If you are looking for an alternative to cruising the Galapagos and don't want to spend big money, our Galapagos Island Hopping tours are perfect for you!

Ideal for adventure loving travelers who want to experience it all, we've got the "Galapagos 360 Tour " that takes you to enjoy a complete tour around some of the best spots in Galapagos.

Visit Santa Cruz, Santa Fé, Isabela, & San Cristobal Islands.

Be prepared to be amazed by breathtaking landscapes and unique wildlife, this is what makes the Galapagos Islands one of the most fascinating places in the world!

On this 8 Day Galapagos 360 Island Hopping tour, you will explore the Galapagos with outstanding service on a sustainable tour, for a great price!

For each Smart Traveler on this Adventure tour, we will plant trees at no additional cost for you!

ISLANDS:

1) Santa Cruz 2) Santa Fé 3) Isabela 4) San Cristobal

5) Optional upgrade: North Seymour

FLIGHTS:

We can accommodate to any flights. It is recommended to book an early arrival and a late departure flight to have extra time for more activities.

Inter-Island flights on a private small plane IS INCLUDED.

IDEAL FOR:

Young Spirit adventure loving travelers. Adrenaline pumping adventure people that crave a taste of everything without breaking the bank. Ideal tour for Smart travelers seeking a complete & unique experience.

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS

- Enjoy one of the best snorkeling spots at the incredible Lava Tunnels and Cabo Rosas in Isabela.

- Walk inside petrified Lava Tunnels and see Giant Galapagos Tortoises on their natural habitat.

- Snorkeling tour at Santa Fé Island and "Hidden Beach"

- Trekking tour to an active Volcano in Isabela Island with amazing views.

- Walk to Humedales and La Galapaguera Breeding center.

- Snorkel at "Concha de Perla" with huge Marine Turtles.

- Kayaking tour to Tintoreras Islet and do snorkel with the Penguins.

- Navigable tour to the amazing Kicker Rock, Sardine Bay and more in San Cristobal Island.

*Optional upgrade:

* Diving tour to North Seymour Island. Dive in search for Hammerhead Sharks. (Discovery diving available for those with no previous diving experience)

* Yacht tour to North Seymour Island.

MULTI-ADVENTURE - IDEAL TOUR

- Ideal for smart travelers who want to see the best spots of Galapagos!

- Must do tours, everyday!

- Nature lovers with a twist of adventure.

Smart service & guide We provide truly personal service & advise previous and during your tour. Receive our Pre-departure SMART guide for your tour.
Guided tours Profesional bilingual guide on tours. As indicated in itinerary
Transfers in/out All transfers as in itinerary.
Local guide Local guide on visits (transfer from/to airport)
Accommodation Hand-picked hotels on Superior or Premium category.
Meals Meals as included in itinerary
Entrance to Ranch Entrance to private Ranch to see Giant Tortoises.
Snorkel equipment Snorkel equipment during navigable tours
Inter Island transport All transportation between islands
CO2 carbon footprint offset. We will plant trees on your behalf for traveling Smart.
Lobito bus & Ferry: Lobito Bus to/from Baltra airport to Itabacca Channel and ferry.

Flights International and national flights
National Park Entrance Galapagos National Park Entrance fee ($200 Adults. $100 kids). Must be paid in cash at the airport (No ATM machines)
GALAPAGOS TCT (INGALA) $20 transit control card
Credit card fee 2.9% credit card fee and service fee not included. US bank transfer is free.
Alcoholic drinks & tips Alcoholic drinks and tips not included
Water taxis $1 pp each
Travel Insurance Medical or travel insurance is not included. Guests must get their own travel insurance
Service tips Not included and welcomed :)

-Beautiful hand-picked Hotels on every island with private rooms with A/C and private clean bathrooms with hot water. 24/7 filtered water, coffee and tea. Great location and service.

COMFORT HOTELS INCLUDED ON TOUR: 2 & 3 * Hotels.

Cozy, comfortable, clean and great location! The Smartest option for for adventure loving travelers looking for a clean room, good breakfast and a smart service!. Perfect for couples and families!

