Galapagos 6 days Tour

San Cristobal 360°

• 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 site in the Galapagos Islands, where you can watch the three species of boobies and two species of frigates nesting in the same area. The reason that there are three species of boobies at Punta Pitt is due to the geographic location: there is enough food so there is no competition between them. The blue-footed boobies nest in the interior (rarely on the cliffs), red-footed boobies nest on bushes and masked boobies nest along the cliffs. Another added attraction is the presence of sea lions at the landing point, in the bay.

• 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.

Santa Cruz Island

• Breakfast
• Pick up from your Hotel in San Cristobal Island.
• Boarding Time at 07:00 am.
• Transfer from San Cristobal to Santa Cruz. (2 hours)
• Arrival to Santa Cruz Island at 09:00 am. aproximately.
• Check In Santa Cruz Island.
• Visit the Highlands
• Lunch
• Transfer to your Hotel in Santa Cruz.
• Briefing for next day activities

Places to Visit:

• Highlands: Visit to the El Chato 1, El Chato 2 or Primicias Farm, in any of these you can see the Giant Galapagos Tortoises and the typical vegetation of Galapagos.
• Lava Tunnels: we go through a tunnel of volcanic formation.

Details:

• Animals to see: Giant turtles, Land Iguana

• Activities: Trekking

• 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:

• The activities in the water are just If you take the bay tour.
• We can’t guarantee that you will see all the animals, since they are in wildlife.

Bay Tour + Tortuga Bay

Bay Tour: It’s an interesting tour in where you could visit these places: The Dog’s Beach, Love Channel, Shark’s Channel, and Las Grietas.

1. Channel of Love
   It is a wonderful vantage point ideal for photographs, where the turquoise water and the geological formations that resemble the natural Jacuzzi accompanied by flora make this scene a romantic place.
2. Beach of the dogs
   Called thus for being habitat of the Crab of Galápagos that can grow up to 20 centimeters. In addition, we will observe colonies of marine iguanas and enjoy a landscape view.
3. Channel of the Sharks
   It is a viewpoint where we can appreciate the Galapagos sharks resting thanks to the marine currents that converge in this unique geological formation.
4. The Cracks
   Wonderful landscape is formed by interesting lava figures that form two gigantic walls crossed by an arm of brackish water that mixes with the seawater recommended for swimming and diving surface due to the transparency of its waters.

Charles Darwin Station: Here you can see the phase of the turtles.

Details:

• Animals to see: Sea lions, sea turtles, reef fish, starfish, eagle rays, tintoreras sharks, and penguins in the cold season.

• Activities: Snorkeling.

• What do you bring: Sunscream, Repellent, Light clothing, Binoculars, Camera, and swimsuit.

• Include: Breakfast, a Professional bilingual guide, Transport, Lunch, Snacks, 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 wildlife.
• The main activities in this tour is snorkeling.

Free day in Puerto Ayora

• Breakfast

• Free day in Galápagos island to enjoy by yourself, you can visit Tortuga Bay, El Garapaterro beach, Las grietas or just enjoy the twon and  buy some souvenirs at local stores

St. Cruz Island and Flight back to Quito

• Breakfast
• Pick up from your Hotel in Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz Island.
• Transfer to Twin Craters in Santa Cruz.
• Visit to Twin Craters.
• Transfer from SantaCruz to Baltra Airport.
• Return Flight.

Places to Visit:

• Charles Darwin Station
• Twin Craters: The Twin Craters are, in fact, not craters. These impressive holes were formed by magma (lava) domes which hardened on the outside but continued to flow on the inside, leaving huge but empty chambers that collapsed with the passing of time, creating this breathtaking scenery that resembles two pit crates. The Twins are located in the highlands of Santa Cruz Island and are surrounded by lush and green forests, dominated by the endemic Scalesia plants. It is possible to walk along the rim of the craters to better appreciate the magnitude of the holes as well as the local flora and fauna. This site is also one of the most likely places to observe the endemic short-ear owl of the Galapagos.

Details:

• Activities: Trekking

• What do you bring: Sunscream, Repellent, Light clothing, Binoculars, Camera, swimsuit and water.

• Include: Breakfast, Transport

• Not Included: Lobbito Bus $5, Guide, Dinner, Lunch, Tips, and Additional Expenses.

Notes:

• We can’t guarantee that you will see all the animals, since they are in wildlife.
• This day is not included Guide, just driver.