Arrive in Baltra – Tranfer to Santa Cruz Island: Highlands Visit (Tortoise)
Our English speaking guide will be waiting for you at the airport in Baltra Island Airport, who will then take you to the port of Puerto Ayora (Santa Cruz Island). Afterwards, we will take a short rest before making our way to theHighlands of Santa Cruz. Here we will have the amazing opportunity to observe the famous Galapagos Giant Tortoises, also known as Galapagos, in their natural environment.
It is from these that the Islands get their name from. Get the chance to observe Galapagos Finches, Bird Wizards, and endemic vegetation such as Escelacias forests and Matazarnos.
Return to Puerto Ayora towards the Dive Center to try on the diving gear and hear some instructions.
Accommodations in the hotel class of your choice.
Santa Cruz Island: Full Day Diving (2 Immersions)
The Galapagos diving sites depend of the day of the week.
After breakfast, meet at Scuba Dive Center at 7:20AM or the hour established the day before. You will hear some last instructions before departing via sea and land to the diving site.
After a weight check you will go for the first immersion (20 – 25 m deep). A surface interval for one hour is scheduled to have snack-lunch and enough energy for the second immersion (depth 15 -23 m).
Depending on the dive site, you will be able to observe: sea lions, Galapagos sharks, white tip reef shark, hammerhead shark, mobulas, turtles, reef fishes, sting rays, eagle rays, Galapagos eel, barracudas, sea horses, barracudas, sea lions, variety of invertebrates and coral walls.
Some wildlife can be observed during surface interval as well. We will have a snack before returning to Puerto Ayora around 16:30pm to get ready for our diving next day.
Accommodations in the hotel class of your choice.
Santa Cruz Island: Full Day Diving (2 Immersions)
The Galapagos diving sites depend of the day of the week.
After breakfast, meet at Scuba Dive Center at 7:20AM or the hour established the day before. You will hear some last instructions before departing via sea and land to the diving site.
After a weight check you will go for the first immersion (20 – 25 m deep). A surface interval for one hour is scheduled to have snack-lunch and enough energy for the second immersion (depth 15 -23 m).
Depending on the dive site, you will be able to observe: sea lions, Galapagos sharks, white tip reef shark, hammerhead shark, mobulas, turtles, reef fishes, sting rays, eagle rays, Galapagos eel, barracudas, sea horses, barracudas, sea lions, variety of invertebrates and coral walls.
Some wildlife can be observed during surface interval as well. We will have a snack before returning to Puerto Ayora around 16:30pm to get ready for our diving next day.
Accommodations in the hotel class of your choice.
Santa Cruz Island: FREE Day OR Option 2
In your last day you can either choose a FREE DAY or ask us to arrange for a guided visit to Charles Darwin Station in the morning and Tortuga Bay in the afternoon or a navigable tour, for an extra cost.
Option 1: In the Charles Darwin Research Station you will find a large variety of tortoise’s species coming from each island on the archipelago. You can also listen about the ongoing conservation efforts directed at preserving the Giant Tortoises, as well as the environment of the archipelago as a whole.
The afternoon hike to Tortuga Bay beach could be the perfect ending to your trip. Abundant wildlife inhabits the place and the view is astounding as it is considered one of the most beautiful beaches in Galapagos.
Option 2 (EXTRA COST): A full-day navigable tour. The destination can be Santa Fe, South Plazas, North Seymour or Bartolomé Island. The activities will include hiking, snorkeling, swimming and breathtaking sightseeing. After land and sea excursions, we will return back to the hotel in Santa Cruz.
NOTE: If you choose either Option 1 or 2, PLEASE let us know before booking your trip. This way we can arrange and check availability in order to arrange your itinerary in the best way possible.
Accommodations in the hotel class of your choice
Transfer out Baltra airport
After Breakfast, the guide will pick you up to take you to Baltra Island airport for your flight back to mainland to either Quito or Guayaquil. Goodbye Galapagos!
*NOTE:Â Diving sites are fixed daily and depend on availability. Â Itinerary subject to change due to National Park dispositions or to circumstances beyond our control (force majeure).The Galapagos diving sites depend of the day of the week.
