Galápagos
Intensive Hotel & Yate 2016
HOTELES
North Seymour
Excellent location in Puerto Ayora. It´s own bar named
¨Flamingo¨ offers a wide variety of tropical coctails and wine in the social
areas from 15:00 P.M to 21:00 P.M. It´s mega hydromassage tub named ¨Lobo
Marino¨ offers drinks from 7:00 A.M to
21:00 P.M , with a capacity of up to 12 people. This hotel also has a built in
library and a terrace named ¨fragat¨ which is an ideal spot for someone who is
looking to take some sun , read and rest.
This hotel also offers its visitors a game room which counts with a
soccer table, darts, scrabble and also an excellent collection of books in both
english and spanish, this is opened all day long.
Galapagos Islands
Casa Natura in Galapagos is a
small but lovely hotel which opened its doors to visitors in February of 2009. The
hotel counts offers 15 rooms with air conditioner available , it´s been
designed to offer the best comodity and relaxation posible for the visitor,
including areas like a pool, bar, dinning area and other different recreational
areas. The Hotel Casa Natura is found in the populated area of Puerto Ayora,
it´s located very close to the Charles Darwin Science Station (8-10 minutes
away), it´s also near the comercial boulevards in Puerto Ayora where you can
find a wide variety of restaurants, boutiques, and art galleries.
Villa Laguna
Villa Laguna is a perfect example
of comodity in the location of Puerto Ayora on the Santa Cruz Island. The hotel
is found infront of a beautiful pool. You can enjoy the ¨El Manglar¨restaurant
where breakfast, lunch and dinner can be served. The rooms are bright and count with minimalist art, with wide room
to help you clear out your mind and enjoy the islands to the fullest. There is
a lot of space for you to get to relax while feeling the warm Galapagos breeze
near the pool. The hotel offers: a pool, wide social areas, rooms with our
without a balcony and air conditioner.
Sol y Mar
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PROGRAMS & ITINERARIES
LENGHT:
5 DAYS – 4 NIGHTS
(With
Navigation to: Isabela, Floreana or Santa Fe)
ITINERARY:
1.
BALTRA- SANTA CRUZ – VISIT LAS GRIETAS
2. NAVIGATION
FULL DAY: ISABELA, FLOREANA, SANTA FE
3. TRIP TO TORTUGA BAY AND VISIT CHARLES DARWIN STATION
4. BEACH EL GARRAPATERO –HIGHER PART OF SANTA CRUZ
5. GEMELOS CRATERS – BALTRA
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LENGHT:
4 DAYS – 3 NIGHTS
(With
Navigation to: Isabela, Florena or Santa Fe)
ITINERARY:
1.
BALTRA-
SANTA CRUZ – VISIT LAS GRIETAS
2. TRIP TO TORTUGA BAY AND VISIT CHARLES DARWIN STATION
2.
NAVIGATION FULL DAY: ISABELA, FLOREANA, SANTA FE
4. GEMELOS CRATERS–
BALTRA
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LENGHT:
4 DAYS – 3 NIGHTS
(NO
NAVIGATION)
ITINERARY:
1.
BALTRA-
SANTA CRUZ – VISIT LAS GRIETAS
2. TRIP TO TORTUGA BAY AND VISIT CHARLES DARWIN STATION 3. BEACH EL GARRAPATERO –HIGHER PART OF SANTA CRUZ
4. GEMELOS CRATERS – BALTRA
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(Isabela, Santa Cruz & Floreana or Santa Fe)
ITINERARY:
1.
BALTRA- PUERTO
AYORA, ISABELA, FLAMINGOS LAKE
2.
VOLCANO
SIERRA NEGRA, VOLCANO CHICO, TOUR OF BAHÍA
3. TRANSFER TO SANTA CRUZ, CHARLES DARWIN SCIENCE STATION,
TORTUGA BAY
2.
