Experiences / Galápagos Islands
Galápagos Island Hopping: San Cristóbal & Santa Cruz
Land-based Galápagos with hotels, snorkeling and highland tortoises
- Duration
- 5 days
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Group size
- 1–14
- Minimum age
- 6
- Cancellation
- Moderate
- Meeting point
- San Cristóbal airport
- Operated by
- Islas Encantadas Expeditions
Overview
Not a cruise person? This land-based trip combines two inhabited islands with daily boat excursions. In San Cristóbal you snorkel with playful sea lions and hike to frigatebird colonies; in Santa Cruz you walk among giant tortoises in the highlands and visit the Charles Darwin Research Station.
Nights are spent in comfortable boutique hotels, and an inter-island speedboat links the two islands. A day trip to a nearby uninhabited island completes the circuit.
Highlights
- Snorkel with sea lions at Kicker Rock or Isla Lobos
- Wild giant tortoises in the Santa Cruz highlands
- Tortuga Bay beach and marine iguanas
- Charles Darwin Research Station
- Day trip to an uninhabited island
Included
- 4 nights in boutique hotels
- Daily breakfast and selected lunches
- Inter-island speedboat
- Guided excursions with snorkel gear
- Airport transfers
Not included
- Flights to Galápagos
- Park entrance fee and transit card
- Dinners
- Tips
Before you go
Suitable for families. Inter-island boats can be rough; motion-sickness tablets are recommended.
