Itinerary
- Day 1
Santa Cruz Island Arrival
You'll be picked up at the airport and greeted by your guide before heading into the Highland area of Santa Cruz Island. The Charles Darwin Scientific Station is your first stop, where you'll learn about the giant tortoise breeding and conservation work happening there. After spending time exploring the station, you'll transfer to your hotel in Puerto Ayora to settle in for the night.
- Start point
- Isla Baltra, Galápagos Islands, Galápagos 2001, Ecuador (Baltra Airport , 06:00 - 15:00)
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Charles Darwin Scientific Station visit with interpretation center and giant tortoise breeding program
- Highland Upper Santa Cruz Island entrance and personalized welcome
Landmarks/POIs Charles Darwin Scientific Station Santa Cruz Island Highland 
- Day 2
Santa Cruz to Isabela Island
Early morning pickup happens at 06:20 AM for shared transport heading to Isabela Island (you can bring 2 bags and 1 handbag per person). Once the boat arrives in Puerto Villamil, your guide meets you at the dock to start the Wetlands tour. You'll walk nine different trails including the Estero, Poza Escondida, Poza Redonda, and Tunnel del Estero, spotting land turtles, flamingos, and zarapitos along the way.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Box Lunch)
Included Activities
- Wetlands tour with nine trails including Estero, Poza Escondida, Poza Redonda, Tunnel del Estero, Playa del Amor, Mirador de los Tunos, and Pozas Verdes
- Native wildlife viewing - land turtles, flamingos, zarapitos
Landmarks/POIs Isabela Island Wetlands Poza Escondida Playa del Amor 
- Day 3
Sierra Negra Volcano Hike
Early pickup takes you about 30 minutes from Puerto Villamil to the Sierra Negra volcano trailhead. The hike itself runs roughly 5 hours on mostly flat terrain without much elevation gain. You'll walk into a small volcano crater and see warm holes showing the volcano's still active. After finishing the hike, you'll be dropped at the Puerto Villamil dock and need to arrange your own transport back to the hotel.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Box Lunch)
Included Activities
- Sierra Negra volcano trail hike - approximately 5 hours with active volcanic features
Landmarks/POIs Sierra Negra Volcano - Day 4
Tunnels and Snorkeling Tour
A boat tour lasting about 1.5 to 2 hours takes you through the Tunnels, which are lava formations from ancient eruptions. You'll navigate through natural rock arches to reach Roca Unión, a small islet where pelicans, Nazca boobies, blue-footed boobies, and sea lions hang out. After roughly 45 minutes of sailing, you arrive at the rocky lava formations where snorkeling starts. You'll encounter sea turtles, reef sharks, golden rays, eagle rays, seahorses, and damselfish underwater.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Box Lunch)
Included Activities
- Tunnels boat tour with observation of lava formations and natural arches
- Roca Unión visit to observe pelicans, Nazca boobies, blue-footed boobies, and sea lions
- Snorkeling with sea turtles, reef sharks, golden rays, eagle rays, seahorses, and tropical fish
Landmarks/POIs Tunnels Roca Unión - Day 5
Tintoreras Tour and Ferry to Santa Cruz
The tour starts at 09:00 AM from Isabela Island and heads to the Tintoreras islets, known for penguins and white-tip sharks. You'll spot these animals along with sea lions, rays, sea turtles, and goldfish while exploring. Snorkeling is included near the islets, and the tour finishes by 14:00 PM. Then you'll take a 2-hour ferry back to Puerto Ayora, with your driver picking you up at 14:30 PM from the hotel lobby to head to the dock (bring 2 bags and 1 handbag per person, plus your voucher and ID).
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Box Lunch)
Included Activities
- Tintoreras islets tour with penguin and white-tip shark viewing
- Snorkeling near Tintoreras with opportunities to see rays, sea turtles, bay sharks, and goldfish
- Ferry transport to Santa Cruz Island
Landmarks/POIs Tintoreras Islets - Day 6
Playa la Fe and Pinzón Island Tour
Your guide picks you up from the hotel lobby and heads to the port in Puerto Ayora. You'll board a boat to Playa la Fe to hike trails and look for marine iguanas, then snorkel if currents allow while watching for white-tip and black-tip bay sharks. After that, you'll boat for about 1.5 hours to Pinzón Island for one or two snorkeling sessions depending on conditions. Lunch happens on board between the snorkeling times. The area has sea lions, marine iguanas, turtles, eels, eagle rays, white-tip sharks, and sometimes penguins. You return to port by 16:00 PM and arrange your own transport back.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Lunch on board)
Included Activities
- Playa la Fe hiking trail with marine iguana observation
- Playa la Fe snorkeling with white-tip and black-tip bay sharks
- Pinzón Island snorkeling - one or two sessions depending on conditions
- Lunch on board
Landmarks/POIs Playa la Fe Pinzón Island - Day 7
Santa Fe Island and Playa Escondida Tour
Your guide picks you up from the hotel lobby and heads to the port where the boat departs at 08:00 AM toward Santa Fe Island, about 50 minutes away. First comes a panga ride to see sea lion colonies and young, Opuntia cacti, and seabirds like blue-footed boobies. Then you do two snorkeling sessions (45 minutes each) around the reef area with endemic marine species. Lunch is served on board between snorkeling times. Later you head to Playa Escondida on Santa Cruz Island and try interactive experiential fishing. You arrive back between 15:30-16:00 PM depending on weather, with excellent conditions for swimming and snorkeling with sea turtles, rays, sea lions, and colorful fish.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Lunch on board)
