GALAPAGOS ISLAND HOPPING PROGRAMS
5 days Galapagos tours in San Cristobal

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Day 1
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am: | San Cristobal Is. Transfer |
| pm: | San Cristobal Is. Tijeretas Hill |
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Day 2
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am: | San Cristobal 360° |
| pm: | San Cristobal |
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Day 3
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am: | Española Is. Suarez Point |
| pm: | Española Is. Garden Bay |
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Day 4
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am: | Highland El Junco Lake, La Galapaguera, Puerto Chino |
| pm: | San Cristobal |
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Day 5
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am: | La loberia Beach |
| Transfer to San Cristobal Airport |
| Tourist Class Hotel | $1637 |
| Tourist Superior Class Hotel | $1969 |
| First Class Hotel | $2637 |
Itinerary
5 days Galapagos Tour
San Cristobal Island
- Arrival to Galapagos Island, San Cristobal Airport.
- Transfer from Airport to the Hotel
- Check In San Cristobal Island.
The following visits depend on the time of your arrival flight
- Visit Tijeretas Hill
- Visit Punta Carola
- Vist Mann Beach
- Lunch
- Transfer to your Hotel
- Briefing for next day activities.
Places to Visit:
- Tijeretas Hill: A trail built with cut stone, which crosses a forest that leads to observation points of the fascinating coastal landscape and the native flora and fauna. This trail culminates in a cove of calm waters, where you can practice water sports and observe nature.
- Mann Beach: Mann Beach is of little slope and of white and soft sand, it is ideal to take the sun and to bathe. It has masterful landscapes, its main attraction being the beach. It is a small rocky beach that on weekends is packed by people. It is quite rocky and you will usually observe the lions, it is a beautiful beach for swimming and sunbathing.
- Punta Carola: The beach has an area of approximately 300 meters, which is made up of dry forest vegetation. On the beach there is a large colony of sea lions among the vegetation and marine iguanas are present on the rocks. On this site you can practice surfing.
Details:
- Animals to see: Sea Lions, Land iguanas, reef fish.
- Activities: Trekking and Snorkeling
- What do you bring: Sunscream, Repellent, Light clothing, Binoculars, Camera, swimsuit.
- Include: Professional bilingual guide, Transport, Lunch,Snack, Water, Hotel Accommodation and Snorkeling Equipment.
- Not Included: Dinner, Tips and Additional Expenses.
Notes:
- We can’t guarantee that you will see all the animals, since they are in wildlife.
- This night you will stay in San Cristobal Island.
San Cristobal 360° Tour
- Breakfast
- Pick up from your Hotel in San Cristobal Island.
- Departure time at 07:00 am.
- Visit Sleeping Lion (snorkeling)
- Visit Brujo Hill (Hiking)
- Sardine Bay (Snorkeling)
- Visit Punta Pitt (Trekking)
- Visit Rosa Blanca Bay (Snorkeling)
- Lunch
- Return to San Cristobal at 16:00 pm
- Arrival to San Cristobal at 17:00 pm approximately.
- Transfer to your Hotel
- Briefing for next day activities
Places to Visit:
- Sleeping Lion: It consists of two vertical walls with a channel in the center that offers a paradise for sharks and other species of fish, such as barracudas and rainbow fish. The walls are strikingly colored almost certainly will have sightings of great marine wildlife, including octopi and many sharks like: hammerhead shark, white-fin reef shark and freshwater turtle sharks. Other marine creatures that are found are turtles, rays and sea lions.
- Brujo Hill: The main attraction is the coral sand beach as well as a variety of flora and fauna species. It is an eroded tuff cone, which in some of its parts, is composed of lava. The citizens of Puerto Baquerizo Moreno used to extract salt to preserve cod fish, meat from their farms, and tortoise meat. This is a place to observe marine birds. Brujo Hill offers an excellent landscape from which you may see León Dormido, the south of the highest part of San Cristobal, and the adjacent coast. Two halophyte species grow here in soils rich in salt.
- Sardina Bay: It’s characterized for being a place for fishing of several species such as sardines, liza, octopus, lobster, shrimp, among others. Bahía Sardina includes two beaches whose attractions are its small white sand dunes together with its crystalline waters suitable for snorkeling, taking into account that in this bay there is a large presence of sea turtles, rays and sea lions.
- Punta Pitt: This is the only place in the Galápagos Islands where it is possible to spot different birds in the same area from a boat. This is due to its geographic location.
