GALAPAGOS ISLAND VACATION

Galapagos Land Tours

8 DAYS / 7 NIGHTS

Tourist Superior Class

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Itinerary: Galapagos Islands

DAY 1:
We arrive from Quito or Guayaquil to San Cristóbal. After lunch, we will visit The San Cristobal Interpretation Center, where we will learn about the islands, evolution of their species, fauna, migration, and how humans came to live there. Then we will go to “Playa Man” for our first contact with the beautiful waters of these islands.Tourist Superior Class Hotels.

DAY 2:
After breakfast, we will visit the “Mirador de la Soledad”, where we will enjoy magnificent views of San Cristobal Island. Lunch will be followed by a trip to the Highlands of San Cristobal Island, where we can see different vegetation compared with that on Santa Cruz Island.Tourist Superior Class Hotels.
DAY 3:
Early in the morning (06:00 am) we will transfer by the public speedboat from San Cristobal to Puerto Ayora (approximately 2 hours and half), where our guide will be waiting for you and then we take a breakfast and check in at the hotel. This morning we have a short rets at the hotel till the lunch time. After the lunch we will visit the Highlands of Santa Cruz to make closer contact with the giant Galapagos tortoises as well as birds, like the Bird Wizard and finches. All day we will be surrounded by the endemic vegetation of the Galapagos, such as escalecias and matazarnos.Tourist Superior Class Hotels.

DAY 4:
After breakfast, we will first visit the Galapagos National Park and the Charles Darwin Research Station, where we can see Lonesome George, the last living Galapagos tortoise of his species. Here we will visit the cages that are home to numerous Galapagos turtles. Afterwards, we will head to Puerto Ayora for a visit to the most famous art galleries there. We will then take a speedboat to Isabela (14:00 pm), which last approximately three hours we will arrive to Isabela Island. After a brief rest at the hotel, we will head to the Flamingo LagoonThis place is the largest coastal lagoon found in the Galapagos and is one of the main reproductive sites for the majority of flamingos . Tourist Superior Class Hotels.

DAY 5:
Early in the morning, after breakfast, we will take a full day hike around Sierra Negra Volcano. The volcano is located 13 miles from Puerto Villamil, and is the second largest active crater in the world - which is why we will take a horse ride part of the way. (A boxed lunch will be included). We will then visit Volcan Chico. In the afternoon, we will return to the hotel. Later that day, we will have the opportunity to go snorkeling in Concha Perla.Tourist Superior Class Hotels.
DAY 6:
After breakfast, we will visit the famous “Muro de las Lágrimas” ("The Wall of Tears¨); where from 1946 to 1959, Isabela Island was used as a penal colony by the Ecuadorian government and the prisoners were forced to build an enormous wall made of lava rocks. Additionally, we will visit the Orchidia Viewpoint and the “Estero de Isabela”. After lunch, we will visit the Highlands of Isabela, specifically Campo Duro, where we will meet 60 giant Galapagos tortoises in their semi-natural habitat. The day continues with a visit to the Mango Viewpoint. For the return trip to town, those who have an adventurous spirit can ride bicycles back.Tourist Superior Class Hotels.

DAY 7:
After breakfast, we will visit the "Islote Tintoreras" (video - 1.6MB); It is called this due to a large crevice with very clear, calm water in which white-tip sharks known as “tintoreras” come daily to rest on the bottom . We will also have a chance to see other species like penguins, sea lions and countless colorful fish when we go snorkeling with sharks.Tourist Superior Class Hotels.

DAY 8:
Early in the morning (06:00 am), we will take the public speedboat from Isabela to Puerto Ayora, where our guide will be waiting for you and then we take a breakfast, after that we continue the  travel to travel to Baltra Airport, but on the way we will stop by "The Twins" (a.k.a. “The Gemelos”), which are similar to craters, but formed by a collapse of the Earth because of the lava flows that passed below it. The tour will end upon the arrival to the airport where we will depart to Quito or Guayaquil.