Galapagos: Tour Island Hopping 7 days - 6 nights

Galapagos: Tour Island Hopping 7 days - 6 nights

Name: Galapagos: Tour Island Hopping 7 days - 6 nights
Address: Ecuador

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On this 7-day island hopping trip, you will visit the "Enchanted Islands" in the Pacific. The endemic animals are the main living attractions in fantastic, seemingly unreal lava landscapes.

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Highlights

!Snorkeling tour to Kicker Rock!
!Visit Giant tortoises in their natural state!
Snorkeling tour in “Los Tuneles”/ Isabela Island
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Description

Day 1 - San Cristobal island.- You will fly to the Galapagos Islands to San Cristobal. Here you will be met at the airport and taken to your hotel in Puerto Baquerizo Moreno. The rest of the afternoon is at leisure. Day 2 - Snorkeling tour to Kicker Rock.- You will be picked up at the hotel and taken to the dock. From here, a day tour to the rocky island of Kicker Rock begins. Snorkel and immerse yourself in the fantastic underwater world. Kicker Rock is considered one of the best diving and snorkeling spots, as you can see lots of colorful fish here and turtles, giant rays, and hammerhead sharks. Afterward, you will visit a secluded beach in Puerto Grande before returning to the dock. Day 3 - Navigation to Santa Cruz – Primicias Farm and Tortuga Bay Beach.- Early in the morning, you will be taken to the dock and travel by speedboat from San Cristobal to the island of Santa Cruz to Puerto Ayora, where you will be met. You will then head into the highlands to the Primicias tortoise farm, which you will visit with a guide. The driver will be waiting for you during the tour and then take you back to the hotel. In the afternoon, take a short hike on your own to the well-signposted beach of Tortuga Bay. Day 4 - Academy Bay Tour / Navigation to Isabela.- You will be picked up at the hotel and taken to the dock. You will take part in a tour through the bay of Puerto Ayora, on which you will get to know the beaches “Playa de los Alemanes”, “Playa de Perros”, the rocky gorge “Las Grietas” and the shark-fish channel. You will be back in the dock around midday. In the afternoon, you will be picked up again at the hotel and taken to the dock. At 3:00 pm, you will take the speedboat (approx. 2.5 hours) to Isabela. You will be met at the dock of Isabela and taken to your hotel. Day 5 - Hiking tour to the Sierra Negra.- You will be picked up from your hotel into the highlands of the island to the Sierra Negra volcano. You will reach the crater of the still active volcano and, in good weather, have a fantastic view of the other volcanoes. Back in the village, you still have plenty of time to enjoy the sea and the beach. Day 6 - Snorkeling tour in “Los Tuneles”.- Today you will take a boat tour along the coast to Cabo Rosa. You will take a short walk on land and can see Galapagos penguins and blue-footed boobies. Afterward, you will snorkel at a selected spot where sea turtles, white-tip sharks and seahorses can be seen. After that you will return to Puerto Villamil. Day 7 – Navigation to Santa Cruz - Departure.- You will be picked up from your hotel early in the morning and taken to the dock. A speedboat will take you back to Santa Cruz, where you will be met at the dock of Puerto Ayora and taken to the north side of Santa Cruz Island to the Itabaca Channel. Here you will take the ferry to the other side of the Itabaca Channel, and from here you will take the bus to the Baltra airport. Your return flight will take you to Quito or Guayaquil.

Includes

Overnight stays in a double room in the hotels mentioned, including breakfast. All transfers mentioned. Boat trips between islands in public speedboats. All tours mentioned on Galápagos with English-speaking national park guide (add-on tours): Snorkeling tour Leon Dormido approx. 6 -7 hours incl. box lunch, transport, snorkeling equipment, fins, wetsuit. Transfer from Puerto Ayora to the Primicias tortoise farm and back to Puerto Ayora, incl. entrance fee and NP guide. Tour through the bay of Pt. Ayora, approx. 3 hours, incl. snorkeling equipment. Hiking tour to the Sierra Negra volcano, approx. 7 hours, incl. box lunch, transportation. Snorkeling tour to Los Tuneles, approx. 6 hours, incl. box lunch, snorkeling equipment, fins, wetsuit.