5 Day Galápagos Trip in San Cristobal Island Land-based

5 Day Galápagos Trip in San Cristobal Island Land-based

This 5-day  program you will experience the highlights of the Galapagos Islands, you can choose from Tourist to Luxury Class hotels.  Transportation, accommodation in double or single rooms, some meals included (Ecuadorian menu), and a bilingual naturalist guide, who will accompany you during the tours. If you are a single traveler it is possible to join the group tour and to stay in a private room upon a single charge. The highlights of this program are: in San Cristobal, Lobos Island and Leon Dormido,  an uninhabited island ( Española)

Itinerary

Day 1: Transfer in + Tijeretas & Carola Beach  or Kayak

Stop At: Cerro Tijeretas, Islas Galapagos Ecuador
This hill provides visitors with an impressive view of the bay from one side and the town from the other. The area is also great for observing both the magnificent and great frigatebirds and a diverse array of flora. The site also offers safe snorkeling and swimming.
Duration: 4 hours

Stop At: Playa Punta Carola, Path to Playa Carola, s/n Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, 120506 Ecuador
Located on the trails behind the visitor's center, Punta Carola is only a few minutes' walk from Puerto Baquerizo Moreno. It's a small, sandy beach, home to sea lions and shore birds. In Punta Carola you can see exotic flora and fauna. There is ideal for surf. Even, so if you're looking for a place to put down a towel and relax for a while, this is a better bet.
Duration: 2 hours

Meals included:
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Selected hotels in the islands

Day 2: Lobos Island

Stop At: Isla Lobos, San Cristobal Island, Galapagos, 120506 Ecuador
The name of this island means "Sea Lion Island". This appropriately named island is ripe with noisy, frolicking, jolly sea lions who will welcome you to their home with open, well, fins. This island also offers great snorkeling opportunities as well as the chance to see blue-footed and Nazca boobies.
Duration: 4 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Selected hotel in the island

Day 3: Espanola Island

Stop At: Punta Suarez, . Ecuador
Española Island is located at the extreme southeast of the archipelago. Relatively flat with small hills, a group of geologists found signs of volcanic activity in the 1980s. Vegetation on the island includes many thorny plants and native animals include the waved albatross, marine iguanas, and lava lizards.
Duration: 4 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Selected hotel in the island

Day 4: Kicker Rock

Stop At: Kicker Rock, Puerto Baquerizo Moreno Ecuador
This striking rock formation is an interesting view and a great place for kayaking or diving. These two rocks are located a couple hours off the western shore of San Cristobal. Jutting out of the water, these rocks stand vertically at hundreds of feet above the ocean divided by a small channel. Although there are no landing areas, this site is often visited for kayaking and scuba diving. Marine life spotted in this area includes turtles, sharks, octopi and reef fish.
Duration: 4 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Selected hotel in the island

Day 5: Transfer to the airport

Stop At: Malecon San Cristobal, Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, 120506 Ecuador
Is home to a small town, Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, and the Junco Lagoon, located 700 meters above sea level. El Junco has been the object of a study in which the sediments on the bottom of the lake were analyzed to uncover information about the vegetation and climate of the archipelago thousands of years ago.
Duration: 1 hour

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Selected hotel in the island