8 Day Galapagos Complete Island Hopping Tour, Ecuador

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, 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. Lunch included. Accommodation in Hotel Casa Opuntia or similar.

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 of 140 meters tall, 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 to a variety of sharks and rays. In the afternoon, you go back to the hotel. Breakfast and lunch included. Accommodation in Hotel Casa Opuntia or similar.

FREE MORNING – PUERTO AYORA. You have the morning for yourself where you can visit Playa Mann, La Loberia or just to relax in your hotel. At 14:00 PM, you take the public speedboat to Puerto Ayora (about 2,5 hours). Upon arrival you will be taken to your hotel. Breakfast included. Accommodation in Hotel Fiesta or similar.

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. Breakfast and box lunch included. Accommodation in Hotel Fiesta or similar.

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 beach front hotel. You can walk around or visit by yourself the Flamingo Lagoon (10 min walking). This place is the largest coastal lagoon found in the Galapagos and is one of the main reproductive sites for the majority of flamingos. Breakfast included. Accommodation in Hotel Albemarle or similar.

SNORKELING IN LOS TUNELES. 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. Breakfast and snack included. Accommodation in Hotel Albemarle or similar.

KAYAK IN PUERTO VILLAMIL – FREE AFTERNOON. After breakfast the guide will accompany you for a kayak excursion in the bay of Puerto Villamil. The afternoon you have time to enjoy the beautiful beach or to do another optional activity. Breakfast included. Accommodation in Hotel Albemarle or similar.

FLIGHT TO BALTRA AIRPORT. This is the last day of your visit to 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 on Baltra Airport. Breakfast included. End of services.