The Best Islands of Ecuador Extensive Tour

On arrival at San Cristobal Airport, you will be assisted and transferred to your Hotel. City Tour: After arriving at San Cristóbal you will visit the Interpretation Centre, where you will learn more about the origin of the archipelago, its fauna and flora, as well as the history and its first inhabitants. After that, you will hike for about 2 hours until Frigate Hill where you can enjoy the endemic vegetation and a beautiful view of the island and its surroundings. The main attractions here are the frigate birds. At the end of the day, you will visit Frigate Bay and do some snorkelling. Return to the hotel. Overnight in San Cristobal. Free night

After Breakfast, you’ll leave early in the morning to take the boat and visit the Kicker Rock, which is known as one of the best places to do snorkeling and diving in Galapagos. There, you can see sharks, rays and different types of fishes. After the snorkelling you can chose one of the following beaches: Playa Ochoa, Playa Puerto Grande or Playa Mangelito. In the afternoon, you’ll return to you hotel. Overnight in San Cristobal. Free Night Meals: Breakfast, Box Lunch

After breakfast, you will be transfer to the port and take a speedboat to Santa Cruz Island. The boat trip takes about 2 and half hours. At arrival to Santa Cruz, you will be transferred to your hotel. Afterwards you will visit a ranch in the island’s highlands where we will be able to see Giant Turtles in their natural habitat. Lunch at the ranch. Return to your Hotel. Overnight in Santa Cruz. Free Night Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

After breakfast, you will discover the diversity of the Galapagos Islands. Your tour consists of a hike around the island and afterwards you can snorkel, swim or just relax. You will visit the followings islands: Bartolome Island: Discover amazing landscapes, and fascinating geological formations, here you will have great opportunity for snorkelling. North Seymour Island: The main fauna species of this island are Land Iguanas, the Magnificent Frigate bird with their incredible scarlet regular pouch, blue-footed boobies and their particular courtship dance and sea lions surfing across the waves. Return to your Hotel. Overnight in Santa Cruz. Free night. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

After breakfast, you will discover the other Islands from the Archipelago. Your tour will visit the following islands: South Plazas: Small island but outstanding concentration of wildlife, dramatic cliffs, spectacular natural red carpet of algae and great contrasts to be seen. Santa Fe: This Island has a lot of diversity. The lagoons of the Santa Fe Island provide an excellent place for snorkeling alongside colorful fishes, sea lions, giant tuna and even small sharks that are often sighted in these environments. Return to your Hotel. Overnight in Santa Cruz. Free Night Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

After breakfast, you will visit Charles Darwin Station. The center is a reservoir of information on habitats and local conservation, as well as other fascinating relevant statistics. Their objectives are to conduct scientific research and environmental education for conservation. The Station has a team of over a hundred scientists, educators, volunteers, research students, and support staff from all over the world. There, you will visit the Tortoise Breeding Center, where it is possible to view tortoises of varied sizes and shapes. You will walk and get photos with the tortoises. Also, you can see the land and marine iguanas and different species of birds. Return to your hotel. Overnight in Santa Cruz. Free night. Meals: Breakfast

After breakfast, we will visit a unique place in the islands, “Los Túneles”. Your trip starts on board a speedboat for a 45 minutes drive. The Tunnels were formed millions year ago when rivers of liquid lava ran across the island reaching the coast shore. The cold water froze their superficial layer isolating the interior while liquid lava kept flowing into the sea. When the eruption finished, a hollow structure was formed and its wall later broke allowing water to come inside and creating tunnels. Our guide will show you hundreds of tunnels while we snorkel and discover the marine life such as sharks, lobsters, penguins, sea lions, boobies, marine turtles among other endemic species from Galapagos. A snack will be served on board. If lucky enough, we will have the chance to witness giant manta rays feeding in open waters. Afterwards you will return to Isabela. In the afternoon, we will visit the Tortoise Breeding Center, at this place you will learn more about the breeding and reproduction of the Tortoises. Return to your Hotel. Overnight in Isabela. Free Night Meals: Breakfast, Box Lunch

After breakfast, you will be transferred to the port and travel to Santa Cruz in the morning. Upon arrival at Santa Cruz, our guide will drive you to the airport and assist you with the check-in process. Meals: Breakfast