The activities will include hiking, snorkeling, swimming, and breathtaking sightseeing. After land and sea excursions, we will return back to the hotel in Santa Cruz where you can relax.
This morning we will have a great opportunity to explore a different landscape, Punta Estrada, and Divine Bay by sea kayaks. We paddle through serene turquoise waters that meander through towering lava channel walls. You can also paddle right up to the fearless blue-footed boobies, lava gulls, herons, sally light-footed crabs, and marine iguanas perched along the cliffs.
After lunch, we take a 50-minute hike (each way) to Tortuga Bay through a unique dry forest. Along the hike, you will find many birds and interesting plants. When you reach the beach, you will hardly believe your eyes, as this is one of the most beautiful beaches in the Galapagos. Relax on its fine sands or in its turquoise waters! Overnight in Santa Cruz.
Depending on the dates and/or navigable site available, pick-up from the hotel will be early in the morning (6-or 7:00 am) to take you to the small vessel at the embarkation point in Puerto Ayora for a unique experience with Galapagos wildlife and endemic vegetation. The destination can be either Santa Fe, South Plazas, North Seymour, or Floreana. The activities will include hiking, snorkeling, swimming, and breathtaking sightseeing. After land and sea excursions, we will return back to the hotel in Santa Cruz where you can relax and later on have dinner at the restaurant specified by the guide. Overnight in Santa Cruz.
Your driver will take you to the Itabaca Channel, which you will cross on a ferry. Your driver will accompany you until the check-in point where your program ends with your return flight to the mainland.
Good to know
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Infant meals not included
Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
Itinerary subject to change due to Galapagos National Park dispositions or to circumstances beyond our control, no refunds will be applicable in these cases
Cancellation Policy
All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.