Galapagos Land & Sea — Central & South Islands aboard the Yolita
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Galapagos Land & Sea — Central & South Islands aboard the Yolita
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7 days
Small Group
Moderate
Average
English
Experience Overview
Spend five days exploring the Galápagos Islands aboard the Yolita and enjoy the beaches, history, and wildlife of the central and southern islands.
Includes
Activities
- Arrival transfer
- Certified Galápagos National Park Service Guide
- Cruise the Galápagos Islands aboard the Yolita (3 nts)
- All meals aboard the Yolita
- Overnight on Santa Cruz Island
- Tortuga Bay hike and kayak (Santa Cruz Island)
- Excursion to see giant tortoises in the wild (Santa Cruz Island)
- Visit to Post Office Bay (Floreana Island)
- Snorkelling at Corona del Diablo
- Onboard snorkelling equipment and wetsuits while aboard the Yolita
- Internal flights
- All transport between destinations and to/from included activities
Accommodation
- Hotels (3 nts), aboard the Yolita in twin-share cabins (3 nts).
- 6 breakfasts, 3 lunches, 3 dinners
Transport
- Plane, motorized yacht (Yolita), van, panga, private bus.
Group Leader
- CEO (Chief Experience Officer)/Naturalist Guide while in the Galápagos Islands (certified by the Galápagos National Park Authority), local G Adventures Rep in Quito.
Highlights
- Five days exploring the Galápagos Islands
- Enjoy an amazing snorkelling experience at the Devil's Crown
- Visit Post Office Bay
- Cerro Dragón for some excellent birdwatching
- Snorkel with the local wildlife
Trip Details
7 days
Plane, motorized yacht (Yolita), van, panga, private bus.
English
Quito, Ecuador
Quito, Ecuador
Moderate
River Cruising, Budget
Average
Itinerary
Day 1: Quito
There are no planned activities, so check into the hotel and enjoy the city. A G Adventures representative will greet you at the hotel and brief the group on the various aspects of the tour.
Exclusive inclusions: Transport - Look! Up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's... yup, it is a plane, actually.Activity - The adventure begins today. Feel free to explore, but make sure you're back in time to meet the group. Your G Representative will review the details of your tour.Accommodation - Hotel Hilton Colon
Day 2: Quito/Santa Cruz Island
Meals included: Breakfast
Exclusive inclusions: Transport - Look! Up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's... yup, it is a plane, actually.Activity - Enjoy a walk along a lava stone pathway to the beautiful white beach of Tortuga Bay. Relax on the beach, walk along the mangroves looking for marine iguanas and birdlife, or rent a kayak and explore this marine wonderland. Look for Tintoreras sharks, sea turtles, and manta rays in the water's shallow areas.Activity - Grab a life jacket and go for a kayak adventure in the mangroves of Tortuga Bay. Keep an eye out for a wide variety of marine life, including colorful reef fish, rays, and sea turtles, as you paddle the blue waters. Relax after on a beautiful fine white sand beach, and soak up some sun – you may spot some iguanas also trying to catch some rays on the shore.Accommodation - Villa Laguna
Day 3: Puerto Ayora/Santa Cruz Island
Meals included: Breakfast,Lunch,Dinner
Exclusive inclusions: Activity - Head to Santa Cruz’s verdant highlands. This is a perfect place to hike through the grounds and see giant tortoises in their natural environment, before savouring an included lunch.Transport - Yolita is an attractive 16-passenger ship boasting surprisingly spacious cabins for its size, and the large upper deck allows you to soak up as much of the Ecuadorian sun as you need.Activity - Visit Fausto Llerena Breeding Center a great place to observe many species of tortoises. Brought back from the brink of extinction, see the famous Galápagos tortoise up close – a corral houses adult tortoises, and a nursery cares for the young until around age three when their shells have hardened. This area also houses the Charles Darwin Research Station, a scientific organization initiated in 1964, which works to preserve the Galápagos' ecosystem through the conservation efforts of scientists, researchers, and volunteers. While the offices themselves are not open to visitors, the research station provides a study location for international scientists and environmental education for the local community.
