8day Galapagos 360 Tour “A” – IDEAL

Transfer from the airport + Giant Tortoises

After your arrival, we will pick you up at the airport in Baltra Island and cross to Itabaca Channel and then take you to Santa Cruz Island to your selected hotel at the beautiful town of Puerto Ayora. On the way we will make a short visit "Los Gemelos" volcanic formations and a private Ranch where we will see Giant Galapagos Tortoises on their natural habitat. We will also walk inside a petrified lava tunnel!

Enjoy a special welcome dinner in front of the sea at one of the best restaurants in town!

Accommodation at your selected hotel

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Navigable Tour to Santa Fé + Snorkel + "Hidden" Beach (+ Upgrades)

After breakfast we will pick you up from your hotel and take you to the pier for a great snorkeling day tour to Santa Fé Island. We will snorkel with abundant marine wildlife at a beautiful turquoise lagoon and then head to "Hidden" beach. Lunch on board. Sport Fishing (Catch & release) might be practiced.

Return to town for a good night sleep at your selected hotel.

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*OPTIONAL UPGRADE: Breakfast at your hotel and then we pick you up to take our diving tour to Seymour Island.

If you don't have a PADI diving certificate, you can choose our Discovery Diving tour with our special instructor to experience underwater life up to 12 meters deep (For safety reasons).

If you do have PADI certificate, we do 2 immersions. If you don't have, then we do 1 immersion and 1 snorkeling on the Discovery Diving tour.

Lunch on board.

Return to town for a good night sleep at your selected hotel. (+$70 pp)

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*OPTIONAL UPGRADE 2: YACHT TOUR TO NORTH SEYMOUR ISLAND

Breakfast at your hotel and then we pick you up to take our comfortable yacht that will take us to the incredible island of North Seymour. This uninhabited island is one of our favorites for animal lovers. Here you will see a large colony of Blue-footed boobies and the extremely photogenic Great Frigate birds. Also lookout for swallow-tailed gulls, marine iguanas, land iguanas, sea lions and more.

North Seymour is particularly famous for its elegant Frigate birds that, during mating season, rewards us with the vision (and photographs) of males inflating their guttural pouch into an enormous scarlet-red balloon to attract the females.

After a delicious lunch onboard the yacht, we head to Bachas Beach, a beautiful white coralline expanse. This is the perfect place for practicing snorkeling, swimming or to simply enjoy the white soft sand. Several brackish lagoons only a few steps away from the sea provide feeding grounds for various wading birds, from stilts to flamingos.

Overnight at your selected Hotel. (+$140pp)

(B/L/-)

Tortuga Bay + transfer to Isabela Island

After a nice breakfast at your hotel, enjoy a free morning 50 minute walk to the world famous white beach of Tortuga Bay beach (a top 5 in the world) until noon. Swim in "Playa Mansa" and enjoy kayaking if you prefer (not included $10 pp). Then return to your hotel before 1pm so we will pick you up and transfer you to the pier to take a fast boat to Isabela Island (the biggest island in the Galapagos).

Upon arrival, we will pick you up from the pier and take you to your hotel. If time allows you can visit the Flamingos lagoon and Galapagos Tortoise Breeding Center. Enjoy the wonderful white beach of Isabela.

A nice dinner at "El Faro" Restaurant will be waiting for you.

Accommodation on your selected hotel.

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Trekking to an active Volcano and enjoy wonderful views

After a nice breakfast we will go trekking to an active volcano. This 4-5 hours (16km both ways) hike to Volcán Sierra Negra and Volcán Chico will offer you breathtaking views of the second largest oceanic crater in the world as well as amazing views of northern Isabela Island. Enjoy a Box lunch with this view.

Return to your hotel, and enjoy a free afternoon to walk to Humedales or "La Galapaguera" (Tortoise Breeding center).

Accommodation at your selected hotel.

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Enjoy snorkeling at Isabela's Lava Tunnels and Cabo Rosas

After breakfast we will pick you up to start our navigable tour to the incredible Lava Tunnels and Cabo Rosas. Here we will have the chance to snorkel with amazing marine animals such as White Tip (Friendly) sharks, rays, Marine Turtles and even get to see Penguins and Sea Horses. (This Off the Beaten path tour is one of the best hidden gems in Galapagos)

Then we will walk over the tunnels to see land animals such as the beautiful Blue-Footed boobies. Lunch on board before returning to your hotel for a relaxed afternoon at the beach.

Accommodation at your selected hotel.

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Kayak to the penguins + Fly to San Cristobal Island + Tijeretas

After breakfast, we will pick you up at your hotel to take you to the pier to start our kayaking tour in search of the penguins at Tintoreras Islet. Snorkel at La Calera or Tintoreras included to see giant marine turtles and friendly sharks.

After kayaking, we will return to our hotel for check out and then we take you to the airport for your small plane private flight to San Cristobal Island. 45 minute flight with outstanding views of Galapagos. Upon arrival, we will pick you up and take you to your hotel.

Enjoy a free afternoon to relax at Playa Mann, snorkel at Tijeretas and walk to Tijeretas Hill before reaching Playa Punta Carola for an amazing sunset surrounded by Sea Lions.

Accommodation at your selected hotel

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All day tour around San Cristobal Island + Kicker Rock

After an early breakfast, start our navigable day tour around all San Cristobal Island. This tour consist on going around the island of San Cristobal, where you can see Frigate birds, Boobies, Dolphins, Sea Lions, Sea Turtles, Hammerhead sharks, Sea-gulls, marine iguanas and many more.

It takes around 7h30.

Visit: Kicker Rock, Cerro Brujo, Bahía Sardina, go around Punta Pitt, Bahía Rosa Blanca.

Snorkel 80% - Walk on the Beach 20%

You can also experience sport fishing on this tour.

After your return, enjoy a nice dinner and then relax at your selected hotel for a good overnight sleep.

(B/L/D)

OPTIONAL UPGRADE 1:

After your tour, in the afternoon, enjoy a navigable sunset dinner. Go on a private tour to see the sunset on board our boat and enjoy Sport Fishing (Catch and release) with some wine and beer. Then enjoy a nice ceviche and sashimi prepared on spot for you. The perfect way to finish your Galapagos Experience. (+$90 pp)

(B/L/D)

OPTIONAL UPGRADE 2:

Breakfast and then go to our Diving shop to start our diving tour to the magnificent Kicker Rock. 2 dives included in search for sharks, rays, turtles and more. This amazing 145meter high volcanic rock is one of the best diving spots in Galapagos. Then we have lunch on board and relax at a beautiful white sand beach (+$80 pp)

(B/L/D)

Free morning + Pick up to go to the airport

Breakfast + Free morning to enjoy San Cristobal Island + Transfer out to the airport

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UNTIL NEXT TIME GALAPAGOS!