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10 DAY MULTISPORT TOUR (daily departures)

Departure: Every day of the week
Minimum: 2 passengers
Maxim: 10 passengers

Day 1: Arrival in Quito or Guayaquil. Pickup at the airport. Our guide will welcome you and take you to the hotel. Check-in.

Day 2: Quito - San Cristobal Island - Highlands - Transfer to the airport for the flight to San Cristóbal. Today our local guide will receive you and begin the excursion towards the high part of the island where we will have the opportunity to visit the Center where giant Galapagos turtles are raised. After this visit, we will enjoy a wonderful barbecue at a nearby farm. Then we will continue our excursion to the Junco Lake -the only sweet water lake- where we will see marine birds. Just a few minutes from this place, we will stop at a lookout where we there is a beautiful view of the Puerto Baquerizo Moreno Bay. Return to the hotel and lodging. L/…..
Adventure sports: Hiking

Day 3: San Cristobal Island - Lobos Island - Leon Dormido - Puerto Grande - We will navigate with a speed boat to Lobos Island where we will walk around. Here we will observe colonies of sea lions and then continue on to the famous Leon Dormido (Kicker Rock) where we can watch the high-flying boobies and frigate birds. Our main recreation here will be snorkeling and we will have the opportunity to swimming with rays, seals, iguanas, multicolored fish, and much more. The same day we will continue on to Puerto Grande with its beautiful white sand beach to enjoy a well-deserved rest and a box lunch. In the evening we will enjoy a dinner at a local fisherman house. Return to the hotel and lodging. B/L/D.
Adventure sports: Navigating, snorkeling and swimming

Day 4: San Cristobal Island - Santa Cruz Island - Highlands - Departure in a public speed boat from Puerto Baquerizo Moreno to one of the most important islands in the Archipelago: Santa Cruz Island. Transfer to the hotel. At noon, we will enjoy a well-deserved lunch at town. In the afternoon, we will take a jeep to the high part of the island to the Primicias Ranch. Our descent will begin at the edge of the main road down to the base of the Ranch on a muddy road good for mountain biking. As we descend, we will pass through a rich farming area and then reach the base of the ranch and be able to see the very famous giant Galapagos tortoises in their natural state. After a short rest, we will visit the famous lava tunnels. Return to the hotel. B/L/…
Adventure sports: Navigating, Mountain Biking and hiking

Day 5: Santa Cruz Island - Bay Tour - Punta Estrada - Las Grietas - Charles Darwin Research Station - After breakfast, we will leave in our sea kayaks and go down Ninfas Lake, which borders the coast. We will pass Punta Estrada and continue to Las Grietas. During the trip, we will be able to watch sea birds, sea lions and sea iguanas. The trip will end at a beautiful natural pool surrounded by volcanic rock where the crystal-clear turquoise water is good for snorkeling among sea lions. Return to Puerto Ayora for a delicious and well-deserved lunch. In the afternoon, we will visit the very important Charles Darwin Research Station -it is impossible to go to Galapagos and not see it! Visiting this place is an excellent introduction to the formation and evolution of the islands. We will be able to watch the giant Galapagos tortoises-breeding center and also meet the famous and unique living fossil known as "Solitary George." In the evening, we will enjoy a nice dinner with a Typical Galapagos Family, where we will have a very interesting briefing about the social and human aspect of the islands. Accommodation at the hotel. B/L/D
Adventure sports: Kayaking, Snorkeling and Swimming

Day 6: Santa Cruz Island - Isabela Island - Tintoreras Islet - Muro de las Lagrimas (Wall of Tears) - Isabela Paths - Early after breakfast, we will navigate to Isabela, the largest island of the Archipelago composed of 6 volcanoes, 5 of which are active. A speed boat takes us to the southern part of the Archipelago. This trip takes about 2½ hours. After an interesting navigation in the South Pacific, with a short stop at Union´s Rock where we can watch typical sea birds. We will reach the island's main dock where our transportation will be waiting to take us to the hotel. Inmediately we will be taken to Tintoreras Islet where a colony of white tip sharks can often be seen resting in a lava canal. You can snorkel or swim in the unique habitat of these animals. Nearby hundreds of marine iguanas can be observed, as 'Las Tintoreras' is one of their main breeding sites. On the nearby sandy beaches, sea lions play and relax in the sun. At noon, lunch will be in a typical restaurant at town. In the afternoon, we will take a long, but easy, biking towards the Muro de las Lagrimas (Wall of Tears). This historical place was build by prisoners from Ecuador's first jail. As we walk to our destination, we will, visit the areas of mangrove trees, and a lookout from which we will be able to see the southern part of the island and the sea where it meets the immense blue sky. Alter returning, we will stop for a well-deserved swim on the enchanting beach of Puerto Villamil. Accommodations at the hotel. B/L/..
Adventure sports: Navigating, Kayaking, Snorkeling, Swimming, Mountain biking and Hiking

Day 7: Isabela Island - Sierra Negra Volcano - Chico Volcano - Today will be very special because our guide will meet you at the hotel and take you to one of the most beautiful volcanoes in the world. The crater of this volcano called "Sierra Negra" is approximately 7 kilometers in diameter. We will go slowly walkink (5 -6 Hours) in order to enjoy the wonderful scenery and then have a box lunch. The day will continue with walk to Chico Volcano where we will walk through the fumaroles of this active volcano and look down on the sea. Return to the hotel and lodging. B/Box Lunch/…
** We offer horses for individual passengers (up to 5 passengers). transportation leaves passengers in "El Cura" in order to start the visit to Sierra Negra volcano. Then, they will have to walk one hour to "La Y" where the horses are. Here, passengers will take the horses for 20 minutes trip and they will have to keep on walking to Chico volcano.
Adventure sports: Horseback Riding and Hiking