PREMIUM HOTELS (UPGRADE AVAILABLE AT EXTRA COST): 3 & 4 * Hotels.

Charming & elegant! Close to everything, these classy hotels offer great location, views and service! Our hand-picked selection of Premium hotels are the Smartest option for those seeking a Superior hotel.

As in itinerary
B =Breakfast
BL= Box-Lunch

L = Lunch

D = Dinner

4 or more Adults

Deposit: $1,000

Available until 40 days before departure

Price per person based in USD

Based in double or triple rooms with private bathroom

$2,174

Deposit: $1,000

2 or 3 adults

Deposit: $1,000

Available until 40 days before departure

Based on a double or triple room accommodation.

Price per person

$2,289

Deposit: $1,000

Child from 2 to 11 years

Deposit: $800

Available until 40 days before departure

Kids accompanied by minimum one adult

20% DISCOUNT

$1,831

Deposit: $800

Toddlers under 2 years

Deposit: $400

Available until 40 days before departure

Toddler under two years of age accompanied by one adult

70% discount

$686

Deposit: $400

Single Traveler

Deposit: $1,500

Available until 40 days before departure

Single traveler

50% SINGLE SUPPLEMENT

$3,433

Deposit: $1,500

Service Tips to your travel assistant

$35

Tips go directly to your online Galapagos Travel Assistant!

Thank you very much :)

UPGRADE TO PREMIUM HOTEL IN SANTA CRUZ

$190

Price per person

UPGRADE TO PREMIUM HOTEL IN ISABELA

$285

Price per person

UPGRADE TO PREMIUM HOTEL SAN CRISTOBAL

$247

Price per person

UPGRADE D2) DIVING NORTH SEYMOUR

$150

Diving or Discovery Diving available

Price per person

UPGRADE D2) YACHT TO NORTH SEYMOUR

$210

Price per person

UPGRADE D4) TINTORERAS TOUR

$30

Upgrade tour to Tintoreras Tour instead of trekking to the Volcano.

Price per person

UPGRADE D7) DIVING KICKER ROCK

$85

Price per person

D1) S. Cruz + Baltra
D1) S. Cruz + Baltra
Transfer from the airport + Giant Tortoises
After your arrival, we will pick you up at the airport in Baltra Island and cross to Itabaca Channel and then take you to Santa Cruz Island to your selected hotel at the beautiful town of Puerto Ayora. On the way we will make a short visit "Los Gemelos" volcanic formations and a private Ranch where we will see Giant Galapagos Tortoises on their natural habitat. We will also walk inside a petrified lava tunnel!

Enjoy a special welcome dinner in front of the sea at one of the best restaurants in town!

Accommodation at your selected hotel

(-/BL/D)

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D2) Santa Fé Island
D2) Santa Fé Island
Navigable Tour to Santa Fé + Snorkel + "Hidden" Beach (+ Upgrades)
After breakfast we will pick you up from your hotel and take you to the pier for a great snorkeling day tour to Santa Fé Island. We will snorkel with abundant marine wildlife at a beautiful turquoise lagoon and then head to "Hidden" beach.
Lunch on board.
Sport Fishing (Catch & release) might be practiced.

Return to town for a good night sleep at your selected hotel.

(B/L/-)

*OPTIONAL UPGRADE: Breakfast at your hotel and then we pick you up to take our diving tour to Seymour Island.
If you don't have a PADI diving certificate, you can choose our Discovery Diving tour with our special instructor to experience underwater life up to 12 meters deep (For safety reasons).
If you do have PADI certificate, we do 2 immersions. If you don't have, then we do 1 immersion and 1 snorkeling on the Discovery Diving tour.
Lunch on board.
Return to town for a good night sleep at your selected hotel.
(B/L/-)

