7-Day Galápagos Multisport Adventure with Kicker Rock and Los Tuneles

• Welcome to the beautiful Galápagos Islands!
• After checking in to your hotel in Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, you will visit the Interpretation Center with your guide. Here, you will learn all about the history and future of the Galápagos.
• Afterward, you will head to the famous Punta Carola Beach.
• At Punta Carola Beach, you can snorkel with playful sea lions on this beautiful beach.

Meals included: Lunch

• Diving at Kicker Rock (if you have a PADI license):

  1. An exciting day awaits you. After an early breakfast, you will set out on a day trip to Kicker Rock, one of the most emblematic places in the Galápagos.
  2. A comfortable speedboat navigates along the coast of San Cristóbal until you arrive at Kicker Rock. It is composed of compacted volcanic ash, not rock, and towers almost 500 ft / 150 m from the ocean floor, splitting into two above-surface structures that are connected below the surface by a channel running between them.
  3. It is home to many birds, and you will be able to spot Nazca boobies, blue-footed boobies, frigatebirds, and tropicbirds. The underwater world makes this day extra memorable, as it is a real hot spot for underwater wildlife.
  4. Get ready for a wet landing! You will have two diving immersions directly into the water to experience everything that Kicker Rock has to offer, where you will scuba dive alongside iconic Galápagos wildlife such as hammerheads, sea turtles, Galápagos sharks, and other amazing creatures that inhabit this site.
  5. After lunch on the boat, head to a beautiful, pristine beach, where you can relax and warm up in the sunshine before returning to Puerto Baquerizo Moreno in the afternoon.

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Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch

• Discovery dive in Bahía Naufragio (if you have no diving experience):

  1. Exploring the marine world of Galápagos is a dream. Observing sea turtles, different types of rays, and sometimes reef sharks will be a unique experience. Bahía Naufragio is a fantastic place where a boat wrecked in the previous century, and today it is the habitat of different reef fish that you can reach with your guide.
  2. On board, you will receive an informative talk, and everything will be checked before the dive.
  3. In the case of a discovery dive, you will do a single dive at approximately 10 meters.
  4. You will then sail back to Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, where you will stay.

Meals included: Breakfast, Box Lunch

• With the first rays of sunlight, reach Puerto Ayora on Santa Cruz Island. On this island, you can see the legendary giant tortoises that walk freely through the humid zone of the island.
• Watch them as they look for food and water.
• You will also ride a horse along quiet side roads, visit a spectacular natural lava tunnel, and in the afternoon visit a natural reserve with a breathtaking view that houses another scientifically recognized species of giant turtle.
• After the visit, descend by bicycle to the beach, where you can rest or go kayaking.

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch

• Early in the morning, you will be picked up from your hotel to go on a diving tour off the coast of Santa Cruz.
• This is the perfect day to see sea lions, sharks, seals, eels, sea stars, and batfish.
• Depending on the authorizations from the Galápagos National Park, you will visit one of three different dive sites on the island. Each has its own thriving populations of rare sea life, and in the crystal-clear waters you can swim with hammerhead sharks, white-tip sharks, sea lions, golden rays, sea turtles, fish, and a great variety of marine life. Remember that water temperatures range from 20 to 28°C / 71 to 85°F, and diving is conducted year-round.

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Meals included: Breakfast, Box Lunch

• Early in the morning, your guide will pick you up at your hotel in Puerto Ayora and take you to the docks to catch a speedboat to Isabela Island.
• Your guide will then take you to Los Trillizos Volcano, an amazing spot for rappelling.
• Here, you will descend 150 meters (493 ft) in a unique experience to explore the interior of this magical island.
• After lunch, you will visit Tintoreras for kayaking or snorkeling.
• The Tintoreras kayak tour will be a private tour.
• You can discover Humboldt penguins, marine iguanas, sea lions, and sharks resting in the natural channels formed by lava flows. While kayaking in the turquoise water, you can also spot different fish, sea turtles, rays, and penguins.
• The evening is at your leisure.

Overnight stay on Isabela Island.

Meals included: Breakfast

• Get ready for more wildlife encounters with a thrilling excursion to Los Tuneles, a perfect snorkeling spot.
• A series of lava flows have produced unique geological formations, with arcs and tunnels underneath and above the water, making the area an excellent place to swim around. In the shallow waters, you can find tropical fish, rays, turtles, seahorses, and white-tipped reef sharks.
• Keep your eyes open for penguins sitting on the rocks, and prepare yourself for the possibility of swimming with majestic sea turtles.
• At night, you can rest or explore Isabela Island as you wish.

Meals included: Breakfast, Box Lunch

• Depending on the time of your flight, you might have some free time this morning for last-minute souvenir shopping in Puerto Ayora.
• Your driver will transfer you to the ferry across the Itabaca Channel.
• For the last part of your trip to the airport, you will take the public shuttle bus to the terminal and check in for your flight.
• Farewell, Galápagos!

Meals included: Breakfast