Mini Galapagos
3 Days / 2 Nights - Per person on a double basis - Code EGR008
Day 1: Reception at the Baltra Airport and transfer by free shuttle bus to the dock of the Itabaca Channel
Cross by public service ferry to Santa Cruz Island where a transport will be waiting for you to transfer you to Puerto Ayora, location where the hotels are on this island. On the way, you will have the opportunity to see the lava tunnels and a reserve of giant tortoises. Visit to the Charles Darwin Scientific Station, where you can learn more about the Galapagos Islands, the species that inhabit it, its formation and evolution, conservation programs and observe some giant tortoises in captivity. (Transfer operates daily at 12:45 p.m.) Accommodation.
Day 2: Breakfast at the hotel. In the morning (8:00 am) tour to Playa Tortuga Bay
At the end of a walk of approximately 40 minutes we will arrive at this beach, one of the most beautiful in Galapagos, with white sands and green mangroves. In ""Playa Mansa"" we can swim and enjoy a morning at the beach. Free time for lunch. In the afternoon (2:00 pm) yacht tour by the bay to see ""La Lobería"" which gets its name due to the sea lions that are located here. Snorkeling is available here. Continuing with the tour we go to the ""Canal del Amor"", a place where nature lets us admire its beauty. At the end of this channel, a few meters away, we find a viewpoint where you can see white-finned sharks; After a short walk we can observe marine iguanas in the so-called ""Playa de los Perros"". Punta Estrada will also be visited. Return to the dock. Accommodation
The tour of this day is operated only Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays
*Nota: la embarcación usada en esta excursión es un bote motor con capacidad para 16 pasajeros
Day 3: Breakfast in the hotel. Ferry to Baltra/ Airport
Our guide will pick you up at the hotel to transfer you to the Itabaca Canal, where you will have to cross by public service ferry to Baltra Island to take the buses from the different airlines which will take you to the airport. On the route to the airport, you will visit a coffee farm, which is part of a social responsibility program, based on the cultivation of organic coffee, which contributes to the conservation of plant species and soil, as a model of sustainable tourism.