Itinerary
- Day 1
Quito
Your driver meets you at Quito airport with a sign bearing your name, then helps with luggage and takes you to your hotel. After check-in, you'll have time to rest and settle in after your flight.
- Start point
- Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador (Pick-up from Quito airport)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (4-star airport hotel)
- Day 2
Quito to Galápagos - Santa Cruz Island
You'll fly to the Galápagos and land at Baltra Airport, then take a shuttle to Itabaca Channel for the ferry crossing where you might spot blue-footed boobies. In Santa Cruz's highlands, you'll see giant tortoises in their natural habitat and walk through cool lava tunnels. After lunch, head to Puerto Ayora to visit the Charles Darwin Research Station and learn about local conservation work.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch
- Accommodation
- Hotel (3-star hotel)
Included Activities
- Visit giant tortoise habitat in Santa Cruz highlands
- Explore lava tunnels
- Visit Charles Darwin Research Station
- See giant tortoises and iguanas at research station
Landmarks Baltra Airport Itabaca Channel Charles Darwin Research Station Puerto Ayora 
- Day 3
Santa Cruz Island - Island Excursion
Board a classic boat with about 15 other visitors for a 1.5 to 2.5-hour ride to one of four islands (Bartolomé, Seymour Norte, Plazas Sur, or Santa Fé depending on park permits). Each location offers different wildlife including endemic iguanas, sea lion colonies, frigate birds, blue-footed boobies, or Galápagos penguins. A warm meal is served on board, and you'll snorkel in the afternoon before returning around 4 to 5 PM.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Warm meal served on board)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (3-star hotel)
Included Activities
- Island excursion to Bartolomé, Seymour Norte, Plazas Sur, or Santa Fé
- Wildlife observation
- Snorkeling near island
Landmarks Bartolomé Island Seymour Norte Plazas Sur Santa Fé Island - Day 4
Santa Cruz Island to Isabela Island
Take a public speedboat for about 2.5 hours to Isabela Island, check into your hotel, and then head out on an afternoon boat ride to Las Tintoreras. Watch for herons on mangrove branches, Galápagos penguins, sea lions, and white-tipped reef sharks resting in the shallow water.
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel (3-star hotel)
Included Activities
- Visit Las Tintoreras by zodiac boat
Landmarks Las Tintoreras Puerto Villamil 
- Day 5
Isabela Island
Walk a boardwalk through the wetlands at Flamingos Lagoon, one of the largest coastal lagoons in the Galápagos and a key breeding site for greater flamingos. Then visit the Tortoise Breeding Center to see five subspecies of giant Galápagos tortoises native to Isabela Island. If there's time, you can snorkel at nearby Concha Perla Bay.
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel (3-star hotel)
Included Activities
- Visit Flamingos Lagoon
- Visit Tortoise Breeding Center
Optional Activities
- Snorkeling at Concha Perla Bay
Landmarks Flamingos Lagoon Tortoise Breeding Center Concha Perla Bay - Day 6
Isabela Island to San Cristobal Island
Take an inter-island flight to San Cristobal Island and start with your guide at the Interpretation Center to learn about the islands and conservation efforts. Hike Las Tijeretas Hill, where you'll spot frigate birds (the males have bright red features) and blue-footed boobies. Later, head out for snorkeling to see sea lions, sea turtles, and colorful fish.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch
- Accommodation
- Hotel (3-star hotel)
Included Activities
- Visit Interpretation Center
- Hike Las Tijeretas Hill
- Snorkeling
Landmarks San Cristobal Airport Interpretation Center Las Tijeretas Hill 
- Day 7
San Cristobal Island - Punta Pitt
Travel to Punta Pitt, one of the most beautiful sites in the Galápagos with favorite nesting areas for seabirds. You'll see all three booby species (blue-footed, red-footed, and Nazca) along with frigate birds nesting nearby. After hiking and watching wildlife, snorkel in the bay to observe marine life, then return to Puerto Baquerizo Moreno in the afternoon.
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel (3-star hotel)
Included Activities
- Visit Punta Pitt
- Wildlife observation and hiking
- Snorkeling in bay
Landmarks Punta Pitt Puerto Baquerizo Moreno - Day 8
San Cristobal Island to Española Island
Leave early from Puerto Baquerizo Moreno for a two-hour boat ride to Española Island. Walk a trail through the island's interior where you'll pass a colony of waved albatrosses (the largest Galápagos birds, present from April to December) and spot blue-footed and Nazca boobies. After lunch on the boat, you'll swim and snorkel in a bay with a sandy beach and sea lion colony, then return to San Cristobal Island.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Lunch aboard the boat)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (3-star hotel)
Included Activities
- Visit Española Island trail and interior
- Observe waved albatross colony
- Snorkeling at sandy beach bay
Landmarks Española Island - Day 9
San Cristobal Island - Departure
Private transportation picks you up from your hotel at your designated flight time and takes you to San Cristobal airport for your departure flight back to the mainland, where you'll connect with your international flight home.
- End point
- San Cristóbal, Galápagos, Ecuador (Drop off at San Cristobal Airport)
- Meals
- Breakfast
Landmarks San Cristobal Airport
