Itinerary

1. Day 1- Arrive in San Cristobal

   • Meet the tour guide at San Cristobal’s airport, who will pick you up at the airport and will take you to the hotel. After your lunch with the guide, you will visit the Interpretation Center, where the guide will talk to you about the formation, colonization, and actual situation of the islands. 
   • Follow the trail to the Frigate bird hill, a viewpoint from which you have a beautiful view of the island. You will be able to snorkel the shallow waters of Tijeretas Bay or Carola beach (according to the tide, your guide will take you to the best spot), where you can see sea lions, various tropical fishes, and turtles. 
   • Enjoy a small hike, which will finish at Carola beach, from where you will return to the hotel. 

   Overnight in San Cristobal.

   Meal: L  

2. Day 2- Choose Between Kicker Rock or Lobos Island

   • Have breakfast in the hotel. We will give you the option of going on one of these two excursions. Please let us know your choice while booking your trip!
   • Option one:  Lobos Island- hiking. On a 30 minutes boat ride from the port, you arrive on Lobos Island, as its name implies, home to a large sea lion colony. But that’s not the only thing you’ll find while you hike and snorkel on the island on this half-day tour. During the hike, you can hopefully spot blue-footed boobies, marine iguanas, and frigate birds. At the same time, during snorkelling, you can often see the marine iguanas eating, as well as rays and turtles on the sandy bottom that separates Lobos Island from the mainland of San Cristobal. This tour includes a stop at Playa Ochoa.
   • Option two:  Kicker Rock - snorkel. You will visit the famous Kicker Rock (Leon Dormido), a volcanic formation in the ocean. There you will be able to snorkel with sharks, rays, turtles, and, if you are lucky, also with hammerhead sharks! After lunch on the boat, you will go to a beautiful, pristine beach, where you will have time to relax. In the afternoon, you will be back at the port. 

   Overnight in San Cristobal.

   Meals: B, L

3. Day 3- Explore Española Galapagos

   • Have breakfast in the hotel. Meet your guide at 7:45 am at Puerto Baquerizo port and get ready for a 2-hour navigation to our Española Galapagos Day Tour. The first stop will be in Punta Suarez, to start for a 2-hour hike. Along the way, you will see some of Galapagos’ most Iconic wildlife: Galapagos Albatross (only during mating season, March to January), Blue-Footed Boobies, Nazca Boobies (which nest there), and colorful Española Iguanas. Wildlife Galapagos (Waved) Albatross, Blue Footed Boobies, Nasca Boobies, Red-Billed Tropicbirds, Galapagos Hawks, Sally Lightfoot Crab, sea lions. Española Iguana, sea turtles, hammerhead sharks, rays.
   • Return to the boat. You will move towards Gardner Islet and get your snorkel equipment ready (mask and fins) to explore the waters of Gardner Bay. Swim alongside pup sea lions, Galapagos Sharks, colorful fishes, and marine iguanas. A box lunch will be served on the boat at 14h00, as these parts of the islands are inhabited. Return time to Puerto Baquerizo is scheduled for around 17:00.

   Overnight in San Cristobal

   Meals: B, L

4. Day 4- Go to the Charles Darwin Station

   • Enjoy breakfast in the hotel. At 6:30, pick you up by the guide and go to the harbor 7:00 speedboat to Santa Cruz (approx. 2-hour ride). A local guide will receive you at the harbour. 
   • Drive up to the ranch in the highlands to see giant tortoises in their native environment! After lunch, stop at Charles Darwin Station, 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.

   Meals: B, L

5. Day 5- Enjoy Swimming and Snorkeling in Floreana

   • Have breakfast in the hotel. 
   • Transfer to Puerto Velasco Ibarra, near Black beach. Then we get on board (our typical open truck or Chiva) and head for the highlands. 
   • Pass by the great Cerro Pajas volcanic hill and the Scalesia Forest. Look for the unique to this island, medium tree finch. 
   • Arrive at the Asilo de la Paz visitor site, and then we will hike for 15 minutes to get to the area of the reintroduction of Giant Tortoises on Floreana Island.
   • Continue hiking to the freshwater source, the reason for the first human settlement on this Island. Also, we will discover the nearby caves that were used by the early settlers and Pirates. Lunch in a local restaurant.
   • Stay on the beach and have great swimming and snorkeling time with sea lions, green sea turtles and a variety of fish.

   Overnight in Santa Cruz.

   Meals: B, L

6. Day 6- Departure

   • Have breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to the Baltra airport to board the flight to Quito or Guayaquil. 

   Meal: B