Itinerary
- Day 1
Baltra to Santa Cruz Island
You'll arrive at Baltra Airport and get transferred to your cruise ship where you'll meet your guide. After getting settled, head inland to the Santa Cruz Highlands to check out a tortoise ranch and see the volcanic landscape up close. The lava tunnels here stretch over 1km and you might spot barn owls hanging out inside them.
- Start point
- Aeropuerto Seymour de Baltra (GPS), Baltra Airport Rd., Galápagos Islands, Galápagos, Ecuador (Baltra Airport)
- Meals
- Dinner
Included Activities
- Transfer from Baltra Airport to cruise ship
- Santa Cruz Highlands excursion with tortoise ranch visit
- Exploration of volcanic underground lava tunnels
Landmarks Santa Cruz Highlands Baltra Airport 


- Day 2
Chinese Hat - Santiago Island - Sullivan Bay
This morning takes you to Chinese Hat's white-coral beach for snorkeling with sea lions, tropical fish, marine iguanas, and penguins. Later you'll walk across a lava flow at Sullivan Bay that's still showing its original shape, with pioneer plants and lava lizards scattered around. By afternoon, snorkel from the beach where you can see sea turtles, sea lions, reef sharks, and rays in the water.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Chinese Hat landscape and beach exploration
- Chinese Hat snorkeling with sea lions and tropical fish
- Sullivan Bay lava flow hike
- Sullivan Bay snorkeling with sea turtles, sea lions, reef sharks, and rays
Landmarks Chinese Hat Sullivan Bay Santiago Island - Day 3
North Seymour Island - Santa Fe Island
Start early on North Seymour Island to watch blue-footed boobies do their courtship display, then spot frigate birds, sea lions, and marine iguanas around the island. Snorkel in the clear water looking for whitetip reef sharks, fish, rays, sea lions, and sea turtles. In the afternoon, head to Santa Fe Island where you'll see turquoise waters, unique land iguanas, and a giant prickly pear cactus forest, plus you can try kayaking and panga rides.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- North Seymour Island excursion with blue-footed booby and frigate bird observation
- North Seymour snorkeling
- Santa Fe Island excursion
- Kayaking at Santa Fe Island
- Panga rides
Landmarks North Seymour Island Santa Fe Island - Day 4
Punta Pitt - Witch Hill
Start at Punta Pitt on San Cristóbal Island's eastern tip where three booby species and two frigatebird species hang out together in one spot. Snorkel around the island to see fish schools and sea lions relaxing on the rocks. After that, head to Cerro Brujo, a white sand beach on the northern coast that Darwin actually visited, which has a large sea lion colony and nesting birds. Finish with snorkeling in clear waters full of marine life.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Punta Pitt wildlife watching and geological exploration
- Punta Pitt snorkeling
- Witch Hill beach walk and landscape enjoyment
- Witch Hill snorkeling
Landmarks Punta Pitt Witch Hill (Cerro Brujo) San Cristóbal Island - Day 5
San Cristóbal Island - Tijeretas Hill to Airport
Climb Tijeretas Hill to take in panoramic views and watch marine life from above. This location is special because you can see two frigate bird species nesting in the same colony. After you're done here, your guides will take you to San Cristóbal Airport so you can catch your flight back to mainland Ecuador.
- End point
- Aeropuerto de San Cristóbal (SCY), Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, Galápagos Islands, Galápagos, Ecuador (San Cristobal Airport)
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Tijeretas Hill excursion with panoramic views and frigate bird observation
- Airport transfer to San Cristóbal Airport
Landmarks Tijeretas Hill San Cristóbal Airport
















