2–5 hours
Mobile ticket

Highlights

Get your entry Tickets to the Tortoise Reserve in Santa Cruz Island, Puerto Ayora to observe giant tortoises in their natural state. You will also be able to observe many of the Galapagos Bird Species. Take a self-guide walk inside the famous lava Tunnels.

Inclusions

What's included

Rubber Boots
Coffee and/or Tea

What's not

Guide
Transportation from Puerto Ayora

Itinerary

Here you can observe giant tortoises in their natural state. This spot is open for a self-guided walk, as a National Park Guide is not required to visit this spot. The reserve has thousands of square meters of high pastures and Scalesia forests, an endemic and plants of the Galapagos. These green highlands are also populated by many bird species like short-eared owls, Darwin finches or vermillion flycatchers.
Admission included

Cancellation

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

Reviews

4.5

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Know before you go

Pickup: Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
Ticket type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group size: Up to 13 travellers
Operated by: Galapagos Tours Nature Galapagos & Ecuador

Suitable for all physical fitness levels
This is and Entry Fee ONLY. This is a self-guided tour. No guide will accompany you during the visit.
Transportation from Puerto Ayora to the ranch and back are NOT included.

How it compares in Santa Cruz

Its from-price is 97% below the median of the 110 experiences we list in Santa Cruz.
It is shorter than most of them.
By number of reviews it ranks 22 of 110.

About Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz is the most populated island of the Galápagos, a volcanic island of lava tunnels, giant tortoises and sea lions on the harbour front.

Santa Cruz lies at the centre of the Galápagos Islands, about a thousand kilometres west of mainland Ecuador. Puerto Ayora is its main town, where sea lions doze on benches and pelicans wait at the fish market. The Charles Darwin Research Station, on the edge of town, runs breeding programmes for giant tortoises, and a walking path leads to Tortuga Bay, a long white beach where marine iguanas feed on the rocks.

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