At Galapagos Alternative, we offer a unique experience of the Galapagos islands, the way we see them: as locals. With our customized individual itineraries, you can choose the sights and activities most suited to your interests. With our land-based island hopping tours you will stay at local hotels and eat at local restaurants. 

Airport Baltra- Parte Alta Santa Cruz 

Departure to the Galapagos Enchanted Islands, reception by our National Park guides, accommodation and rest at the hotel. Lunch. In the afternoon we will visit the Upper Part, which includes a Private Ranch, where "giant tortoises" will be found in their natural habitat. Then you will return to the hotel, you will have the afternoon free and then dinner.

Charles Darwin Station

Breakfast at 9:00 am, then we will go out to visit the beautiful Playa Tortuga Bay, named after the nesting of the black turtle, this beach is characterized by its landscape, it is ideal for observing fauna, mainly sea lions, flamingos, iguanas, and some other species, we will be seeing these species during the tour.

You will visit the Charles Darwin Research Station, which is operated by the Charles Darwin Foundation, in this place you will visit the exhibitors of turtles and land iguanas. Since it is in charge of the captive breeding programs and the research of the species of land iguanas and ten of the fifteen subspecies of giant tortoises still alive. This was the home of the Lonesome George tortoise, the last species on Pinta Island, they also have an incubation and repatriation program for newborn reptiles in captivity. Lunch. They will have the afternoon free where they can carry out any activity of their liking. hotel dinner

Day 3. Daily tour to Pinzón

Breakfast at the hotel, the guides will be waiting for you to walk to the passenger dock, we will board the boat for 45 minutes to Pinzón Island. During this tour I was able to observe penguins, manta rays, whales (depending on the season). The crew members of the boat perform the demonstration of throwing fishing rods to try their luck. Afterwards, open water snorkeling will take place in the sheltered bay near Pinzón Island, then we will visit Las Palmas beach. After lunch you can snorkel from the beach. hotel dinner

Day 4. Tortuga Bay

Breakfast at 9:00 am, then we will go out to visit the beautiful Playa Tortuga Bay, named after the nesting of the black turtle, this beach is characterized by its landscape, it is ideal for observing fauna, mainly sea lions, flamingos, iguanas, and some other species, we will be seeing these species during the tour. Then we return to the hotel to enjoy lunch. In the afternoon the tunnels of love will be visited

hotel dinner

 Day 5. Visit Garrapatero beach and Alemanes beach

In the morning we will visit Garrapatero beach, it is a beautiful virgin beach where you can enjoy the turquoise water. Behind the beach is a lagoon where you can find flamingos, black-necked patillos, Galapagos finches and migratory birds.

In the afternoon after lunch we will visit Los Alemanes beach, this beach is one of the most iconic on the island of Santa Cruz, just 5 minutes from the town of Puerto Ayora. Here you can see the best sunsets, with a sky of colors among a variety of birds and marine iguanas. dinner and hotel

Day 6. Crateres Gemelos - Airport 

GPS airport fly to Quito departures time: 11:11am

The twins will be visited, which are fantastic volcanic formations where you can appreciate the exuberant endemic vegetation of the Island. Return to the hotel where they made their transfer and assistance to the airport to take their return flight.