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5 Days Adventure Trip in Galapagos

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Start and end in Baltra Island
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Thrilling adventures designed to keep you moving
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An experienced guide will be with you for the entire tour
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Travelers should be comfortable with somewhat-demanding activities
Guided in English
Other languages on request: Spanish
Group Size 1 - 16
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Itinerary

  1. Day 1

    Santa Cruz Island

    After landing at Baltra Airport, your guide meets you and heads to the Charles Darwin Research Station where you'll see what international scientists are working on there. From there, you'll go to the Fauso Llerena Breeding Center to learn about the different giant Galapagos tortoise species and how they're cared for. It's a good introduction to the islands' conservation efforts.

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    Aeropuerto Seymour de Baltra (GPS), Baltra Airport Rd., Galápagos Islands, Galápagos 2001, Ecuador (Seymour Airport - Puerto Ayora Pick-up)
    Meals
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    Included Activities

    • Visit Charles Darwin Research Station
    • Visit Fausto Llerena Breeding Center - Giant Galapagos tortoises viewing and breeding program
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    Charles Darwin Research Station
    Fausto Llerena Breeding Center
  2. Day 2

    Santa Cruz Island Diving

    Early morning pickup from your hotel for a diving tour off Santa Cruz's coast. You'll get in the water to see sea lions, sharks, seals, eels, sea stars, and batfish. Depending on what the national park allows, you'll head to one of three dive sites where you might swim with hammerhead sharks, white tip sharks, golden rays, sea turtles, and other marine life.

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    Included Activities

    • Diving tour off Santa Cruz coast - marine life viewing including sharks, sea lions, rays, and sea turtles
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    Santa Cruz Island Dive Sites
  3. Day 3

    Santa Cruz Island Diving

    Another early morning dive off Santa Cruz, this time exploring the area's abundant marine life including thousands of sharks, eels, snakes, sea turtles, manta rays, barracudas, tropical fish, and octopuses. You might get to interact with curious sea lion pups or watch marine iguanas. The dive sites are close to the central islands and work for both experienced divers and beginners.

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    Breakfast, Lunch (Box Lunch)
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    Included Activities

    • Diving tour off Santa Cruz coast - marine life viewing and underwater experience
    Landmarks/POIs
    Santa Cruz Island Dive Sites
  4. Day 4

    Cerro Mesa Ecological Reserve and Garrapatero Beach

    You'll spend the day at Cerro Mesa Ecological Reserve and Garrapatero Beach to get a feel for the Galapagos. Start by walking through native forest with fresh air and nice views. Then try kayaking on Garrapaterop and biking on the roads while watching for small birds and Galapagos tortoises. Later, bike to the trail that leads to the bottom of the largest sinkhole on Santa Cruz, where you'll see the steep rock walls surrounding it.

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    Breakfast, Lunch
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    Included Activities

    • Cerro Mesa Ecological Reserve - native forest walk
    • Kayaking at Garrapatero Beach
    • Biking tour
    • Sinkhole exploration via bike trail
    Landmarks/POIs
    Cerro Mesa Ecological Reserve
    Garrapatero Beach
  5. Day 5

    Departure

    If you have time before heading to the airport, spend it on some last-minute souvenir shopping or take a final walk through Puerto Ayora. At the set time, your driver picks you up from your hotel and takes you to Itabaca Channel for the ferry crossing. From there, you'll catch the public shuttle bus to the airport terminal, and that's where your program ends as you head back to the mainland.

