Full Day Santa Fe & ' Playa escondida' snorkeling tour: Learn about wildlife and enjoy nature

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Puerto Ayora

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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.

Duration: 8 hours

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

Santa Fé 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.

What's Included

All taxes, fees and handling charges included
Complimentary lunch provided
Snorkeling equipment available for use
Convenient hotel pickup included
Guided tour with a professional bilingual guide
Transportation provided throughout the tour

What's Not Included

Gratuities
Hotel drop-off
Use of SCUBA equipment and towels

Additional Information

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

Location

Puerto Ayora

We can pick you up in the hotels inside the urban perimeter of Puerto Ayora

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings

3.6

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Rwvfginny

Oct 23, 2019

Great Experience on the Galapagos - Best 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.

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John_m

Jul 28, 2019

Absolutely Amazing! - This 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!

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Victoriaeugeni_s

Dec 21, 2016

I did the tour with Santa Fe... - I did the tour with Santa Fe Galapagos. Its a serious company on other tour the company did not show. The boat has great infraestructure, two bathroom, clean, they prepare the lunch in the boat and good quides and excellent staff. You can see sea lions and a lot of birds, Playa Escondida is beautifull,

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Marivette

Aug 2, 2021

Santa Fe is amazing ! - It 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.

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Kathryn

Jan 3, 2018

The morning was a little hectic... - The 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.

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Mkeatings

Dec 30, 2017

The morning was frustrating getting... - The 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.

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Michael

Feb 26, 2020

Santa Fe Day Trip. - The 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.

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Antoni_m

Sep 20, 2017

The tour was good, but not great... - The 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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Padraic

Feb 15, 2018

I was disappointed. We were 8 people... - I 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.

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Richard

Dec 26, 2017

We were happy to see the birds, swim... - We 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.

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