Galapagos Travel Tour 618

1. Breakfast at hotel. || -0.7414548238493247, -90.31218678420403

2. 8:30 AM - 1:00 PM - Tortuga Bay Beach. || -0.7609407563914412, -90.33272867256203

Tortuga Bay is a nesting beach for black sea turtles. One of the longest white sand beaches, an excellent place to practice swimming, snorkeling, kayaking or walking. Marine iguanas, sharks and sea turtles can be seen here.

3. 2:15 PM - 5:00 PM - Charles Darwin Research Center. || -0.7421474530896786, -90.30413046118923

The Charles Darwin Research Station is located in Puerto Ayora. Along with a naturalist guide from the Galápagos National Park, you will learn about the breeding center and all the conservation programs in place for the protection of the islands' flora and fauna. You will tour the interpretation center where you can observe tortoises at all stages of their
growth, concluding with a visit to Lonesome George.

4. Free time

5. Night in Santa Cruz

1. Breakfast at hotel. || -0.7414548238493247, -90.31218678420403

2. 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM - Bay Tour

3. Lobería Islet. || -0.9218079324689544, -89.61540707064538

The visit begins at La Loberia Islet, named after the colony of sea lionsthat lives there. The snorkeling activity allows you to observe a variety of fish species, and you can also swim with the sea lions.

4. Punta Estrada

Punta Estrada is the second ideal visiting site to observe terns, blue footed boobies, frigatebirds, etc.

5. Canal de Tintoreras. || -0.97045526240423, -90.96046255351737

Canal de Tintoreras, accessed by walking along the channel, where White Tip Sharks (Tintoreras) are found, accompanied by a spectacular view of the entire island.

6. Playa de los Perros

Playa de los Perros, named after the species of dog crab that is found in the place, you can see nests of iguanas and colonies of them with a great view of the bay.

7. Las Grietas. || -0.7543062446025248, -90.31291594187562

Las Grietas, are gigantic walls resulting from lava formations crossed by an arm of brackish water, a perfect place for snorkeling activities.

8. Free time

9. Night in Santa Cruz

1. Breakfast at hotel. || -0.7414548238493247, -90.31218678420403

2. 8:00 AM -3:30 PM - Snorkeling Tour to Santa Fe

Uninhabited island of 24 square km. According to research, this island may be one of the oldest in Galapagos since volcanic rocks have been found that are around four million years old. It has no fresh water sources. The flora is very particular, it has a large forest of giant cacti, opuntia, trees and dry vegetation such as palo santo. It is an ideal habitat for its endemic land and marine iguanas. Its location is the center of the Santa Cruz, San Cristóbal and Floreana islands. It concentrates a great
variety of marine life such as tropical fish, rays, blue sharks, sea turtles, colonies of sea lions. Snorkeling will be a wonderful experience in its turquoise water bays. Experiential fishing: We will carry out this activity in places authorized by the Galapagos National Park, while we go to the next point of visit.

3. Hidden Beach

It will be the complementary site visit after lunch on board. It is a beautiful white sand beach on Santa Cruz Island that can only be accessed by sea. Ideal to relax, swim, walk or photograph the landscape from its mangroves.

4. Free time

5. Night in Santa Cruz

1. Breakfast at hotel. || -0.7414548238493247, -90.31218678420403

2. 6:30 AM - 3:30 PM - Tour Isabela Island (Lunch, transportation and local guide included)

The pick-up will be about 15 minutes before in hotel where you are staying, we will move to the main wharf where we will take a coastline boat that will take us to visit Isabela Island, the trip is approximately two hours.

3. Isabela Island. || -0.8259270969844513, -91.11765758249031

Arriving at Isabela a transport We wait to take us to visit the wetlands, to see the flamingos and tropical birds, in the same path we will turn aside to go to the center of aging (the galapaguera) and to observe specimens of the five species of turtles that Isabela has.

4. Tintoreras Islet. || -0.9651222046997512, -90.96645270398041

After this we will go to Tintoreras Islet to see the sharks of this same name in turn we can see penguins and enjoy the company of sea lions and many fish that abound is this island.

5. Playa e Puerto Villamil. || -0.9557714867662986, -90.97972575204506

Beautiful white sand beach to swim and observe birds and marine iguanas.