Day 8: Isabela Island -The Tunnels of Cape Rose - Isabela Giant Tortoises Breeding Center - Prepare yourself for one of the best days of your trip! After navigating with a typical fisherman boat for an hour and a half from Puerto Villamil, we will reach Cape Rosa / or Finados Bay on the western side of the island. This is one of the most beautiful places nature has bestowed upon humankind. Here we can walk over the connected lava tunnels situated in the blue sea waters. From the surface, we will very easily be able to see dozens of sea turtles, penguins and rays and we will also be able to do snorkeling and swimming alongside this rich marine fauna. Box lunch. As we sail to and from Isabela, we will see manta rays of different sizes that will make this trip different, and if it is the mating season, we will see them diving upside-down on the surface, waiting to have their pictures taken. In the afternoon we will visit the Giant Tortoise Breeding Centre where you will be able to observe tortoises of all ages and sizes. You will also learn about the reproduction and rearing of giant tortoises and see all the work that is being carried out to help recover the wild populations of these species. There is also a visitor's centre and a gift shop where local handmade products are sold. Finally we will walk to see the Flamingo Lake and a lookout from which we will be able to see the southern part of the island and the sea where it meets the immense blue sky. Return to the hotel and lodging. B/Box Lunch/..
Adventure sports: Navigating, Snorkeling, Swimming and Hiking

Day 9: Isabela Island - Santa Cruz Island - Baltra - Quito - Early departure to take the public speed to Puerto Ayora. We will immediately take a taxi across Santa Cruz Island to the Baltra Airport where we will check in for our flights to the Continent. Before take, we will take a short stop at the Twins Craters . Those who want can take an inter-island flight in a 5 to 9 capacity plane. The flight from Isabela to the Baltra Airport is 30 minutes and connects to the flight to the continent (no flights on Sundays). This service is optional and is charged extra but can be canceled at any time. In Quito or Guayaquil our people in charge of transfer will be waiting to take you to the hotel. B/L/..

Day 10: Departure from Quito or Guayaquil - Transfer Out from the hotel to the airport. International flight. Happy return home! B/….

2010 price per person, double occupancy in US$:

The package includes: Accommodations every day, breakfasts and lunches as detailed in the program, fast speed boat for navigating , bilingual English-speaking naturalist guide (Spanish - English), for groups of 12 persons or more a tour leader or permanent guide, sea-kayaks, bicycles, snorkel equipment, horses (up to 5 individual passengers), private land transportation, assistance at the Quito airport.

The package does not include: Round trip airfare, entrance fee to Galapagos National Park (US$ 100), transit control card (US$10), Isabela Island dock tax (US$ 5), dinners (except for the ones on the 3rd and 5th day), wet suit, personal expenses, tips. (If you take an intra-insular flight, you have to pay a tax of US$ 15 to the Isabela Airport.)

Flexibility of the programs
- The programs start every day of the year.
- The packages can be offered with tourist, superior tourist and first class hotel. This depends on the correspondent island and on the availability of rooms in the hotels.
- For small groups of up to 11 passengers we can offer a bilingual guide that permanently stays with the group instead of having a new local guide on every island. This depends on how exclusive you would like the service to be.
- We can offer private speed boats for long boat trips. This depends on your requirements and on how exclusive you want the service to be.
- Our passengers receive an individual service. We do not share activities with other local operators or with other groups of our company.
- If you would like to get a cheaper price, it is possible to share services with other local operators. However, normally our packages are basically private.
- We offer you to visit special and interesting places which usually are neither part of our cruises nor offered by other local operators.
- for Multisports packages, we suggest tour operations with a minimum of 2 up to 10/12 passengers.
- If you would like to visit Floreana Island, we can offer extensions of 2 and 3 days which start from each populated islands.
- If would like to spend more time on Galapagos, you have the possibility to do that on Santa Cruz, Isabela and San Cristóbal Islands.
- If you would like to add diving tours, we will be pleased to offer you tours starting from Santa Cruz, Isabela and San Cristóbal Islands with a minimum of 4 dives on each excursion.
- If you wish to reduce the number of days and only stay 4, 5 or 6 days, we can shorten up our program to the island which you would like to see the most.
- In our programs, we operate the best places to achieve the best customer satisfaction!

Important Information
- The months of agitated sea are from July 15 to September 15. The rest of the year the sea is calm. It is recommended to take in consideration this into when planning your trip.
- Bring health or medical insurance We recommend you to conclude a travel and accident insurance as this is an active adventure program which requires precautions.

Luggage per passenger:
- We suggest taking a 20 kg suitcase and a carry-on bag since these are allowed by continental airlines.
- In public speed boats, only one suitcase of 20 kg and a carry-on bag per person are allowed.
- In light aircrafts, one suitcase of 10 kg and a carry-on bag per person are allowed.

Clothing and accessories to take with you to Galapagos:

For the hot months (December - May) we recommend a bathing suit, t-shirts, shorts, sunglasses, cap or hat, insect repellent, sunscreen, sport shoes good for walking in lava and through rocks, and sandals. For the cooler months (June- November), a waterproof jacket or poncho and lightweight pants are necessary. Other important items are lip balm, eye drops, plastic bags for electronic equipment, binoculars, patches or pills for seasickness, a photo or video camera and sufficient film, and medicine normally taken. Wet suits are available for rent, but please check in advance as these have an extra cost.