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Dive Island Hopping

Day 1: San Cristóbal

Arrival at San Cristobal, transfer to hotel. Lunch in an oceanfront restaurant Afternoon: free to explore by yourself. You might visit the Interpretation Centre and/or Frigate Bird Hill (Cerro Tijeretas). Snorkel and dive gear is available for rent.
Evening: meet for an equipment check prior to next day’s dive Dinner (not included): there are many restaurants to choose from
Meals included: lunch
Day 2: Dive Kicker Rock

8:30 am: depart for a fabulous dive
We begin with a check-out dive at Lobos Island (play with sea lions!) .
Next, we will visit Kicker Rock (Leon Dormido). There we will do 2 dives.  This site is the best spot in San Cristobal for spotting sea turtles, eagle rays, Galapagos sharks, and, if lucky, hammerhead sharks.
Box lunch included
Return to port around 4pm; rest of the day free
Meals included: lunch

Da y 3: Isabela

Early morning: fly to Isabela (appx. 1 hour flight).
Welcome by your local guide and transfer to hotel.
Depart for a hiking tour of Sierra Negra Volcano; the second largest volcano crater in the world.  Enjoy the impressive lava flows.
Boxed lunch provided during the tour.
Around 3pm: return to port and visit the Tintoreras Islet (named after the resident white-tipped reef sharks).  We may see the endemic Galapagos penguins, marine iguanas, sea lions, and the white-tipped reef sharks. Snorkel in the bay.
Afterward, equipment checks for our next day’s dive. Evening free
Hotel: tourist class
Meals included: breakfast and lunch

Day 4: Dive Isabela

8:30 am:  depart for a short boat trip to Tortuga Islet.  Here we’ll do 2 dives, and possibly see sharks, turtles, and lots of reef fish.
Around 3 pm: return to port
Boxed lunch included.
Hotel: tourist class
Meals included: breakfast and lunch

Day 5: Santa Cruz

Early in the morning: transfer to Santa Cruz Island by speedboat (appx. 2h30 trip).  Upon arriving, we’ll check into the hotel and have free-time until lunch. 
In the afternoon, we’ll visit the highlands of Santa Cruz: el Chato tortoise reserve, Twin craters, and a Lava tunnel.
Hotel: tourist class
Meals included: breakfast and lunch

Day 6&7 : Santa Cruz diving

These 2 days will be dedicated to diving!
Dive sites are to be confirmed depending on availability, dive level, and weather.  Possible sites include: Daphne, Gordon Rocks, or Floreana.  Includes 2 dives per day, all gear, and boxed lunches
Hotel: tourist class
Meals included: breakfast and lunch

Day 8: transfer out

Free-time until your transfer to Baltra Island for your return flight to the mainland. 
You might want to visit the Charles Darwin Research Station, for example.
Meals included: breakfast and lunch

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Included:
All tours and dives (shared basis, join a small group)
Accommodation in double rooms
English-speaking certified naturalist guides for land and dive tours
Meals as mentioned
All dive and snorkel gear
Transportation and transfers (shared basis)

Not included:
National Park Galapagos Entrance fee: USD 100/person
Ingala  permit USD 10/person
Isabela port tax: USD 5/person
Tips
Extra drinks

NET rate: $1816.- por pax – tourist class hotels   
(such as Pimampiro, Wooden House, Mainao)
Rate: $2357.- por pax- first class hotels        
(such as Casa Iguana, Albermarle, Angermeyer Water Front Inn)

Note: dives rated on shared basis, if just 1 pax booked  and no other pax found by the date of the trip, supplement of maximum $530.- per person charged
Single suppl: $189.-

Note: dives are priced on a shared basis; if just 1 passenger is booked and no others are found by the date of the trip, up to USD 530 (per person) may be added.

Single supplement: add USD 189

 
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