Included Activities
- Santa Fe Island panga ride with sea lion colony viewing
- Santa Fe Island snorkeling - two sessions (45 minutes each) around reef area
- Interactive experiential fishing activity en route to Playa Escondida
- Playa Escondida snorkeling and beach activities
- Lunch on board
Landmarks/POIs Santa Fe Island Playa Escondida - Day 8
Floreana Island Tour
Your guide picks you up from the hotel lobby and heads to the port for a Floreana Island tour. First you visit a small islet with a walk to see blue-footed boobies, seagulls, and frigates, with snorkeling possible if sea conditions work out. Next comes the legendary Pirates' Cave with its historical stories. After that you walk and swim on the beach. Around 13:00 PM lunch is served at a local restaurant in Floreana. Finally you visit a site with large sandy beaches of different colors and one of the largest flamingo lagoons in the Galápagos, with volcanic craters hosting reefs perfect for swimming and snorkeling. You'll spot blue-footed boobies, sea turtles, and white-finned sharks before heading back to the dock and arranging your own transport.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Lunch at local restaurant in Floreana around 1:00 PM)
Included Activities
- Islet bird watching tour - blue-footed boobies, seagulls, and frigates
- Pirates' Cave exploration and beach visit
- Flamingo lagoon and volcanic crater beach visit with snorkeling
- Lunch at local restaurant in Floreana
Optional Activities
- Snorkeling near islet (available if sea conditions are favorable)
Landmarks/POIs Floreana Island Pirates' Cave 
- Day 9
Half Bay Tour and Tortuga Bay Self Visit
Pickup happens at 08:45 AM from the hotel lobby for the Half Bay Tour. You start at La Lobadera (10 minutes from port) for snorkeling and the option to swim with sea lions. Then you head to Punta Estrada to watch blue-footed boobies, seagulls, and pelicans. You continue to Playa de los Perros to find iguanas among volcanic rocks. Next comes the Channel of Love and the Shark Channel where blue sharks are often spotted. Alternatively, you can visit Tortuga Bay on Santa Cruz Island, a white sand beach 10 minutes from port with a 2,500-meter path, where you'll find wild iguanas, beach crabs, brown pelicans, marine iguanas, white-tip reef sharks, and Galápagos tortoises. Water taxi access is available for tour options.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Box Lunch)
Included Activities
- La Lobería snorkeling with sea lion swimming opportunity
- Punta Estrada bird watching - blue-footed boobies, seagulls, and pelicans
- Playa de los Perros iguana observation among volcanic rocks and sesuvium
Optional Activities
- Channel of Love and Shark Channel visit with blue shark sightings
- Tortuga Bay self-visit - 2,500-meter trail, white sand beach, mangrove swimming
- Tortuga Bay water taxi tour access
Landmarks/POIs La Lobería Punta Estrada Playa de los Perros Channel of Love Shark Channel Tortuga Bay - Day 10
Santa Cruz to San Cristobal Island
Early morning pickup at 06:20 AM for shared ferry transport to San Cristobal (bring 2 bags and 1 handbag per person, plus your voucher and ID). Upon arrival you explore the distinctive biozones of San Cristobal Highlands. First stop is El Junco, a freshwater lagoon in the island's center where frigatebirds and waterfowl bathe. Next is La Galapaguera, the tortoise research and conservation center with a jungle walk to see the growing tortoise population. Finally you drive to remote Puerto Chino beach on the southeast side of the island.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Box Lunch)
Included Activities
- San Cristobal Highlands tour
- El Junco freshwater lagoon visit with frigatebirds and waterfowl observation
- La Galapaguera tortoise research and conservation center with jungle walk
Optional Activities
- Puerto Chino beach visit
Landmarks/POIs El Junco Lagoon La Galapaguera Puerto Chino Beach 
- Day 11
San Cristobal Coastal and Marine Tour
You explore three iconic San Cristobal locations today. Rosa Blanca is a small bay northeast of the island with multiple beaches, large sand dunes, and clear waters great for wahoo, palometa, and cod fishing. Snorkeling includes shark, ray, and sea turtle sightings. Sardina Bay has small white sand dunes and crystalline waters with abundant sea turtles, rays, and sea lions for snorkeling. Kicker Rock rises 153 meters from the ocean about 1.5 hours northeast of Puerto Baquerizo Moreno. This volcanic formation offers spectacular snorkeling to spot sea turtles, marine iguanas, rays, Galápagos sharks, tropical fish, and possibly hammerhead sharks. Above water you see blue-footed boobies, masked boobies, frigatebirds, and sea lions.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Lunch on board)
Included Activities
- Rosa Blanca bay visit with snorkeling - sharks, rays, and sea turtles
- Sardina Bay snorkeling with sea turtles, rays, and sea lions
- Kicker Rock (León Dormido) snorkeling with hammerhead shark possibility
- Kicker Rock bird and sea lion observation
Landmarks/POIs Rosa Blanca Bay Sardina Bay Kicker Rock (León Dormido) - Day 12
San Cristobal Departure
After breakfast your driver picks you up from the hotel lobby and transfers you to San Cristobal airport based on your flight details. This marks the end of your Galápagos tour services.
- Meals
- Breakfast
