Following Darwin’s Route
From: $1,701.00
Overview
Explore the beautiful Galapagos Islands one of the most famous and amazing places in the world. Enjoy of snorkel one of the most incredible activities snorkel in the world where you can see sea lions, reef fish, rays, hammerhead shark, marine turtles.
Key facts
Day 1: Flight from the Ecuadorian Mainland to the Galapagos Islands – Charles Darwin Station.
In the morning, you will go to the airport by yourself and you will take your flight to Baltra airport, in the Galapagos Islands.
Upon your arrival at Baltra airport your private guide will be waiting for you with a signboard with your name then you will travel by bus to the Itabaca Channel followed by 5-minute ferry ride to Santa Cruz Island and then an hour’s drive to the town of Puerto Ayora you will check-in at your select hotel and you have free time to rest and you have time to enjoy your lunch.
In the afternoon, your guide will pick you up at your hotel and we will visit the famous Charles Darwin Research Station, they have been working on conservation, restoration and sustainable projects of the islands. In this place, you can enjoy facilities like an information center, a museum, a library a tortoise breeding center.
At the tortoise breeding center, you can see tortoises of different species that are being prepared for reintroduction into their natural habitats.
Enjoy Puerto Ayora town you can explore it with your guide, you can find some stores with handicrafts and you can see the nightlife in Puerto Ayora.
Meals not included.
Day 2: Santa Cruz Highlands and Kayaking in Tortuga Bay beach
In the morning, after breakfast your guide will pick you up at your hotel, then you will go to the Highlands Reserve to see fascinating Galapagos Giant Tortoises in the wild where you can take amazing pictures. And you will also have the opportunity to explore lava tunnels.
Then you have will time to enjoy your lunch at a local restaurant in the highlands and return to Puerto Ayora Town.
In the afternoon, you will go on a trip to Tortuga Bay, a white-sand beach at this place you can see marine iguanas, Darwin Pinzon, and you can enjoy an amazing landscape of Brava and Mansa Beach. At this place, you can do kayaks with an instructor for one hour.
Meals included: Breakfast
Day 3: Free morning and transfer to Isabela Island by speed boat Wetlands.
In the morning you have plenty of free time to explore the town or our guide will give you some options to visit in Puerto Ayora.
After lunch, you will leave for Isabela Island by public speed boat, a trip around 2 -1/2 hours, depending on sea conditions. Upon your arrival at the dock, your guide will be waiting for you with a signboard with your name. Then you will hike to the wetlands of Isabela Island and It is possible to see flamingos in the lagoons.
Meals included: Breakfast
Day 4: Hike to the Sierra Negra Volcano – Tintoreras Islet
After breakfast, your guide will pick you up to the hotel and you will go to The Sierra Negra Volcano. After driving 40 minutes to the highlands of Isabela Island. We will start to hike up the volcano’s slopes to the edge of its crater, Sierra Negra has the second largest crater in the world.
Before the hiking, we will return to Puerto Villamil town and you will have time to enjoy your lunch.
In the afternoon, you will visit Las Tintoreras, taking a short boat trip to cross Isabela Island it takes 10 minutes from the dock to las Tintoreras, it is a small islet with a huge biodiversity it has a small beautiful bay, here we will take a short walk through an amazing landscape with many colonies of marine iguanas, and sea lions. This islet is one the most famous snorkeling site in Isabela Island you can see sea lions, marine turtles, sharks.
Meals included: Breakfast
Day 5: Navigation tour Los tuneles Cabo Rosa
After breakfast, you will go to Cabo Rosa Tunnels, it is one of the most amazing snorkeling place Its waters are shallow, calm and clear, this place has geological formations as lava flows have formed many arches or tunnels. At this place, you can see several seabirds such as the Albatros, blue-footed Boobies, and also you can see species feeding like turtles, sea lions, manta rays, penguins.
In the afternoon, you will have time to enjoy Puerto Villamil town or you can relax on the beach, for example, Concha Perla, where you will be able to swim and also it is possible to see some birds.
Meals included: Breakfast
Day 6: Early morning speed boat transportation back to Santa Cruz Island / Transfer to Baltra airport
You will leave early morning from Isabela Island (06:00 am) to Sant Cruz Island.
When you arrive at Puerto Ayora Town your guide will be waiting for you with a signboard with your name. You will have breakfast in a local restaurant and enjoy your last time on the enchanted island.
Then you will be accompanied by a private guide to the Baltra airport for taking your flight to return to Quito.
Meals included: Breakfast
More Information
- Duration. 5 Nights – 6 Days
- Instant Confirmation
- Include Guide
- Hotel. We select the best hotels in Galapagos. You can enjoy an unforgettable vacation. Depending on your resources, we categorize 2 types of packages, 4 stars, and 3 stars.
Single and Double Accommodations. You can be accommodated in one of the following hotels. Depending on availability.
– Ikala Hotel. Santa Cruz.
– Albemarle Hotel. Isabela.
– Villa Lagunna. Santa Cruz.
– Casita de la Playa. Isabela.
Include in the price
- Accommodations in selected hotel and room type
- Private transportation on the islands
- Speedboat passage between islands (shared basis)
- Meals, as indicated in the itinerary
- Professional bilingual (English/Spanish-speaking) guide services
- Excursions, as indicated in the itinerary
- Island-hopping land tours (shared basis)
- Snorkeling gear
- International & domestic flights (Quito – Galapagos Island – Quito)
- Immigration Control Transit Card: $20 per person
- Galapagos National Park entrance fee: $100 per adult
- Travel Insurance (highly recommended)
- Personal expenses
- Items not indicated in the itinerary
- Alcoholic and bottled drinks
- Tips and gratuities
- Use of wetsuite
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