Galapagos 5-Day Island Hopping in Santa Cruz

Overview

Day by day itinerary

1. 1Santa Cruz Island/ Transfer in + Highlands in Santa Cruz⌄

   Arrive at Baltra´s airport, your guide will pick you up at the airport and drives up to the ranch in the highlands to see giant tortoises in their native environment!

   Charles Darwin Station is an international scientific research station situated on the outskirts of Puerto Ayora. You will be taken to the visitor center to learn about geology, climate, natural history, and the conservation of the Galapagos Islands. Overnight in Santa Cruz.

   Meals: Lunch

   Overnight: Selected hotel in Santa Cruz

2. 2Full day navigable tour⌄

   Depending on the dates and/or navigable site available, pick-up from the hotel will be early in the morning (6-or 7:00 am) to take you to the small vessel at the embarkation point in Puerto Ayora for a unique experience with Galapagos wildlife and endemic vegetation. The destination can be either Santa Fe, South Plazas, North Seymour, Pinzon, or Floreana. The activities will include hiking, snorkeling, swimming, and breathtaking sightseeing. After land and sea excursions, we will return back to the hotel in Santa Cruz where you can relax.

   Meals: Breakfast · Lunch: Box Lunch

   Overnight: Selected hotel in Santa Cruz

3. 3Hike to Tortuga Bay + Charles Darwin Station⌄

   This morning we will have a great opportunity to explore a different landscape, Punta Estrada, and Divine Bay by sea kayaks. We paddle through serene turquoise waters that meander through towering lava channel walls. You can also paddle right up to the fearless blue-footed boobies, lava gulls, herons, sally light-footed crabs, and marine iguanas perched along the cliffs.

   After lunch, we take a 50-minute hike (each way) to Tortuga Bay through a unique dry forest. Along the hike, you will find many birds and interesting plants. When you reach the beach, you will hardly believe your eyes, as this is one of the most beautiful beaches in the Galapagos. Relax on its fine sands or in its turquoise waters! Overnight in Santa Cruz.

   Meals: Breakfast · Lunch

   Overnight: Selected hotel in Santa Cruz

4. 4Full day navigable tour⌄

   Depending on the dates and/or navigable site available, pick-up from the hotel will be early in the morning (6-or 7:00 am) to take you to the small vessel at the embarkation point in Puerto Ayora for a unique experience with Galapagos wildlife and endemic vegetation. The destination can be either Santa Fe, South Plazas, North Seymour, or Floreana. The activities will include hiking, snorkeling, swimming, and breathtaking sightseeing. After land and sea excursions, we will return back to the hotel in Santa Cruz where you can relax and later on have dinner at the restaurant specified by the guide. Overnight in Santa Cruz.

   Meals: Breakfast · Lunch: Box Lunch

   Overnight: Selected hotel in Santa Cruz

5. 5Santa Cruz Island / Transfer to the airport⌄

   Your driver will take you to the Itabaca Channel, which you will cross on a ferry. Your driver will accompany you until the check-in point where your program ends with your return flight to the mainland.

   Meals: Breakfast