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8-Day Galapagos Island Hopping Tour
  • Tour Category

    Group Tour

  • Tour Types

    Nature, Underwater, Snorkeling

  • Duration

    8 Days

  • Activity Level

    Easy

  • Language

    English, Spanish

Description

Observe the beautiful sea-life and splendid scenery in this Island Hopping tour, covering San Cristobal Island, Kicker Rock, Isabela Island, Sierra Negra Volcano, Santa Cruz Island, & the Floreana Island! Admire the beautiful marine life; spot sea lions, marine iguanas, tropical birds, swallow-tailed gulls and more in this 8-day tour in the Galapagos Islands! 

Highlights
  • Admire the various marine life
  • Try kayaking at Santa Cruz Island
  • Admire the breathtaking lava landscapes of Sierra Negra Volcano 
  • Day 1: Arrival expand_more
    • Arrive at San Cristobal Island and transfer to the hotel.

    • Have lunch and hike to Lobería: a mangroves beach where we can observe sea lions, marine iguanas, frigate birds.

    • Walk at the cliff and see swallow-tailed gulls, blue-footed boobies.

    • Returning to the beach, we go in search of sea turtles, sea lions.

      • Optional: Kayak tour to Playa Mann or Darwin Bay: $25 per person.

  • Day 2: San Cristobal Island Highlands expand_more
    • Our first stop is the Junco lagoon, where frigates are generally drying their wings.

    • Go to the Galapaguera turtle reserve and see the giant tortoises.

    • Hike to Puerto Chino, a white sand beach where you can relax and swim before returning to port.

      • Optional: Instead of Puerto Chino, we can hike (medium difficulty) through a forest of giant cacti in the “Opuntia Garden” until “Veinte Varas”.

  • Day 3: Kicker Rock expand_more
    • Boat trip for snorkelling at Kicker Rock, looking for sea lions, marine iguanas, many species of tropical fish.

    • Then, enjoy a nice stop on a beautiful beach for lunch on board and then relax and swim around the beach. Return to port.

    • After a short break, have an easy walk to the hill of frigates and see the statue of Darwin (which was the first place to get anchored in the islands).

    • Last stop is Playa Carola.

  • Day 4: Isabela Island expand_more
    • In the morning, trip by plane to Isabela Island (40min flight).

    • On arrival, head to the Wetlands: RAMSAR site that hosts big biodiversity: shorebirds, marine iguanas, turtles.

    • Then go to the Tintoreras islet: it comes from an islet off Isabela, there you can usually see: Galapagos penguins, marine iguanas, sharks resting in a channel formed by lava, Galapagos Hawks.

    • Snorkel in the bay.

  • Day 5: Sierra Negra Volcano expand_more
    • Hike to Sierra Negra Volcano: first by car and then hike up to the crater.

    • Continue to Chico Volcano. The lava flows are awesome!

    • Lunch at a local farm.

      • Optional: Instead of Sierra Negra Volcano: hiking (intensive) to sulfur mines “Volcan de Azufre” with boxed lunch.

  • Day 6: Santa Cruz Island expand_more
    • Early departure by speedboat to Santa Cruz Island.

    • Visit the highlands to see turtles in their natural habitat, lava tunnels, and the Twin Craters.

    • Have lunch and tour to Playa Tortuga Bay, where we can see iguanas and shorebirds.

      • Optional: Kayaking: $25 per person.

  • Day 7: Floreana Island expand_more
    • A trip to Floreana Island. Snorkel in Daylight or Lobería and visit “Asilo de la Paz” (giant turtles, pirates, and caves)

      • Options: Boat trip to an uninhabited island as Plazas, Seymour or Bartolome, instead of Floreana: $61 per person

  • Day 8: Departure expand_more
    • Free time until transfer to the airport.

      • Optional: Visit the Charles Darwin Research Station (free entrance)

What's Included
  • Assistance at the airport

  • All visits accompanied by English-speaking naturalist guides of Park

  • Meals (from lunch on the first day to breakfast on the last day)

  • Snorkelling Equipment

  • Accommodation (according to the number of nights of the program and the category of your choice)

  • Transportation described in islands (boat, car, airplane)

  • Transfer In/Out (Galapagos)

What's Excluded
  • 5% of their pay to support projects environmental/social welfare/animal

Know before you go
  • 1774 USD Per Adult (Accommodation Category: Hostel)
  • 2075 USD Per Adult (Accommodation Category: Tourist)
  • 2531 USD Per Adult (Accommodation Category: First Class)
  • 3549 USD Per Adult (Accommodation Category: Luxury)
Meeting Point

San Cristobal, Ecuador

Cancellation Policy

For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -

Refund of 80% of the tour price.
Price Details
Adult
1 To 1 USD 1774 Per Person
1 To 1 USD 2075 Per Person
1 To 1 USD 2531 Per Person
1 To 1 USD 3549 Per Person

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USD 1774 / person