If you want to have the opportunity to explore all the highlights of some of the wonderful Galapagos Islands. This 5 day galapagos island hopping budget tour is your best option to enjoy a vacation with friends, family or partner and have unforgettable experiences.
Quito / Guayaquil
3 Hours Before Flight Time
On the first day of your luxury Galapagos tour. At the Baltra Airport (GPS), you meet up with our English speaking guide who will take you to the highlands of Santa Cruz. If you arrive before 02:00 PM you have lunch in the highlands. If you arrive later you will only visit the highlands. In the highlands you visit a privately owned farm where you will find the giant tortoises. The Galapagos giant tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra) is the largest living tortoise species, weighing up to 250 kg (550 lb). After this visit you will be dropped off at your hotel where you can rest.
Activity.- Exploring, Sightseeing. Wildlife Watching.
Transport.- Boat, bus, car
Meal.- Lunch
Accommodation.- Hotel San Vicente or similar.
After a delicious breakfast, you will go on a boat ride from Puerto Villamil. This day you will enjoy the wonderful scenery in the Tunnels, considered one of the most beautiful places to snorkel on Isabela Island. And where a large number of marine fauna species take refuge, such as turtles, marine iguanas, sea lions, manta rays, Galapagos penguins, lobsters and sea snakes. This activity will last approximately 6 hours, including boat rides and a snack before a short walk.
Activity.- Exploring, Snorkeling, Wildlife Watching.
Transport.- Boat, car
Meal.- Breakfast, snack
Accommodation.- Hotel San Vicente or similar.
This day your activities will start very early in the morning, so you should be 100% energized. At 06:00 AM you will go to Santa Cruz Island and have breakfast. Then you will visit the famous biological station, Charles Darwin Research Station where the guides will explain more about giant tortoises. After a delicious lunch, you will go on the “Bay Tour” and visit the highlights around Puerto Ayora. The first destination will be La Loberia where you find sea lions. The next stop will be the islet of Punta Camaño, where you will snorkel with sea lions and a great variety of fish. Then you will visit the Canal del Amor. Finally, you will take a 15 minutes walk to La Playa de los Perros where you will observe colonies of crayfish, marine iguanas and unparalleled panoramic views.
Activity.- Hiking, Sightseeing, Wildlife Watching.
Transport.- Boat, car
Meal.- Breakfast, lunch
Accommodation.- Hotel Fernandina or similar.
Your first activity of the morning will be a 45-minute boat ride to Santa Fe Island. Santa Fe is a small island located in the center of the archipelago of enchanted islands. It is known for being the refuge of endemic species such as the Barrington’s land iguana (Conolophus pallidus). Once in the place, you will do the exciting activity of snorkeling. Finally you will head to Playa Escondida or Garrapatero in Santa Cruz, where you will make a wet landing.
*Note: A wet landing means that when you get to the beach, you will have to enter the surf, where there is the possibility of getting wetter.
Activity.- Exploring, Snorkeling, Wildlife Watching.
Transport.- Boat, car
Meal.- Breakfast, Box-Lunch.
Accommodation.- Hotel Fernandina
After a delicious breakfast, a Spanish speaking driver will drive you to Baltra Airport, where you will depart to Quito or Guayaquil.
Transport.- Boat, bus, car
Meal.- Breakfast
