Itinerary
- Day 1
Baltra to Santa Cruz
You'll land at Baltra airport and get assistance buying your bus ticket. After a quick 10-minute ferry ride to Santa Cruz Island, head into the highlands for an easy walk through a Giant Tortoise Reserve where you can see these creatures roaming freely. You'll also explore lava tunnels and check out the Gemelos rock formations before transferring to your hotel for check-in.
Included Activities
- Visit Giant Tortoise Reserve with easy hike to observe tortoises in natural habitat
- Explore lava tunnels
- Visit the Gemelos
Landmarks/POIs Giant Tortoise Reserve Gemelos - Day 2
Santa Cruz
After breakfast, you get picked up and driven to Puerto Ayora for a guided walk around Tortuga Bay, a fantastic beach on the island's coast. From there, the Charles Darwin Research Station shows you the conservation and breeding work happening locally, where you can see tortoise hatchlings and observe the adults up close.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Guided walking visit of Tortuga Bay
- Visit Charles Darwin Research Station
- Learn about conservation and research efforts in the Galapagos Islands
- See tortoise hatchlings and breeding programs
- Observe giant Galapagos tortoises
Landmarks/POIs Tortuga Bay Charles Darwin Research Station - Day 3
Santa Cruz to Isabela Island
Start early and board a fast boat heading to Isabela Island, pulling into Puerto Villamil by mid-morning. You'll visit Las Tintoreras, a small island where you might spot penguin colonies, blue footed boobies, and white tip sharks resting in lava canals. Snorkeling or swimming around the island is on the agenda before you return to Puerto Ayora by shared speedboat in the afternoon.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Fast boat to Isabela Island
- Visit Las Tintoreras island
- Observe penguin colony at Puerto Villamil
- Observe Blue Footed Boobies
- Observe white tip sharks
- Snorkel or swim at Las Tintoreras
Landmarks/POIs Las Tintoreras Puerto Villamil - Day 4
Santa Cruz
Hotel pickup happens at 8:00 AM for a 45-minute drive to Itabaca Channel on Santa Cruz Island. A 15-minute boat ride gets you to Daphne Islet for about 45 minutes of snorkeling and bird watching from the water, where you'll look for blue footed boobies, masked footed boobies, and frigate birds. Later, head to Bahia Borrero beach for more snorkeling or just relaxing on the sand.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Snorkel at Daphne Islet (approximately 45 minutes)
- Bird watching from boat for blue-footed boobies, masked footed boobies, and frigate birds
- Snorkel at Bahia Borrero beach or relax on the beach
Landmarks/POIs Daphne Islet Bahia Borrero Itabaca Channel - Day 5
Departure from Baltra
You'll have breakfast and then transfer to Baltra airport for your flight back to the mainland, whether that's for flight connections or to visit Ecuador. The tour ends here.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Landmarks/POIs Baltra Airport
