Galapagos: Finch Bay Hotel | 4 nights

Upon arrival to the airport at Baltra Island, you will be taken across the Itabaca Channel, to Santa Cruz Island. From here a shared transfer will take you to the Finch Bay Eco Hotel.

Here you can enjoy its multiple attractions: a pool, the white coral beach in front of the hotel or a rest in your hammock.
Later today you will be able to participate in a Ceviche cooking class with the hotel chef.

In the evening you can dine at restaurant where they serve the delicacies of local and international gastronomy, one of the main reasons people choose the Finch Bay Hotel.
(note dinner is not included)

Breakfast at Finch Bay’s Restaurant
Day Tour aboard our Sea Lion Yacht in the Galapagos National Park (Lunch onboard)

*Options are subject to the daily schedule and availability

Options include:

NORTH SEYMOUR ISLAND AND LAS BACHAS BEACH
North Seymour is teeming with life! Cliffs that are only a few meters high form the shoreline and serve as the spot where swallow-tailed gulls sit among the ledges and rocks accompanied by playful sea lions. A tiny forest of silver-grey Palo Santo trees stands just above the landing, usually without leaves, waiting for the rains to burst into bloom.

Available on Mondays (Las Bachas/North Seymour) and Sundays (North Seymour/Las Bachas)


BARTOLOME ISLAND
Bartolome is famous for Pinnacle Rock, a towering and spearheaded obelisk that rises from the ocean’s edge and is the best-known landmark in the islands. Galapagos penguins — the only species of penguin found north of the equator — walk precariously along narrow volcanic ledges at its base. Sea lions snooze on rocky platforms, ready to slide into the water to play with passing snorkelers.

Available on Tuesdays and Saturdays


SOUTH PLAZA ISLAND
South Plaza is a small island full of fascinating wildlife, both along its shore and along its dramatic, wind-swept cliffs: sea lions, land iguanas, swallow-tailed gulls, Opuntia cacti and vegetation that changes colors according to the season. South Plaza is one of Galapagos’ most impressive visiting sites.

Available on Wednesdays and Fridays


SANTA FE ISLAND
Santa Fe offers one of the more beautiful and sheltered coves in the islands. Its turquoise lagoon is protected by a peninsula of tiny islets that form an ideal anchorage spot. The island lies to the southeast of Santa Cruz and sits within sight of Puerto Ayora. Like North Seymour, Santa Fe has been uplifted seismically, and you can see underwater lava formations out in the open.

Available on Thursdays

Guided kayak visit to Divine Bay*
*Kayak use will depend on the tide and weather conditions.

We leave when the tide is high from Playa de Los Alemanes (German Beach), located by Finch Bay. We kayak southward for about 15 minutes until we get to the Lover’s Crevasse, as the locals call it. From there we continue to Academy Bay and then to Divine Bay which provides a wonderful natural shelter for wildlife, and kayaking is one of the best ways to discover it! Watch the herons cross the Bay and the noddy terns nesting in the cliffs alongside the blue-footed boobies. If you watch carefully, you might even spot a sea turtle grazing in the ocean floor or a curious young reef shark.
Duration 1-2 hours.

Enjoy the rest of the day at your own leisure.

Day Tour aboard our Sea Lion Yacht in the Galapagos National Park (Lunch onboard)

Please see day 2 for more information about the options on offer.

Leave the hotel early in the morning for your overland transfer to the airport in Baltra for your flight back to the continent.