Transfer from Baltra airport to hotel with Highland Visit

This visit consists of 3 sites: El Chato, Lava tunnels and Los Gemelos. El Chato Tortoise Reserve is near Santa Rosa, approx 19km from Puerto Ayora. This is one of the only places where you can observe the ancient creatures up close in the wild. They look old, they smell old and they even sound old when they suck in their necks and heads and let out a hiss of air, like an old leather cushion. The reserve is also a great place to see the short eared owls, Darwin’s finches, yellow warblers and paint billed crakes.

After you return to the current century you will be taken to the lava tubes, where you can walk more than 1km underground. They were formed by the solidifying of the outside skin of molten lava flow. When the lava flow ceased, the molten lava inside the flow kept moving, emptying out of the solidified skin thus leaving tunnels.

Lastly a visit to Las Gemelos, the twin craters that are actually sink holes surrounded by Scalesia forest. Vermillion flycatchers and often seen here, as well as short eared owls on occasion. It is a beautiful place to take in the greenery of Galapagos and walk along the small paths around the craters to spot some of the bird life.

At the conclusion of the tour you will be transported back to Puerto Ayora and your hotel.

Depart 7am for a 2 tank dive trip. The site will depend on your experience and our itinerary.
Includes: 2 tanks, all equipment, lunch & snacks, guide, towels and photos of your dive.

Santa Fe departure: 8am – 4.30pm
Includes: lunch, guide & snorkel equipment

Ferry to Isabela departing at 7- 7.30am.
You will be picked up from your hotel at 6.15am and transferred to the main passenger to have your name ticked off and board the boat.
The trip is 2 hours in a speed boat.

On arrival to Isabela you will be picked up by a representative from the hotel and given your itinerary briefing.
You will have some free time today and then join the Las Tintoreras Snorkel tour.

This can be taken in Kayak or small motor boat (pre-arranged) The tour takes you first to Las Tintoreras, a small volcanic island where you cruise through shark channel spotting White tip reef sharks resting in the shallow water. You can snorkel in the mouth of the channel here to get a closer look. The second stop is a White Sandy beach covered with lazing sea lions and iguanas, a great photo opportunity. Back on the boat you float past the mangrove forest, a favorite hang out of the blue footed boobies, the masked boobies, pelicans and frigate birds, then on to a protected bay where a colony of Galápagos penguins live where you can snorkel with turtles, White tip reef sharks, rays and many varieties of reef fish. If you are fast with your flippers you may catch a glimpse of the penguins under water too.

Sierra Negra Volcano Tour: 7.30am
AM: Take a guided bus trip and then walk 2 hours up to the second largest crater in the world. Volcan Sierra Negra rises 1490 meters above the sea level and last erupted in October 2005 sending volcanic ash and smoke 20 km in the air. An 8km trail leads around the east side of the volcano to some active fumaroles.

Box lunch is provided on the tour but you will need to take extra drinking water, walking shoes and hot and sunscreen.

AM: Return to Santa Cruz.
The ferry departs Isabela at 6am or 3pm if you would like some extra time in Isabela.

Spend the rest of the day at Tortuga Bay with the Marine Iguanas or visit Las Grietas to join the locals jumping off the cliffs into the crystal clear water .

Or you can add on the Los Tuneles snorkel tour with an extra cost

Departure: 8am – you will need to be at the Academy Bay office at 7.50am
Travel time: 1.5-2 hours depending on sea conditions in a speed boat with on board toilet.

Floreana – The tour includes a 2-3 hour stay on the island to visit the pirate caves created by pirates seeking water and shelter, the giant tortoises and Larga de Aqui, a beautiful lookout over Floreana and the bay.

Lunch is then in a restaurant in the port town of Puerto Velasco Ibarra.
In the afternoon the tour is back to the beach where you will have time to swim and snorkel at a beautiful black sand bay that is the home to many sea lions and green sea turtles. It is a breeding area for the sea lions so don’t be surprised if you see a big male protecting his babies.

Return: Approx 5pm depending on sea conditions.
Included: lunch, water, snorkel equipment (mask, snorkel) fins & wetsuits available at an extra charge.

Pinzon – The tour includes 3 different snorkel/ swimming sites to see many sea lions, turtles, reef sharks, reef fish. There is also a short fishing time and a beach visit.

Lunch is included on board.

Return: Approx 4.30pm
Included: lunch, snorkel equipment & guide. Wetsuits available at an extra charge.

Departure: 6am – 8am
Return: Approx 4-5pm
Includes: breakfast (for Bartolome tour only), lunch, water, snorkelling equipment (mask, snorkel and fins) wetsuits available at an extra charge.

Please send us your preference for this day. Tours are subject to available spaces.

Departure from Baltra