DISCOVERING THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS I 7 DAYS / 6 NIGHTS | FROM $1815
Duration
Tour Type
Explore Tours
IMPORTANT NOTES:
- Reservations are subject to availability and may change without prior notice UNTIL YOUR RESERVATION IS CONFIRMED
- To make a reservation, 50% of the fare per passenger must be paid, NON-REFUNDABLE
- Rate applies with a minimum of 2 passengers
- Please inquire about the supplement when traveling alone
- Please inquire about rates for groups
- Itinerary subject to changes due to: weather problems, operational inconveniences, or situations that may endanger the passenger
- The operator is obliged to change to a hotel of the same category assigned to the client in case of emergencies.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS:
- The quotation is valid for 24 hours after the date of submission
- The price may vary after this date if there is no prior confirmation
- The total amount must be paid in full 30 days before the reservation entry date.
Included/Exclude
- Transfer for domestic flights HOTEL – AIRPORT – HOTEL
- Certified Galapagos National Park English/Spanish-speaking guide
- 6 nights of accommodation, 5-star Hotel in Quito, Superior Tourist Hotels in Galapagos.
- Meals according to the itinerary: 6 breakfasts and 4 set menu lunches.
- Visits according to the itinerary
- Snorkeling equipment for boat tours
- Shared maritime transportation
- GALÁPAGOS NATIONAL PARK Fee: $200.00 USD per person, cash only.
- INGALA transit card: $20.00 USD per person, cash only.
- International flights and airport taxes.
- Domestic flights QUITO – GALÁPAGOS – QUITO (Estimated cost: $550.00 USD per person).
- Transfers airport – hotel – airport for INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS.
- Personal expenses and tips for guides, drivers and hotels (Estimated budget $180 USD).
- Any activity not detailed in the itinerary.
- Meals and drinks not specified in the itinerary (Estimated cost: $180.00 USD per person).
- Entrance fees to tourist attractions not specified in the itinerary.
- Alcoholic beverages
- Wetsuit and fins (Estimated cost: $30.00 USD per person).
- My own room supplement estimated budget: $480.00 USD.
- Medical and travel Insurance (MANDATORY)
This departure requires a minimum of 2 passengers.
Arrival in Quito.
Welcome to Quito! It is the most visited city in Ecuador due to its rich culture, being considered the "Art Relic of America," and it was the first city to be declared a UNESCO "Cultural Heritage of Humanity." The city is surrounded by the volcanoes Pichincha, Antisana, Cotopaxi, and Cayambe, which form the Andean contour.
Depending on your arrival time, you can spend the day exploring the old town of Quito and its surroundings. We can help organize a day trip (request in advance).
In the evening, one of our guides will meet you in the hotel lobby for a welcome briefing at 6:00 PM. At this time, we will discuss details and questions you may have about the adventure. Our first day is for acclimatization and information.
Included: accommodation at Swissotel Quito or similar in double occupancy.
Not included: breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Quito – Galapagos – Transfer in – Highlands – Twin Craters (Crateres Gemelos).
In the morning, after a delicious breakfast, one of our guides will be waiting to transfer you to the airport for your flight to the Galapagos Islands. Once you arrive in Baltra Island, you will meet your local guide, be picked up and transferred to Santa Cruz, a nearby island, crossing the narrow Itabaca Channel by ferry. From here, we will continue by car to our first stop in the highlands of Santa Cruz.
The highlands are home to the iconic Galapagos giant tortoises. Here, you will visit a private ranch where you can walk in search of the giant tortoises. During this visit, you will also see some lava tunnels formed when the surface of a lava flow solidifies. After this tour, you will continue in a private vehicle to your hotel. Here, your local guide will explain the next day's itinerary.
Enjoy the rest of the afternoon free to relax and explore this beautiful island.
Included: accommodation at Villa Laguna Hotel or similar in double occupancy, breakfast, and lunch.
Not included: dinner.
Bay Tour – Playa de los perros.
After a delicious breakfast at approximately 8:30 AM, we will take a walk to the Main Dock where we will board a boat authorized by the PNG for approximately 15 minutes of navigation to Punta Estrada, where from the boat we will observe blue-footed boobies, frigates, gulls, etc. Then, we will snorkel in Franklin Bay for about 45 minutes. Snorkel equipment will be provided free of charge to anyone who wishes to use it. In this area, you will see a variety of colorful fish, sea turtles, small sharks, etc.
After this, we will head to another point, the Shark Channel located at Punta Estrada, where we will disembark to visit the shark channel formed by magma chamber swellings. Here, we will observe the harmless white-tip reef sharks. Next, we will walk approximately 10 minutes to Playa de los Perros located at Punta Estrada, a walk where we will observe the island's native vegetation until we reach the beach where we can find marine iguanas. There will be time to take photos and enjoy the scenery.
Swimming is not allowed in this area. After this, we will visit Las Grietas, walking 15 minutes past the salt mines.
Las Grietas is a natural pool where saltwater from the sea mixes with freshwater from the highlands of the island, filtering through the cracks and gathering in this unique place, ideal for swimming with fish and snorkeling. It offers excellent opportunities for photography.
Return to the hotel around 12:30 PM, lunch, and free afternoon.
Included: accommodation at Villa Laguna Hotel or similar in double occupancy, breakfast, and lunch.
Not included: dinner.
Charles Darwin Research Station – Transfer from Santa Cruz to San Cristobal.
In the morning, we will visit the Charles Darwin Research Station to learn more about the many endemic species seen in the wild, as well as ongoing conservation and management efforts in the Galapagos Islands.
In the afternoon, you will travel by speedboat to San Cristobal Island.
Once we arrive, we will check into the hotel.
Included: accommodation at Blue Marlin Hotel or similar in double occupancy, breakfast, and lunch.
Not included: dinner.
Lobos Island
Today, after breakfast, you will be received and transferred to a dock where you will take a quick boat ride to the nearby Lobos Island. During this boat trip, you will observe many marine animals even before setting foot on the island.
Upon arrival, enjoy a guided tour where you will have the opportunity to observe frigates, blue-footed boobies, manta rays, sea lions, and sometimes sharks that inhabit the island and its surrounding waters. The white coral beaches of San Cristobal are ideal for walking, relaxing, and swimming before returning to Puerto Baquerizo Moreno.
Included: accommodation at Blue Marlin Hotel or similar in double occupancy, breakfast, and lunch.
Not included: dinner.
Transfer out – Quito
Enjoy more free time this morning before transferring to San Cristobal airport. From here, you will take a flight back to mainland Ecuador.
Upon arrival in Quito, you will be received at the airport and transferred to your hotel for one more free night before saying goodbye.
Included: accommodation at Swissotel Quito or similar in double occupancy, and breakfast.
Not included: lunch and dinner.
Departure
Today, our journey will end, and you will have your international departures. Take with you your memories and photographs and leave a piece of your heart, as you will soon want to return to Ecuador to experience more of this enchanted land. We wish you a "safe trip"!
Included: breakfast.
Not included: lunch and dinner.
This departure requires a minimum of 2 passengers.
