5 DAY LUXURY ISLAND HOPPING TOUR

Day 1: 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 will visit the Interpretation Center together with your guide; here you will learn about the formation and colonization of the islands. Afterwards you 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. Overnight at the Golden Bay Galapagos Hotel 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. You can spot many tropical fishes, sea turtles, sea lions, rays, Galapagos sharks, white tipped sharks and if lucky: hammerhead sharks! Going around the rock with the boat you can spot Nazca boobies, blue-footed boobies and frigate birds. Overnight at the Golden Bay Galapagos Hotel or similar.
Meals included: Breakfast/Lunch

Day 3: San Cristobal - Isabela

In the morning you will take a small aircraft (9 seater) from San Cristobal to Isabela; the fight takes approx. 50 minutes. Upon arrival you will be transferred to your hotel. After checking in you can visit the Flamingo Lagoon on your own. The Flamingo Lagoon is the largest coastal lagoon found in the Galapagos and is one of the main reproductive sites for the grand majority of flamingos. In the afternoon we take a boat ride around the Tintoreras Islet, where we will see Galapagos penguins and white-tip reef sharks. Then we stop at one of the lava platforms and walk across the flat terrain where we can see many marine iguanas and sea lion colonies. After that we will enter the water to go snorkeling with sea turtles, sea lions and swimming marine iguanas. Overnight at the Iguana Crossing Boutique Hotel or similar.
Meals included: Breakfast

Day 4: Isabela

Today we are going to do a snorkeling tour at the Cabo Rosa Lava Tunnels. The tour begins by taking a 45 minute speedboat ride to the western side of Puerto Villamil to one of the most astonishing snorkeling locations in the Galapagos Islands: Los Tuneles. A series of lava flows have created hundreds of arches and tunnels, both above and below the water. The striking geological formations are outdone only by the extraordinary collection of creatures that call this place home. The water is cool and still and an astonishing array of marine life is visible from above as you walk across the lava arches and bridges or from below as you snorkel in this unique habitat. The tour takes about 5 to 6 hours. First we will do a small hike along the lava formations; during the walk it is possible to see rays and sea turtles on the surface and you can observe different species of birds such as: blue-footed boobies, masked boobies and pelicans. Afterwards we go snorkeling; here you can see sea turtles, sharks, rays, seahorses, schools of fish and Galapagos penguins! The rest of the afternoon you have free time to enjoy the beautiful beach in Isabela or you can go snorkeling in the Concha de Perla Lagoon, which is located at approx. 15 minutes walking from town. The last part of the walk to this snorkeling site consists of a wooden walkway where sea lions like to take a rest. Overnight at the Iguana Crossing Boutique Hotel or similar.
Meals included: Breakfast/Lunch

Day 5: Isabela - Baltra airport

After breakfast a driver will pick you up from your hotel to take you to the airport of Isabela, where you will take a small aircraft (9 seater) to Baltra airport. The flight takes approx. 40 minutes. From Baltra airport you will take your flight back to the mainland of Ecuador.
Meals included: Breakfast