TRAVELING TO GALAPAGOS WAS EXPENSIVE... WE CHANGED THAT! 

5 Day Galapagos Alternative Tour  - Superior experience

PREMIUM HOTELS & SUPERIOR YACHTS

Starts:  Baltra (GPS)

Ends: Baltra (GPS)

Start anyday! Please confirm first availability with us!

A complete experience around the central islands of Galapagos!

If you are looking for an alternative to cruising the Galapagos with superior quality activities and don't want to spend big money, our Galapagos Island Hopping tours are perfect for you! 

Ideal for adventure loving travelers who want to experience everything Santa Cruz and it's surrounding islands have to offer. 

Visit Santa Cruz, North Seymour, Bartholomew and Santa Fé Islands.

FLIGHTS:

We can accommodate to any flights. It is recommended to book an early arrival and a late departure flight to have extra time for more activities.

HOTELS: 

-Beautiful hand-picked Hotels on every island with private rooms with A/C and private clean bathrooms with hot water. 24/7 filtered water, coffee and tea. Great location and service. 

PREMIUM HOTEL or (PREMIUM PLUS HOTEL UPGRADE)

       Charming & elegant! Close to everything, these classy hotels offer great location, views and service! Our hand-picked selection of Premium hotels are the Smartest option for those seeking a Superior hotel. 

• Smart service & Guide  We provide truly personal service & advise previous and during your tour. Receive our complete Pre-departure SMART guide for your tour.
• Guided tours Profesional bilingual guide on tours. As indicated in itinerary
• Transfers in/out All transfers as in itinerary.
• Local guide Local guide on visits (transfer from/to airport)
• Accommodation Hand-picked hotels on Comfort or Premium category.
• Meals Meals as included in itinerary
• Entrance to Ranch Entrance to private Ranch to see Giant Tortoises (self-guided walk)
• Snorkel equipment Snorkel equipment during navigable tours
• Inter Island transport All transportation between islands
• CO2 carbon footprint offset. We will plant trees on your behalf for traveling Smart.
• Lobito bus & Water taxis Lobito Bus and Ferry from Baltra airport to Itabaca Channel.

• Flights International and national flights

• National Park Entrance Galapagos National Park Entrance fee ($200 foreigners). Must be paid in cash at the airport (No ATM machines)

• Galapagos TCT (INGALA) $20 transit control card

• Credit card fee 2.9% 2.9% credit card fee. US bank transfer is free. 1% Platform fee

• Alcoholic drinks & tips Alcoholic drinks and tips not included

• Travel Insurance Medical or travel insurance is not included. Guests must get their own travel insurance.

• Water taxis for inter-island travel ($1pp each)

• Service Tips Not included, but they are welcomed :)

- Walk inside petrified Lava Tunnels.

- See Giant Galapagos Tortoises on their natural habitat. 

- Visit the beautiful island of North Seymour and relax at "Bachas beach"

- Yacht tour to Bartholomew or Plazas Island with beach visit and snorkel.

- Snorkel at Santa Fé Island and visit "Hidden Beach

*Optional upgrade:*

-  Dive in search of Hammerhead Sharks at North Seymour Island (Discovery diving is available at no extra cost if you don't have previous diving experience).

After your arrival, we will pick you up at the airport in Baltra Island and cross to Itabaca Channel and then take you to Santa Cruz Island to your selected hotel at the beautiful town of Puerto Ayora. On the way we will make a short visit "Los Gemelos" volcanic formations and a private Ranch where we will see Giant Galapagos Tortoises on their natural habitat. We will also walk inside a petrified lava tunnel!

Enjoy a special welcome dinner in front of the sea at one of the best restaurants in town!

Box-Lunch provided. 

Accommodation at your selected hotel

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Breakfast at your hotel and then we pick you up to take our comfortable yacht that will take us to the incredible island of North Seymour. This uninhabited island is one of our favorites for animal lovers. Here you will see a large colony of Blue-footed boobies and the extremely photogenic Great Frigate birds. Also lookout for swallow-tailed gulls, marine iguanas, land iguanas, sea lions and more. 

North Seymour is particularly famous for its elegant Frigate birds that, during mating season, rewards us with the vision (and photographs) of males inflating their guttural pouch into an enormous scarlet-red balloon to attract the females. 

After a delicious lunch onboard the yacht, we head to Bachas Beach, a beautiful white coralline expanse. This is the perfect place for practicing snorkeling, swimming or to simply enjoy the white soft sand. Several brackish lagoons only a few steps away from the sea provide feeding grounds for various wading birds, from stilts to flamingos.

Overnight at your Hotel. 

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After breakfast we will pick you up from your hotel and take you to the pier for a great snorkeling day tour to Santa Fé Island. We will snorkel with abundant marine wildlife at a beautiful turquoise lagoon and then head to "Hidden" beach. Lunch on board. Sport Fishing (Catch & release) might be practiced.

Premium catamaran.

This tour can be changed to Pinzón Island and La Fe beach depending on the itinerary at no extra cost.

A good night sleep at your selected hotel.

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*UPGRADE 1: YACHT TOUR TO PLAZAS OR SANTA FÉ ISLANDS (B/L/D) 

*UPGRADE 2: DIVING TOUR TO NORTH SEYMOUR ISLAND (B/L/D)

Breakfast at your hotel and then pick up to start our yacht tour to Barholomew Island. With a total land area of just 1.2 square kilometres (0.5 square miles), this island offers some of the most beautiful landscapes in the archipelago. The island consists of an extinct volcano and a variety of red, orange, green, and glistening black volcanic formations.

Bartolomé has a volcanic cone that is easy to climb and provides great views of the other islands. Bartolomé is famous for its Pinnacle Rock, which is the distinctive characteristic of this island, and the most representative landmark of the Galápagos.

It has two visitor sites. At the first one, one may swim and snorkel around Pinnacle Rock; the underwater world there is really impressive. Snorkelers are in the water with the penguins, marine turtles, white-tipped reef sharks, and other tropical fish. The bay is also an excellent place to go swimming. The twin bays are separated by a narrow isthmus.

Special dinner included in front of the sea at one of the most beautiful restaurants in town.

Accommodation on your selected hotel.

(B/L/D)

Breakfast + free morning and then pick up from your hotel to take you back to the airport at Baltra (GPS) island. 

Thank you for traveling with Smart Galapagos!

Until next time Galapagos :) 

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