Full Day Santa Fe Playa escondida snorkeling tour
Overview
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8 hours
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Join this full-day tour experiential fishing around of Santa Fe, learn about its wildlife and enjoy the nature.
In this excursion you also will get the chance to stop at two snorkel spots in order to practice this activity.
Additional Info
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Dress sportswear ( swuimsuit due the snorkeling)
Passport name, number, expiry and country is required at time of booking for all participants
As there are two snorkeling activities,you should have swim skills
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
Santa Fe Island
The adventure begins at 8:00 a.m. at the dock in Puerto Ayora after the guide picks you up at your hotel in Santa Cruz. You will start with a one hour navigation to the designated snorkeling site on Santa Fe Island. A short 10-minute stop will allow you to observe the cliffs and beach of northern Santa Fe, and admire the Blue Footed Boobies from the boat.
You will then move on to the first snorkeling area on the east side of the island. This place is full of colorful fish and sea lions. The rocky cliffs and crystal clear waters of Santa Fe are a beautiful place with an incredible underwater view of Galapagos wildlife. Rays, tuna, various schools of fish and reef sharks are also common in the area. After this dive in the water, you will return to the boat for Box Lunch.
What‘s Included
All taxes, fees and handling charges
Lunch
Use of Snorkelling equipment
Hotel pickup
Professional bilingual guide
Transportation
Gratuities
Hotel drop-off
Use of SCUBA equipment and towels
Pickup points
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Full Day Santa Fe Playa escondida snorkeling tour
Pickup included
Reviews
12 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Amazing day with the sea lions!
Michael U,,Sep 23, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Awesome guide and boat. Guide is great in the water and loves to grab your camera to dive down to get up close pictures and videos. Excellent lunch included with veggie option. Get a beach visit with the sea lion colony also. Incredible day as we captured incredible video of sea lions playing with us at both snorkel sites. Clear blue water!
Santa Fe is amazing !
Marivette D,,Aug 2, 2021
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00It was probably the best tour ever ! You swim with sea lions! Beautiful hidden island, great lunch with fish that gets caught. Snorkeling and nice calm water. Beautiful views.
Santa Fe Day Trip.
Michael W,,Feb 26, 2020
- Review from Tripadvisor
3.00The first part of the tour was not all that exciting. We went to some part of Santa Cruz by boat and stayed on the beach area for about an hour. There were birds, fish and Marine Iguanas, that's about it. The second part of the day we went to Santa Fe Island, that was better as we got to swim with a ton of fish, sea lions and marine iguanas. The food that was served was very good. Our guide Camelo was very good and knowledgable.
Great Experience on the Galapagos
RWVFGinny,,Oct 23, 2019
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Best snorkeling, water is crystal clear and the fish are amazing. The blue footed bobbies watch you and the sea lions may just jump in and swim with you. The trip out to the island is very easy and relaxing and you are treated to a snack after your snorkeling. WE were on the boat, "Bite Me" and found the captain and crew to be just delightful.
Absolutely Amazing!
John M,,Jul 28, 2019
- Review from Viator
5.00This is by far the most amazing experience of my life. I would travel back to the Galapagos simply for this tour. It was mesmerizing and amazing. The boat ride was a little bumpy for anyone who gets motion sick or is afraid of the water. We all loved it!
I was disappointed. We were 8 people...
Padraic M,,Feb 15, 2018
- Review from Viator
2.00I was disappointed. We were 8 people crammed on a very small boat with a captain and a guide. They were not overly friendly or helpful. The spots we went to were average. The lunch they served was poor. Overall not worth the money and underwhelming experience.
The morning was a little hectic...
Kathryn D,,Jan 3, 2018
- Review from Viator
4.00The morning was a little hectic, they passed me to about 4 different people before getting to the pier. The best part was the guide. He knew his stuff and was a good guide during snorkeling. The tour is very basic. Lunch was very good, ceviche. The boat is kinda small for the amount of people. Overall good experience. This is a reasonable priced tour compared to some of the others I saw advertised on the island.
The morning was frustrating getting...
mkeatings,,Dec 30, 2017
- Review from Viator
4.00The morning was frustrating getting left at a shop with no instructions. Or who our guide was. Snorkelling was amazing we swam with sea lions, saw sting ray, and huge schools of fish. Tour was amazing but more information at start would have been nice.
We were happy to see the birds, swim...
Richard H,,Dec 26, 2017
- Review from Viator
1.00We were happy to see the birds, swim with sea lions and walk the beach on Playa Escondida but were told we couldn't snorkel. Our captain, Lenny, seemed to be just doing his job and not really much else. We should have been told to rent wet suits before we left the port because the water was very cold and all other passengers had wet suits. We waited a long time to leave the port at Santa Cruz, for some reason, so we had plenty of time to rent to suits. I wish we could have walked the beach on Playa Santa Fe, but because we had a fishing boat we were not allowed to do this according to Lenny. We spent a lot of time just sitting on the boat. Compared to our tour the next day with another company to Isla Pinzon, this trip was a dud.
The tour was good, but not great...
antoni m,,Sep 20, 2017
- Review from Viator
3.00The tour was good, but not great, probably because the weather was cold and rainy. One important thing missed was a hike to watch wild-life in Santa Fe Island.I would recommend Viator to include a short hike to watch endemic iguanas.
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