Itinerary
- Day 1
Baltra to Santa Cruz
Your guide will be waiting at Baltra airport to start things off. You'll cross the Itabaca Channel over to Santa Cruz Island, then head up into the Highlands where giant tortoises roam around in their natural setting. Keep an eye out for Galapagos finches and the Scalesia forests that grow there. Once you've had time in the Highlands, you'll head back down and have some free time to walk around Puerto Ayora town, check out the shops, and get a feel for the local area.
Included Activities
- Visit Highlands of Santa Cruz to observe Giant Tortoises in natural environment
- Observe Galapagos Finches and endemic vegetation including Scalesia forests and Matazarnos
Optional Activities
- Explore Puerto Ayora town
- Visit souvenir shops
Landmarks/POIs Highlands of Santa Cruz Itabaca Channel Puerto Ayora - Day 2
Bartolome Island
After eating breakfast at your hotel, you'll join a shared tour heading out to Bartolome Island, a volcanic spot known for its sharp landscapes and the distinctive Pinnacle Rock. The afternoon brings swimming and snorkeling opportunities around that same rock formation where you might see penguins, sea turtles, white-tipped reef sharks, and schools of tropical fish moving through the water.
- Meals
- Breakfast (at hotel), Lunch
Included Activities
- Visit Bartolome Island volcanic formations
- View Pinnacle Rock landmark
- Snorkel around Pinnacle Rock with marine life including penguins, marine turtles, white-tipped reef sharks, and tropical fish
Optional Activities
- Swim around Pinnacle Rock
Landmarks/POIs Bartolome Island Pinnacle Rock - Day 3
North Seymour and South Plaza
Following breakfast, you'll walk the roughly 2-kilometer trail on North Seymour Island to see blue-footed boobies doing their displays, magnificent frigate birds, and swallow-tailed gulls during their mating season. Later in the day, head over to South Plaza Island where dramatic cliffs drop down and prickly pear cactus trees cover the landscape alongside a big colony of Galapagos Land Iguanas. After spending time there, you'll make your way back to the hotel.
- Meals
- Breakfast (at the hotel), Lunch
Included Activities
- Visit North Seymour Island and walk approximately 2 kilometers visitor trail
- Observe blue-footed boobies, frigate birds, and swallow-tailed gulls
- Visit South Plaza Island
- View Red-billed Tropicbirds and Swallow-tailed Gulls
- Observe Galapagos Land Iguanas and prickly pear cactus trees
Landmarks/POIs North Seymour South Plaza - Day 4
Free Day
This is your day to do whatever you want. Wander through Puerto Ayora at your own pace, spend time relaxing back at your hotel, or if something interests you, there are optional activities available to arrange.
- Meals
- Breakfast (at the hotel)
- Day 5
Departure
Grab breakfast at your hotel, then you'll transfer to Baltra airport for your flight heading to either Quito or Guayaquil to wrap up your trip.
- Meals
- Breakfast (at the hotel)
