PACKAGE: IG/004
NAME: SPORTS IN GALAPAGOS
DURATION: 6D/5N
SPORTS IN GALAPAGOS
OPERATIVE ITINERARY
DAY 1-SAN CRISTÓBAL-CENTRO OF INTERPRETATION – KAYAKING WRECK BAY
DAY 2-ISLAND LOBOS-LEÓN DORMIDO-PLAYA-SNORKEL
DAY 3-SAN CRISTOBAL-FLOREANA-ISABELA. (CAMPING)
DAY 4-TORTOISE REFUGE – LAVA TUNNELS ST THOMAS – TINTORERAS. (SNORKELING)
DAY 5-WALL OF TEARS – WETLANDS (BIKING) – SANTA CRUZ
DAY 6-CHARLES DARWIN RESEARCH-TRANSFER OUT.
DESCRIPTION
DAY 1-SAN CRISTÓBAL-CENTRO OF INTERPRETATION – KAYAKING WRECK BAY. L/D
Pick up at the airport for a local Guide – Transfer to the hotel. Visit Interpretation Centre for an explanation about Galapagos Island – nature and human life-after that you paddling in a kayak around the bay (sea lions in the boats-pelicans).
DAY 2-ISLAND LOBOS-LEÓN DORMIDO-PLAYA-SNORKEL. B/L/D
08 H 00 Breakfast 09 PM Boat trip to kicker Rock (Leon Dormido) – snorkel – wonderfull marine life (Galapagos shark, rays, sea turtles, tropical fish) – birdwatching (blue footed boobies, frigate birds, Nazca boobies). Box lunch. Relax in a sandy beach. In the afternoon you´ll swim with baby sea lions and marine iguanas in Lobos Island. Back to the port at the end of the day.
DAY 3-SAN CRISTOBAL-FLOREANA-ISABELA. (CAMPING) B/L/D
06 H 00 Sharing Breakfast at local coffee shop with the group. 07 h 00 Departure to Floreana Island – in the way is possible to see dolphins and be birds. Panga ride in Enderville and Corona del Diablo. Lunch in the town – Hiking in asylum of peace – Pirate caves-Snorkel Black beach. Isabela-Lodging-CAMPING field hard. (Galapagos Barn Owl – occasionally).
DAY 4-TORTOISE REFUGE – LAVA TUNNELS ST THOMAS – TINTORERAS. (SNORKELING) B/L/D.
07 H 30 Breakfast in the farm. Walking around this Tortoise Refuge – Organic Farm – Explore the natural lava tunnels. After lunch we back to the town and visit dyers ‘ Union – a small island where as a result of volcanic activity, cracks formed and is now where white-tip reef sharks come to rest and are easily visible (penguins, blue footed boobies, rays, sea turtles-marine iguanas) – snorkeling.
LODGING IN THE TOWN. PEOPLE WHO ARE INTERESTED IN VOLCAN SIERRA NEGRA TOUR-ASK YOUR GUIDE. NO EXTRA PAYMENT.
DAY 5-WALL OF TEARS – WETLANDS (BIKING) – SANTA CRUZ. B/L/D
07 H 30 08 h 30 Breakfast Time for learning about Galapagos History (Penal colony ruins) and hiking by the mangroves (Flamingo´s lagoons)-sandy beach. Shell Pearl (spectacular snorkel-rays, fish, sea turtles……). Arrival to Santa Cruz – walk around the town. LODGING.
DAY 6-CHARLES DARWIN RESEARCH-TRANSFER OUT.
08 H 00 B/L/D Breakfast and Visit to Lonesome George in Charles Darwin Research-Transfer to Baltra airport.
NOTE:
DAILY DEPARTURES BY AIR WAY AFTER CONFIRMATION