ITINERARY A
Explore beaches, volcanic trails, and spectacular viewpoints. Our itinerary combines adventure, relaxation, and breathtaking scenery.
4 DAYS - 3 NIGHTS
First day
AM. Baltra (AIRPORT)
PM. Santa Cruz Highlands
Activities: Hike (1.5 miles / 2 ½ km)
Landing type: Desembarco seco
Difficulty: Moderate hike
Second day
AM. Rabida (Jervis)
Attractions: Snorkel: reddish-white cheek ducks, goldfish, sea lions, brackish water lagoon, penguins, Galapagos Hawk
Activities: Snorkeling, boat tour and short hike (0.6 miles / 1 km)
Landing Type: Wet Landing
Difficulty: Easy / moderate
Third day
AM. Bartolomé Island
PM. Sullivan Bay (Santiago Island)
Attractions: Landscape geology, splash cones, lava glass bubbles (Hornitos), pioneer plants, also diving, observation of rays, sharks and penguins. Activities: swimming, diving and walking along the 795-meter route and 375 wooden stairs.
Type of Landing: Wet and dry landing
Difficulty: Easy and moderate.
Fourth day
AM. Black Turtle Cove
AM. Baltra
It is located north of Santa Cruz Island, it is a bay surrounded by a mangrove forest, it is a resting place, mainly for sea turtles, on the mangrove forest colonies of seabirds rest.
Attractions: Nesting site for sea turtles, lagoons with flamingos, marine iguanas and migratory and aquatic birds.
Activities: Swimming, diving and walking on the 1 km trail.
Landing Type: Wet Landing
Difficulty: Easy.
PM. Sombrero Chino
Important aspects: Snorkeling, Galapagos geology, lava tubes and lava flows, marine iguanas, Galapagos penguin, sea lions.
Activities: 700 m trail hike, snorkeling, swimming.
Landing Type: Wet Landing
Difficulty: Easy
5 DAYS - 4 NIGHTS
First day
AM. Baltra
PM. Mosquera
Attractions: geological formation of marine uplift, colony of wolves, fish, corals.
Activities: walking, snorkeling, swimming.
Second day
AM. Isla Plaza Sur
Attractions: Land iguanas, colony of sea lions, petrels, forked-tailed gulls, blue-footed boobies, incredible scenery, with cliffs.
Activities: Hike (2.5 km)
Landing Type: Dry Landing
Difficulty: Moderate
Third day
AM. Islote Osborn
Attractions: Snorkeling, observation of the cliffs.
Activities: Zodiac ride and snorkeling.
Type of landing: No landing.
AM. Gardner Bay
Fourth day
AM. Mirador de la Baronesa (Isla Floreana)
Important aspects: Great view, sea turtles, mysterious story about the first inhabitants of the islands
Activities: Short walk (0.6 miles / 1 km)
Landing Type: Wet Landing
Difficulty: Easy
Fifth day
AM. Estación Científica Charles Darwin (Isla Santa Cruz)
Attractions: Breeding Center for giant tortoises and land iguanas, captive turtles
.
Activities: Hike, interpretive trail, photography.
Landing Type: Dry Landing
Difficulty: Easy
8 DAYS - 7 NIGHTS
Seventh day
AM. Bartolomé Island
Activities: swimming, diving and walking along the 795-meter route and 375 wooden stairs.
Type of Landing: Wet and dry landing
Difficulty: easy and moderate.
PM. Sullivan Bay (Santiago Island).
Sixth day
AM. Rabida (Jervis).
Attractions: Snorkel: reddish-white cheek ducks, goldfish, sea lions, brackish water lagoon, penguins, Galapagos Hawk
Activities: Snorkeling, boat tour and short hike (0.6 miles / 1 km)
Landing Type: Wet Landing
Difficulty: Easy / moderate
PM. Sombrero Chino
Important aspects: Snorkeling, Galapagos geology, lava tubes and lava flows, marine iguanas, Galapagos penguin, sea lions.
Activities: 700 m trail hike, snorkeling, swimming.
