Main Info
Our 5 days San Cristobal Galapagos tour focuses only on San Cristobal Island. Enjoy unique nature and adventure activities like snorkeling and hiking. This all-inclusive Galapagos islands land-based tour itinerary allows you to choose the hotel to fit your budget and comfort.
Hotel Categories:
- Tourist Class: Cabañas Pimampiro.
- Standard Class: Hotel Galapagos Sunset.
- Comfort Class: Hotel Golden Bay Galapagos.
Included:
- Lodging for 04 nights at selected hotels + breakfast.
- Transportation: Galapagos airport transfers, land transportation, and sea transportation.
- Meals mentioned in the itinerary (4 breakfast, 1 menu lunch, 3 box lunch.
- Certified English / Spanish-speaking guides.
- Personal assistance.
- Guided activities, Snorkeling equipment (mask, fins, tube)
- Wetsuit
Not Included:
- Air tickets to Galapagos Islands.
- Travel insurance.
- Galápagos National Park Fee USD $100.
- Transit control Card USD $20.
- Wetsuit.
- Tips.
- Drinks and not specified meals
Itinerary
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Arriving at San Cristobal´s airport, your guide picks you up at the airport and will take you to the hotel. After your lunch, with the guide, you will visit the Interpretation Center, where the guide will talk to you about the formation, colonization, and actual situation of the islands. Then you will follow the trail to the Frigate bird hill, a viewpoint from which you have a beautiful view over the island. You will be able to snorkel the shallow waters of Tijeretas Bay or Carola beach (according to the tide your guide will take you to the best spot), where you can see sea lions, various tropical fishes, and turtles. Your small hike will finish at Carola beach from where you will go back to the hotel. Overnight in San Cristobal.
Meals: Lunch.
Hotel options: Cabañas Pimampiro | Galapagos Sunset | Golden Bay Galapagos.
Breakfast in the hotel. On a 30 minutes boat ride from the port, you arrive on Lobos Island, as its name implies a home to a large sea lion colony. But that’s not the only thing you’ll find while you’ll hike and snorkel on the island on this half-day tour. During the hike, you hopefully spot blue-footed boobies, marine iguanas, and frigate birds, while during snorkeling you can often see the marine iguanas eating, as well as rays and turtles in the sandy bottom that separates Lobos Island from the mainland of San Cristobal. This tour includes a stop at Playa Ochoa. Overnight in San Cristobal.
Meals: Breakfast, box lunch.
Hotel options: Cabañas Pimampiro | Galapagos Sunset | Golden Bay Galapagos.
Breakfast in the hotel. Departure by boat to Española island. The boat ride takes 1h30 each way approx. At arrival you will disembark at Punta Suarez where you will begin a hike, looking for Nazca and blue-footed boobies. After the hike, you will go back on board for lunch and then reach a snorkel spot where those who want can enjoy a snorkel session and look for tropical fishes, rays. Back to San Cristobal port at the end of the afternoon. Please note: Albatrosses are not on the island. Overnight in San Cristobal.
Meals: Breakfast, box lunch.
Hotel options: Cabañas Pimampiro | Galapagos Sunset | Golden Bay Galapagos.
Breakfast in the hotel. We will have the opportunity to visit the highlands of San Cristobal, El Junco Lagoon, and La Galapaguera. Overnight in San Cristobal.
Meals: Breakfast, box lunch.
Hotel options: Cabañas Pimampiro | Galapagos Sunset | Golden Bay Galapagos.
Breakfast in the hotel. Transfer to the airport to board the flight to Quito or Guayaquil. Arrival and connection with international flight.
