LAND BASED TOUR SANTA CRUZ BASIS ITINERARY 7 DAYS /6 NIGHTS DAY 1: TRANSFER IN & OVERNIGHT QUITO International flight to Quito/ Guayaquil. Upon arrival to the capital city, private Transfer In to hotel. Dinner at hotel. DAY 2: FLIGHT TO BALTRA / AFTERNOON VISIT TO CHARLES DARWIN STATION Early breakfast at hotel. Transfer out to Airport to take the flight to Santa Cruz Island (2h30 minutes). Upon arrival to Baltra Island, private transfer In to Puerto Ayora, about 40 minutes drive. Check In at Hotel. Time to unpack and lunch at local restaurant. Afternoon walk to visit Charles Darwin Research Station to learn about the conservation and preservation of the islands and visit the oldest resident, the famous Lonesome George. Dinner at hotel. DAY 3: VISIT TO SEYMOUR ISLAND & BACHAS BEACH Early breakfast. Drive to the Itabaca Channel to take a Day Tour Boat to Seymour Island. The island is located just north of Baltra, Mosquera and Santa Cruz. The visit to North Seymour takes about 1 hour 45 minute hike on mostly flat sandy and rocky terrain. There are good nesting sites here for a large population of magnificent frigate birds and blue footed boobies perform their courtship dance. The landing is rich in wildlife: Sea lions, swallow-tailed gulls, lava gulls, tropicbirds, brown noddy terns and pelicans. Lunch aboard. 1
DAY 5: VISIT TO BARTOLOME ISLAND & SULLIVAN BAY A.M. Breakfast at hotel. Drive to Itabaca Channel to take the daily tour boats towards Bartolome Island. Bartolome, the most visited and most photographed island in the Galapagos, consists of an extinct volcano and a variety of red, orange, green, and glistening black volcanic formations. The best known of the island s features is the tuff cone known as Pinnacle Rock, where we hike to the top to appreciate one of the most spectacular views of the Archipelago. We return to the boat for a box lunch. Afterwards, navigation to Bachas Beach, easy landing into a delightful swimming sandy beach with a lagoon behind and a longer beach for wildlife watching. The saltwater lagoon often has blue herons and small waders such as sanderlings and semi palmated plovers. Marine iguanas lurk on the rocks between the beaches; hermit crabs create tiny tracks in the sand. Nice snorkel spot. Return to Itabaca Channel. Private transportation to the hotel. Dinner. DAY 4: VISIT PLAZAS ISLAND & PUNTA CARRION Early breakfast. Navigation on daily boats to Plaza Island. Careful disembark on the landing site, The island is home to enormous prickly pear cactus and the endemic succulent sesuvian. South Plaza has one of the largest populations of land iguanas in the Galapagos. The iguanas seem to be everywhere once you land. These yellow-brown land iguanas feed on the fruit and pads of the prickly pear cactus. South Plaza is also home to marine iguanas living along the coast and a hybrid iguana whose fathers are marine iguanas and mothers are land iguanas. Box lunch aboard. Navigation to Punta Carrión. During this excursion, we have a chance to snorkel and see a variety of fish, rays, and perhaps the harmless white tip sharks. From Punta Carrion we navigate a short distance through the beautiful Itabaca Channel with its turquoise waters. Return to Puerto Ayora. Dinner at local restaurant. P.M.: Navigation to Sullivan Bay, on the east coast of Santiago, tol and on a White coral sand beach and begin our walk over lava (ropey lava) that flowed less tan 100 years ago. A perfect place to feel the volcanic origin of the islands. Return to Santa Cruz, private transportation to Puerto Ayora. Dinner at hotel. DAY 6: VISIT TO TWIN CRATERS / TRANSFER OUT TO QUITO Early breakfast. Drive towards to take a short hike to visit the two volcanic craters known as Los Gemelos, located opposite each other on both sides of the road leading to Baltra. These formations were created by the collapse of surface material in underground fissures and chambers, They are not real craters, only figurative. Inmediate transfer out to airport. Transfer IN hotel in Quito. Dinner at hotel and overnight. 2 3
DAY 7: TRANSFER OUT INTERNATIONAL FLIGHT Private transfer out to airport for the international flight. SPORT ACTIVITIES End of tour Moderate Hiking Snorkeling 4 5
TOUR HIGHLIGHTS Swimming at white sand beaches Active/non active Volcanoes sightseeing Visit to pirate caves ALL TOURS INCLUDE Accommodation in Quito and Galapagos at high standard hotel son double room basis Visits and excursions according to itinerary Private transfers at airport/hotel/airport in Quito and Galapagos with bilingual assistance English speaking guides certified by the Galapagos National Park Airport assistance at Galapagos All meals during the tour (american breakfast, lunch and dinner (menú) Marine transportation between islands. Sports equipment & horse rent TOURS NOT INCLUDE Airfare to Galapagos/ ASK FOR OUR RATES Galapagos entrance fee $100,00 CASH Galapagos control transit card $10,00. Tips, phones services. Laundry Service. Drinks, bottle water, alcoholic Beverages. Meals not specified. Consumptions or personal charges. Note Prices are in American Dollars per person. Prices may be subject to variations at any time booking cancellation and voidance (or parts of it) is subject to penalties and administrative expenses. Net prices are non commissionable. The itinerary may be subject to change due to the weather conditions in International and domestic flights. Social unrest or natural catastrophes. Technical malfunction (planes). The itinerary is prepared according with the national and international flights; in case of cancellation or delay flights from airlines, the tour operator in Ecuador is not responsible for additional expenses or loss of flight or services. GENERAL INFORMATION WEATHER CONDITIONS DECEMBER TO MAY: JUNE: JULY TO NOVEMBER: Warm & sunny months Occasional showers Garua misty season, when Antartic Humboldt currents provide relief from the equatorial heat, and conditions are cooler, cloudier and windier. WHAT TO BRING TO GALAPAGOS /PACKING LIST Travel Light! Weight limit on the flight is 44 pounds Sporting clothes Tennis shoes (comfortable and sturdy) Sunscreen (at least SPF15 or higher) Insect repellent Sunglasses (with a neck strap) Raincoat with poncho All camera equipment (digital camera, memory cards, and battery charger) Prescription medication Swimsuit All travel documents Clothing should be lightweight Sport sandals Ziploc bags of various sizes Small lightweight binoculars (MUST) PERSONAL FIRST AID KIT (small amounts in small containers) Antibiotic cream (Neosporin) Benadryl cream for itchy bites Aspirin/ibuprofen, etc Dramamine or other motion sickness medication for boat crossings. Cold-symptom relief tablets, antihistamine, cough drops. Tweezers. Prescription medicines in their original bottles. Acidophilus enzyme (available in capsules in health-food stores). This often helps your digestive system get in shape for new flora. Immodium, Lomotil, or similar anti-diarrhea medicine. Pepto-Bismol tablets and/or liquid (in leak-proof bottle). Laxative tablets. Visine or similar eye drops. Ear plugs. OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS Check-in at the airport is required 2-hours before departure. Passengers checking in for flights to or from the Galapagos Islands are required to show their passport. You need to show your INGALA entrance permit and your luggage inspection seal prior to being able to check in for your flight. 6 7
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