SAN CRISTÓBAL – ISABELA – SANTA CRUZ & UNINHABITED ISLAND
Easy Level
5897 m
10 days, 9 night
DAY 1 Quito – Flight to San Cristóbal Island, Galápagos AM – Arrival at San Cristobal Airport.
PM – Interpretation Center / Frigate bird hill / Tijeretas Bay or Carola Beach
DAY 2– San Cristóbal Island, Galápagos Day tour option 1 : Lobos Island (Hiking).
Day tour option 2 : Kicker Rock (Snorkeling)
DAY 3 – San Cristóbal Island, Galápagos AM – Visit the Junco – Galapaguera – Puerto Chino.
PM – Interpretation Center / Frigate bird hill / Tijeretas Bay or Carola Beach
DAY 4 – San Cristóbal Island AM – Flight to Isabela Island, Galápagos PM – Afternoon Free.
DAY 5 – Isabela Island, Galápagos AM : Sierra Negra Volcano PM – Afternoon Free.
DAY 6 – Isabela Island – Santa Cruz Island, Galápagos AM -The morning is free, we suggest a visit to the Wall of Tears. PM – Departure by speed boat to Santa Cruz island.
DAY 7 – Santa Cruz Island AM Catamaran excursion to an uninhabited island (full day).
DAY 8 – Santa Cruz Island, Galápagos AM – Charles Darwin Interpretation Center. PM – See giant tortoises in their native environment
DAY 9 – Santa Cruz Island, Galápagos AM – Free day, options to visit Tortuga Bay beach or the Cracks.
DAY 10 – Santa Cruz Island – Flight Baltra, Galápagos to Quito – Guayaquil.
- Daily visits with a guide certified by the National Park – we use local guides on each island, and you are also assisted by our operation staff on each one of them (English speaking)
- Meals mentioned
- Accommodation in double-room (please specify if twin room or double bed needed)
- All transportation on the islands (boat, car) (except transportation during the free time)
- Snorkeling gear including fins and wetsuit (shorty 2.5mm) when the
excursions include water activities (not during free time activities) - Flight San Cristobal-Isabela and luggage up to 11 kilos / person including hand luggage
- *Note : We know that people usually travel with more so we offer the option for no extra cost to send one or two pieces of luggage by boat to Santa Cruz – just bring the necessary for your days on Isabela.
- Flight from/to mainland (approx. 550$)
- Entrance fee to the Galapagos National Park $200* (To be paid upon
arrival at the airport – CASH ONLY – There is no ATM at the airport.
Please bring enough cash) - TCT Migration card $20* to be paid in cash in Quito or Guayaquil airport (Consejo de Gobierno counter, easy to spot in the airport. There you will also have to register your personal details before you go to the check-in counter of your airline)
- Isabela tax upon arrival $10* cash
- All services not mentioned on the program
- Travel insurance
- Tips (guides expect tips, and also the boat crew – for boat excursions /
not for transfers between islands)
*Prices can be changed by the government authorities without prior notice
- Cash (a minimum of $200 p.p. for the Galapagos National Park entrance fee and $20 p.p. for the Transit Control Card on the day of traveling to Galapagos)
- Passport (should be valid for at least 6 months upon entering country)
- Vaccination passport – Yellow fever vaccination is required when arriving to Ecuador from Yellow Fever countries’ such as Brasil, Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda
- Copy of your travel insurance
- A pocket size dictionary Spanish <-> English, French, German
- Sun protection (Sunscreen, sunglasses, cap or lightweight scarf)
- Insect repellent
- Rainproof jacket
- Layered clothing and long sleeve shirts
- Bathing suit, towel and flips flops
- Hiking shoes
- Motion sickness pills (for boat excursions, speedboat between islands
and cruises) - Camera for adventure activities (snorkeling, diving, etc)
- Snorkeling mask and tube if desired
- Cap or hat to protect yourself from the sun
- Small backpack to carry your personal belongings
- Binoculars
- Travel adapter