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Santa Cruz Bay Tour - Nature and Underwater Adventures in Galapagos Islands Santa Cruz Island
3.3
24 Ratings
Puerto Ayora
Embark on a thrilling Santa Cruz Bay Tour in the Galapagos Islands, where you can explore the rich flora and fauna of Santa Cruz Island and experience underwater adventures with sharks, rays, and sea turtles.
Embark on a thrilling Santa Cruz Bay Tour in the Galapagos Islands, where you can explore the rich flora and fauna of Santa Cruz Island and experience underwater adventures with sharks, rays, and sea turtles.
Duration:
3 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- La Loberia - The boat will take you to visit a small islet called “LA LOBERIA”, named after the large colony of sea lions where you can snorkel. This is a very special place to see lots of colorful fish, diversity of species of the seabed, it is also a coastal tour for interpretation of species and basaltic formations.
- Santa Cruz - Then we…
- La Loberia - The boat will take you to visit a small islet called “LA LOBERIA”, named after the large colony of sea lions where you can snorkel. This is a very special place to see lots of colorful fish, diversity of species of the seabed, it is also a coastal tour for interpretation of species and basaltic formations.
- Santa Cruz - Then we head to Punta Estrada which is a small gulf of calm waters where you can observe animals such as terns, boobies, frigate birds, sea lions and the most amazing thing to do snorkeling.
Visit the shark channel natural geological formation originated by magmatic energy swellings where you can observe sharks in their natural state totally harmless and from the viewpoint you can see the port and the mountains of the highlands.
- Canal del Amor - Visit the channel of love is another beautiful fissure formation by fissure channel of beautiful channel of dormant water with excellent scenic beauty.
- Las Grietas - An inlet of brackish, fresh and crystalline water, characteristics that make it a good place for snorkeling.
What's Included
- All taxes, fees and handling charges
- Snacks
- Professional bilingual guide
- Transportation
- All taxes, fees and handling charges
- Snacks
- Professional bilingual guide
- Transportation
What's Not Included
- Hotel drop-off
- Hotel Pick up
- Gratuities
- Hotel drop-off
- Hotel Pick up
- Gratuities
Additional Information
Santa Cruz Island is the first most inhabited island in Galapagos. If you are a nature lover this will be your favorite place. Whatever activity you are going to do, you will be surrounded by an immense and rich flora and fauna.
The best moments full of adrenaline are under the sea. And, in the Galapagos Islands you will find different scenarios to swim…
Santa Cruz Island is the first most inhabited island in Galapagos. If you are a nature lover this will be your favorite place. Whatever activity you are going to do, you will be surrounded by an immense and rich flora and fauna.
The best moments full of adrenaline are under the sea. And, in the Galapagos Islands you will find different scenarios to swim with sharks, rays and sea turtles.
- Minimum age is 3 years
- A maximum of 10 people per booking
- In case of taking the tour at the same day of your arrival to the airport of Baltra, we cannot be held responsible for flight delays or passengers that would not arrive on time for the afternoon departure.
Location
Malecon
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
3.3
(24 Ratings)
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Danielle_s
Oct 18, 2024
Well worth the cost - The tour guide was excellent and the number of stops made/places seen for the cost of the tour was well worth it.
So far this has been the best part of The Galapagos for us.
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Aislingmary_o
Jul 17, 2024
A Wonderful Tour! - This was definitely one of the highlights of our holiday. The tour guide was very pleasant and invited questions throughout the tour. He translated everything from Spanish to English. I saw sea lions, boobies, and sharks. The sea lions even came close and swam with other tourists in the water. It is so lovely to see them in the wild, living their best lives. I wish wildlife so was respected everywhere. The sights were impressive! I was fearful of sea sickness but this was not an issue at all, Thank God. It was a fabulous day out. I highly recommend this tour.
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Annsarah_c
Apr 17, 2024
Perfect day ! Perfect... - Perfect day ! Perfect guide ! Thanks for all ! The tour was very interesting and we saw a lot of animals!
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Traveller1001uk
Aug 18, 2023
Good value trip - We were looking for something that was good value for money on the Galapagos- not an easy task!! However we booked this and really enjoyed it. Two different snorkel sites and three walks, all accompanied by a great guide who helped us by translating to English. We paid $45 each. The tour included Las Grietas and the guide paid the entry fees as part of our price.
For us it was good value for money and a really enjoyable afternoon.
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Travelswithkidssocal
Dec 28, 2022
Excellent Introduciton to the Galapagos! - We really enjoyed this tour of sites near Puerto Ayora. The naturalist guide was very informative and seemed genuinely interested in sharing his love of all the wonderful animals and plant life that make the Galapagos unique. We were delighted to get up close with huge male marine iguanas, resting black tip reef sharks and beautiful blue-footed boobies.
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Lisasx426eg
Jul 29, 2021
Great Trip - This was the first thing we did the day after traveling >24 hrs to arrive to the Galapagos. It was the perfect activity since it was half a day and we were jet lagged.
Our guide was Manuel, and he was knowledgeable, funny, and spoke to us in English after explaining things to the rest of the boat in Spanish. We saw blue-footed boobies, sharks, sea lions, and marine iguanas. The highlight was Las Grietas, which was extremely beautiful cold/refreshing water to snorkel and see fish. I'd recommend having good shoes that can get wet and also hike on dirt/rocks (like keens or chacos) since there were a couple spots where we got out of the boat to walk to a site.
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Philip_o
Dec 19, 2023
Needs to improve. - Our guide was late to the pier, very confused. The trip is fantastic, truly. The so called "lunch" is more a snack: soda, a banana & cookies. Little details that one notices while being so far away from home. Galapagos is a paradise.
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Savytraveler77789
Jul 28, 2021
Do not use this company - We booked this tour before arriving at the island. From the pictures and the description it seems like you are getting a nice boat. When we arrived, the boat was a different one than promised. Communication with the company is not the best and they are not very responsive. The snorkeling equipment provided was not the best. We do not recommend you book with this company. Please take a look at all the bad reviews and you will see this is a reoccurring theme with the company that goes back years. The guide was not the best at all on the boat, he barely spoke English. They also charge you so much more booking online. Just wait until you arrive on the island there are always so many options.
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Joyce_i
Jul 25, 2021
AWFUL COMPANY - DO NOT USE BM Tours FOR ANYTHING - DO NOT use this company. All the other negative reviews are correct.
The guide barely spoke English and was extremely rude. The boat was all Spanish speakers (who paid a quarter of what we paid for) and the guide was telling them in a rude way that he’d have to say everything in English as well.
The company also lied that the boat and the ferry would have a bathroom. Both boats did NOT have a bathroom.
It also was NOT a boat. It was a ghetto water taxi that would’ve flipped over in the rough waters.
The company was trying to make us feel guilty that the tour waited 40 minutes for us due to the ferry arriving late from San Cristobal. The ferry was booked THROUGH THE SAME COMPANY - BM TOURS - and it left 1 hr 20 min late.
Save your money and do not spend a dollar on BM Tours.
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S5321tdpaulm
Jul 24, 2021
Not the best experience with this company - Please make sure to read the other reviews. They promise you something and then you get something completely different. They also charge you way more than if you were to wait and book on the island directly with another company. As another review mentions, they also charge the locals way way less than they charge you online for the same exact tour. BEWARE. I was just on the island and I ended up going with another company since the boat was a very small boat as all the other reviews mention. The guide was also not the best. I recommend you book with another company or wait until you arrive on the island.
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