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Galápagos Island Hopping

Santa Cruz Island · Isabela Island · San Cristóbal Island
Duration
10 Days · 9 Nights
The route
Santa Cruz Island · Isabela Island · San Cristóbal Island
Style
Three islands by land and boat
Best season
Year-round · best
The route

9 nights, 3 stops — three islands by land and boat.

Santa Cruz Island → Isabela Island → San Cristóbal Island.

Round trip · returns to Santa Cruz Island

Santa Cruz IslandIsabela IslandSan Cristóbal Island
What you're tracking

What you'll see

Galápagos giant tortoise
In the highlands.
Marine iguana
At Tortuga Bay.
Galápagos sea lion
On the beaches.
Darwin's finches
Across the island.
Day by day

The journey, one day at a time

01Arrive Santa Cruz Island

Arrive Santa Cruz Island

The journey begins.

Arrive in Santa Cruz Island, met and transferred to your accommodation. Santa Cruz's green highlands shelter wild giant tortoises, easily met on foot.

02Santa Cruz Island

Santa Cruz Island

A full day in the field.

Island day trips for snorkelling and wildlife. A full day of Santa Cruz beaches and highlands.

03Santa Cruz Island

Santa Cruz Island

A full day in the field.

A full day of Santa Cruz beaches and highlands. The Darwin station, lava tubes and tortoises.

04Santa Cruz Island → Isabela Island

To Isabela Island

On to the next.

Transfer to Isabela Island. Snorkel with penguins and turtles at Los Túneles. Flamingo lagoons and the lava coast.

05Isabela Island

Isabela Island

A full day in the field.

Flamingo lagoons and the lava coast. A full day of Isabela's volcanoes and marine life. Isabela's cool waters hold Galápagos penguins — the only penguins found north of the equator.

06Isabela Island

Isabela Island

A full day in the field.

A full day of Isabela's volcanoes and marine life.

07Isabela Island → San Cristóbal Island

To San Cristóbal Island

On to the next.

Transfer to San Cristóbal Island. Sea lion beaches and Kicker Rock snorkelling. Seabird cliffs and the highland lagoon.

08San Cristóbal Island

San Cristóbal Island

A full day in the field.

Seabird cliffs and the highland lagoon. A full day of San Cristóbal's wildlife. San Cristóbal's beaches and waterfront teem with sea lions, the most sociable of Galápagos wildlife.

09San Cristóbal Island

San Cristóbal Island

A full day in the field.

A full day of San Cristóbal's wildlife.

10Depart San Cristóbal Island

Departure

The journey ends.

A final morning in San Cristóbal Island — a last outing or a slow start as time allows — before the transfer onward and the journey home.

When to travel

The season changes what you see.

Year-round

Peak season

A year-round island; every month rewards.

December – May

Good season

Warmer seas, best for snorkelling.

Wildlife you may see
Birds Penguin

Make it yours.

Add nights, swap a park, extend to the coast — this route is a starting point, not a fixed menu. Tell us how you travel and we'll route the rest.

Field notes, now and then.

Where to go · When to go · Wildlife in season

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