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
Airport Baltra- Parte Alta Santa Cruz
Departure to the Enchanted Islands of Galapagos, reception by our guides from the Galapagos National Park, Box Lunch and then we will visit the Upper Part, which includes a Private Ranch, where "giant tortoises" will be found in their natural habitat. Arrival at the hotel and then dinner.
Daily tour to Pinzón
Breakfast at the hotel, the guides will be waiting for you to walk to the passenger dock, we will board the boat for 45 minutes to Pinzón Island. During this tour I was able to observe penguins, manta rays, whales (depending on the season). The crew members of the boat perform the demonstration of throwing fishing rods to try their luck. Afterwards, open water snorkeling will take place in the sheltered bay near Pinzón Island, then we will visit Las Palmas beach. After lunch you can snorkel from the beach. hotel dinner
Charles Darwin Station and Tprtuga Bay
Breakfast at 9:00 am, then we will go to visit the Charles Darwin Research Station, which is operated by the Charles Darwin Foundation, in this place you will visit the turtle and land iguana exhibits. Since he is in charge of the captive breeding programs and the investigation of the species of land iguanas and ten of the fifteen subspecies of giant tortoises still alive. This was the home of the George tortoise, the last species on Isla Pinta, they also have an incubation and repatriation program for newly hatched reptiles in captivity. Lunch. In the afternoon we will visit Tortuga Bay named after the spawning of the black turtle, this beach is characterized by its landscape, it is ideal for the observation of fauna, mainly sea lions, flamingos, iguanas, and some other species, we will be seeing these species during the hotel dinner tour
transfer early to the airport Flight to Isabela Island 13:00
In the afternoon Concha Perla Snorkeling
Breakfast, departure from our hotel and we will leave en route to the Villamil port, where we will board a boat to tour the wild environment of Los Túneles, with luck we will be able to see penguins on the shore,
This place is a marine sanctuary made up of rocks and geological formations created by volcanic lava and water erosion. We will walk along the rocky surface observing the carob trees, cacti and palos santos. In addition, we will see the nests of the blue gannet, flamingos and albatrosses.
Afterwards, we'll put on our snorkel gear and jump into the water to admire the cavities and underwater arches. It is likely that manta rays, lobsters, turtles and sea lions will accompany us on the expedition.
After delighting in this natural paradise of the Galapagos archipelago, we will return to our hotel on Isabela Island. Dinner
Flight Isabel Island - San Cristobal Island 13:00
In the afternoon we will visit Cerro Tigueretas, here there are three viewpoints from where you can appreciate the landscapes and there is also a small cove where you can snorkel. It is one of the unique places where you can see the two species of frigates nesting in the same colony. In one of the viewpoints there is a North American-made cannon dating from World War II and which was taken out by the Ecuadorian Navy in the early 1970s for military practices. We will return to the Hotel and have dinner
tour consists of going around the San Cristobal Island of Galapagos completely, visiting its most important points. We start early in the morning to make the most of the day. We leave from the port and start sailing towards the first point of the tour: Bahía Rosa Blanca.
- Snorkeling in Rosa Blanca Bay
- Point Pitt
- Sardina Bay and Cerro Brujo
- Snorkel in sleeping lion
- KIKER ROCK Galapagos
Airport
San Cristobal (SCY) airport fly to Quito departure time: 10 am
After breakfast, departure from the Hotel, transfer and assistance to the airport to take your return flight.
Includes/Excludes
- Land and sea transfers - Transfer in Galapagos
- Accommodation - Hotels
- 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
- Flight inter islands
- Assistence
- Flight - Quito-GPS-SCY-Quito
- Entrance to Galapagos - FOREIGN ADULT $100 and NATIONAL ADULT $30
- Transit Control Card - (TCT) $20.00
- Additional Drinks - Extra drinks