Our Discovery Island Hopping Tours are a great option for those who want to discover the beauty of the Galapagos Islands with the comfort of staying at a tourist superior class hotel and doing great activities! You can choose between our 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 day Discovery Island Hopping Tours. Depending on the number of days you will stay on Santa Cruz or San Cristobal, on both Santa Cruz and San Cristobal or on Santa Cruz, San Cristobal and Isabela. All tours also include one or two day tours to an uninhabited island. You will travel between the islands taking public speedboats and you will do both land and snorkeling excursions to see the best of the Galapagos Islands!
These Discovery Island Hopping Tours can start on any day of the year and the activities are a mix of shared and private day tours; for each tour you will have a different group and you might have a different guide for each day. Between the activities you have free time to discover the islands on your own. Accommodation is at tourist superior class hotels. This is a great alternative to experience the magic of the Galapagos Islands!
ITINERARY
Day 1: Arrival to San Cristobal
Welcome to the Galapagos Islands! Upon arrival you will be picked up from San Cristobal airport and you will be transferred to your hotel. San Cristobal is known for its many sea lions; they are literally lying around everywhere! In the afternoon you have free time to discover the island. You can visit the Interpretation Center, where you will learn about the formation and colonization of the islands. Afterwards you can walk the trail to the Frigate bird hill, which is a viewpoint from which you have a beautiful view over the island. This small hike ends at Punta Carola beach from where you return to your hotel.
Accommodation: Casa Playa Mann or similar
Meals included: -/-/-
Day 2: Snorkeling at Kicker Rock
Today you will do a snorkeling tour to Kicker Rock, which is a volcanic tuff rock rising at 144 meters above the sea level in the middle of the ocean. It is a beautiful snorkel site, also famous because of its rich marine life. We will go snorkeling at two different sites of Kicker Rock and we can spot many tropical fishes, sea turtles, sea lions, rays, Galapagos sharks, white tip sharks and if lucky: hammerhead sharks! Going around the rock with the boat you can also spot Nazca boobies, blue-footed boobies and frigate birds.
Accommodation: Casa Playa Mann or similar
Meals included: Breakfast/Lunch/-
Day 3: Day Tour to Española
After breakfast we are going to do a day tour to the uninhabited island Española. Departure from the pier of San Cristobal, the boat ride will take approx. 2 hours. Upon arrival to Española we disembark at Punta Suarez, where we will do a hike and we will see a lot of birds like the Albatross (depending on the season), blue footed boobies, Nazca boobies, Española mockingbird, tropical birds, Galapagos hawks, marine iguanas and colonies of sea lions. The hike takes approx. 2 hours. Back in the boat we continue towards Gardner Bay, where we go snorkeling. Search for starfish, a rainbow of reef fish, sea lions, sea turtles, rays, and even Galapagos sharks!
Accommodation: Casa Playa Mann or similar
Meals included: Breakfast/Lunch/-
Day 4: Transfer to San Cristobal airport
Free time until pick up from your hotel for your transfer to San Cristobal airport. You will be accompanied until check-in at the airport.
Accommodation: -
Meals included: Breakfast/-/-
• 3 persons: USD 854 p.p.
• 2 persons: USD 898 p.p.
• 1 person: USD 1072 p.p.
• Children until 11 years receive a 10% discount
• This tour includes accommodation at Tourist Superior Class hotels. Contact us for for the price of this itinerary including Tourist Class or First Class hotels or let us know if you want to add some days / activities or if you want to do just a part of this tour.
• Accommodation at hotels mentioned or similar
• Airport transfers to/from San Cristobal airport
• Activities as mentioned in the itinerary with an English speaking guide
• Snorkeling equipment during the tours
• Meals as mentioned in the itinerary
• Airfare to/from Galapagos
• Galapagos National Park entrance fee (USD 100 p.p.)
• Galapagos transit control card (USD 20 p.p.)
• Meals not mentioned in the itinerary
• Additional beverages
• Airport transfers in Quito or Guayaquil
• Tips
• Personal expenses
• This tour can be adapted to your wishes and preferences.
• This itinerary includes accommodation at Tourist Superior Class hotels. Contact us for for the price of this itinerary including Tourist Class or First Class hotels or let us know if you want to add some days / activities or if you want to do just a part of this tour.
• Please note the first and last days are basically travel days. On the first day you have time to do an afternoon activity and on the last day you have free time until the transfer to the airport where you will take your flight back to the mainland.
• Any mention to specific wildlife in the itinerary or trip details is not a guarantee that it will be seen during the trip.
• The operator reserves the right to change the itinerary without previous notice due to weather, National Park regulations or notifications and unforeseeable circumstances.
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