Transfer from Baltra airport to hotel with Highland Visit along the way.

This tour consists of visiting 2 sites: El Chato with Lava tunnels and Los Gemelos.

Meet your guide and the rest of the group at the airport and start your Galapagos journey through the Highlands of Santa Cruz, finishing at your hotel in the afternoon.

This visit consists of visiting 2 sites: El Chato with Lava tunnels and Los Gemelos.
Firstly 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 if you look very carefully.

The next stop is El Chato Tortoise Reserve & lava tunnels 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.

The walking path will begin with the lava tunnels which were formed by the solidifying of the outside skin of molten lava flow, then continues through the tortoise reserve.

Lunch will be served at the Tortoise reserve.

After you return to the current century you will be transported back to Puerto Ayora and your hotel for check in.

Depart 7am for a 2 tank dive trip

Meet at Academy Bay Diving office at 6.55am – Depart 7am for a 2 tank dive trip
Includes: 2 tanks, all equipment, guide, lunch, towels, photos & videos

PM: Free time – Please see the list of suggested visitor site here.

DINNER – Join us at a local restaurant and experience seafood at it’s best! if you don’t like seafood “chuleta” the pork chops here are to die for, and the vegetarian options are also delicious. With fresh local produce you can’t go wrong.

Depart 7am for a 2 tank dive trip

Meet at Academy Bay Diving office at 6.55am – Depart 7am for a 2 tank dive trip
Includes: 2 tanks, all equipment, guide, lunch, towels, photos & videos

PM:Guided tour – THE SANTA CRUZ BREWERY – pick up dive center

The Santa cruz Brewery is the first microbrewery in Santa Cruz and have produced the first craft beer in Galapagos. Their brewing station is located just outside of Bellavista (10 minutes from Puerto Ayora) surrounded by endemic trees and nature.
Over the last 10 years they have produced several styles of beer, both traditional and experimental with the flavours of Galapagos.
For example, the Coffee Porter beer (Carapachuda) brewed with Galapagos coffee, Passion Beer (Made with Passion Fruit) and the latest Gose-style beer creation, made with Sea Salt and organic coffee cherries, both Galapagos products.

Depart 7am for a 2 tank dive trip

Meet at Academy Bay Diving office at 6.55am – Depart 7am for a 2 tank dive trip.
Includes: 2 tanks, all equipment, guide, lunch, towels, photos & videos

PM: COOKING CLASS – CEVICHE fresh local fish or vegetarian

Join The ‘Galapagos Chefs’ turning fresh local seafood and produce into a delicious, traditional, galapagueñan ceviche.

Depart 7am for a 2 tank dive trip

Meet at Academy Bay Diving office at 6.55am – Depart 7am for a 2 tank dive trip.
Includes: 2 tanks, all equipment, guide, lunch, towels, photos & videos

PM guided visit – LA VIÑA – go directly from dive trip

La Viña is a farm situated in the highlands of Santa cruz that offers a 40 minute walking trail through the lush plantations of coffee, cocoa and sugar cane.
During the walk, whilst learning about the coffee growing process, you may pluck mandarins, lemons, oranges or guava fruits to eat, depending on the season. Towards the end of the trail you will be treated to the process of extracting juice from the sugar cane, and then finally see the process of cleaning, drying and sorting the coffee and cocoa.
Of course the exprience would not be complete without taste testing the finished productos before you leave!

Depart 7am for a 2 tank dive trip

Meet at Academy Bay Diving office at 6.55am – Depart 7am for a 2 tank dive trip.
Includes: 2 tanks, all equipment, guide, lunch, towels, photos & videos

PM: guided visit – EL TRAPICHE & EL DIBUJO – go directly from dive trip
The trapiche farm makes sugar cane alcohol. See the process of juicing the cane with their trusted donkey, listen to the explanation of the fermentation process, and of course taste test the final product.

Watch and help one of the Galapagos local woodworkers turn a block of wood into a work of art – tortoise, sea lion or shark. Choose your Galapagos souvenir direct from the maker (and save a little on the main street prices!).

Departure time to confirm – Land & snorkel tour

Return: Approx 4-5pm
Includes: breakfast (for Bartolomé 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.

PM: Free time – please see the list of Self Guided sites here.

Hotel pick up 3 hours before your flight departure time.
Say goodbye to your guide and new friends.

We really hope you enjoyed your time with us in the Galapagos Islands!