Santa Cruz to Explore

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

The Hotel Sol y Mar is found in Puerto Ayora,  on Santa Cruz island, about 10 walking minutes away from the Charles Darwin Science Station  with direct ocean view.  It´s one of the most modern hotels in Puerto Ayora with a pool on the terrace and also some chairs and hammocks. It´s also very casual that sea lions come and visit this area every now and then. Completely renovated in 2006, it counts with 17 comfortarble and modern rooms with a private balcony and an incredible view to the bay which is frecuently visited by iguanas, pelicans and sea lions. All of the rooms count with a private bathroom with warm and cold water and air conditioner. The hotel has an international cuisine restaurant available  with great ocean view.

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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

 

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

 

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

 LENGHT:       5 DAYS – 4 NIGHTS – 3 Islands

(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)

with Navigation	Foreing Passengers		Local Passengers
HOTEL	4 Days - 3 Nights	5 Days - 4 Nights	4 Days - 3 Nights	5 Days - 4 Nights
Galapagos Islands	480	512	450	485
North Seymour	525	615	463	499
Villa Laguna	655	695	598	655
Sol y Mar	985	1195	925	1115

4 Days – 3 Nights

(without navigation)

without Navigation	Foreing Passengers	Local Passengers
HOTEL	4 Days - 3 Nights	4 Days - 3 Nights
Galapagos Islands	425	399
North Seymour	465	410
Villa Laguna	595	555
Sol y Mar	875	785

5 Days – 4 Nights – Galápagos 3 Islands

(Isabela, Santa Cruz & Floreana or Santa Fe)

Isabela, Santa Cruz & Floreana	Foreing Passengers	Local Passengers
HOTEL	5 Days - 4 Nights	5 Days - 4 Nights
Coral Blanco & North Seymour	662	626

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

·  RATES AVAILABLE UNTIL DEC 15. / 2016 subject to changes 

·  TARIFAS VÁLIDAS HASTA 15 DIC. /2016  sujetas a cambios sin previo aviso.

·  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.