Boutique Galapagos Island Hopping

7 Days

Our Boutique Galapagos tour has been carefully tailored for those travellers seeking to explore the Galapagos Islands unique wildlife and spend the night in a sensational setting. Discover life in the Islands, an experience you will never forget! Cruise the waters of the Pacific Ocean in a speedboat on your way to Isabella Island, admire the pink flamingos in the salt lagoons, snorkel in the waters of Los Tuneles Cabo Rosa, a world top snorkelling destination, and explore Tintoreras Islet where the endemic white reef sharks live!

There are more options for the length of this tour as 4, 5, 6, or 8-days. Check them out by clicking on each number or visiting the tour page.

Price	From 2,950 USD per person To guarantee your reservation, a non-refundable deposit of 40% is due at the time of booking. Final payment is due no later than 60 days prior to departure. Read our booking terms and conditions for more information.
Flexible Group Trip	You’ll enjoy a combination of private excursions and group day trips, joining a flexible group of travellers or by yourselves depending on the season. Groups are usually around 8-15 people max.
Departure & Return	The trip starts at San Cristobal Airport (SCY) and ends at Baltra Airport (GPS). To adhere to this itinerary, you need to book a flight arriving before 11:00 AM and a flight back after 12:00 PM. But don’t worry, if your flight arrives any later or leaves earlier, we’ll make some changes to match the itinerary with your flights.
Accomodation	We care about responsible tourism and supporting local businesses. Therefore, we’ve hand-picked breathtaking locations for our premium tours. We are happy to provide more information on each available hotel, simply drop us a message on the enquiry box below.
Included	Hotel accommodations for 7 nights. Activities as mentioned Equipment: snorkeling masks and fins during activities Our expert local guides 24/7 support. Meals: 7 x breakfast, 7 x lunch Transportation: 2 x airport transfer, sea transportation between Santa Cruz Island and Isabela Island, land transportation for activities.
Excluded	Airfare to and from Galapagos Travel insurance Island Travel Tax - INGALA transit card (20 USD pp), and Galapagos National Park Fee (100 USD pp) Airport service bus (2 x 5 USD) Any additional meals Some equipment during our activities like a wetsuit (you can rent it for 10 USD per day) 10 USD pier fee at Puerto Villamil

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Day 1: Flamingos and white-sand beaches

Upon your arrival in Baltra Island, we’ll take you straight to the small port town of Puerto Ayora on Santa Cruz Island.
Delight yourself with the delicious and fresh cuisine Galapagos has to offer with your first lunch.

Meals included: Lunch

Day 2: World class snorkelling in Los Tuneles

In the morning, explore the sandy streets of the small town of Villamil or stroll along the tropical beach.
By mid-morning we’re heading to the iconic Los Túneles Cabo Rosa, one of the world’s most beautiful snorkelling spots.
You will get to see here the unique variety of marine wildlife like sea turtles, sea lions, marine iguanas, and if we are lucky, dolphins and killer whales!
Later we will head back to Isabela where you will be able to spend the evening exploring and doing whatever you like.

Meals included: Breakfast, snack and lunch.

Day 3: Kayak with wildlife and exploring Isabela

By mid-morning, kayak through the bay to a special place where you’ll be able to glide in the water to snorkel around baby iguanas, baby sea lions, baby penguins and baby turtles.
Later on, we will set off on an exploration trip to witness the treasures around South Isabela by:

- Walking through underground lava tunnels of La Cueva de Sucre.
- Witnessing the amazing views from the highlands at the Mango viewpoint.
- And, swing by our friends at Campo Duro to have a last look at those peculiar looking giant tortoises.

Meals included: Breakfast and lunch.

Day 4: Tropical wetlands of Isabela , swimming and snorkelling with wild Galapagos' wildlife at Tintoreras

This morning, we’re exploring its antipode: the lagoons, swamps and tropical mangroves of the wetlands. An array of flamingoes and endemic birds only reside in this particular place.
Then we will see how baby tortoises are nurtured in a Giant Tortoises Breeding Center until they are large enough to be released into the wild.
We will take a little break before hopping aboard a small fisherman boat for a 10-minute ride to the Tintoreras Islets where we will jump in the waters for some snorkelling.

Meals included: Lunch

Day 5: Ancient lava tunnels and giant tortoises at Santa Cruz

It’s an early rise today to catch the morning speedboat (06:00 AM) to Santa Cruz Island.
After an energizing breakfast, we’ll descend into an ancient lava cave formed by the outer layer of lava flows, which became solidified while the inner stream of magma kept moving.
From the afternoon we’ll be dedicating the rest of the day to the Galapagos’s most emblematic inhabitants: the giant tortoises. We’ll learn all about them at the Charles Darwin Research Center, after seeing them in their natural habitat.
We’ll have a little rest after this morning’s hike, before hopping aboard a small fisherman boat for a 10-minute ride to the Tintoreras Islets where you’ll see white-tipped sharks and iguanas nesting.
Spend the rest of the afternoon relaxing at the hidden beaches of the islets.

Meals included: Breakfast and lunch

Day 6: Exploring the remote island of Santa Fé, snorkelling at the hidden beach

We’ll head to the oldest isle in Galapagos, Santa Fé, that with over 4 million years old continues to be unpopulated.
This amazing experience will allow you to walk on the arid red and orange isle, with varied vegetation of the same colours and tall cacti surrounding you.
Here, we’ll also have the opportunity to snorkel with sea lions, rays, turtles, iguanas, to mention a few.
We will then sail across islands to the beautiful Playa Escondida (hidden beach). A white-sand beach with turquoise waters where you will be able to enjoy as you would like, but most importantly, appreciate the wildlife that is all around you!

Meals included: Breakfast and lunch.

Day 7: Twin craters and adios Galapagos

We’ll take you to the airport at Baltra Island for your flight back to Ecuador. But first, we will go by two old magma chambers that collapsed hundreds of years ago, now nicknamed the Twin Craters by the locals.

Meals included: Breakfast