Island hopping – Santa Cruz 4 days.
Price per person from:$ 850 :-
The island Santa Cruz is located in the heart of the archipelago and is the most populated of all Galapagos islands. The famous Charles Darwin research station is located here where you can learn about that history of the national park as well as about the indigenous spices that can be found here. You can also study the famous giant torties up close. We also visit Loberia and Tortuga Bay where we explore the wonderful animal life in the park. With some luck you might get to see blue footed boobies as well as the traditional sea lions, turtles and iguanas.
This is included:
Arrival and departure transfer.
Transfer during excursions.
3 nights in a shared double room. Choose between tourist, superior or first class.
Meals according to program.
Excursions according to program.
Travel guarantee via Swedish Kammarkollegiet.
Day to day presentation:
(B= Breakfast, L= Lunch, D= Dinner)
Day 1: Arrival to Santa Cruz – Highlands tour.
Upon arrival to Baltra airport, you will be transfer in to Santa Cruz Island, (45 minutes trip aprox.) but before we will make a visit the Highlands where you will hike through natural lava tunnels formations to realize the volcanic formations of the archipel. Your nice walk will lead you to the amazing tortoise reserve where you will be able to admire the giant Galapagos tortoises in their natural habitat as well as the bird life and endemic vegetation. Lunch at Ranch. Return to the hotel. (L)
Day 2: Bay Tour.
Breakfast. The tour starts in the morning until noon. The bay tour consists of visiting 5 sites. The Loberia is a small island about 10 minutes into the bay where there is a large colony of sea lions. It provides an excellent environment to swim with the babies and playful youngsters. Shark Channel and Lovers Channel are both lovely snorkeling sites and also beautiful places to take in the blue footed boobies who are regularly seen resting on the cliffs close by. Dog’s beach gives you opportunity to get off the boat and walk through cactus forests to a remote beach where you will almost definitely encounter a marine iguana or many, and turtles are often seen feeding just off the shore. The last site is Las Grietas, a water filled crevice in the rocks. The water is cool and clear and great for snorkeling, and if you dare you can join the locals in scaling the vertical walls and plunge gracefully or clumsily if it may be, into the water below. Return to Santa Cruz. The rest of the day is free to spend on your own.
For those who wish you can book an optional tour to Seymore, Batolome eller Plazas. Contact us for price suggestions. (B,L)
Day 3: Tortuga Bay – Charles Darwin station.
Breakfast. Walk on a fantastic beach with sand as fine and white as flour, find among the mangroves the “Galapagos dragons” (marine iguanas) and suddenly surprise yourself with a large natural pool that the bay itself is. This is what we will experience in Tortuga Bay and in the afternoon we will learn about the hard work The Galapagos National Park and the Charles Darwin Research Station have done to save from extinction emblematic species such as the giant tortoises and land iguanas of Galapagos. We also learn the history of the islands. For those who wish you can book an optional tour to Seymore, Batolome eller Plazas after the visit here. Contact us for price suggestions. (B,L)
Day 4: Departure.
After breakfast you are transferred to the airport to leave the Galapagos Island and fly back to Quito or Guayaquil. This ends our visit to the Galapagos Islands.
Tip! You can get a discount if you are 4 persons or more travelling together.
Tip! This tour is easily combined with a roundtrip in Ecuador, Peru or other South American countries. You can also prolong the tour with more days at Santa Cruz or take a few days beach stay along Ecuadors western coast.
This is not included:
International flight and flight to Galapagos (can be booked on your own or via us.)
Entrance fee to the Galapagos national park (about $ 100 which is to be paid in cash at arrival)
Transit control card (about $ 20 which is to be paid in cash at arrival)
Meals not mentioned in the program.
Drinks.
Tip.
Wetsuit.
Personal expenses.
Travel insurance.
Please observe! The Galapagos Islands are a national park and consideration is shown to the animals and their movements. Changes can occur in the programs not to disturb the animal’s natural habitats. Should any visit during the tour not be possible to execute you will be offered another visit.
Price is based on the lowest season and is per person in a shared double room.
