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Day tour to San Cristobal Island with private Land Tour and snorkeling
Santa Cruz, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
$538.00
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
Overview
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!
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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Day tour to San Cristobal
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide
Duration: 10 hours
Availability depends on seasonality and number of participants. Bookings can not be made for the same day. Please read our TnC’s.
When giving as a gift, your recipient can choose a date at their convenience during a booking process. Otherwise, you can choose one after checkout and voucher redemption.
When giving as a gift, your recipient can choose a date at their convenience during a booking process. Otherwise, you can choose one after checkout and voucher redemption.
Check available dates by emailing us at [email protected]
- Mesh bag to store your snorkel equipment and the wetsuit
- Transport with a private driver
- Boat ride to San Cristobal round trip on a comfortable and fast speedboat
- Lunch menu in one of the local restaurants
- Fuel surcharge
- Guía privado during the entire stay on San Cristobal Island
- Use of Snorkelling equipment
- Lunch
- Wetsuits (long or short, as preferred)
- Soda/Pop
- Fee charged for the use of the pier in Puerto Ayora
- Alcoholic Beverages
- Water taxis to and from the speedboat ($2 in total)
- Propinas (optional)
Meeting point
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
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.
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Puerto Baquerizo MorenoAt 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.
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Playa Punta CarolaYour 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.
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Cerro TijeretasFrom 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.
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La LoberiaAfter 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.
If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
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Day tour to San Cristobal Island with private Land Tour and snorkeling
Santa Cruz, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
$538.00
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
How it works?
01
—
You choose from 10,000+ experience gifts
02
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We deliver the eVoucher or the Physical box to the recipient
03
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Recipient books the experience and creates unforgettable memories!