Galapagos Island Hopping: Santa Cruz & San Cristobal — 5 Days

08:00 pick-up from your hotel in Puerto Ayora and transfer to the pier to board the yacht. Around 50 minutes' sailing to Pinzon Island for two snorkels with white-tip reef sharks, Galapagos sharks, sea turtles, sea lions and colourful reef fish. Lunch on board. Second snorkel at Santa Fe or Pinzon with reef sharks, manta rays and sea lions. Visit to Santa Fe beach, white sand and a sea turtle nesting site from November to February, with a last snorkel from the shore before sailing back to Puerto Ayora.

06:00 pick-up and transfer to the municipal pier of Puerto Ayora to board the ferry for the two-hour speedboat crossing to San Cristobal. Hotel check-in, then the interpretation centre, where the guide explains the origin and evolution of the islands and the human history of Galapagos. Lunch at a local restaurant. In the afternoon, snorkel at Punta Carola beach, home to a large sea lion colony, in warm, clear water. Short walk up to Cerro Tijeretas for a second snorkel with sea lions, sea turtles and reef sharks. Return to the hotel.

07:00 pick-up from the hotel and transfer to the yacht. Forty minutes' sailing to Kicker Rock (Leon Dormido), an immense rock formation rising from the sea and the only place in Galapagos where you can snorkel with Galapagos hammerhead sharks, alongside sea turtles and sea lions. Twenty minutes further on, Cerro Brujo, with its dramatic volcanic formations and Galapagos seabirds. Lunch on board. In the afternoon, Punta Pitt for red-footed boobies and a beautiful beach, then the last stop at Rosa Blanca Bay: a short walk and a swim in a large lava pool with Galapagos sharks, sea lions and sea turtles. Return to Puerto Baquerizo Moreno.

Free morning for last-minute shopping in Puerto Baquerizo Moreno. 10:30 pick-up from your hotel and transfer to San Cristobal Airport for airline check-in. End of services.