Landing Type: Wet Landing
Difficulty: Easy
Eighth day
AM. Black Turtle Cove
AM. Baltra
It is located north of Santa Cruz Island, it is a bay surrounded by a mangrove forest, it is a resting place, mainly for sea turtles, on the mangrove forest colonies of seabirds rest. Attractions: Nesting site for sea turtles, lagoons with flamingos, marine iguanas and migratory and aquatic birds.
Activities: Swimming, diving and walking on the 1 km trail.
Landing Type: Wet Landing
Difficulty: Easy.
First day
AM. Baltra
PM. Mosquera
Attractions: geological formation of marine uplift, colony of wolves, fish, corals.
Activities: walking, snorkeling, swimming.
Second day
AM. Isla Plaza Sur
Attractions: Land iguanas, colony of sea lions, petrels, forked-tailed gulls, blue-footed boobies, incredible scenery, with cliffs.
Activities: Hike (2.5 km)
Landing Type: Dry Landing
Difficulty: Moderate
PM. Isla Santa Fe
Attractions: Marine iguanas, giant cacti, Beach with wolves, sea turtles.
Activities: Hike
Landing Type: Dry landing
Difficulty: Moderate
Third day
AM. Islote Osborn
Attractions: Snorkeling, observation of the cliffs.
Activities: Zodiac ride and snorkeling.
Type of landing: No landing.
AM. Gardner Bay
PM. Islote Gardner
PM. Punta Suarez
Attractions: Cucube Bird, Masked Boobies, Albatross, Red-billed Tropical Birds, Lava Lizards, Galapagos Sparrowhawk, Blue-footed Boobies, Blowhole, Spectacular Scenery.
Activities: Walk to observe wildlife (1.9 mi / 3 km)
Landing Type: Dry Landing
Difficulty: Little difficult
Fourth day
AM. Mirador de la Baronesa (Isla Floreana)
Important aspects: Great view, sea turtles, mysterious story about the first inhabitants of the islands
Activities: Short walk (0.6 miles / 1 km)
Landing Type: Wet Landing
Difficulty: Easy
PM. Punta Cormorant (Isla Floreana)
Important aspects: Flamingos, olivine green beach, white beach
Activities: Boat ride and hike (1.25 miles / 2 km)
Landing Type: Wet Landing
Difficulty: Easy
PM. Corona del Diablo Isla Floreana
Attractions: The best dive site in the Galapagos Islands with sharks, rays, rock formations, and various species of tropical fish.
Activities: Snorkeling
Landing Type: No Landing
Difficulty: Moderate / difficult
Fifth day
AM. Estación Científica Charles Darwin (Isla Santa Cruz)
Attractions: Breeding Center for giant tortoises and land iguanas, captive turtles
.
Activities: Hike, interpretive trail, photography.
Landing Type: Dry Landing
Difficulty: Easy
PM. Isla Santa Fe.
Attractions: Marine iguanas, giant cacti, Beach with wolves, sea turtles.
Activities: Hike
Landing Type: Dry landing
Difficulty: Moderate
PM. Islote Gardner
Attractive: Sea lions, seabirds, tropical birds, fish, stingrays. Activities: Snorkeling, zodiac ride
Landing Type: No Landing
PM. Punta Suarez
Attractions: Cucube Bird, Masked Boobies, Albatross, Red-billed Tropical Birds, Lava Lizards, Galapagos Sparrowhawk, Blue-footed Boobies, Blowhole, Spectacular Scenery.
Activities: Walk to observe wildlife (1.9 mi / 3 km)
Landing Type: Dry Landing
Difficulty: Little difficult
PM. Punta Cormorant (Isla Floreana)
Important aspects: Flamingos, olivine green beach, white beach
Activities: Boat ride and hike (1.25 miles / 2 km)
Landing Type: Wet Landing
Difficulty: Easy
PM. Corona del Diablo Isla Floreana
Attractions: The best dive site in the Galapagos Islands with sharks, rays, rock formations, and various species of tropical fish.
Activities: Snorkeling
Landing Type: No Landing
Difficulty: Moderate / difficult
