5-Day Vacation to Galapagos Islands from San Cristobal
Highlights
San Cristóbal Island, Galapagos Islands
bird, sightseeing, Snorkeling
Group Tour
5 Days
Medium
English, French, German
Description
Embark on a unique adventurous vacation to Galapagos Islands and explore its major highlights, including Española Island, San Cristobal Island and Puerto Baquerizo city. Tour around the islands and engage in numerous amusing activities such as hiking, birdwatching, snorkelling, and eco-fishing. Go for an excursion to a freshwater waterfall and also adopt an endemic scalesia forest tree.
Itinerary
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Day 1: Arrival in San Cristobal
- Upon arrival, your guide will meet and greet you and transfer you to a local farm, where you will experience great activities.
- Go for a short excursion to the sugar cane crops where you will see the extraction process of juice and transformation into sugar while observing giant land tortoises in the surroundings.
- Taste delicious tropical fruits cultivated on the farm and learn how the locals elaborate delious confitures and other products to be sold in the market.
Lunch, Dinner and overnight on the farm.
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Day 2- Puerto Baquerizo
- After breakfast, explore the trails that will lead us to a beautiful hidden bay, which was supposed to be used by buccaneers and pirates to hide their treasures. The trail permits the observation of marine and endemic birds.
- Discover a refreshing waterfall and enjoy a bath in the freshwater.
- After lunch, hike to the scalesia forest to adopt a tree and support the conservation efforts of the local community.
- Transfer to Puerto Baquerizo for an overnight stay.
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Day 3- Española Island
- At the scheduled time transfer to Puerto Baquerizo Moreno Pier to embark onboard a boat and reach Española Island, sailing time will be approximately 2.5 hours. Española is one of the most beautiful islands of the archipelago.
- Visit Punta Suarez and Gardner Island. At Punta Suarez, located at the northeast end of the island, you will observe Nazca Boobies as well as the famous blue-footed boobies, Darwin’s finches and Galapagos Doves. Playful Sea lions and marine iguanas surround you on the beach tidewaters.
- Between May and December, you will be able to see Waved Albatros, as they only nest on this island.
- Enjoy the amazing landscape of cliffs and the fantastic blowhole.
- Continue your visit to Gardner Isle to practice snorkelling among the friendly and playful sea lions and observe colourful schools of fishes.
- Return to Puerto Baquerizo at the end of the afternoon. Light lunch included onboard.
Stay overnight.
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Day 4- 360 San Cristobal
- Today, get ready for a tour in a total circumnavigation of San Cristobal.
- Depart from the pier to visit Kicker Rock and practice snorkelling.
- Continue with the visit to Punta Pitt to observe three types of boobies: Red-footed boobies, blue-footed boobies and masked boobies. Also, experience fishing in the area.
- Have the chance to enjoy pristine beaches along the Rosa Blanca coastline and Sardine Bay.
- Then, walk to Cerro brujo, another excellent place for observing endemic birds.
Light Lunch included. Stay overnight.
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Day 5- Departure
- Visit the Interpretation Center to witness an expansive view of the Natural and Human history of the Galapagos Islands.
- Transfer to the airport for a flight back to the mainland.
What's Included
What's Excluded
Meeting Point
Cancellation Policy
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No refund in case of any cancellation.
Price
Adult | |
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1 to 4 | /person |
Child | |
1 to 4 | /person |
This is a group tour |