168 hours
Guided in English
Mobile ticket

Highlights

Experience the Galapagos Islands from the comfort of a land-based expedition! The islands offer endless opportunities to explore a unique abundance of life in a setting unlike any other on earth. The Galapagos form a natural sanctuary that preserves species, allowing them to evolve since countless millennia. This is one of the few places on earth that allows such insight with so much wildlife. This holiday also provides flexible time to spend on your own and discover them with the sand beaches well-signed trails in the Galapagos forest, and the lots of wildlife. Enjoy real-time encounters with the most amazing wildlife up your fingertips and discover the power nature with the evolutionary changes of such unique animals. Snorkel through lava formations with sea turtles, penguins, sea horses, sea lions and sharks at Lava Tunnels.

Inclusions

What's included

Trip Leader: Certified AJ expert English-speaking adventure Trip Leader
Activities: Hiking in Santa Cruz highlands, Snorkelling, Isla Lobos, Academy bay day tour
Lunch
Meals Included: 6 breakfasts and 3 lunches
Breakfast
Gear: Snorkeling mask and fins, life vest
Accommodations based in double occupancy: First Class hotel in Quito, 4-star hotels in Galapagos
Transportation: Airport transfers (national flights), sea transportation Santa Cruz - Isabela islands round trip, comfortable land transportation

What's not

International flights
Airfare Quito - Galapagos - Quito round trip
Travel insurance (mandatory)
Meals not described in the itinerary
Tips for guides and drivers
Wetsuit for rent
INGALA transit card Fee
Galapagos National Park Fee
Airport transfer (international flights)
single supplement

Cancellation

All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.

Reviews

4.9

Ratings come from 25 reviews collected by our booking partner. They are travellers' own words, in the order they were written — never reordered to flatter the experience.

Know before you go

Meeting point: Meet you trip leader and group for the Welcome Briefing at 18:00pm, at the hotel´s lobby.
Pickup: Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
Ticket type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group size: Up to 15 travellers
Operated by: Adventure Journeys

Suitable for all physical fitness levels
It is our intention to adhere to the itinerary described; however, due to our travel style, on occasions it may be necessary or desirable to make small changes. Weather conditions and unpredictable local circumstances may lead us to make alterations to the route and/or travel times. Hotels and flight schedules might change according to availability. Any mention to specific wildlife in the itinerary or trip details is not a guarantee that it will be seen during the trip.
2h 45 min each way from Quito to Galapagos. Regular size aircraft. About 140 passengers
2 hours each way from Santa Cruz to San Cristobal
45 minutes each way - Lava Tunnels
20 minutes each way - Isla Lobos
45 minutes Airport transfers in Quito
45 minutes Airport transfers in Galapagos

How it compares in Quito

Its from-price is 1207% above the median of the 1008 experiences we list in Quito.
It is longer than most of them.
By number of reviews it ranks 147 of 1008.

About Quito

Quito, Ecuador's high Andean capital, has one of the best-preserved colonial centres in Latin America, ringed by volcanoes and green mountains.

The historic centre was among the very first places named a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and its churches, plazas and monasteries are spectacular. La Compañía de Jesús glows with gold leaf inside, the Basilica del Voto Nacional has gargoyles shaped like Ecuadorian animals, and Plaza Grande is surrounded by the cathedral and the presidential palace.

Top-ranked sights in Quito: Cotopaxi National Park, Basilica of the National Vow (La Basílica del Voto Nacional), Independence Plaza (Plaza de la Independencia).

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