EXPEDITION OPUNTIA TOUR
SANTA CRUZ + ISABELA + SAN CRISTOBAL + ISLA CENTRAL
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Our Tours
Our carefully designed tour packages offer a wide spectrum of possibilities that allow you to visit different islands in depth on daily excursions, aboard small and fast yachts and then return to the base island, with guaranteed hotel accommodation.
Days
8 Days | 7 Nights
Difficulty
Half Tour
Type
Island Hopping
Air Route
UIO/GYE - SCY - BALTRA - UIO/GYE
$1,430.00 + IVA
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What you will do
DAY TO DAY
Your excursions include dynamic activities combined with beautiful sunsets from white sand beaches and incredible landscapes.
PRIVATE TRANSFER FROM AIRPORT TO HOTEL IN TOWN
PM: Guided visit to Interpretation Center + Frigate bird Hill + Beach time at Playa Mann.
Hightlights: Exhibition of history of the islands and population, frigate birds observation, swim with sea lions
Type of Landing: dry & wet
Tour Includes: Ferry between islands, naturalist guide, lunch at local restaurant
Not Includes: aquatic taxis from the pier
What to wear: swimsuit, shorts, sunscreen, hat, sandals, glasses.
Activities: (walk) + swimming
Boat Tour for snorkel (full day / subject to availability)
- Kicker Rock: Snorkel + birdwatching + beach
- Tour 360°: Snorkel + Disembark
Highlights: Snorkel with sea turtles, marine iguanas, rays, Galapagos sharks, tropical fish and occasionally Hammerhead Sharks
Starting at: 8:30 AM
Pick up place: At Dock of Puerto Baquerizo Moreno
Includes: Box lunch, boat transportation, snorkel gear, bilingual guide
What to wear: Swimsuit/ shoes with walking sole / sunscreen / sandals / windbreaker jacket
Optional: rental wetsuit (3mm)
Duration of the tour: 6-7 hours
Activities: snorkel, wildlife spotting, disembark at beach/bays
Ferry cross to Santa Cruz Island (2h30 minutes approx.)
PM: Tour to Santa Cruz Highlands: Tortoise Reserve + Lava Tunnels
Tortoise Reserve & Lava tunnels
Highlights: Giant Tortoise, scenic twin craters, bird watching, scalesia forest
Pick up place: At hotel
Duration of the highland tour: 3 to 3 ½ Hours
Includes: Entrance to private rancho, naturalist guide, bus transportation, rubber boots.
What to wear: light trousers, tennis shoes, windbreaker, socks.
Activities: walking, birdwatching
Boat Tour to Central Island (full day – subject to availability)
- Uninhabitated islands + Beach (cruise itinerary). Dry disembark & snorkel.
- Bartolome Island – Plazas Islands – Seymour Island– Santa Fe Island
Tours duration between 9-10 hours. All tours aboard comfortable yachts, include naturalist bilingual guide, box lunch, snacks, water, snorkel equipment (mask, tube & fins) & towels.
FULL DAY TOUR ISABELA ISLAND:
Flamingo Lagoon – Tortoise Breeding Center – TINTORERAS ISLET
Observation of endemic Galapagos Penguins, lava formation. Snorkel activity
Highlights:
At Flamingo Lagoon: Flamingos, lagoons, coastal and sea birds,
At Arnaldo Tupiza Breeding Center: Two of the five sub-species of the giant tortoise.
At Tintoreras Islet: White-tipped reef sharks, penguins, marine turtles, sea lions, marine iguanas
Basis: Share basis up to 16 pax with 1 bilingual guide
Departure Island: Santa Cruz
Starting at: 6AM
Meeting Point: at Hotels or Pier of Puerto Ayora
Type of landing: Dry, in the public pier
Includes: Bilingual guide, ferry, transportation, lunch, snorkel gear, visits
Duration of the tour: 8-10 hours
Activities: lava walk, snorkeling, bird watching.
Boat Tour to TUNNELS OF CABO ROSA: Great snorkel activity & walk over lava tunnels
Highlights: Snorkeling with penguins, turtles and schools of endemic fish
Type of Landing: dry & wet
Includes: Naturalist guide, boat transportation, snacks, towels, snorkel gear (mask, tube & fins)
Not Includes: aquatic taxis from the pier
What to weart: swimsuit, shorts, sunscreen, hat, walking shoes (tennis), sandals, glasses.
Activities: walking + swimming + snorkelling
Return ferry to Santa Cruz Island.
PM: TOUR IN TOWN
Academy Bay Tour (within Santa Cruz Harbour)
- Highlights: sea lions, marine iguanas, zayapas, snorkeling
- Transportation: fast motor yatch
- Includes: Bilingual guide, snorkel equipment, snacks, water (not bottled)
- Duration of the tour: 3h30minutes
- Activities: walking, snorkeling, swimming, wildlife spotting
Walking to Tortuga Bay: Mar Bravo & Playa Mansa
White sand beach, Turtles nests, Birdwatching, kayak & snorkeling
- Highlights: Giant Tortoises in natural habitat, underground tunnels
- Type of Landing: dry /wet
- What to wear: swimsuit, shorts, sunscreen, hat, walking shoes (tennis), sandals, glasses.
- Activities: (walk) + swimming + snorkeling
PRIVATE TRANSFER FROM HOTEL TO BALTRA ISLAND