Only 5 days to discover Galapagos Islands!
Only a few days to visit the Galápagos? No worries! We offer you the best experience with this package of 5 days/ 4 nights with 2 days and a half of coordinated activities where you can explore and meet the fauna and flora of the islands, on yachts which offer a quality service with the knowledge of our certified by the Galápagos National Park guides in addition with a free time so you can enjoy a relaxing time in this magical place and so you can have the chance to share with the locality, its food, its culture and the communal living with this unique ecosystem! And you cannot miss out our hotel suggestions, in a comfy and nice place to rest the night and live it up the next day!
INCLUDED
Hotel
Breakfast
Day Tours
Guide English/ Spanish
Transportation
Lunch on tour days mentioned
Taxes and Services
Snorkel gear (mask, finds and tube) on day on tour days
NOT INCLUDED
Dinners
TCT Galapagos Transit Card (20,00 USD per person)
Galapagos National Park Fee (200,00 USD per person)
Flight tickets
Credit Card fee
Any extra activities or services are not mention on the Itinerary
*Have some shoes, pants or shorts, and a raincoat ready. (In case it rains)
Your driver will welcome you at the airport he will be holding a sign with your name on; he will help you taking the bus to Itabaca Canal so you can board a boat to cross to Santa Cruz Island where your land transport will be waiting for you to start with the 30 minutes trip to Chato ranch, where you can see the Giant Tortoises of Galapagos and vegetation as well as enjoy a delicious lunch and finally go to your Hotel in Puerto Ayora where an assistant of the Agency will be there welcoming you and also will be checking some other details of your activities out.
We departure is from Pto. Ayora we combine with La Fe
Navigation time: 1 hour approx.
Departure time: 7 – 8 am
Return time: 4 pm
Snorkeling/ free dive Site/ Species to see
Penguin Bay: shallow water to see sea turtles, white tip sharks, schooling tropical reef fish
Dumb Islet: deep water site to see pelagic creatures as mantas and sharks, great place to free dive
Land Visit/ Species to see
La Fe Islet: landing at a mangrove tunnel, walking through candelabra cactus forest to the shore where we see blue footed boobies, pelicans, noodies, sea lions and marine iguanas
Game Fishing
NameLessRock: Albacore, bonito sierra
Pinzon Sea Mount: Wahoos, yellow fin tuna
Wildlife from
Bobbies, Sea Lions, swallow tail gulls at Name Less Rock
8 AM Charles Darwin Station Visit Walk and Snorkel
Start the walk from your hotel heading to Charles Darwin Avenue to the Galapagos National Park and the Charles Darwin Station is located just a few steps away from it, there you will be able to see the giant tortoises’ corrals from their early years until their adult life, also you will be well informed about the islands, volcanic formations, weather and so. All of this and more at the new Interpretation Center.
Lunch in a local restaurant
2 PM Tortuga Bay Beach
Recommended schedule time 2PM - 4 hours long.
This road is a cactus and palo santo wood that takes around 30 to 45 minutes to get to the beach, this one is called the ´brave’ one, a 3kms white sand beach and blue sea. If you have some surfing experience this place is ideal to do so otherwise you can walk around this beach towards the ‘peaceful’ one, where you can snorkel or rent a kayak to enjoy the beauty of this place or walk around the cactus forest and marine iguanas resting on the beach.
Full day 8am a 3pm
Medium hiking and Snorkel –dry landing-
The tour starts in Santa Cruz towards the Itabaca Canal to board the yacht, the navigation lasts from about 30 to 45 minutes heading to the North of Santa Cruz.
Guided walk to go all over the path where you will have the opportunity to see: blue-footed booby birds, marine iguanas, frigate birds, tropical birds, as cactus trees, palo santo trees among other highlights of the island. (Approximately an hour)
Coming back to the yacht to change clothes and do some snorkeling so you will be able to see sea turtles, tropical fish, and more. (For about an hour)
Back to the yacht enjoy a delicious lunch and relax sailing back to Santa Cruz. Once there the bus will leave you at your lodging place.
Transfer OUT
Your driver will pick you up from your hotel or from the dock at a previously time scheduled based on your flight to help you out and take you to the Airport.