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Day tour to San Cristobal Island with private Land Tour and snorkeling

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This tour allows you to get to know the captial of the Galapagos: San Cristobal Island and its beautiful sites in only one day; you will not only get to see tons of sea lions and many sea lions babies, but also many marine birds, marine iguanas, sea turtles, tropical fish, sharks and even more sea lions. Moreover, you will get to see beautiful landscapes with crystal clear turquoise water and the iconic Kicker Rock. This tour is the perfect combination of land and water, as during the snorkel activity you will get to know the abundant wildlife underwater, while three sites (Punta Carola, Tijeretas and La Loberia) allow you to get to the the most beautiful sites, species and landscapes San Cristobal has to offer on land too. The tour includes a very good lunch menu too and you will be provided with high quality snorkel equipment and wetsuits. Please note that the only way to get to San Cristobal is by PUBLIC SPEEDBOAT - of course they are safe but on rough sea it can get choppy!
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  • Fee charged for the use of the pier in Puerto Ayora
  • Soda/Pop
  • Wetsuits (long or short, as preferred)
  • Lunch
  • Use of Snorkelling equipment
  • Guía privado during the entire stay on San Cristobal Island
  • Fuel surcharge
  • Lunch menu in one of the local restaurants
  • Boat ride to San Cristobal round trip on a comfortable and fast speedboat
  • Transport with a private driver
  • Mesh bag to store your snorkel equipment and the wetsuit
  • Propinas (optional)
  • Water taxis to and from the speedboat ($2 in total)
  • Alcoholic Beverages
Departure Point

Calle Enrique Fuentes 106 Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz Island, Puerto Ayora 200350, Ecuador We meet at our office in Calle Enrique Fuentes ("El Saigón"), only a few footsteps from the pier. You can also find us on Google Maps: Guiding Galápagos Expeditions S.A.

Return Details

Calle Enrique Fuentes 106 Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz Island, Puerto Ayora 200350, Ecuador We meet at our office in Calle Enrique Fuentes ("El Saigón"), only a few footsteps from the pier. You can also find us on Google Maps: Guiding Galápagos Expeditions S.A.

  • Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, Ecuador
    At Puerto Ayora's pier before your Speedboat you could observe a variety of birds fishing, small sharks or sea lions resting on the public seats. After the speedboat ride, you will disembark at the pier of San Cristobal Island, Puerto Baquerizo Moreno. It is the capital of the archipelago of Galápagos, and it is the place with the most abundante population of sea lions in all of Galapagos - they are literally everywhere; on the streets, on the banks, on the beaches, everywhere. This is the reason why San Cristobal is the perfect island to see recently born baby sea lions on one of the beaches you will visit during this tour.
    240 minutes
  • Playa Punta Carola, Ecuador
    Your private land tour will start with a nice walk through endemic and native vegetation, leading you to a stunningly beautiful coral beach where you will be able to observe many recently born sea lions babies, on the beach and playing in the water as well as sally lightfoot crabs, lava herons and pelicans. This is the perfect place to take the perfect picture of a baby sea lions and if you like, you can already do the first snorkel activity from this beautiful beach.
    90 minutes
  • Cerro Tijeretas, Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, Ecuador
    From Punta Carola, your guide will accompany you on an even trail (stones and sand) to "Las Tijeretas", passing by different spectacular view points, where besides the many frigate birds (that is where the name of this place comes from, as their tales are shaped as a scissors - tijeretas in Spanish) and swallow tailed gulls as well as nazca boobies, blue-footed boobies and marine iguanas you get a stunning view of the unique landscape made out of a beautiful cove with turquoise, crystal clear water and the famous Kicker Rock (Leon Dormido) in the background. This unique cove also is the place where the snorkel activity will take place; your guide will lead you to the best hidden spots to find playful sealions, sea turtles, rays, tropical fish and often also sharks.
    120 minutes
  • La Loberia, Ecuador
    After lunch in one of the local restaurants, a private car will take you to the last activity for today: "La Loberia". You will start to walk passing by some small white beaches with mangroves and big marine iguanas as well as hermit crabs until you arrive at a stunning Bay with black lava in contrast tu crystal-clear water and a white sand beach, called La Loberia. The big colony of sea lions inhabiting this place is where the name comes from; it is like a sea lion kindergarten where it never gets boring to observe the cute little sea lion babies, sleeping on the beach, playing in the water and calling their mothers back from getting food. Exploring this bay a bit further, you will see lots of marine birds: Swallow-tailed gulls, nazca boobies, pelicans as well as great blue herons.
    90 minutes
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
This experience is non-refundable and cannot be changed for any reason. If you cancel or ask for an amendment, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
Hongjian
09 Feb 2025
The organizer is responsive. The tour guide, David is very good and use his floating device while snorkeling. With him, we swam with sea lions, sting rays, turtles and tropical fish. We started from Santa Cruz. Be aware the speedboat ride back and forth took about 4 hours. So not too much time left to enjoy the other activities. After snorkeling, there is no option to take shower.
lee3334444
16 Jan 2025
This tour had amazing snorkelling. We swam beside sea turtles, sea lions and marine iguanas! David the tour guide made sure that the tour was really well organised start to finish. He also knew all the great snorkelling spots as he has lived on the island his whole life. Lunch was great! If you enjoy being in the water then this tour is a must do!
Susan R
10 Jan 2025
Booking was simple and online. We had to visit the office the evening before our trip for a briefing and fitting of fins etc - this wasn't clearly explained, but luckily we arrived to confirm meeting time and place. The actual tour was very enjoyable. We had a guide who was very friendly and knowledgeable. We saw lots of marine, land and air wildlife, so lots of ticks in my book! Lunch was excellent! The only criticism was that our guide strode out in front when we were walking to different places. It would have been more enjoyable had he walked at our pace and explained what we were seeing as we walked.
This tour in Santa Cruz is organized by Guiding Galapagos Expeditions

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