Barefoot Expeditions

The Island Hopping individual & flexible tours are semi-private tours that can start any day of the week according to your individual needs. Choose your favorite tour from a variety of itineraries and accommodation according to your budget :-) Ideal for those who don´t want to be on board during the entire tour! Transportation between islands is by public speed boat or by plane. Passengers will be combined with other groups for certain activities. Tours can depart any day with a minimum of 2 passengers.

Accommodation

There are two categories of hotels, which you can choose:

Hostels: simple and clean, with private bathroom in each room and hot water, fan.
Examples: Casa de Jeimy, Casa de Nelly (San Cristobal), Gran Tortuga (Isabela), Peregrina, Estrella de Mar (Santa Cruz)

Tourist class hotels: larger rooms, TV, larger breakfast options, A/C
Examples: Hotel Pimampiro (San Cristobal), Wooden House (Isabela), Villa Laguna, Hotel Mainao (Santa Cruz)

A first class option is available, but spaces are very limited, so check with us first if you are interested!

Itineraries

4 days / 3 nights C 1 "Intensive Hopping Isabela"

Day 1: Arrival in San Cristóbal, transfer to hotel.

Lunch and departure for a great snorkel tour to Lobos Island and Kicker Rock. We can spot rays, sea lions, reef sharks, hammerhead sharks
Meals included: -/L/D (dinner at a local fishermen home)

Day 2: Departure early in the morning by plane to Isabela Island. Transfer to hotel. At arrival we’ll have breakfast and then go to the Sierra Negra Volcano hiking. Lunch in a local finca. Afternoon trip to the Tintoreras Islet. Hike and snorkel looking for penguins, blue footed boobies and iguanas.
Meals included: B/L/D

Day 3: Early departure by speedboat to Santa Cruz. Arrival around 8AM, breakfast.Visit of the highlands: we’ll see tortoise in the wild, a lava tunnel, the Twin craters. Lunch and then we’ll hike to Tortuga Bay where we can spot iguanas, shore birds, blue footed boobies..
Optional: kayak ride: $25.-/ person
Meals included: B/L/D

Day 4: Free Time until pick up for your transfer to airport. Optional: You can choose to visit the Charles Darwin Station (free entrance)
Meals included: B/-/-

4 days / 3 nights C 2 "Smooth hopping Floreana"

Day 1: Arrival in San Cristóbal, transfer to hotel.
Lunch and departure for hike and snorkel tour to Loberia beach. We can spot marine iguanas, turtles, frigate birds…
Meals included: -/L/D (dinner at a local fishermen home)

Day 2: Departure early in the morning by speedboat to Santa Cruz. Visit of the Highlands: tortoise reserve, lava tunnel, twin craters. Lunch and in the afternoon hike to Tortuga Bay, where we can spot shore birds, marine iguanas, blue footed boobies
Optional: kayak ride: $25.-/ person
Meals included: B/L/D

Day 3: Departure for a day trip to Floreana island. Bird watching at Enderby, snorkel at Day Light or Loberia, and visit of the Asilo de la Paz, (giant tortoises, pirates caves)
Optional: boat trip to uninhabited island such as Plazas, Seymour, Bartolomé instead of Floreana: $61.-/ person
Meals included: B/L/D

Day 4: Free Time until pick up for your transfer to airport. Optional: You can choose to visit the Charles Darwin Station (free entrance)
Meals included: B/-/-

5 days / 4 nights C 1 "Intensive four islands"

Day 1: Arrival in San Cristóbal, transfer to hotel.
Lunch and departure for a great snorkel tour to Lobos Island and Kicker Rock. We can spot rays, sea lions, reef sharks, hammerhead sharks
Meals included: -/L/D (dinner at a local fishermen home)

Day 2: Departure early in the morning by plane to Isabela Island. Transfer to hotel. At arrival we’ll have breakfast and then go to the Sierra Negra Volcano hiking. Lunch at a local finca. Afternoon trip to the Tintoreras Islet. Hike and snorkel looking for penguins, blue footed boobies and iguanas.
Meals included: B/L/D

Day 3: Early departure by speedboat to Santa Cruz. Arrival around 8AM, breakfast. Visit of the highlands: we’ll see tortoise in the wild, a lava tunnel, the Twin craters. Lunch and then we’ll hike to Tortuga Bay, a beach where we can spot iguanas, shore birds, blue footed boobies.
Optional: kayak ride: $25.-/ person
Meals included: B/L/D

Day 4: Today we’ll have a daily trip to Floreana island. Bird watching at Enderby, snorkel at Day Light or Loberia, and visit of the Asilo de la Paz, (giant tortoises, pirates caves)
Optional: boat trip to uninhabited island such as Plazas, Seymour, Bartolomé instead of Floreana: $61.-/ person
Meals included: B/L/D

Day 5: Free Time until pick up for your transfer to airport. Optional: You can choose to visit the Charles Darwin Station (free entrance)
Meals included: B/-/-

5 days / 4 nights C 2 "Focus Isabela"

Day 1: Arrival in San Cristóbal, transfer to hotel.
Lunch and departure for hike and snorkel tour to Loberia beach. We can spot marine iguanas, turtles, frigate birds…
Meals included: -/L/D (dinner at a local fishermen home)

Day 2: Departure by plane to Isabela Island. Transfer to hotel and departure for a visit of the Wetlands, a RAMSAR classified zone, we can spot tortoises, iguanas, variety of birds. Visit of the Wall of tears.
Afternoon visit of the Tintoreras islet looking for penguins, blue footed boobies, iguanas, white tipped sharks (resting in a lava tunnel).
Meals included: B/L/D

