SAN CRISTÓBAL – ISABELA – SANTA CRUZ

Easy Level           

250 m

7 days, 6 night

Itinerary Details

Day 1 Quito – Guayaquil – 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 Day tour option 1 AM : Lobos Island (Hiking)
Day tour option 2 AM : Kicker Rock (Snorkeling)
Day 3 San Cristóbal Island – Santa Cruz Island AM – Departure by speed boat to Santa Cruz island / See giant tortoises in their native environment
Day 4 Santa Cruz Island – Isabela Island AM – Departure by speed boat to Isabela island. PM : Tintoreras
DAY 5 Isabela Island AM – Departure by speed boat to Isabela island. PM : Sierra Negra Volcano
DAY 6 Isabela Island – Santa Cruz Island AM – Departure by speed boat to Santa Cruz island PM : Free day, options to visit Tortuga Bay beach or the Cracks.
DAY 7 Santa Cruz Island – Flight Baltra, Galápagos / Quito

• 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)
• *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