Overview
At Galapagos Alternative, we offer a unique experience of the Galapagos islands, the way we see them: as locals. With our customized individual itineraries, you can choose the sights and activities most suited to your interests. With our land-based island hopping tours you will stay at local hotels and eat at local restaurants.
Itinerary
Departure to the Galapagos Enchanted Islands, reception by our National Park guides, accommodation and rest at the hotel. Lunch. In the afternoon we will visit the Upper Part, which includes a Private Ranch, where "giant tortoises" will be found in their natural habitat. Then you will return to the hotel, you will have the afternoon free and then dinner.
Breakfast at 9:00 am, then we will go out to visit the beautiful Playa Tortuga Bay, named after the nesting of the black turtle, this beach is characterized by its landscape, it is ideal for observing fauna, mainly sea lions, flamingos, iguanas, and some other species, we will be seeing these species during the tour.
You will visit the Charles Darwin Research Station, which is operated by the Charles Darwin Foundation, in this place you will visit the exhibitors of turtles and land iguanas. Since it is in charge of the captive breeding programs and the research of the species of land iguanas and ten of the fifteen subspecies of giant tortoises still alive. This was the home of the Lonesome George tortoise, the last species on Pinta Island, they also have an incubation and repatriation program for newborn reptiles in captivity. Lunch. They will have the afternoon free where they can carry out any activity of their liking. hotel dinner
Breakfast at 9:00 am, then we will go out to visit the beautiful Playa Tortuga Bay, named after the nesting of the black turtle, this beach is characterized by its landscape, it is ideal for observing fauna, mainly sea lions, flamingos, iguanas, and some other species, we will be seeing these species during the tour. Then we return to the hotel to enjoy lunch. In the afternoon the tunnels of love will be visited
hotel dinner
The twins will be visited, which are fantastic volcanic formations where you can appreciate the exuberant endemic vegetation of the Island. Free afternoon. Return to the hotel where they made their transfer and assistance to the airport to take their return flight.
Includes/Excludes
- Flight - Flight from Quito or Guayaquil
- Land and sea transfers - Transfer in Galapagos
- Accommodation - Hotels ecomonics
- Complete Food - (Breakfast – Lunch – Dinner) with a drink included (juice)
- Visits in the Islans - Visit to the Islands according to the itinerary
- Naturalist guide - Bilingual guides
- Entrance to Galapagos - FOREIGN ADULT $100 and NATIONAL ADULT $20
- Transit Control Card - (TCT) $20.00
- Additional Drinks - Extra drinks