8 Day Trip the Galápagos Islands Land-based exploring 5 Islands

8 Day Trip the Galápagos Islands Land-based exploring 5 Islands

The 8-day  program you will experience the highlights of the Galapagos Islands, you can choose hotels category according to your preferences.  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: Isabela, ( Cabo Rosa Tuneles, Sierra Negra Volcano hike) Santa Cruz, (El Chato, Charles Darwin) San Cristobal ( Isla Lobos) Española and  uninhabited island

Itinerary

Day 1: Cerro Tijeretas + Carola Beach

Stop At: Cerro Tijeretas, Islas Galapagos Ecuador
Just north of Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, San Cristobal are the National Park Interpretation center, Cerro Tijeretas and Playa Carola.

A paved path heads up to Cerro Tijeretas from behind the center. Named for the colonies of Frigate birds nesting in the trees, Cerro Tijeretas has a small network of hiking trails that lead to a panoramic lookout above a protected cove that is excellent for snorkeling
Duration: 3 hours

Meals included:
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Selected hotels in San Cristobal

Day 2: Lobos Island / San Cristobal

Stop At: Isla Lobos, San Cristobal Island, Galapagos, 120506 Ecuador
Isla Lobos name is given because it is home to several sea lions that frolic on the beach and his fur brown highlights on the white sand. He is also the ideal place to watch nesting frigates and blue-footed boobies.
Duration: 4 hours

Meals included:
• Lunch: Box Lunch, drink
Accommodation included: Selected Hotel in Puerto Baquerizo Moreno

Day 3: Kicker Rock or Española Island / All depends on available

Stop At: Kicker Rock, Puerto Baquerizo Moreno Ecuador
One of the most sought after sites in Galapagos, Kicker Rock, also known as León Dormido, is the remains of a volcanic cone, eroded by the sea across hundredths of years. It is the eroded cone of an extinct volcano in the shape of a sleeping lion which earned it the name, Leon Dormido. Above the water, the monolithic rock formation towers over 500 feet above the Pacific Ocean and is home to various Blue-Footed Boobies, Frigatebirds, California Sea Lions, Red-billed Tropicbirds. Ever wondered why this site is one of the most seeked after snorkeling hot spots in the Galapagos?
Duration: 4 hours

Meals included:
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Selected hotels by customers in San Cristobal

Day 4: From San Cristobal to Santa Cruz -El Chato Giant Tortoises Reserve + Garrapatero Beach

Stop At: Reserva El Chato, Isla Santa Cruz, Puerto Ayora 200350 Ecuador
The pond at El Chato is surrounded by forest where short-eared owls, Darwin’s finches, Vermilion Flycatchers, Yellow Warblers, Galapagos Rails, and Paint-billed Crakes can be seen. As the visitor walks into the forests overgrown with lichens, ferns, and other epiphytes, it is time to listen carefully for the sound of heavy footsteps and the sound of shrubs being slowly crushed as the giant tortoises make their way through the brush.
Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: El Garrapatero, NE of Puerto Ayora 19 km, Puerto Ayora 200350 Ecuador
Garrapatero is a long white beach (approximately 1,500 m long) located approximately 19 km to the northeast of Puerto Ayora. It can be reached by boat (20 minutes) or car, through Bellavista and Cascajo (50 minutes). From the parking area there is a walk of just less than 1 km to the beach. In addition to the beautiful beach, there is a lagoon where flamingos and White-cheeked Pintail Ducks can sometimes be observed. Many birds found in the arid zone as well as shorebirds can be seen there.
Duration: 2 hours

Meals included:
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Overnight in Santa Cruz in selected hotels by customers

Day 5: Pinzón / South Plazas / Santa Fé or Floreana Island

Stop At: Asilo de la Paz, Ecuador
From the village of Puerto Velasco Ibarra, a road runs inland uphill for 7km to this official visitor site. Here you can see lumbering giant tortoises, the natural spring that supported Floreana and the caves where the first settlers lived. You might also see the endemic medium tree finch, which exists only on Floreana.
Duration: 4 hours

Meals included:
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Overnignt in Santa Cruz at a selected hotel by customers

Day 6: Speedboat to Isabela / Cabo Rosa Tuneles

Stop At: Los Tuneles, SE Isabela Island Nr. La Union Rock, Puerto Villamil 200250 Ecuador
The Cabo Rosa Tunnels are some tunnels made of lava. They have become a marine paradise and thus an extraordinary place for snorkelling. You are able to see white tip reef sharks resting in their caves or swimming through the tunnels, manta rays, sea horses, penguins, sea turtles, sea lions and exotic fish..
Duration: 4 hours

Meals included:
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Overnight in Isabela in hotels selected by customers

Day 7: Hike to Sierra Negra Volcano

Stop At: Sierra Negra, Ecuador
Sierra Negara is one of the six volcanoes that form Isabela, it is also the most active one. It offers an amazing experience as you hike along its enormous caldera and enjoy beautiful landscapes across a color-filled volcanic terrain. Sierra Negra is also home to Galapagos famous native fauna and flora. This naturalist-guided tour starts at Puerto Villamil and crosses the rim of the caldera along its East side and then heads into the fresh lava fields north east of the main crater.Hiking Distance: 15 km (5-6 hours) Altitude Change: from 870 to 990m high Hiking Conditions: Easy trail, muddy sections and rocky terrain
Duration: 5 hours

Meals included:
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Overnight at selected hotels in Isabela

Day 8: Transfer to Baltra

Stop At: Canal de Itabaca, Ecuador
Transfer from Isabela to Baltra, on the way we will cross by Itabaca Channel
Duration: 3 hours

No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.