6. Hotel check in. || -0.9532319421954268, -90.96463331118905

7. Free time

8. Night in Isabela

1. Breakfast at hotel. || -0.9576635260158576, -90.96623555534667

2. 7:30 AM - 1:30 PM - Tuneles Tour (Box Lunch, transportation and local guide included). || -1.019676816539151, -91.16199318878363

The Tunnels is one of the best places for snorkeling due to its calm, clear, and shallow waters. This unique site is known for its marvelous geological formations, as lava flows have created numerous arches or tunnels both underwater and above water, providing shelter for various species of marine fauna from the Enchanted Islands.

3. Free time

4. Night in Isabela

1. Breakfast at hotel. || -0.9576635260158576, -90.96623555534667

2. Morning Beach Time

3. 2:30 PM - 5:00 PM - Ferry from Isabela to Santa Cruz

4. Arrival in Santa Cruz

5. Transfer to hotel for check in. || -0.7427958158349983, -90.31205803817443

6. Free time

7. Night in Santa Cruz

1. Breakfast at hotel. || -0.7427958158349983, -90.31205803817443

2. 6:15 AM - 9:00 AM - Ferry from Santa Cruz to San Cristobal

3. 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM - San Cristobal Local Tour (transportation and local guide included). || -0.8952715628591215, -89.4804694799233

A transportation awaits us to take us to visit Junco Lagoon, a beautiful lagoon formed in an impermeable volcanic crater that has filled with water over thousands of years. It is a place where birds clean their feathers from the saltwater. Afterward, we will head to the Galapaguera Interpretation Center, where we will learn about the species of tortoises native to this island.

4. Transfer to hotel for check in. || -0.898885375284805, -89.61137154306991

5. Free time

6. Night in San Cristobal

1. Breakfast at hotel. || -0.898885375284805, -89.61137154306991

2. 7:15 AM - 5:30 PM - 360 Tour (Lunch, transportation and local guide included)

3. Rosa Blanca Bay. || -0.8229182639111033, -89.35050393997503

It is a small bay located northeast of San Cristóbal Island, a few minutes from the Montones de Arena y Veinte Varas site. Rosa Blanca is characterized by having several small beaches, but whose main attraction is the large beach located in the center of the small bay where there is a large number of dunes that, added to its crystal clear waters, create a unique landscape attraction in the area. The entire bay of Rosa Blanca and its lowlands is an ideal area for wahoo, permit, ojón, liza, and cod fishing. Additionally, there is a presence of species of sharks, rays and sea turtles that are the ideal complement for snorkeling activities.

4. Pitt Point - Pitt Islet. || -0.7168552553180478, -89.24641196881117

Ideal place for bird watching from the boat. It has a very special and unique geographical location of the Galapagos Islands where you can see the three species of boobies and the two species of frigates. The species finds enough food so there is no competition between them. Blue-footed boobies nest inside Pitt Islet, Red-footed boobies nest on bushes, and Masked Boobies nest on cliffs. Another additional attraction is the presence of colonies of Sea Lions.

5. Sardina Bay

It is characterized for being a site for fishing various species such as sardines, liza, octopus, lobster, shrimp, among others. Bahía Sardina includes two beaches whose attractions are its small white sand dunes added to its crystalline waters ideal for
snorkeling, taking into account that in this bay there is a large presence of sea turtles, rays and sea lions.

6. Punta Pucuna

It is a traditional fishing site used for many years by the fishing sector of San Cristóbal, located northwest of San Cristóbal a few minutes from Cerro Brujo and León Dormido. The site includes a small bay formed by three beaches, which due to its location generates a unique landscape attraction due to the presence of lava cones behind its
beaches and added to the spectacular view in the distance offered by Cerro Brujo and León Dormido, an excellent place for photography. We will go on a walk or hike of approximately 45 minutes.

7. Cerro Brujo. || -0.7652459717021816, -89.38178011790346

We will continue towards Cerro Brujo (Ideal place for photographs) where we will make a panga ride (sail around the rock) to observe the magnificent islet in the middle of the sea rising 500 feet from the ocean.

8. Kiker Rock. || -0.7772400587227387, -89.51947420902323

Magnificent islet in the middle of the sea rising 500 feet from the ocean, it has the shape of a gigantic sleeping lion, hence its name. The rocks are remains of a vertical
formation of tuff stone and it is a favorite place for various species of seabirds. It is one of the best places for snorkeling and you will be able to see black tip sharks, white tip sharks, Galapagos sharks, hammerhead sharks, eagle rays, turtles and a variety of fish.

9. Free time

10. Night in San Cristobal

1. Breakfast at hotel. || -0.898885375284805, -89.61137154306991

2. Transfer to airport. || -0.9084367756524737, -89.61620798230295

3. Flight from San Cristobal to Quito. || -0.1240929897412926, -78.36063814182756