Bay Tour in Santa Cruz - Galapagos Islands
Overview
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3 hours
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Santa Cruz Island is the first most inhabited island in Galapagos. If you are a nature lover this will be your favorite place. Whatever activity you are going to do, you will be surrounded by an immense and rich flora and fauna.
The best moments full of adrenaline are under the sea. And, in the Galapagos Islands you will find different scenarios to swim with sharks, rays and sea turtles.
Additional Info
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Minimum age is 3 years
A maximum of 10 people per booking
In case of taking the tour at the same day of your arrival to the airport of Baltra, we cannot be held responsible for flight delays or passengers that would not arrive on time for the afternoon departure.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
La Loberia
The boat will take you to visit a small islet called "LA LOBERIA", named after the large colony of sea lions where you can snorkel. This is a very special place to see lots of colorful fish, diversity of species of the seabed, it is also a coastal tour for interpretation of species and basaltic formations.
Santa Cruz
Then we head to Punta Estrada which is a small gulf of calm waters where you can observe animals such as terns, boobies, frigate birds, sea lions and the most amazing thing to do snorkeling. Visit the shark channel natural geological formation originated by magmatic energy swellings where you can observe sharks in their natural state totally harmless and from the viewpoint you can see the port and the mountains of the highlands.
What‘s Included
All taxes, fees and handling charges
Snacks
Professional bilingual guide
Transportation
Hotel drop-off
Hotel Pick up
Gratuities
Pickup points
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Options
Half-day afternoon Tour
Boat tour to visit La Loberia, Love Canal, Sharks Canal, The Cracks, Franklin Bay and The Beach of Dogs.
Half-day morning tour
Boat tour to visit La Loberia, Love Canal, Sharks Canal, The Cracks, Franklin Bay and The Beach of Dogs.
Reviews
27 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Great way to see the island of Santa Cruz
Kostadin P,,Jun 23, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00This tour takes to the places that can only be seen by boat. The tour is a bit less than 4 hours, but totally worth it. We were able to see and enjoy all of the listed points of interests, and learn about the reach history along the way.
It was really nice we saw...
Olivia S,,Jan 22, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00It was really nice we saw blue footed boobies, lots of iguanas, crabs, lava lizards and some sharks.
Well worth the cost
Danielle S,,Oct 18, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00The tour guide was excellent and the number of stops made/places seen for the cost of the tour was well worth it. So far this has been the best part of The Galapagos for us.
A Wonderful Tour!
AislingMary O,,Jul 17, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00This was definitely one of the highlights of our holiday. The tour guide was very pleasant and invited questions throughout the tour. He translated everything from Spanish to English. I saw sea lions, boobies, and sharks. The sea lions even came close and swam with other tourists in the water. It is so lovely to see them in the wild, living their best lives. I wish wildlife so was respected everywhere. The sights were impressive! I was fearful of sea sickness but this was not an issue at all, Thank God. It was a fabulous day out. I highly recommend this tour.
Perfect day ! Perfect...
AnnSarah C,,Apr 17, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00Perfect day ! Perfect guide ! Thanks for all ! The tour was very interesting and we saw a lot of animals!
Needs to improve.
Philip O,,Dec 19, 2023
- Review from Viator
3.00Our guide was late to the pier, very confused. The trip is fantastic, truly. The so called "lunch" is more a snack: soda, a banana & cookies. Little details that one notices while being so far away from home. Galapagos is a paradise.
Good value trip
Traveller1001Uk,,Aug 18, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We were looking for something that was good value for money on the Galapagos- not an easy task!! However we booked this and really enjoyed it. Two different snorkel sites and three walks, all accompanied by a great guide who helped us by translating to English. We paid $45 each. The tour included Las Grietas and the guide paid the entry fees as part of our price. For us it was good value for money and a really enjoyable afternoon.
Excellent Introduciton to the Galapagos!
travelswithkidsSoCal,,Dec 28, 2022
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We really enjoyed this tour of sites near Puerto Ayora. The naturalist guide was very informative and seemed genuinely interested in sharing his love of all the wonderful animals and plant life that make the Galapagos unique. We were delighted to get up close with huge male marine iguanas, resting black tip reef sharks and beautiful blue-footed boobies.
You can walk without paying for the tour
Maty G,,Nov 22, 2021
- Review from Tripadvisor
3.00The experience of swimming in the crevices is great but can be done without the need for excursion You take a taxi from the port to the Germans beach for $0.80 and then walk about 5' Save yourself the tour that makes you 20' snorkeling near the rocks
Great Trip
lisasX426EG,,Jul 29, 2021
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00This was the first thing we did the day after traveling >24 hrs to arrive to the Galapagos. It was the perfect activity since it was half a day and we were jet lagged. Our guide was Manuel, and he was knowledgeable, funny, and spoke to us in English after explaining things to the rest of the boat in Spanish. We saw blue-footed boobies, sharks, sea lions, and marine iguanas. The highlight was Las Grietas, which was extremely beautiful cold/refreshing water to snorkel and see fish. I'd recommend having good shoes that can get wet and also hike on dirt/rocks (like keens or chacos) since there were a couple spots where we got out of the boat to walk to a site.
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