Galápagos 7 days
6 nights
San Cristóbal "week"
Day 1- San Cristóbal - Interpretation Center - Lobería
Reception at San Cristóbal Airport.
Check in at the hotel.
Guided tour to the Interpretation Center, Cerro Tijeretas and Punta Carola Beach. (snorkeling)
In the afternoon, visit to Lobería beach. An authentic natural aquarium where we will practice snorkeling.
(For time reason, the two tours can only be done if the arrival flight to San Cristóbal is early in the morning.)
Accommodation in selected hotel in Puerto Baquerizo Moreno.
Day 2 - San Cristóbal - León Dormido (Kicker Rock)
Breakfast at the hotel.
In the tour to the León Dormido (Kicker Rock) we combine diving for certified people (PADI or similar) and also clients who have a certain degree of experience. For non-divers we do surface diving or snorkeling . Without a doubt, one of the best visits of our trip.
We leave by boat early from Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, we will make a first stop to test the equipment in shallow waters to later arrive at the mythical León Dormido. Here we will dive in a unique place in the world where we can swim surrounded by hammerhead sharks, white and black tip sharks, galapagos shark, stingrays, sea lions, turtles and countless fish of various species. Also hopefully we can meet the great whale shark.
An unforgettable experience and a good dose of adrenaline.
In the following link you can see a diving video in León Dormido.
Lunch on board and visit to the Cerro Brujo beach.
Accommodation at selected hotel in Puerto Baquerizo Moreno.
Day 3 - San Cristóbal - Highlands - Puerto Chino
Breackfast at the hotel.
Tour visit to the upper part of the island: El Progreso, Laguna del Junco, La Galapaguera and the beach of Puerto Chino, a paradisiacal beach on the other side of the island where we will observe sea lions, blue-footed boobies, sea turtles, etc.
Accommodation in hotel of the selected category in Puerto Baquerizo Moreno.
Day 4 - San Cristóbal - Española
We will have an early breakfast to embark towards Española Island; one of the most beautiful in the archipelago, known as bird island.
Española Island is more than 4 million years old, which makes it the oldest in the archipelago. Until very recently it could only be visited on a navigable tour, which makes it now one of the greatest place of interest thanks to the wilderness in which some of these species that inhabit it live, many of them endemic.
The 4 million years of isolation and the absence of predators transformed the Galapagos animals into very trusting beings, which allows us to get close to them easily (just remember not to touch them).
This wonderful island, largely covered by basalt lava rocks, is the only place in the world where the Galapagos albatross nests, a bird reaches 2.4 meters of wingspan between its wings; agile to fly but clumsy to walk on the ground.
Among the variety of fauna, we find a subspecies of the marine iguana with green and red colors. The iguanas, on each island of the archipelago, are characterized by having a different color, there are yellow, green, black, etc. The green ones with red are only found in this part of the Galapagos.
We can also observe blue-footed boobies, Nazca boobies, masked boobies, albatrosses, lava lizards, Darwin's finches among others.
Gardner Bay, is considered one of the 25 most beautiful beaches in the world.
More than one kilometer long, it stands out for its fine white coral sand and its turquoise sea, it is also inhabited by a cheerful colony of sea lions which, if they are not belly up on the beach, are swimming or playing next to visitors to the island.
Gardner Bay is also the place where green sea turtles come to lay their eggs, so, in spawning season, you have to walk along the beach with great caution.
The surroundings of Gardner Bay are ideal for snorkeling or diving; We can easily observe turtles, white-fin sharks, octopuses, barracudas and hundreds of colorful fish.
We will do a short walk along a marked path to reach the other point of visit: Punta Suarez.
Its great volcanic cliffs, hit by big waves, are quite a spectacle. El Soplador (The Blower) is one of the great attractions that this fusion of land and sea generates, it is a tunnel connected to the sea that, when the waves collide, the water enters and bounces a jet that raises the water more than 25 meters high.
On this island we give the option of practicing diving for certified people. A dive will be made.
The tour includes lunch on board.
Accommodation in hotel of the selected category in Puerto Baquerizo Moreno.
Day 5 - San Cristóbal - Punta Pitt
After breakfast, we will embark at 07:00 to Punta Pitt, located on the opposite side of the island of San Cristóbal.
We will do two scuba dives for divers and snorkeling for the non-certified at Pitt Islet.
There will be a landing on land where you can take a walk. We will be able to see among many other species the red-footed boobies. Punta Pitt is the closest place to a town where it is easier to observe these birds, which in general are very difficult to observe.
The tour includes lunch on board.
Depending on the boat, it will also be possible to disembark at Galapaguera Beach. The Galapagos are in a natural state and it is possible to see them when they approach the beach. (It is not allowed to go ashore).
We will then return to Puerto Baquerizo.
Accommodation in selected hotel in Puerto Baquerizo Moreno.
Day 6 - San Cristóbal - Lobos island
Breakfast at the hotel.
Departure by boat to get to Lobos Island.
We will snorkel together with a bilingual naturalist guide from the Galapagos marine Reserve approximately 40 minutes.
You will be able to observe sea turtles, marine iguanas, sea lions, stars, different fish, blue-footed boobies, frigates, among other marine and terrestrial species, and birds. The water at this site is very transparent and shallow (3 meters).
We will also make a small bed where we can observe nesting points of blue-footed boobies, marine iguanas, colonies of sea lions, etc.
After lunch on board, we will make a stop at Ochoa beach, one of the best beaches on the island.
Accommodation in hotel of the selected category in Puerto Baquerizo Moreno.
Day 7 - San Cristóbal - Airport
Breakfast at he hotel.
Transfer to San Cristobal Airport.
End of the trip
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Included in the price:
* Accident insurance for all activities.
* Sports equipment for all activities. (Goggles, tubes and fins for snorkeling, wetsuits for diving tours or cold waters, oxygen bottles, regulators, etc ...)
* Tickets to museums and / or restricted areas.
* Food described in the proposal.
* Accommodation in a selected hotel within the Economic, Tourist, Superior Tourist or First categories and according to the accommodation requested.
* Air tickets between islands when specified in the proposal. (San Cristóbal - Isabela / Isabela - San Cristóbal)
* Private land and sea transportation.
* Tour guides and certified diving and mountaineering instructors (when applicable).
* Dive Master for Diving or Discovery tours.
* Tour Leader for groups.
Price does not include:
* Airline tickets to the Galapagos Islands.
* Entrance fee to the Galapagos National Park (USD 100) and municipal taxes for islands (USD 5).
* Water taxis.
* Food not described in the proposal.