*OPTIONAL UPGRADE 2: YACHT TOUR TO NORTH SEYMOUR ISLAND
Breakfast at your hotel and then we pick you up to take our comfortable yacht that will take us to the incredible island of North Seymour. This uninhabited island is one of our favorites for animal lovers. Here you will see a large colony of Blue-footed boobies and the extremely photogenic Great Frigate birds. Also lookout for swallow-tailed gulls, marine iguanas, land iguanas, sea lions and more.
North Seymour is particularly famous for its elegant Frigate birds that, during mating season, rewards us with the vision (and photographs) of males inflating their guttural pouch into an enormous scarlet-red balloon to attract the females.
After a delicious lunch onboard the yacht, we head to Bachas Beach, a beautiful white coralline expanse. This is the perfect place for practicing snorkeling, swimming or to simply enjoy the white soft sand. Several brackish lagoons only a few steps away from the sea provide feeding grounds for various wading birds, from stilts to flamingos.
Lunch on board.
*This tour might be changed to Bartholomew, Plazas or Santa Fé.

Overnight at your selected Hotel.
(B/L/-)
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D3) S. Cruz - Isabela
D3) S. Cruz - Isabela
Tortuga Bay + transfer to Isabela Island
After a nice breakfast at your hotel, enjoy a free morning 50 minute walk to the world famous white beach of Tortuga Bay beach (a top 5 in the world) until noon. Swim in "Playa Mansa" and enjoy kayaking if you prefer (Rent available for $10 pp). Then return to your hotel before 1pm so we will pick you up and transfer you to the pier to take a fast boat to Isabela Island (the biggest island in the Galapagos).

Upon arrival, we will pick you up from the pier and take you to your hotel. If time allows you can visit the Flamingos lagoon and Galapagos Tortoise Breeding Center.

Enjoy the wonderful white beach of Isabela.

A nice dinner at "The Beach" Restaurant will be waiting for you.

Accommodation on your selected hotel.
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D4) Active Volcano
D4) Active Volcano
Trekking to an active Volcano and enjoy wonderful views
After a nice breakfast we will go trekking to an active volcano. This 4-5 hours (16km both ways) hike to Volcán Sierra Negra and Volcán Chico will offer you breathtaking views of the second largest oceanic crater in the world as well as amazing views of northern Isabela Island. Enjoy a Box lunch with this view.
Return to your hotel, and enjoy a free afternoon to walk to Humedales or "La Galapaguera" (Tortoise Breeding center).
Accommodation at your selected hotel.
(B/BL/-)

*OPTIONAL UPGRADE: Tintoreras Tour
If you decide not to do the walking tour, we can arrange a beautiful tour to Tintoreras Island for you. Here you will see penguins, sharks, sea-lions and Iguanas.

(B/-/-)
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D5) Lava Tunnels
D5) Lava Tunnels
Enjoy snorkeling at Isabela's Lava Tunnels and Cabo Rosas
After breakfast we will pick you up to start our navigable tour to the incredible Lava Tunnels and Cabo Rosas. Here we will have the chance to snorkel with amazing marine animals such as White Tip (Friendly) sharks, rays, Marine Turtles and even get to see Penguins and Sea Horses. (This Off the Beaten path tour is one of the best hidden gems in Galapagos)

Then we will walk over the tunnels to see land animals such as the beautiful Blue-Footed boobies. Lunch on board before returning to your hotel for a relaxed afternoon at the beach.

Accommodation at your selected hotel.

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D6) Isabela -S.Cristobal
D6) Isabela -S.Cristobal
Kayak to the penguins + Fly to San Cristobal Island + Tijeretas
After breakfast, we will pick you up at your hotel to take you to the pier to start our kayaking tour in search of the penguins at Tintoreras Islet. Then we can do a short snorkel at "Concha de Perla".

After kayaking, we will return to our hotel for check out and then we take you to the airport for your small plane private flight to San Cristobal Island. 45 minute flight with outstanding views of Galapagos. Upon arrival, we will pick you up and take you to your hotel.

Enjoy a free afternoon to relax at Playa Mann, snorkel at Tijeretas and walk to Tijeretas Hill before reaching Playa Punta Carola for an amazing sunset surrounded by Sea Lions.

Accommodation at your selected hotel

(B/-/-)

*Change this tour to a walking family tour to Tintoreras with great snorkeling at no extra cost.

