Ecuador Birds Tours
Galápagos Intro Tour: Tortoises, Seabirds & Snorkeling
4 Days 3 Nights
✅ Highly Recommended in Trip Advisor
✅Explore Santa Cruz Island and its surroundings for incredible wildlife like Giant Tortoises, Galapagos Penguins, Darwin Finches, Blue-footed Boobies and more.
✅Over 32 endemics possible bird species like Galapagos Hawk, Darwin Finches, Lava Heron, Galapagos Dove, Lava Gull, Flightless Cormorant and others.
✅2 Full-Day Yacht Excursions aboard Galaxy Daily to visit Bartolome, North Seymour, Plazas, or Santiago with Snorkeling and Hiking Activities.
✅ Focus in Birding, Nature, and Wildlife tours with private/shared naturalist guides
✅ Hotel options:Tourist, First Class, or Luxury inland stays
✅ 24/7 Customer Support: We will ensure your trip goes smoothly and can be reached anytime via whatsapp at +593 99 373 2879.
4 Days Land-Base Galapagos Map
- Day 1. Flight to Baltra. Giant Tortoises.
- Day 2. Full Day Bartolome Pinnacle Rock or other
- Day 3. Full Day North Seymour Tour or other
- Day 4. Flight to Quito
- FREE Night in our Birding Lodge either before or after Galapagos
Index Itinerary
4 Days 3 Nights + 1 Free Night in Quito
Itinerary
YOUR FREE NIGHT PROMOTION - EITHER BEFORE OR AFTER GALAPAGOS
INCLUDED
- 24/7 Roundtrip Airport Transfers
- 1 Free Night in our Top Birding Lodge located 15 minutes from Quito Airport
- Breakfast and Dinner Included per person
- Wifi and Use of Birding Reserve
Day 1
FLIGHT TO BALTRA AIRPORT, GIANT TORTOISES AND PUERTO AYORA
- After arriving at Baltra Airport, our guide will pick you up and transfer you to Itabaca Channel to cross by shared-ferry to Santa Cruz Island. Continue with private transportation to the highlands of Santa Cruz to observe Giant tortoises in their natural habitat. These majestic creatures roam freely across private ranches bordering the Galápagos National Park. You'll also explore fascinating lava tunnels, formed by ancient volcanic activity, offering a glimpse into the island’s geological history.
- In the afternoon, continue to Puerto Ayora, where you can explore at your leisure. Visit La Ratonera Beach for a relaxing coastal experience or discover the renowned Charles Darwin Research Station to learn about conservation efforts in the Galápagos. In the evening, enjoy dinner at one of the local restaurants in town.
- Possible Fauna: Giant Tortoises, Sea Lions, Bird Species: Smooth billed Ani, Common Gallinule, Cattle Egret, Galapagos Flycatcher, Galapagos Mockingbird, Yellow Warbler, Green-warbler Finch, Woodpecker Finch, Small Tree-finch, Small Ground-finch, Medium Ground-finch, White-cheeked Pintail, Galapagos Rail, Barn Owl, Comb Duck, Galapagos Hawk, Striated Heron, Great Blue Heron and others.
- Meals Included: Lunch
- Overnight: Select Hotel
- Guide: Private Naturalist Guide
Wildlife Photos: Giant Tortoise, La Ratonera Beach Puerto Ayora, and Land Iguana by Diego Cruz.
Day 2
FULL DAY NORTH SEYMOUR AND SNORKEL BACHAS BEACH
- Pick up from your hotel and continue to Itabaca Channel, where we will board the Galaxy Daily. After arriving in North Seymour, we will have a dry landing and immediately start hiking on a 2.5 km trail where we can go clockwise along the coast or head inland first to visit the colony of blue-footed boobies. Get ready to spot land iguanas and marine iguanas; also, a colony of sea lions, lava lizards, frigates, and pelicans! Lunch on-board and afternoon snorkelling in Bachas Beach.
- Possible Fauna: Lava Lizards, Green Sea Turtles, Rays, Galapagos Penguin, Sooty Shearwater, Magnificent Frigatebird, Great Frigatebird, Blue-footed Booby, Nazca Booby, Red-footed Booby, American Flamingo, Brown Noody, Galapagos Petrel, Common Cactus Finch, Red-billed Tropicbird, Black-bellied Plover, Red-necked Phalarope, Yellow-crowned Night-Heron, Brujo Flycatcher, Galapagos Hawk.
- Meals Included: Breakfast and Lunch on board
- Overnight: Select Hotel
- Guide: Shared Naturalist Guide aboard Galaxy Daily
Wildlife Photos: Galaxy Daily Yatch, Blue-footed Booby, Magnifecent Great Frigatebird by Diego Cruz
Day 3
FULL DAY BARTOLOME PINNACLE ROCK AND SNORKEL SULLIVAN BAY PENGUINS
- This island, with its iconic pinnacle, is located northwest of Santa Cruz. Upon arriving at Bartolome, we will have a dry landing. Then, we will begin the walk along a path that will take us to the top of the island, through its 395 steps that will end with a spectacular panoramic view of the island and its pinnacle. During the walk, we will observe small lava tunnels that are the product of the last eruption and where endemic vegetation grow, such as lava cacti and tiquilla plants, generally surrounded by Darwin’s finches. Afternoon snorkelling near Bartolome Island for possible Sea Turtles and Galapagos Penguins.
- Possible Fauna: Galapagos Penguin, Blue-footed Booby, Galapagos Hawk, American Oystercatcher, Lava Gull, Magnificent Frigatebird, Great Blue Heron, Striated Heron, Laughing Gull, Galapagos Dove, Swallow-tailed Gull, Galapagos Petrel, Franklins Gull, Least Sandpiper, Greater Yellowlegs, Red Phalarope, Large-Tree Finch and White-tipped Shark, Rays, Sea Turtles.
- Meals Included: Breakfast and Lunch on board
- Overnight: Select Hotel
- Guide: Shared Naturalist Guide aboard Galaxy Daily
Wildlife Photos: Galapagos Penguin, Meal aboard Galaxy Daily, South Plazas Islands by Diego Cruz
Day 4
TRANFER OUT TO BALTRA AIRPORT. FLIGHT TO QUITO.
- After breakfast, your driver will pick you up at your hotel and transfer you to the airport. End of Services.
- Meals Included: Breakfast
Tourist Class Category
Fiesta Hotel
First Class Category
Ikala Lodge
Luxury Class Category
Finch Bay Hotel
Free Night in Quito
Jimenita Birding Lodge
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