Santa Cruz Dive Package Luxury 5D

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Day 1: Santa Cruz Island

Arrival to Baltra, where our guide will be waiting for you.

Your first stop is at the Twin Craters. You can walk the trail around these beautiful craters which is an idea place to see different species of Darwin’s Finches.

Then, the trip takes you to the Highlands of Santa Cruz – this is the best place to see the Giant Tortoise up close in the wild. They roam the lush highlands searching for food or cooling off in the muddy pools. You will wander the trails while your guide will explain some interesting facts about these gentle giants. There is also a lava tunnel that you can explore. 

Tour duration: 4 Hours / Type: This is a privately organized tour

Highlands Cenote 2

Activities and Services

Included

English speaking guide (tour)

Private transport (tour)

Baltra airport bus Lobito (incl. Itabaca ferry)

Entrance fee to the ranch

Excluded

TCT card

Galapagos entrance fee

Domestic flight

Days 2 - 4: Santa Cruz Island

You will enjoy an incredible diving day-tour from Santa Cruz Island. We start early with a transfer and navigation to the dive site that is visited on this day. There are two dive immersions included on a diving day tour, with enough time in between to relax, have a snack and get warm. On a diving trip you’ll have great opportunities of seeing a wide variety of underwater wildlife, such as: hammerhead sharks, reef sharks, green marine turtles, rays, and many multicolored tropical fish!

Trip duration: 7-8 hours (depending on dive site) / Type: This is a shared tour service

Expert tips

Note that it will be important to visit the dive shop the day before for an equipment check!

You’ll need to take a water taxi across the bay from your hotel to reach the meeting point, so please factor in enough time to do this.

**Gordon Rocks requires at least 25 logged dives. 

Water Temperatures

July to December water temperatures are cooler here, from 65°F – 75°F (18°C- 23°C) with occasional thermoclines from 60°F – 64°F (16°C- 18°C). We provide you with 5mm or 7mm wetsuits as well as hoods and also have some spare layers. However, if you usually feel the cold faster and more fiercely than others, you may want to bring an extra layer of your own.

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Activities and Services

Included

Breakfast

Lunch (on board)

Snacks, fruit and hot tea, juice and drinking water

Yacht transport (shared)

English speaking guide

Towels

Full equipment (5-7 mm wetsuit, regulator, BCD, mask, fins, boots, hoods, gloves (no neoprene), weight belt, 12 ltr tanks)

Excluded

Transfer to/from meeting point 

Nitrox tanks & dive computers

Day 5: End of Itinerary

Today we will transport you across the highlands and to Baltra Airport in time for your flight back to the mainland.

Information

Included

Breakfast

Transfer hotel-Baltra airport (Spanish)

Baltra airport bus Lobito (Incl. Itabaca ferry)

Excluded

Hotel late chek-out

Domestic flight

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