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D7) San Cristobal 360
D7) San Cristobal 360
All day tour around San Cristobal Island + Kicker Rock
After an early breakfast, start our navigable day tour around all San Cristobal Island. This tour consist on going around the island of San Cristobal, where you can see Frigate birds, Boobies, Dolphins, Sea Lions, Sea Turtles, Hammerhead sharks, Sea-gulls, marine iguanas and many more.
It takes around 7h30.
Visit: Kicker Rock, Cerro Brujo, Bahía Sardina, go around Punta Pitt, Bahía Rosa Blanca.
Snorkel 80% - Walk on the Beach 20%
You can also experience sport fishing on this tour.

After your return, enjoy a nice dinner and then relax at your selected hotel for a good overnight sleep.

(B/L/D)

OPTIONAL UPGRADE: DIVING
Breakfast and then go to our Diving shop to start our diving tour to the magnificent Kicker Rock. 2 dives included in search for sharks, rays, turtles and more. This amazing 145meter high volcanic rock is one of the best diving spots in Galapagos. Then we have lunch on board and relax at a beautiful white sand beach
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D8) San Cristobal
D8) San Cristobal
Free morning + Pick up to go to the airport
Breakfast + Free morning to enjoy San Cristobal Island + Transfer out to the airport

(B/-/-)

UNTIL NEXT TIME GALAPAGOS!
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D1) S. Cruz + Baltra

Transfer from the airport + Giant Tortoises

After your arrival, we will pick you up at the airport in Baltra Island and cross to Itabaca Channel and then take you to Santa Cruz Island to your selected hotel at the beautiful town of Puerto Ayora. On the way we will make a short visit "Los Gemelos" volcanic formations and a private Ranch where we will see Giant Galapagos Tortoises on their natural habitat. We will also walk inside a petrified lava tunnel!

Enjoy a special welcome dinner in front of the sea at one of the best restaurants in town!

Accommodation at your selected hotel

(-/BL/D)

Wonderful 8 days in the Galapagos Islands! Juan Pablo was friendly and helpful, having lived on the islands for many years. We spread our time across Santa Cruz, Isabela and San Cristobal. The Tortoise ranch was a great start and we learned quite a bit from the guide. On Isabela, the snorkel at Cabo Rosas was very cool, but a bit rough with swells and open water. We swam right next to several sea turtles! An afternoon kayaking was fun and a sea lion swam along with us. Our favorite snorkel was the last full day, at Kicker Rock off San Cristobal. The guide was excellent, we felt very safe and the equipment was top notch. We usually plan all of our own travel but with all the intricacies and options in the Galapagos we're very glad we had Juan Pablo and Smart Travel take care of it, and we still had plenty of time on our own to wander the towns and explore other centers and wildlife areas. Highly rec working with Juan Pablo, a great value overall.

By EIleen R for T. EILEEN x 2 - 8 DAY - GALAPAGOS 360 TOUR "A" - ESSENTIAL - SMART24 on May 08, 2025