NAVIGATION FULL DAY: FLOREANA Ó SANTA FE
5. GEMELOS CRATERS – BALTRA
RATES PER PERSON BASED IN
DOBLE/TRIPLE ACCOMODATION (RACK)
5 Days – 4 Nights y 4 Days – 3 Nights
(with navigation: Santa Fe or Floreana)
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with Navigation
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Foreing Passengers
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Local Passengers
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HOTEL
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4 Days - 3 Nights
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5 Days - 4 Nights
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4 Days - 3 Nights
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5 Days - 4 Nights
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Galapagos
Islands
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480
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512
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450
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485
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North Seymour
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525
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615
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463
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499
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Villa Laguna
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655
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695
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598
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655
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Sol y Mar
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985
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1195
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925
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1115
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4 Days – 3 Nights
(without navigation)
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without
Navigation
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Foreing Passengers
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Local Passengers
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HOTEL
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4 Days - 3 Nights
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4 Days - 3 Nights
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Galapagos
Islands
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425
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399
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North Seymour
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465
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410
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Villa Laguna
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595
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555
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Sol y Mar
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875
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785
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5 Days – 4 Nights – Galápagos 3 Islands
(Isabela, Santa Cruz & Floreana or Santa Fe)
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Isabela,
Santa Cruz & Floreana
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Foreing Passengers
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Local Passengers
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HOTEL
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5 Days - 4 Nights
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5 Days - 4 Nights
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Coral Blanco
& North Seymour
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662
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626
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The
Programs Include:
·
Assistance and on ground transportation
•
Galápagos National Park tourist guide
• Navigation
and terrestrial treks
•
Accommodation for 3 or 4 nights on the arranged hotel or similar
•
Complete Meals: menu breakfast, lunch and dinner
•
Detailed visits on the itinerary
Does
Not Include:
·
Airplane
Tickets: prices are subjected to change
depending on availability, season and nationality.
(informative rates)
Foreign
TAME: ADT USD 435.04 CHD USD 270.40 (CLASS
Q)
National
TAME: ADT USD 318.56 CHD USD 212.16 (CLASS
X)
·
Entrance
Fee Parque Nacional Galápagos: Foreign USD 100.00 National: USD 6,00 (children 50%)
·
Migration Control Card INGALA: national and
foreign USD 20,00
General Notes:
·
Prices
esteemed for the number of minimum 2 passengers based in double or triple
accommodation. Single room
apply a 50% charge to the price
·
Prices
are subject to change according to availability at the moment to place the
booking
·
To ask
for a booking we request the identification passengers copy; the total cost of
the tour should be covered at least 8 days ahead the departure day
·
The
additional taxes payment should be done directly in Quito, Guayaquil or The
Galapagos Islands airports.
·
Daily
departures with minimum 02 pax, according to hotelier and aerial availability
·
Kids
20% off (2-7 years old) over the package total
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RATES
AVAILABLE UNTIL DEC 15. / 2016 subject to changes
·
TARIFAS VÁLIDAS HASTA 15 DIC. /2016 sujetas a cambios sin previo aviso.
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SUPLEMENT
$100 LODGING IN ISABELA ISLAND (Superior Cat. Hoteles such as: La Laguna,
Albemarle swimming pool view room or similar, San Vicente Hotel on superior
cat. Rooms). 3 ISLANDS
PROGRAM
Itinerary (5 Days / 4 Nights)
Day
01: Baltra´s airport – Transfer in/ Santa Cruz – German´s Beach
Transfer in from the airport depending
on the flight arrival to take the shuffle that will take us first to the
Itabaca canal place where by ferry will move toward the pier in Santa Cruz Island
to then catch our car to Puerto Ayora with 42 km rounds. Arrival and hotel
check in. In the afternoon we will walk to the dock to board a water taxi to
cross to the other side of the island to take a 15 minutes pathway which pass
by a saline lagoon before to reach “The cliffs”, a natural pool of crystal
water where to enjoy of a refreshing bath. Back to the hotel, lodging
Día
02: Navigation
Floreana
Island
After breakfast, we
depart from Puerto Ayora on the yacht accompanied by our
guide for sailing Academy Bay, where
we can enjoy of its turquoise waters and to witness
the boats and cruise´s traffic arriving and departing from Santa Cruz, then
we will arrive to Floreana Island, landing at Puerto Velasco Ibarra, to observe a small colony of marine iguanas. We
will catch a bus that will
take us to the top of the island, where to
visit the “Galapagueras”, breeding places to see the turtles in their natural state
with the company of our guide. Later visit to "the caves", that are
natural shelters where the first inhabitants of the island
live, while the guide tell us its story same as to
know the fresh water shed to get water for their survival.