Day 3: Hike to Sierra Negra volcan: first by car then hiking until we arrive to the crater. We’ll continue up to Volcan Chico site. Lava sceneries are impressive! Lunch in a local finca, back to port around 3 pm to rest.
Optional: instead of Sierra Negra: trekking (intensive) to sulfur mine “volcan de Azufre” With box lunch
Meals included: B/L/D

Day 4: Early departure by speedboat to Santa Cruz. Arrival around 8AM, breakfast. Visit of the highlands: we’ll see tortoise in the wild, a lava tunnel, the Twin craters. Lunch and then we’ll hike to Tortuga Bay where we can spot iguanas, shore birds, blue footed boobies..
Optional: kayak ride: $25.-/ person Meals included: B/L/D

Day 5: Free Time until pick up for your transfer to airport. Optional: You can choose to visit the Charles Darwin Station (free entrance)
Meals included: B/-/-

8 days / 7 nights 

Day 1: Arrival in San Cristóbal, transfer to hotel.
Lunch and departure for a hike to the Loberia: a mangrove beach where we can spot sea lions, marine iguanas, frigate birds. Hike on to the cliff where we can usually spot the swallow tailed gulls, blue footed boobies. Back to the beach we’ll snorkel looking for marine turtles, sea lions.
Alternative: kayak ride Playa Mann- Darwin Bay: $25.-/ person
Meals included: -/L/D (dinner at a local fishermen home)

Day 2: Highlands of San Cristobal. Our first stop will be the Junco lagoon; where we can usually spot frigate birds washing the salt from their wings.Then we’ll go to the Galapaguera tortoise reserve, where we can see Giant tortoises.. Afterwards we’ll Hike to Puerto Chino, a white sand beach where we will relax and swim before getting back to port. Alternative: instead of Puerto Chino we can hike (moderate difficulty) through a giant cactus forest at the “Opuntia garden” until we arrive at “Veinte Varas” beach
Meals included: B/L/D

Day 3: boat tour to snorkel to Lobos Islands and Kicker Rock; looking for sea lions, marine iguanas, lots of tropical fishes specie…Afterwards we’ll enjoy a nice stop at a beautiful beach to have lunch on board and then relax and swim around the beach. We’ll be back to port around 3PM. After a little rest we’ll have a smooth hike to the Frigate Bird Hill and see the Darwin statue (that is the first place he anchored when arriving on the islands). Our last stop will be Carola beach
Meals included: B/L/D

Day 4: In the morning we’ll fly to Isabela (40mn flight). At arrival we’ll go to the Wetlands: this is RAMSAR classified site and hosts a great biodiversity: shore birds, marine iguanas, reintroduced marine tortoises.Afterwards we’ll go to the Tintoreras: this is an islet off Isabela (10 mn boat ride),, there we can usually spot: Galapagos penguins, marine iguanas, sharks resting in a channel formed by lava, Galapagos hawk. We’ll also snorkel in the bay.
Meals included: B/L/D

Day 5: Hike to Sierra Negra volcan: first by car then hiking until we arrive to the crater. We’ll continue up to Volcan Chico site. Lava sceneries are impressive! Lunch in a local finca, back to port around 3 pm to rest.
Optional: instead of Sierra Negra: trekking (intensive) to sulfur mines “volcan de Azufre” With box lunch

Day 6: Early departure by speedboat to Santa Cruz. Arrival around 8AM, breakfast. Visit of the highlands: we’ll see tortoise in the wild, a lava tunnel, the Twin craters. Lunch and then we’ll hike to Tortuga Bay where we can spot iguanas, shore birds, blue footed boobies..
Optional: kayak ride: $25.-/ person
Meals included: B/L/D

Day 7: Today we’ll have a daily trip to Floreana island. snorkel at Day Light or Loberia, and visit of the Asilo de la Paz, (giant tortoises, pirates caves)
Alternative: boat trip to uninhabited island such as Plazas, Seymour, Bartolomé instead of Floreana: $61.-/ person
Meals included: B/L/D

Day 8: Free Time until pick up for your transfer to airport. Optional: You can choose to visit the Charles Darwin Station (free entrance)
Meals included: B/-/-

10 days / 9 nights

see itinerary for 8 days / 7 nights plus:

Day 8: Day trip to an uninhabited island such as Bartolomé/Seymour/ Plazas or Santa Fe (destination to be confirmed at booking upon availability, each day has a different destination). Hike and snorkel. Back to Santa Cruz in the end of ther afternoon.
Meals included: B/L/D

Day 9: Day trip to an uninhabited island (different from previous day) such as Bartolomé/Seymour/ Plazas or Santa Fe (destination to be confirmed at booking upon availability, each day has a different destination). Hike and snorkel. Back to Santa Cruz in the end of ther afternoon.
Meals included: B/L/D

Day 10: Free Time until pick up for your transfer to airport. Optional: You can choose to visit the Charles Darwin Station (free entrance)
Meals included: B/-/-

Prices 2013 per person

 Single supplement: + 10% for Hostal, + 15 % for Tourist

Please check with us for the first class option in case you are interested!

Tours require a minimum of 2 people and can start any day!

Please contact us for discounts for groups of 4 or more persons. Children get a discount on the mentioned rates dependin on their age.

Included

• all visits accompanied by a naturalist guide of the National Park (English speaking)
• meals mentioned in the itinerary
• all transportation on the islands (boat, bus, plane)
• accommodation in double rooms with private bathroom in the hotel category chosen
• in luxury class the transport from San Cristóbal to Santa Cruz is made by inter-island flight, not by speed boat

Not included

• Airflight rate to Galápagos 
• Galápagos National Park entrance fee (100 USD for adults / 50 USD for children)
• INGALA Card (Tourist Migratory Control Card: 10 USD per person)
• Extra drinks
• Tips
• Personal expenses

Extensions on the islands San Cristobal and Santa Cruz are available! Please contact us for more info:  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it