- Rosa Blanca Bay: It’s a small bay located northeast of San Cristóbal Island. It has several small beaches, but its main attraction is the large beach located in the center of the small bay where there is a large number of dunes. added to its crystal clear waters generate an attractive landscape unique to the area. The entire bay of Rosa Blanca and its lowlands is an ideal area for fishing of wahoo, palometa, ojón, liza, cod. Additionally, there are shark, ray and sea turtle species that are the ideal complement for snorkeling activities.
Details:
- Animals to see: Red footed boobies, frigates, sea lions, reef fish, marine turtle, rays, hammerhead sharks, endemic birds.
- Activities: Hiking, Snorkeling, Trekking and Experimental Fishing.
- What do you bring: Sunscream, Repellent, Light clothing, Binoculars, Camera, swimsuit.
- Include: Professional bilingual guide, Transport, Lunch,Snack, Water, Hotel Accommodation and Snorkeling Equipment.
- Not Included: Dinner, Tips and Additional Expenses.
Notes:
- We can’t guarantee that you will see all the animals, since they are in wildlife.
- This night you will stay in San Cristobal Island.
Española Island
- Breakfast
- Pick up from your Hotel in San Cristobal Island.
- Boarding Time at 07:30 am.
- Sailing time from San Cristobal to Española Island (2 hour)
- Arrival to Española Island at 09:30 am. aprpoximately.
- 2 Hours of hiking in Española Island.
- Lunch
- Snorkeling in Garney Bay (45 minutes).
- Return to San Cristobal at 14:30 pm
- Arrival to San Cristobal at 16:30 pm approximately.
- Transfer to your Hotel
- Briefing for next day activities
Places to Visit:
- Española Island: Called thus by the first city of America (its name in English honor viscount Samuel Hood). With its 60 km² it is one of the smaller islands that make up the archipelago of the Galapagos, and is the oldest of all, since it has about 3.5 million years of existence. Although it is uninhabited, it is home to several animal species of interest, such as the endemic Spanish mockingbird, the albatross, blue footed boobies, the Galápagos turtledove, the bifurcated gull, the marine iguana and the lava lizard. Among the visitors, the Gardner Bay, which has a beach renowned for its beauty, and Punta Suarez, of interest for bird watching are especially popular.
- Gardner Bay: is an about 1 km long beach that is among the most magnificent in all Galápagos. It is home to many sea lion colonies and the turquoise colored water makes a beautiful contrast to the white sand that consists of shell dust. On the rocks mingle big marine iguanas and sally light-foot crab. Mocking birds fight for their territory and inspect the backpacks of the tourists. About 50 m of the coast there is a rock where you can encounter tropic fish and rays while snorkeling. But more spectacular is the Gardner Rock that can be reached with a panga. It is home to white-tipped reef sharks and other colorful sea dwellers and very popular among snorkelers.
Details :
- Animals to see: Blue footed boobies, nazca booby, albatross, colorful iguanas, sea lions, tortoise sharks, marine iguanas, and reef fish.
- Activities: Hiking and Snorkeling
- What do you bring: Sunscream, Repellent, Light clothing, Binoculars, Camera, swimsuit.
- Include: Breakfast, Professional bilingual guide, Transport, Lunch,Snack, Water, Hotel Accommodation and Snorkeling Equipment.
- Not Included: Dinner, Tips and Additional Expenses.
Notes :
- We can’t guarantee that you will see all the animals, since they are in wildlife.
San Cristobal
- Breakfast
- Pick up from your Hotel in San Cristobal Island.
- Transfer to highland El Junco Lagun
- Visit Galapaguera
- Lunch
- Puerto Chino, snorkeling and time beach
- return to Puerto Baquerizo Moreno
- Briefing for next day activities
Details:
- Animals to see: Giant turtles, sea lions, sea turtles, reef fish, blue footed boobies and sharks.
- Activities: Trekking and Snorkeling
- What do you bring: Sunscream, Repellent, Light clothing, Binoculars, Camera, swimsuit and water.
- Include: Professional bilingual guide, Transport, Lunch, Hotel Accommodation and Snorkeling Equipment.
- Not Included: Dinner, Tips and Additional Expenses.
Notes:
- We can’t guarantee that you will see all the animals, since they are in wildlife.
Santa Cruz Island
- Breakfast
- Pick up from your Hotel in Puerto Baquerizo Moreno
- Visit La Loberia Beach
- Transfer to San Cristobla Airport
Details:
- Activities: Trekking, time beach
- What do you bring: Sunscream, Repellent, Light clothing, Binoculars, Camera.
- Include: Breakfast, Transportation.
- Not Included: Lunch
Notes:
- We can’t guarantee that you will see all the animals, since they are in wildlife.