Galápagos On a Budget
North Seymour Island
North Seymour was lifted from the ocean floor by a seismic event, and its origins as a seabed give the island its low, flat profile. Cliffs only a few meters high form the shoreline, where swallow-tailed gulls sit among the ledges and rocks. A tiny forest of silver-grey Palo Santo trees stands just above the landing, usually without leaves, waiting for the rains to burst into bloom. This island is teeming with life!
Bartolome Island
Bartolome is famous for Pinnacle Rock, a towering spearheaded obelisk that rises from the ocean’s edge and is the best-known landmark in the islands. Galapagos penguins—the only species of penguin found north of the equator—walk precariously along narrow volcanic ledges at its base. Sea lions snooze on rocky platforms, ready to slide into the water to play with passing snorkelers.
South Plazas
South Plaza Island is a small island full of fascinating wildlife, both along its shore and along its dramatic, wind-swept cliffs: sea lions, land iguanas, swallow-tailed gulls, Opuntia cacti and vegetation that changes colors according to the season. South Plaza is one of Galapagos’ most impressive visiting sites.
Santa Fe
Santa Fe Island offers one of the most beautiful and sheltered coves in the islands. Its turquoise lagoon is protected by a peninsula of tiny islets forming an ideal anchorage. The island lies to the southeast of Santa Cruz within sight of Puerto Ayora. Here you’ll have a great opportunity to snorkel together with sea lions.
Itinerary
Transfer in at Baltra airport. Our certified Galapagos Naturalist guide will meet with you upon your arrival to the archipelago. You’ll be transfer to the Itabaca chanel, this cristal turquoise water channel separates Baltra from Santa Cruz. Later your continue your private tour through the Highlands of Santa Cruz where you’ll visit a Giant Tortoise Reserve, located on the natural path tortoises take every year as they either migrate to higher moist locations during the garúa season (June-September), or when they descend to the warmer lowlands during the wet season. The Galapagos giant tortoise is the largest living tortoise species, weighing up to 250 kg (550 lb). You’ll visit one of the island’s lava tunnels, significant geological formations that take you back in time and allow you to remember how lava flows formed the islands. Lunch in the reserve and transfer to your hotel.
Shared full-day yacht explorations, that include the service of a Galapagos Certified Naturalist Guide, lunch, water, snorkeling gear, towel. Depending on the booking date and availability, you’ll visit one of the following islands and return to Santa Cruz in the afternoon.
Shared full-day yacht explorations, that include the service of a Galapagos Certified Naturalist Guide, lunch, water, snorkeling gear, towel. Depending on the booking date and availability, you’ll visit one of the following islands and return to Santa Cruz in the afternoon.
After breakfast, you’ll be transferred to Baltra airport to catch your flight back to the mainland.
Restricted Baggage:
Local authorities manage the quarantine system of the Galapagos National Park in order to reduce the possibility of foreign species invading the archipelago. All cargo and luggage that arrives to Galapagos National Park or that is transferred from one island to another must be inspected. All aircrafts are disinfected with Permethrin before landing. To preserve human health and the native species of the Galapagos Islands, the following products may not be transferred to Galapagos: fresh vegetables and fruits, animal products and or their derivatives, dairy products, other live animals, pathological samples, dry coffee beans, genetically modified organisms, forest species or their disseminative parts, grass and its disseminative parts, fresh flowers, medicinal plants and their disseminative parts, banana tree leaves, micro-organisms (fungi, bacteria, etc.) soil and sand, and animal vaccines.
Book a Tour
NOTE: Please contact us if you have any questions and to get more details about our trips . To join a Neotropical Nature & Birding Trip, the easiest way is to send us an e-mail at info@neotropicalnature.com or fill out the form with your comments and contact information and we’ll get back to you as soon as possible. You can also visit us in our office in Quito or send us a WhatsApp message to (+593) 997966818
Trips Considerations
Note: A city tour in Old Town Quito or check for options of day tour close to Quito, which can be included upon request at the beginning of the trip.
Pricing:
Price per Person:
- This tour runs with a minimum of 2 passengers.
- Accommodations in double or triple occupancy with private bathroom: USD$ 1150.00
- Single room Supplement: Add USD $ 150.00
- Contact us for alternative accommodation options
Included:
- All boat transportation.
- All transfers In-Out.
- 3 Nights of accommodation in Lava House Hotel or similar.
- Lunch day 1, 2 and 3 with soft drink.
- All excursions and activities listed in itinerary.
- Service of a certified Galapagos naturalist bilingual guide.
- Snorkeling gear for navigable tours.
No Included:
- International airfare.
- Air tickets Quito-Galápagos- Quito.
- USD $20 Transit control card for Galapagos (must be purchased and filled directly at the airport).
- USD $100 Entrance fee to the Galapagos National Park must be paid directly upon your arrival at the Galapagos National Park airport control.
- Diners.
- Alcoholic Beverages.
- Wet suit.
- Tips.
- Any other item not specified.
