Galapagos Island Hopping Santa Cruz and San Cristobal 5 Days

Overview

Day by day itinerary

1. 1Transfer in + Charles Darwin Scientific Station⌄

   Transfer in: Our guide will be waiting for you at the airport wth a signal with your name in order to do the transfer to Santa Cruz island.

   Charles Darwin Scientific Station: is an Interpretation Center open to the public and you can also learn about the breeding program for giant tortoises in captivity and their repatriation

   Overnight: Accomodation in Santa Cruz

2. 2Tortuga Bay + Bay Tour⌄

   -Tortuga Bay: You will move towards the entrance of the road to Tortuga Bay, which we will do this by a walk of about 45 minutes to get to a beautiful beach nesting turtles. Tortuga Bay is known for being one of the longest beaches of white sand, where you can go swimming, snorkeling. You will see marine iguanas, sharks and sea turtles. -

   We head towards the "Loberia", a small island located two miles away, where the sea lions meet. They’re very kind and like to swim with people. Then, we will move to the "Shark Channel", a fissure or crevices formed by magmatic chamber, where they will be able to observe the sharks "ravine dyes" and are completely harmless.

   Meals: Breakfast

   Overnight: Accomodation in Santa Cruz

3. 3Ferry + Cerro Tijeretas + Punta Carola⌄

   -Ferry from Santa Cruz to San Cristobal

   The second day will initiate an appetizing breakfast to recharge you for the adventures ahead. Our first stop will be Cerro Tijeretas, one of the rare places where you can glimpse two different species of frigate birds inhabiting a single colony. You will stroll along the dry forest and will be able to observe the blue- footed, masked boobies and other distinctive birds.

   Punta Carola is a beach located to the northwest of Puerto Baquerizo Moreno. The beach has an extension of approximately 300 meters, the same that is made up of dry forest vegetation. On the beach there is a large colony of sea lions (Zalophus californianas wolebaeki) among the vegetation and on the rocks are present marine iguanas (Amblyrhynchus cristatus). You can do: Surfing, photography and filming, snorkeling and swimming.

   Meals: Breakfast

   Overnight: Accomodation in San Cristobal

4. 4Lobos Island or Kicker Rock⌄

   - Option 1: At the agreed time, we will meet at the pier to begin our visit to the Lobos Island. In this place you will disembark to walk along a path with a beautiful landscape where you will find colonies of sea lions, pins with blue legs, marine iguanas and masked boobies.

   - Option 2: Kicker Rock is an uninhabited islet located 30 minutes from Puerto Baquerizo Moreno – San Cristóbal, Ecuador. It is a volcanic rock formation located outside the island of San Cristóbal. It is a refuge for many seabirds as boobies with blue legs, as well as for sea lions. The waters around the rock are home to numerous species of fish, sea turtles, rays and hammerhead sharks

   Meals: Breakfast

   Overnight: Accomodation in San Cristobal

5. 5Transfer out⌄

   At the agreed time, after breakfast, we will meet in the lobby of the hotel to head to the San Cristobal airport to take the flight back.

   Meals: Breakfast