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10 DAYS
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  • Visit the Giant Tortoises Reserve.
  • Cross the Itabaca Channel, which separates this island from Santa Cruz.
  • Cruise the archipelago in style!
  • Water activities abound with sea kayaking, snorkeling, and scuba diving trips offered daily.
ACTIVITIES ON THIS TRIP
Primary: Multisport
Other: Scuba Diving, Snorkeling, Mountain Biking, Swimming, Wildlife, Urban Exploration, Sea Kayaking, cruise, diving, turtles
$3485USD
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Finch Bay EcoHotel

Located on the Galapagos' Santa Cruz island, the Finch Bay Eco-Hotel is a great place to explore the wonders of the Galapagos. This tour allows you to set the pace of your adventure.
Located on the Galapagos' Santa Cruz island, the Finch Bay Eco-Hotel is a great place to explore the wonders of the Galapagos. This tour allows you to set the pace of your adventure. Spend your day exploring the natural beauty and wildlife of the islands, and in the evening relax in the comfort of the of your seaside hotel. Visit the Giant Tortoise Reserve and enjoy a yacht cruise to North Seymour Island, Plaza, Santa Fe, and Bartolome which allows you to experience the unique ecology of each island. Optional diving, mountain biking, and sea kayaking can also be arranged.

Internal Flights:
  • (Quito-Galapagos-Quito) Flight costs subject to change
    Recommended Budgeting:
    • $60 Meals not Included
    • $45 Airport Departure Tax
    • $110 Park Entrance Fee ($100 Galapagos National Park Entrance Fee, $10 Galapagos Park Tax)
      Notes:
      • Prices do not include US$100 Galapagos National Park fee.
      • Minimum Age - 6
Day 1: Arrive Quito
Overnight.
Day 2: Arrive Galapagos and explore Santa Cruz (B,L,D)
Fly into Baltra Island, and then cross the Itabaca Channel, which separates this island from Santa Cruz. On the other side, a bus will take you to the highlands of Santa Cruz Island to visit the Giant Tortoises Reserve. View these reptiles in their natural habitat, a unique experience! A stop is made at the Twin Pit Craters, which is a great depression of volcanic material. Scalesia trees, ferns, mosses and orchids provide an exotic backdrop. A box lunch is provided and then it is on to the Finch Bay Eco Hotel to enjoy its multiple attractions: pool, sea kayaks, the white coral beach in front of the hotel, or a nap in your hammock. In the evening, dinner includes the flavors of local and international gastronomy, one more attraction of the Finch Bay Eco Hotel.
Lodging Finch Bay Eco Hotel
Description Finch Bay accommodates 42 guests with 21 twin-bedded rooms, each with private facilities, air conditioning and unlimited water supply, as the hotel has its own desalinization plant. This ecologically oriented hotel also boasts innovative garbage processing and recycling programs. The entire infrastructure as well as the activities are totally oriented to a concept of true ecotourism in a pristine natural environment.
Days 3-8: Galapagos Island visits (6B,6L,6D)
While staying at Finch Bay you may choose optional yacht excursions to the islands of North Seymour, Plaza, Sante Fe, and Bartalome aboard the new Sea Finch Yacht. This is the fastest vessel in the Galapagos with an air-conditioned lounge, bar, and dining area; cruise the archipelago in style! Water activities abound with sea kayaking, snorkeling, and scuba diving trips offered daily. Finch Bay offers various land excursions including multisport activities, while still offering plenty of free time to swim in the pool, explore the beach, or to just relax in the Jacuzzi.
Lodging Finch Bay Eco Hotel
Description Finch Bay accommodates 42 guests with 21 twin-bedded rooms, each with private facilities, air conditioning and unlimited water supply, as the hotel has its own desalinization plant. This ecologically oriented hotel also boasts innovative garbage processing and recycling programs. The entire infrastructure as well as the activities are totally oriented to a concept of true ecotourism in a pristine natural environment.
Day 9: Back to Quito (B)
Leave the hotel early in the morning for a visit to the Charles Darwin Research Station, home to famous “Lonesome George” and many other giant tortoises. Then it is time for your overland transfer to the airport in Baltra to take your flight back to the continent.
Day 10: Return Home (B)
Return home or continue exploring South America by adding on an additional tour or Quito extension.
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Carl Thornton
Adventure Life gave us everything we needed before we even knew we needed it. The food may have been too good. Even though we were active every day I think I still gained a couple pounds. Truly the trip of a lifetime, absolutely stunning and delightful. We are already thinking about when we can go again and do a cruise. The trip exceeded our expectations, and we had high expectations prior to going. An unexpected highlight of our trip was going to the local fish market in Puerto Ayora at the end of the day. The sea lions, pelicans, herons, and others hanging out begging for scraps as the fresh fish were cleaned was hilarious and also provided great photo opportunities.
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Patricia Sasscer
I cannot say enough about how well this trip was organized. Our group of 11 was able to stay together in a very relaxed manner, and our needs were always taken care of in a friendly and congenial way. My traveling companion, who shared a room with me commented that it was the best vacation she had ever taken. Many thanks to Adventure Life for making our trip such a pleasure!
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Truman Kling
We had guides Valentino "Val" and Mario. Both were very experienced and knowledgeable and good with arrangements and interpretation of what we were seeing. Suggestions re: clothing, money etc... were right on the mark. Finch Bay hotel is a beautiful place. I had visited the Galapagos once before in 1990. Tourism has grown considerably since then, so it lacked some of the sense of solitude that I had on my 1st trip.
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Sean Yutzy
I do not think that the snorkling was given enough print time in any of the books reviewed for the regular traveler.I was able to swim with seals, sea iguanas, sea turtles, penguins and several species of sharks. None were fed/baited or harrassed in any way. We saw manta rays jumping out of the ocean and a large school of dolphin swam with the boat for 20 minutes. We stood on cliffs and watched black tip sharks attack schools of mullet. The hotel was great, food-great, guides-great, tourists--well, just OK but for me the ocean was worth the price of admission. I think that for those who might not be interested in taking 300 more pictures of the "different" iguanas on the next island the ocean produced diversity and excitement without going to the hassle of scuba.
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TRIP INCLUDES
  • 9 Nights Hotel
  • 9 Breakfasts, 7 Lunches, 7 Dinners
  • 7 Days Locally Hosted Guide Service
  • Gear Rental (Snorkeling and sea kayaking gear)
TRIP DOES NOT INCLUDE
  • Travel Insurance
  • Gratuities
  • Both International Arrival and Departure Transfers are excluded.
  • International Flights
CANCELLATIONS: 20% cancellation fee applied if cancelled 60 days prior to departure. Cancellations within 60 days are 100% non-cancelable

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