In the afternoon, we
take lunch on board of the boat, to make navigation around the sea
lion´s colony of “La Lobería” by the Post Office and then sail around the Devil's
Crown, where to watch lots of seabirds. Finally we
will sail around the Champion islet, where you can observe masked bobbies, tropical birds, sea lions and also carry
out the activity of snorkeling in the Champion Bay with all
gear included; in the afternoon return to the hotel to
take a break from this beautiful trip.
Santa Fe Island
Departure from Puerto Ayora at 08:00 am to Santa Fe island approximately 45 minutes of navigation, place where we
switch to a motor boat to bird watch such as blue footed boobies, gulls, terns
but also to observe walls and cliffs, home of many of these marine
species, after that we will do snorkeling in two different places to enjoy the environment, even
the chance to swim with sea lions that are completely friendly
same as with a variety of colorful fish in a depth of 3 to 4 meters
with abundant marine life (security measures will be taken when
performing the activity).
At noon we start our navigation to Playa Escondida, located 25 minutes from Santa Fe, a
place with beautiful landscapes and a pristine beach for snorkeling
or swimming; at this place there is also the option to
take a walk to see colonies of marine iguanas in the wild to appreciate their behavior and
way of life. In this beach you can relax, sunbathe, swim and rest until
our navigation to return to Santa Cruz starts at15:30.
Isabela Island:
Pick up
passengers at 7:00 am by the hotel lobby to take a speedboat heading to Isabela
Island (2:30 hours navigation approx.) where the series of islets named "TINTORERAS
ISLETS" and its privileged location facing Puerto Villamil are, named due
to the abundance of the white tip sharks or “tintoreras” in its waters, place
where we could also watch penguins, sea lions, marine iguanas same as practice
snorkeling around harmless sharks and a great bunch of colorful fish. Arnaldo Tupiza Breeding Center: Managed by the National
Park in order to rear giant turtles from the egg until their adolescence
to get released then in the uplands, its natural environment.
FLAMINGOS LAGOON: Considered the
largest lagoon in the islands being one the major and favorite places for
flamingo´s reproduction. In the afternoon we return to Santa Cruz for dinner
and lodging.
Day
03: Tortuga Bay / Charles Darwin Scientific Station
We start at 8:00 with our guides heading
to an approximately 30 minutes’ walk through an eco-path towards Tortuga Bay,
one of the more splendid white sand beaches in the Galapagos and worldwide,
formed by fish bones and coral shells. Accompanied by pelicans and gulls we
will enjoy of the beach the whole morning to the head back to the hotel by
noon. Later at 15:00 pm we will visit Charles Darwin Scientific Station
altogether with its extraordinary giant tortoises breeding center. We head back
to the hotel by 19:00 hours. Lodging
Day
04: Highlands / Garrapatero Beach
We start our day at 8:30 am to go to
visit the “lava tunnels” and their fascinating volcanic formation, located in
Santa Cruz´ highlands, place where we will walk 900 mts distance inside the
tunnel formation, using flashlights to appreciate the environment accompanied
with our guide who will explain about the different types of eruptions that
cause on the islands formation. In the afternoon we visit one of the highlights
there, the Garrapatero beach to enjoy the rest of our day. We get back to Santa
Cruz. Lodging
Day
05: Santa Cruz- Transfer out / Twin Craters / Baltra airport
Departure from the hotel with our guides´
assistance to start our transfer out to the airport, which includes a last stop
in our way to check the Twin Craters, two geologic subsidences between an escalecia´s
forest (endemic vegetation) located in the island´s upper lands.
