6-Day Galapagos Land-based Tour including 3 islands

Ziua 1 · Arrive to Santa Cruz Island - Transfer to your hotel - El Chato + Garrapatero Beach

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   El Garrapatero

   3 ore

   Garrapatero Cove and beach, located on the eastern side of Santa Cruz Island, are considered to have the finest sand in all Galapagos! Enjoy a soothing dip in the waters; take a small trip on a tandem, sit-on-top kayak; lie on the beach; or walk a short distance to a brackish lagoon, home of stilts, plovers, pintails, and flamingos.

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   Reserva El Chato

   o oră Intrarea inclusă

   El Chato is a natural reserve located in Santa Cruz’s highlands. This reserve is known as a roaming grounds for the Galapagos Giant tortoises, which cross the reserve on their permanent migrations from the coast to the highlands, making it one of the very few places where is possible to see these enigmatic animals in their natural habitat.

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Ziua 2 · Uninhabited Island

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   Santa Cruz Island

   4 ore Intrarea inclusă

   The tour to Pinzon is a real adventure !!, once we get there you will enjoy a great volcanic landscape of Pinzón Island, we will swim and snorkel in a pristine environment, sea turtles of white tip reef sharks, sea lions, big parrotfishes, more than 45 minutes snorkeling to an hour enjoying it, then back on board and lunch, later on catch and release fishing along the way to a pristine sandy beach, there swimming and snorkel with sea turtles and marine iguanas observation, then back to town.

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Ziua 3 · Santa Cruz - Isabela + Tintoreras

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   Las Tintoreras

   4 ore Intrarea inclusă

   At 6:30 am pick you up at the hotel and go to the harbor, share speed boat at 7:00 am to Isabela (approx. 2-hour ride). Once on Isabela, you can walk to the tortoise breeding center or to the flamingo lagoon. After lunch, visit the Island Tintoreras islet, short hike and snorkeling. You can spot penguins, marine iguanas, sea lions and reef sharks, which are resting there in the lava channel. Snorkel in turquoise water and spot different fishes, sea turtles, rays and penguins.

Ziua 4 · Isabela.- Trek to Sierra Negra Volcano

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   Sierra Negra

   4 ore Intrarea inclusă

   You walk through spectacular lava landscapes and have views of the northern volcanoes of Isabela and Fernandina. The hike to the Sierra Negra Volcano and the Volcano Chico is 16 km long ( hike approx. 3- 6 hours).

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Ziua 5 · Isabela.- Cabo Rosa (“Tuneles”)

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   Los Tuneles

   4 ore Intrarea inclusă

   By boat to Cabo Rosa (45 mn boat ride), where lava has flowed into the ocean and formed beautiful lava tunnels. There you may see penguins, blue-footed boobies and sea turtles. However, the Highlight is snorkeling. You have the chance to see sharks, sea turtles, sea lions, rays, seahorses and many tropical fishes. The tour to Cabo Rosa takes about 5 hours.  The rest of the day is at leisure. You can enjoy the beautiful beach in Isabela or you can snorkel in the Concha de Perla Lagoon (snorkel not included)

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Ziua 6 · Transfer to the airport - Baltra

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   Metropolitan Touring

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   Baltra is home to one of two airports connecting Galapagos with mainland Ecuador and is the point of arrival for most travelers to the Islands.