8-Day Galapagos Complete Island-Hopping

Itinerary

• DAY 1 QUITO – SAN CRISTOBAL – FREE AFTERNOON
  

  Our English-speaking guide will be waiting for you at the San Cristobal Airport. If you arrive before 02:00 PM you will get lunch. If you arrive later, lunch is not included. This day will be self-guided. Optional activities: you can visit The San Cristobal Interpretation Center, where you will learn about the islands, the evolution of their species, fauna, migration, and how humans came to live here. Then you can go to Playa Mann for your first contact with the stunning waters of these islands.

  • Activity:Exploring. Relaxing. Sightseeing.
  • Transport:Car.
  • Meal:Lunch.
  • Accommodation:Hotel Casa Opuntia or similar.
• DAY 2 KICKER ROCK
  

  After breakfast, you go by boat to snorkel at Kicker Rock, one of the most spectacular landmarks in the Galapagos Islands. Two volcanic rocks 140 meters tall are located off the coast of San Cristobal Island. Viewed from the south, the rocks look like a sleeping lion, which is why the Spanish name is León Dormido (sleeping lion). From another side it looks like a boot, hence the English name: Kicker Rock. This tiny island is the favorite place for an array of marine birds and great underwater life. The natural erosion of this ancient cone has created a channel between the rocks that provides the ideal habitat for a variety of sharks and rays. In the afternoon, you go back to the hotel.

  • Activity:Sightseeing. Snorkeling. Wildlife Watching.
  • Transport:Boat. Car.
  • Meal:Breakfast. Lunch.
  • Accommodation:Hotel Casa Opuntia or similar.
• DAY 3 FREE MORNING – PUERTO AYORA
  

  You have the morning for yourself when you can visit Playa Mann, La Loberia, or just relax in your hotel. At 14:00, you take the public speedboat to Puerto Ayora (about 2,5 hours). Upon arrival, you will be taken to your hotel.

  • Activity:Exploring. Relaxing.
  • Transport:Boat. Car.
  • Meal:Breakfast.
  • Accommodation:Hotel Fiesta or similar.
• DAY 4 BARTOLOME, PLAZAS, FLOREANA, OR NORTH SEYMOUR
  

  Today you go on a full-day tour by speedboat to one of the uninhabited islands Bartolome, Plazas, Floreana, or North Seymour. All the trips include some snorkeling and hiking. The chosen island you will visit depends on availability and Galapagos National Park regulations. You can let us know your preference.

  • Activity:Exploring. Hiking. Snorkeling. Wildlife Watching.
  • Transport:Boat. Car.
  • Meal:Breakfast. Box Lunch.
  • Accommodation:Hotel Fiesta or similar.
• DAY 5 SANTA CRUZ ISLAND HIGHLANDS – ISABELA ISLAND
  

  In the morning you will go to the Highlands of Santa Cruz to make closer contact with the Giant Galapagos Tortoises in their natural habitat. You will be surrounded all the excursion by the endemic vegetation of the Galapagos. Around 1:30 PM, you will take a public speedboat to Isabela Island, which takes approximately 2,5 hours. Upon arrival in Isabela, you will be taken to your beachfront hotel. Then time at your leisure.

  • Activity:Exploring. Sightseeing. Wildlife Watching.
  • Transport:Boat. Car.
  • Meal:Breakfast.
  • Accommodation:Hotel Albemarle or similar.
• DAY 6 LOS TUNELES SNORKELING
  

  After breakfast, your guide will take you to what is said to be one of the best snorkeling places in the world, Los Tuneles. The water is shallow, calm, and very clear- a sea sanctuary. A series of lava flows have produced unique geological formations, a series of arcs and tunnels underneath and above the water- a habitat for many local Galapagos Species. The entrance to the site is shallow and the waves can be strong, for this reason, the access can be complicated. You will have a snack on board and then return to Puerto Villamil.

  • Activity:Exploring. Snorkeling. Wildlife Watching.
  • Transport:Boat. Car.
  • Meal:Breakfast. Snack.
  • Accommodation:Hotel Albemarle or similar.
• DAY 7 KAYAK IN PUERTO VILLAMIL – FREE AFTERNOON
  

  After breakfast, the guide will accompany you for a kayak excursion in the bay of Puerto Villamil. In the afternoon you have time to enjoy the beautiful beach or to do another optional activity.

  • Activity:Relaxing. Kayaking.
  • Transport:Car.
  • Meal:Breakfast.
  • Accommodation:Hotel Albemarle or similar.
• DAY 8 FLIGHT TO BALTRA AIRPORT
  

  This is the last day of your visit to the Galapagos with our Classic Island Hopping tour. After breakfast, you take a flight from Isabela Airport to Baltra Airport (about 45 minutes). Your tour ends at Baltra Airport.

  • Transport:Car. Plane.
  • Meal:Breakfast.