Tour Galapagos The Best 5 days / 4 nights

Visiting the Galapagos is an experience that no one should miss, these fantastic islands were declared a Natural World Heritage Site by UNESCO, due to their rich biodiversity and amazing scenic beauty. Ask about our itineraries through WhatsApp: +593998363050, we will be happy to assist you.

Itinerary

• Day 1: Arrival in Baltra - Twin Craters - El Chato Reserve / Tunnels
• Day 2: North Seymour Island - Bachas or Bartolomé Island - Sullivan
• Day 3: Isla Plazas Sur - Punta Carrión
• Day 4: Floreana Island or Isabela Island
• Day 5: Transfer to the airport

 

Detailed itinerary

Day 1:

Transfer Airport - Hotel - Twin Craters - El Chato Reserve / Tunnels

Our tour will start at the Baltra airport, where we will be waiting for you to transfer you to the hotel.

This day we will visit the Upper part of Santa Cruz, we will enjoy the landscape and its exuberant vegetation, the first stop will be the El Chato Reserve, this incredible place is the home of the famous Galapagos giant tortoises, here we will also find many species of birds like finches, flies and short-eared owls, endemic to the archipelago.

Then we will continue our journey to the Gemelos, two crater-shaped volcanic depressions that were created when the islands were active. We will walk its trails while appreciating the native forest of escalesia.

* Lunch

Day 2:

North Seymour Island - Bachas

In the morning our agent will pick you up at the hotel to transfer you to the Itabaca Canal dock where we will board the yacht that will take us to La Isla Seymour Norte, there we will walk a path for approximately 2 km. that goes from the interior of the Island along the rocky coast. From here we will get to know the largest colonies of seabirds on the islands. We will observe the nesting sites of the mischievous blue-footed boobies and the colorful frigates.

We will enjoy lunch, then practice snorkeling, we will swim along with the green sea turtles, the Galapagos sharks, sea lions and rays.

Later we will go to Bachas beach to relax while sunbathing and going into the sea.

or Bartolome Island - Bahía Sullivan

We will board a yacht to reach Bartolome Island, upon arrival we will marvel at its turquoise waters and white sand beaches.

We will have breakfast on board and sail for 2. We will walk up the stairs, and at the summit we will appreciate the beauty of the landscape of its beautiful bays with fascinating lava formations and volcanic cones. Here we find the famous Pinnacle Rock, the most representative image of Galapagos. Very close to the place we will observe two beautiful crescent-shaped beaches.

Here we will see the most beautiful landscapes of the archipelago, it has a variety of red, orange, green, black soils with brilliant volcanic formations.

We will take time to snorkel with sea turtles, white tip reef sharks, sea lions, and many other unique marine species.

On this island we will also observe the famous Galapagos Penguins.

In the afternoon, after lunch, we will go to Sullivan Bay, we will see the surprising lava formations, from a volcanic eruption in 1903.

Return to the hotel.

* Breakfast / Lunch

Day 3:

Plazas Islands - Punta Carrion

In the morning we will go to the dock of the Itabaca Canal to board the yacht that will take us to Islas Plazas. After 2 hours of navigation, as soon as you disembark you can see one of the largest sea lion colonies in the archipelago.

Then only a few meters behind the landing pier you can always see a group of land iguanas, the trail heads to the other side of the island, which is very small and rectangular in shape, to walk along a ravine, where They can observe land iguanas, some marine iguanas, and birds in the ravine or gliding over it, such as: boobies, blue and masked legs, nesting forked gulls and tropical birds. In addition to frigates and pelicans that frequently fly over the ravines.

* Breakfast / Lunch

Day 4:

Floreana Island

In the morning we will take a yacht to navigate Academy Bay, we will sail its turquoise waters, in approximately an hour and a half we arrive at Puerto Velasco Ibarra, on Floreana Island where we will be greeted by a colony of marine iguanas.

In a bus, we will travel to the upper part of the island, and we will visit the Galapagueras, where the turtles live in a semi-natural state.

We will continue the tour of "Las Cuevas", these were natural refuges of the first inhabitants of the island, we will know its history, and we will arrive at the slope from where they obtained the water for their survival.

In the afternoon after tasting an exquisite lunch, we will have time to enjoy snorkeling in Playa Negra, while we observe sea lions swimming along with turtles, marine and tropical fish.

Isabela Island

If we choose to visit Isabela Island, we will sail for approximately two hours. We will arrive at Puerto Villamil, to visit the Giant Turtle Breeding Center, here we will learn about the process of breeding and reproduction of giant turtles, considered endangered.

We will visit the flamingo lagoon and relax on a beautiful beach on this island.

Then we will head to the port for lunch at a local restaurant.

Another point to visit is the Tintoreras Islet, located south of Puerto Villamil, where we will see a variety of turtles, iguanas and sea lions, rays and other species, swimming in a small bay with calm turquoise waters.

Return to the Hotel.

* Breakfast / Lunch

Day 5:

Airport transfer

On this day we will enjoy our breakfast and then depart to the airport to take the return flight to Quito or Guayaquil.

* Breakfast

 

Rates

Private tour, 5 days / 4 nights, starts in Quito or Guayaquil

Number of passengers	Fare per person
4 a 10	$. 967
3	$. 971
2	$. 999
1	$. 1161

Discounts available for groups.

 

The tour to Galapagos Islands includes:

• Accommodation.
• Breakfast buffet.
• Menu type lunches.
• Visits to the Islands according to the itinerary.
• Transfer Airport - Hotel - Airport (Galapagos).
• Naturalist Guides III.
• Snorkeling equipment.
• Non-alcoholic, non-bottled beverages and snacks during sailing.
• Security lockers at the Hotel reception.

 

Not included

• Airplane ticket.
• Entrance to the Galapagos National Park: Nationals 6 USD; Foreigners 100 USD.
• Dinners.
• Transit card . 20.00 USD
• Services not specified in the program.