Unforgettable Galapagos Adventure with Smart Galapagos I just returned from an 8-day “Galapagos 360 Tour A” with Smart Galapagos, and it was truly the trip of a lifetime. Every detail was thoughtfully planned and executed, and I felt completely taken care of from the moment I arrived. Pre-Trip & Planning: Booking was smooth, and the communication leading up to the trip was excellent. Juan Pablo, my Galapagos travel assistant, was incredibly attentive throughout the entire trip. I was traveling solo, so I leaned on him more than I normally would—and he always came through. He even had a Gatorade delivered to me one morning when I woke up not feeling well. That level of care and thoughtfulness really stayed with me. Trip Highlights: Each day brought new adventures and incredible wildlife encounters: • Day 1: I was warmly welcomed and started off with a visit to Los Gemelos volcanic craters and a walk through a lava tunnel. Seeing giant tortoises in the wild was surreal. • Day 2: We explored North Seymour, where we took a scenic hike and saw so much stunning wildlife—frigate birds with their puffed-up red chests, bright red Sally Lightfoot crabs, and learned about the spiritual and aromatic palo santo trees. Then came the snorkeling—my second time snorkeling ever, the first being almost 25 years ago—and what a reintroduction it was! The water was crystal clear, and one of the first things I passed underwater was a large shark. • Day 3: A peaceful morning walk to Tortuga Bay was followed by a ferry ride to Isabela Island, where I spotted flying fish skimming the waves! • Day 4: This was an incredible wildlife day! We kayaked around Tintoreras, where I saw blue-footed boobies and Galápagos penguins up close. The kayaking ended with a fun little surf into shore—such a cool way to land! Snorkeling there brought me face-to-face with reef sharks and sea turtles, and the water was full of life. • Day 5: Snorkeling the lava tunnels at Cabo Rosas was jaw-dropping: I saw manta rays, seahorses, a curious octopus, and vibrant schools of fish. • Day 6: After a final snorkel at La Calera, I flew to San Cristobal, soaking in gorgeous views from the air. • Day 7: The 360° tour was the perfect way to wrap up. We snorkeled near Kicker Rock, and I even saw a giant clam—my first ever. • Day 8: A smooth transfer to the airport and one last moment to soak up the island vibes. Other Personal Favorites: I really enjoyed Galápagos beer—a refreshing treat after full days in the sun and sea. And I’ll never forget the flamingos at Bachas Beach, peacefully feeding as if right out of a dream. Accommodations & Overall Experience: All the hotels were clean and well-located. The ocean-view rooms on Isabela were especially peaceful. The guides were knowledgeable, kind, and clearly passionate about protecting the islands. The restaurants included on the tour were also amazing. Final Thoughts: If you’re looking for an immersive, well-curated, and unforgettable Galapagos experience, I highly recommend Smart Galapagos. Traveling solo can sometimes feel intimidating, but I felt incredibly supported every step of the way. There were always people on the ground where I was staying to help me if I needed it although I usually forgot and ended up contacting him and he would contact the local people for me and take care of everything . I am very grateful to him because I didn’t feel alone. I left feeling the Galápagos awe-struck, and grateful. I am planning on returning in December to try to see the Albatross birds and do some more kayaking and hopefully paddle boarding too (with Smart Galapagos)!😌😃🥳

By Tracey M for T. TRACEY x 1 - 8 DAY - GALAPAGOS 360 TOUR "A" - IDEAL - SMART24 on Apr 07, 2025

Everything worked smoothly. The excursions and guides were great. We saw everything we came to see. The hotels were first rate and the people were welcoming. There was a restaurant opposite our hotel in Isabela run by a local family. Excellent food.

By robert s for T. BOB x 2 - 8 DAY - GALAPAGOS 360 TOUR "A" - IDEAL - SMART24 on Feb 28, 2025

We had a wonderful time, everything was well organized.Juan Pablo is the best host! He checked with us daily to make sure we had everything we needed, gave great recommendations to local attractions and restaurants. We felt well taken care of, and the local guides were fantastic! Thank you for the most amazing trip!

By Larisa S for T. LARISSA x 2 - 8 Day "Galapagos Wisdom" Tour - ESSENTIAL - SMART23 on Jan 24, 2025

This was an amazing trip! Juan Pedro was very helpful before and during our travels. He made the planning process easy and checked in with us every day while traveling to confirm itineraries, transportation, restaurant reservations, etc. All transportation was timely. The accommodations were very comfortable and the restaurants were top-notch! Everything planned was very kid-friendly at our request. We truly enjoyed the planned itinerary. The tours were well-chosen with reputable tour groups, and we appreciated that free time was built in for resting or doing other things on our own. Thank you, Smart Galapagos, for an amazing experience with a more affordable price tag!

By Dana T for 7 Day "Galapagos Wisdom" Tour - ESSENTIAL - SMART24 on Jan 20, 2025

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Juan Pablo of Smart Galapagos organised a fantastic 8 day Galapagos experience for my group of 4 friends. It could not have been better organised. The hotels were all comfortable with lovely, helpful staff and great views. The restaurants were always the best in town. We saw all the major sights on the three main islands and it all ran like clockwork. He got us great prices and made sure we had a lot of extras. He kept in touch with us constantly, making sure everything was perfect. Thank you, Juan Pablo ! What a great experience ! All ' of us would highly recommend Smart Galapagos.

By Catherine M on 12 Dec, 2023

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