Marine Essence
Tour Summary
Enjoy a journey full of adventures and amazing places on a 4-day / 3-night tour of Santa Cruz Island. Includes accommodation at Hotel Natura Gardens, daily meals, guided excursions, and an unforgettable experience of snorkeling and swimming alongside sea lions, stingrays, sea turtles, and tropical fish.
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1- Arrival at Seymour International Airport on Baltra Island
- Transfer by Lobito bus to the Itabaca Channel
- Cross the Itabaca Channel by ferry to Santa Cruz Island
- Visit to Rancho Primicias to observe giant tortoises in their natural habitat
- Guided walk inside a lava tunnel, an experience that allows you to appreciate the volcanic origin of the archipelago
- Check-in at Natura Gardens Hotel
- Dinner in the hotel dining room
Day 2
- Breakfast, lunch, and dinner in the hotel dining room
- Visit to Tortuga Bay, considered one of the most spectacular beaches in the Galápagos Islands, known for its natural beauty and endemic wildlife
- Visit to the Charles Darwin Research Station, a center for research and conservation, where you can see the breeding and protection program for the giant Galápagos tortoises
- Walk around Puerto Ayora, with time to explore its main commercial areas and the boardwalk
NOTE: To enter Tortuga Bay, it is necessary to take a walk of approximately 45 minutes both to enter and exit.
Day 3
- Breakfast, lunch, and dinner in the hotel dining room
- Sailable tour of Academia Bay on Santa Cruz Island and visit to La Lobería, an islet where you can swim and/or snorkel alongside sea lions in their natural environment
- During the tour, you will visit iconic attractions such as Franklin Bay, the Love Channel, the Shark Channel, Las Grietas, and Punta Estrada Beach
- Observation of marine and coastal wildlife, such as sharks, sea lions, blue-footed boobies, marine iguanas, and rays, among other species
Day 4
- Breakfast at the hotel dining room
- Check-out from Natura Gardens Hotel
- Crossing the Itabaca Channel by ferry to Baltra Island
- Bus transfer to the airport
- Transfer to Seymour International Airport
Not Included
- Air ticket
- Immigration control card
- Entrance to the Galapagos National Park
- Internal bus in Baltra
- Water taxi
- Tips
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