Itinerary
- Day 1
Baltra to Santa Cruz
You'll arrive at Baltra and head out on your boat to meet your guide. After settling in, the afternoon takes you to the Santa Cruz Highlands where you can see a tortoise ranch and check out volcanic formations, including underground lava tunnels stretching over 1km. You might spot nocturnal barn owls roosting in the tunnels if you're lucky.
- Meals
- Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Santa Cruz Highlands Excursion - visit Galápagos giant tortoise in natural surroundings
- Explore underground lava tunnels (some over 1km long)
Landmarks/POIs Santa Cruz Highlands Baltra Island - Day 2
Chinese Hat and Sullivan Bay
Start your morning at Chinese Hat, where white-coral sand beaches and snorkeling opportunities give you a chance to see playful sea lions, tropical fish, marine iguanas, and penguins. By afternoon, you'll hike across the Pahoehoe lava flow at Sullivan Bay, noticing pioneer plants and lava lizards adapted to the terrain. Later, more snorkeling brings sea turtles, sea lions, reef sharks, and rays into view.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Chinese Hat Excursion - explore landscape and white-coral sand beach
- Chinese Hat Snorkeling - snorkel with sea lions, tropical fish, marine iguanas, and penguins
- Sullivan Bay Excursion - walk across Pahoehoe lava flow and observe pioneer plants and lava lizards
- Sullivan Bay Snorkeling - snorkel with sea turtles, sea lions, reef sharks, and Galápagos rays
Landmarks/POIs Chinese Hat Sullivan Bay - Day 3
North Seymour and Santa Fe Islands
Morning brings you to North Seymour Island for watching blue-footed boobies during their courtship displays, plus frigate birds with bright red throat pouches, sea lions, and marine iguanas. Afternoon snorkeling shows you whitetip reef sharks, colorful fish, rays, sea lions, and sea turtles. Later, Santa Fe Island lets you spot endemic land iguanas in the giant prickly pear cactus forest, then kayaking and panga rides offer more chances to see marine life and the Galapagos hawk.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- North Seymour Island Excursion - observe blue-footed boobies courtship display, frigate bird colonies, sea lions, and marine iguanas
- North Seymour Snorkeling - snorkel with whitetip reef sharks, colorful fish, rays, sea lions, and sea turtles
- Santa Fe Island Excursion - spot endemic land iguanas in prickly pear cactus forest
- Kayaking and panga rides - explore Santa Fe Island's marine landscape
- Santa Fe snorkeling - observe sea turtles, rays, and colorful fish
Landmarks/POIs North Seymour Island Santa Fe Island - Day 4
Punta Pitt and Witch Hill (Cerro Brujo)
Begin at Punta Pitt on San Cristobal's eastern tip, one of only a few spots where three booby species and two frigatebird species gather. You'll snorkel and watch schools of fish and sea lions sunbathing. Afternoon takes you to Witch Hill with its white sand beach where Charles Darwin once walked. The large sea lion colony, pelicans, and blue-footed boobies in the nearby lagoon set the scene before snorkeling in clear water.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Punta Pitt Excursion - observe three species of boobies and two species of frigatebirds in unique geological formations
- Punta Pitt Snorkeling - snorkel with schools of fish and observe nesting birds and sea lions
- Witch Hill Excursion - visit white sand beach with sea lion colony, pelicans, and blue-footed boobies
- Witch Hill Snorkeling - snorkel in clear waters with rich marine life
Landmarks/POIs Punta Pitt Witch Hill (Cerro Brujo) San Cristóbal Island - Day 5
San Cristóbal to Continental Ecuador
Your final morning heads to Tijeretas Hill on San Cristobal Island to watch frigate birds nesting and take in panoramic views of the surrounding marine life. This is one of the few places where you can see both frigatebird species together. After this visit, your guide escorts you to San Cristobal Airport for your flight to mainland Ecuador.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Tijeretas Hill Excursion - observe two species of frigate birds nesting in the same colony with panoramic views
Landmarks/POIs Tijeretas Hill San Cristóbal Airport
