3 Nights Santa Cruz Experience

Program

Day 1:
Santa Cruz
- Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Flight Quito – Galapagos Islands (not included)
- Transfer airport Baltra – hotel in Puerto Ayora
- Visit the Santa Cruz Highlands
Today you will take your flight to the Galapagos Islands. You arrive at Baltra Island. From the airport you take a bus to the Itabaca Canal where you head by ferry for the other side of the Island Santa Cruz.
Santa Cruz is located in the middle of the archipelago and is the second largest island. Colonized since the 1920’s. After Isabela Island, Santa Cruz is home to the second largest population of giant tortoises (about 3000). Discover the island’s beautiful beaches and bays with sea lions, marine turtles, and seabirds. Or, take your adventures off the beaten track to its remote highlands and verdant landscapes. Extinct volcanoes and astonishing endemic plants characterize the Santa Cruz Highlands. Admire unique flora like ferns and meter-high Miconia shrubs in the Scalesia forest or spot different bird species like the Galápagos rails, cattle egrets, and flycatchers.
Later on, continue to the Giant Tortoise Reserve “El Chato” in the Santa Cruz highlands is one of the few places you can see these giants in their natural habitat. The large, pre-historic looking animals can be seen as you walk along the trails during their migration from the coast to the highlands. “El Chato” is also one of the best sites to observe the short-eared owl, another endemic specie from the Galápagos. Lunch will be served at the Giant Tortoises´ reserve, later drive to Puerto Ayora to visit Charles Darwin Station. Dinner will be in included at a local restaurant of the town or hotel. Overnight in a Hotel in Santa Cruz Island.

Day 2:
Santa Cruz Island
- Meals: Breakfast, Box Lunch
- Full day boat excursion to Seymour North or South Plazas or Bartholomew including lunch – on shared basis
During a full day boat excursion, you’ll visit one of the islands Seymour North, South Plazas, Bartholomew or Santa Fe or the Dragon Hill. Each of the islands has its own significant beauties to offer and regardless which you’ll visit, you’ll definitely enjoy your stay.

Remark: The excursion is shared with international traveller and accompanied by an English-speaking guide.

Lunch on board. Overnight in a Hotel in Santa Cruz Island.

Day 3:
Santa Cruz Island
- Meals: Breakfast
- Day at leisure
Today, you will have free day to explore this lovely town of Puerto Ayora. Puerto Ayora is the largest human settlement and most important harbor in the Galápagos. Overnight in a Hotel in Santa Cruz Island.

Day 4:
Santa Cruz Island
- Meals: Breakfast
- Transfer hotel – Baltra airport
- Flight Galapagos Islands – Quito (not included)
Early in the morning, transfer to Baltra airport – only with Spanish speaking assistance - and flight back to Ecuador mainland.

Price includes

- 3 overnights in hotel in Santa Cruz
- Transfer In and guided tours on Galápagos with local English / Spanish speaking guide (English / Spanish speaking guides changing in each Island and for sharing Basis activities)
- Transfer out with local driver (Spanish speaking assistance)
- Meals as mentioned

Price does not include

- Optional tours, airfares, airport-taxes, personal expenses, extras at the hotels
- Drinks during meals if not otherwise mentioned
- Non-mandatory tips
- Newly introduced entrance fees that were established after the date of the proposal
- All services not indicated in the program
- Anything not expressly included in the "Prices Include"

Itinerary

Accommodations provided in each place