    Meals
    Breakfast

    Optional Activities

    • Souvenir shopping in Puerto Ayora
    • Final stroll through Puerto Ayora
    Landmarks/POIs
    Puerto Ayora
    Itabaca Channel
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  • Fook
    · October 3rd, 2025
    *🌟 Unforgettable 10-Day Galápagos Adventure — Seamless, Warm & Wonderfully Personal 🌟* We had an incredible 10-day island-hopping experience in the Galápagos, exploring both Santa Cruz and Isabela Islands. From start to finish, we were personally looked after with genuine care and attention. The TourRadar team was fantastic — always right at our front door to ensure we arrived and departed for each destination on time. Their warmth, love, and constant care made the entire journey feel smooth and stress-free. In Santa Cruz, our stay at Coloma Hotel was made special by Fernanda and Alexander, whose hospitality was heartfelt and sincere. A highlight was the freshly brewed afternoon coffee they prepared just for us — a thoughtful and personal touch. In Isabela Island, we were warmly welcomed at Loja Hotel. Diego Montalvo and his team took excellent care of us — the rooms were spotless and comfortable, and the peaceful atmosphere was perfect for relaxing. A lovely poolside gala dinner was arranged for our last evening (Sept 14), which we truly appreciated, although the food didn’t quite meet expectations (some of the meats were overcooked). That aside, everything else was handled with such attention and warmth. We’re truly grateful for the seamless planning, kind hospitality, and unforgettable memories. Highly recommended for anyone planning a Galápagos adventure! With love from The Warm & Joyful Malaysian Group — Heng, Chiu & Yap
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  • Shalini
    · September 27th, 2025
    I hadn't planned on going to the Ecuadorian Amazon, it was just by chance I saw it, as I was booking my accomadation in Ecuador. It was a true privilege to be welcomed at the Napo Cultural Centre and live amongst the Kichwa community, that uphold their traditions to this day. They all welcomed me with smiles and open arms, although many don't speak English or Spanish I could get by and learnt some of their Kichwa along the way! They are all very humble and and take great pride in their jungle and preserving what they can, hence putting bans on hunting animals and fighting to keep their land. There were only 2 of us that stayed at the lodge which was fine as we had a guide each. My guide was absolutely amazing, his ability to spot wildlife is unbelievable. I think we saw 8 different types of monkey species, parakeets, different types of birds....the only thing outstanding that I wanted to see was the sloth and anaconda. On my last day after coming back to the lodge at midday he text me to say come to main area, he had found the sloth. I couldn't of been happier. My guide was very much, what did I want to see and get out of this trip. The rooms are comfortable and water is replaced everyday, the rooms are made up everyday. There's a ceiling fan and a fridge with various drinks. The meals served are amazing and you never go hungry. They also have a bar where you can get other drinks. As this is within the community you do get to mix with the other families that live there, mainly the children as they come for school in the morning and leave in the afternoon. The owners and those that work there are all very nice and accomodating, I had the best time there. I think the best part for me was the canoe ride down the Napo river, gave me a chance to really see lots of different types of animals and true Amozonien life. It was tough for my guide and the other gentleman who were canoeing for about an hour. But it was fantastic. Highly recommended this trip, you do have the option of 3 different types of accommodation. I liked this one as it was part of a community and you could see how everyone goes about daily life. And you can tell its a very tight community.
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  • Michael
    · August 23rd, 2025
    The 7 day Galapagos Islands tour is a good way to see 3 of the many islands. There are many early mornings activities so it was reassuring to have some free time before dinner. On the 3 mornings that require very early transfers, we only got breakfast once. The transfers require a short taxi ute ride followed by a short boat ride ($1 cost) before reaching the ferry (do not sit at the front as you will feel every bump and may not get fresh air (think fumes)). We selected Standard accommodation and we were disappointed with the lack of expected facilities (no chair to sit on, no towel rack, room facing the main street) but at least they had running water (once it was fixed at 1 hotel), a bed and air conditioning (1 sounded like a jet engine). The tours were great and catered for all participants (languages and speed of walking). If you do the hike to Sierra Negra, ensure you have good boots, sun cream, plenty of water and snacks and maybe walking poles to cope with the rough terrain after reaching the craters rim. If you go snorkelling ensure you hire wetsuits and we thought they were provided - they were only once provided out of the 3 occasions. Josselyn was very helpful notifying us of changes to times and fixing some of the accommodation problems.
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