FLOREANA ISLAND

Departure at 07h30 in the morning

We head towards Puerto Ayora’s main dock; we embark the boat and start this unforgettable navigation towards the island of Floreana (cookies and chocolates will be given to the passengers during the navigation).  After 1 ½ hour we make the first stop at Champion Bay for snorkel. We will admire the beautiful scenery and then continue our journey up to Endervy.  We will finally return to the Devil’s crown.

We return to the boat for an exquisite lunch.  Approximately at 14h00 we will disembark in Puerto Velasco Ibarra where we will get a brief introduction of the history of the island; we will then continue our way to the highland in a very popular transportation called chiva (bus with no doors nor windows) where we will be able to see Galapagos Tortoises in a semi-natural habitat, the caves which once were used by the pirates for shelter, the Asilo de la Paz (mirador) and the habitat of the Wittmers, one of the very first habitants on this island.  We will also see how the natives get sweet water from natural rocky cracks; we in fact will have the opportunity to have some of this vital liquid while we rest.

 

From 16h30 to 17h00 we will return to Puerto Ayora, which will take us approximately 1 ½ to 2 hours. 

Fauna to observing: penguins, sharks, sea lions, blue-footed Bobbies, bifurcated tail gull, frigates, marine iguanas…of course this accompanied with an amazing view.
 
PRICE PER PERSON: USD 96.00

INCLUDED:

- Snorkelling equipment (mask, snorkel, fins and wetsuit)
- Snacks (cookies and chocolates)
- Beverages (water, soda and juice)
- Local fruits
- Lunch (on board or at a local restaurant of the island)
- Bilingual Naturalist Guide

Departure at 08h00 in the morning

We head towards Puerto Ayora’s main dock; we embark the boat and start this unforgettable navigation towards the island of Santa Fe (cookies and chocolates will be given to the passengers during the navigation).  After 1 hour we make the first stop at Santa Fe Bay for snorkel which will last approximately between 30 and 40 minutes.  Besides the great scenery we will be able to admire a wide variety of birds. 

  

We will return to the boat and head towards the Garrapatero Beach where we will have lunch in a very relaxing environment. After lunch we will enjoy the beach as much as we can (approx 3 hours). 

 

At 16h30 we will embark the boat and return to Puerto Ayora, which will take us approximately 1 hour.

Fauna to observing: a large colony of sea lions, numerous blue-footed boobies, flamingos at Garrapatero Beach, and variety of tropical fishes at the bottom of the sea…of course this accompanied with an amazing view.

PRICE PER PERSON: USD 80.00

INCLUDED:

- Snorkelling equipment (mask, snorkel, fins and wetsuit)
- Snacks (cookies and chocolates)
- Beverages (water, soda and juice)
- Local fruits
- Lunch (on board or at a local restaurant of the island)
- Bilingual Naturalist Guide
 

IMPORTANT NOTES:

• One day prior to any of the tours to Floreana or Santa Fe, passengers have to go to our offices in Puerto Ayora and try on their complete snorkelling equipment (mask, fins, snorkel and wetsuit).  This same equipment will be the one to be used on the next morning for the tour.
• Capacity of the boats: North Star: 16 pax / Queen Karen: 10 pax.  Both boats have private bathrooms and a resting cabin for the passengers.
• In case North Star or Queen Karen are not availability for a certain departure, we will reserve another boat with the same characteristics.
• Itineraries are subject to change due bad weather conditions or regulations of the Galapagos National Park.