Galápagos Shared 3 Islands
(5 Days – 4 Nights)
(Isabela, Santa Cruz & Floreana or Santa Fe)
Day 01: Baltra´s airport - Santa Cruz - Isabela
Transfer in
from the airport depending on the flight arrival to take the shuffle that will
take us first to the Itabaca canal place where by ferry will move toward the
pier in Santa Cruz island to then catch our car to Puerto Ayora with 42 km
rounds. Later we get the boat that will take us to Isabela; lodging in Hotel
Coral Blanco, Delfin Azul, La Gran Tortuga or similar (superior category Hotels
La Laguna, Albermarle, San Vicente or similar $100 suplemment). Later we visit .
the FLAMINGOS LAGOON; considered the
largest lagoon in the islands being one the major and favorite places for
flamingo´s reproduction. Dinner and lodging
Day
02: Isabela Island
After
breakfast we get some options to choose:
OPTION 1:
We move by car to “El Cura” sector to visit Sierra Negra Volcano and Volcán
Chico followed by a pathway
OPTION 2: Visit
the wetlands which are a complex of trails (Orchilla Hill, The Estuary, Poza
Escondida, Poza Redonda, El Túnel del Estero, Love Beach, Los Tunos viewpoint, Pozas
Verdes and La Playita) where to find a great variety of flora and fauna. Box
lunch and return
OPTION 1:
Concha Perla excursion, a beautiful beach where to practice snorkeling
surrounded by sea lions, iguanas same as other marine fauna or just enjoy of
the beach
OPTION 2:
Bay tour toward the “Tintoreras Islets” and its privileged location facing
Puerto Villamil, named due to the abundance of the white tip sharks or
“tintoreras” in its waters, place where we could also watch penguins, sea
lions, marine iguanas same as practice snorkeling around harmless sharks and a
great bunch of colorful fish (with additional cost), Loberia Chica and
surrounding shores for snorkeling. Dinner and lodging
Day 03: Isabela – Santa Cruz Islands
After breakfast, departure from
Isabela toward Santa Cruz Island, transfer to the chosen hotel for the check
in; later we will visit Charles Darwin Scientific Station altogether with its
extraordinary giant tortoises breeding center. Lunch and then with our guide we
head to an approximately 30 minutes’ walk through an eco-path towards Tortuga
Bay, one of the more splendid white sand beaches in the Galapagos and
worldwide, formed by fish bones and coral shells.
Back to the
hotel, dinner and lodging
Day
04: Floreana or Santa Fé Island
Floreana Island:
After breakfast, we
depart from Puerto Ayora on the yacht accompanied by our
guide for sailing Academy Bay, where
we can enjoy of its turquoise waters and to witness
the boats and cruise´s traffic arriving and departing from Santa Cruz, then
we will arrive to Floreana Island, landing at Puerto Velasco Ibarra, to observe a small colony of marine iguanas. We
will catch a bus that will
take us to the top of the island, where to
visit the “Galapagueras”, breeding places to see the turtles in their natural state
with the company of our guide. Later visit to "the caves", that are
natural shelters where the first inhabitants of the island
live, while the guide tell us its story same as to
know the fresh water shed to get water for their survival. We return to Velasco Ibarra´s pier to enjoy of a delicious lunch
in a local restaurant. Visit to Playa Negra to do snorkeling where to watch sea
lions colonies, a great variety of fish, turtles, reef sharks and rays. Return
to Puerto Ayora in the late afternoon
Santa Fe Island:
Departure from Puerto Ayora at 08:00 am to Santa Fe island approximately 45 minutes of navigation, place where we
switch to a motor boat to bird watch such as blue footed boobies, gulls, terns
but also to observe
walls and cliffs, home of many of these marine
species, after that we will do snorkeling in two different
places to enjoy the environment, even the chance
to swim with sea lions that are completely friendly
same as with a variety of colorful fish in a depth of 3 to 4 meters
with abundant marine life (security measures will be taken
when performing the activity).
At
noon we start our navigation to Playa Escondida, located
25 minutes from Santa Fe, a place with
beautiful landscapes and a pristine beach for snorkeling
or swimming; at this place there is also
the option to
take a walk to see colonies of marine iguanas in the wild to appreciate their behavior and
way of life. In this beach you
can relax, sunbathe, swim and rest until our
navigation to return to Santa Cruz starts at15:30.
Day
05: Santa Cruz – Transfer out / Twin Craters - Baltra´ s airport.
Departure
from the hotel with our guides´ assistance to start our transfer out to the
airport, which includes a last stop in our way to check the Twin Craters, two
geologic subsidences between an escalecia´s forest (endemic vegetation) located
in the island´s upper lands.
