Day 1: QUITO - GALAPAGOS

Today we will travel to one of the most amazing places in the world, the Galapagos Islands. This group of 13 major islands and dozens of smaller islets and rocks, are all the result of volcanic activity. These islands are in fact, an unpredictable wilderness, a living laboratory of evolution filled with an extraordinary population of unique species, which have developed apart from human influence. For nature lovers, the thrill is even greater: birds and more birds, playful sea lions, exotic plant life, volcanoes and haunting land seascapes.

The flight to the GALAPAGOS Islands departs early from Quito's domestic airport. Here you will have to pay de Ingala card US$ 10.00 and upon arrival in the Galapagos you we will have to pay the Galapagos National Park entrance fee (US$ 100 cash per person). Outside, your guide will be waiting for you in order to transfer us to your hotel. Lunch, and in the afternoon we will visit Frigate Bird Hill from where we have a spectacular view of the white beaches on one side and the roofs of Puerto Baquerizo on the other one. As the name implies, the hill is often visited by Frigate birds, and both magnificent frigate birds and great frigate birds can be seen. However, the birds are not always present. Return to the hotel to overnight.
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Day 2: SAN CRISTOBAL ISLAND - ISABELA ISLAND

After an early breakfast we will fly to Isabela Island. Transfer to hotel. Our first excursion today takes us to the Wall of Tears, erected by convicts in the first half of this century when the island served as a penal colony. Many prisoners died during the work and that is how the construction earned its infamous name, 'Wall of Tears' or 'Muro de las Lagrimas'. Lunch, and in the afternoon we will visit the Tintoreras islet, where we can snorkel and hike. At Las Tintoreras we can find a colony of white tip sharks resting in a lava canal. Here we can snorkel or swim in this unique habitat of these animals. Besides we can find hundreds of marine iguanas, sea lions playing and relaxing in the sun on the sandy beaches. This is one of Isabela's most beautiful visitor sites. Late afternoon we will return to our hotel, where we will pend the night.
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Day 3: ISABELA ISLAND: SIERRA NEGRA VOLCANO

After breakfast your guide will take you on a visit to Sierra Negra Volcano, which is located at the southern end of Isabela Island. It is one of the most impressive volcanoes of the Archipelago. Its caldera measures 10 Km across from north to south. Following the rim of the caldera to the north, you reach a site called 'Volcan Chico', comprised of a group of small craters and fumaroles. Further south south at the end of the rim of Sierra Negra Volcano you will get to the so-called 'Sulphur Volcano', where, as the name implies, a huge amount of sulphur is found due to the continuous action of fumaroles. Box lunch and in the afternoon return to our hotel. Overnight.
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Day 4: ISABELA - SANTA CRUZ ISLAND.

After an early breakfast your guide will transfer you to the port of Puerto Villamil where a speedboat will be waiting for you to take you back to Puerto Ayora in Santa Cruz Island. Once in Puerto Ayora you will visit the Charles Darwin Research Station where you can learn about the conservation and research efforts in the islands, see the tortoise hatchlings and breeding programs which are saving several species of tortoises from extinction. After lunch we will go to the highlands of Santa Cruz which is continuously changing and you will ascend through all seven different vegetation zones. Here you can see the Giant tortoises 'in their own habitat', at a private farm. Visit a pair of large pit craters called 'Los Gemelos' and the largest lava tunnels. After this visit your guide will drive you to your hotel in Puerto Ayora where you will have time to buy souvenirs, mail postcards and absorb some local atmosphere in the social heart of the islands. Overnight.
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Day 5: GALAPAGOS - QUITO

After breakfast you will be transferred to Baltra airport where you will catch your flight back to Quito.
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B- Breakfast; L-Lunch; BL-Box Lunch; D-Dinner

Itinerary subject to change based on local conditions. It can be flexible according to your interests.

Rates on Request

Available with tourist class or first class hotels.

NOTE: tours are on shared basis

PRICE INCLUDES: Transportation, transfers Hotel airport and airport - hotel, bilingual naturalist guide, accommodation based on double rooms, all excursions, meals as described in the itinerary, snorkel gear.

NOT INCLUDED: Local flights: Quito- Galapagos - Quito, Galapagos National Park entrance fee, Galapagos migration control card , Isabela airport tax, International departure taxes, meals not specified, alcoholic drinks, tips, and personal expenses.

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