Day 4: Punta Cormorant/Floreana Island
Meals included: Breakfast,Lunch,Dinner
Exclusive inclusions: Activity - Enjoy an amazing snorkelling experience at the ‘Devil's Crown’, an old underwater volcanic cone just north of the Punta Cormorant. Spot large schools of tropical fish, rays, reef sharks, and sea turtles that make their home among the coral reef. Be sure you're a strong swimmer; the currents can be intense.Activity - Visit Post Office Bay and learn about its unique history. In the late 18th century, English whaling vessels placed a barrel here to be used as a post office. Today, the box is used mainly by tourists, who may drop off and pick up unstamped letters to be carried to far destinations. Continue the tradition – leave a letter and take one to deliver (be sure it makes it to the correct location)!Transport - Yolita is an attractive 16-passenger ship boasting surprisingly spacious cabins for its size, and the large upper deck allows you to soak up as much of the Ecuadorian sun as you need.
Day 5: Chinese Hat/Cerro Dragón
Meals included: Breakfast,Lunch,Dinner
Exclusive inclusions: Activity - Explore Chinese Hat’s beautiful landscape and view many geological formations such as lava tubes and lava flows. Don't forget to bring your snorkel gear!Activity - Visit Cerro Dragón (Dragon Hill) for some prime birdwatching. Take a short walk from the beach to a hypersalinic (saltier than the ocean) lagoon frequented by pink flamingos, common stilts, pintail ducks, and other species of birds. Pass through a Palo Santo tree forest; endemic to the area, there are only 400 specimens of Scalesia trees left in the world.Transport - Yolita is an attractive 16-passenger ship boasting surprisingly spacious cabins for its size, and the large upper deck allows you to soak up as much of the Ecuadorian sun as you need.
Day 6: Black Turtle Cove/Quito
Meals included: Breakfast
Exclusive inclusions: Activity - Explore the mangroves by panga to find rich marine wildlife between the fresh and salt waters. Keep any eye out for sting rays and sea turtles in this tranquil ecosystem. Whitetip reef sharks can also be seen gliding by.Accommodation - Hotel Hilton Colon
Day 7: Quito
Meals included: Breakfast
Exclusive inclusions: Activity - Not ready to leave? Your CEO can help with travel arrangements to extend your adventure.
- Flights to and from origin and destinations
- Airport transfers (unless otherwise stated)
- Anything else not explicitly listed in tour inclusions
- Recommended gratuities/tipping
- Optional activities/tours
- Personal expenses
- Travel insurance
- Visas, meals and beverages not stated in the list of inclusions.
When meals are not included, your tour leader (where available) will be happy to help with restaurant recommendations, bookings, and directions. Please let us know if you have any dietary needs or preferences. We will do our best to accommodate these, though we cannot guarantee that every request can be met.
You are responsible for your personal belongings throughout the tour. You will need to carry your own bags between the vehicle and your hotel room. Drivers will assist with loading and unloading luggage from the vehicle.
Travellers requiring wheelchair access should contact our sales and service team, who can make enquiries on your behalf.
This tour requires an average level of fitness. Activities are paced gently and include leisure time. You may be expected to join guided walks of up to one hour, navigate short stairways and mild inclines, and manage your own luggage. You should also be able to board and exit all transport without assistance.
Travellers are expected to be self-sufficient and capable of handling all aspects of their journey. Please discuss your circumstances and support needs with your booking agent to confirm this trip is suitable.
If you are unsure, we recommend consulting your doctor before booking or travelling.
If a planned site visit is unavailable due to changes in operating hours or holiday closures, the itinerary may be altered, or a comparable activity will be substituted where possible and subject to availability.
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- It is your responsibility to ensure you have the correct and valid travel documents and to comply with all entry requirements.
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From
AUD $6519
Duration: 7 days
Trip Type: Small Group
Activity Level: Average
Spend five days exploring the Galápagos Islands aboard the Yolita and enjoy the beaches, history, and wildlife of the central and southern islands.
Price based on per person in Double Room for departure 29 Sep 2026
Customer Reviews
07/16/2024
An exceptional trip where the wildlife came to you. :)
07/16/2024
This was the trip of a lifetime! It was made complete by the captain, crew, and CEO. Milton made sure we all had a great time and got to see everything we wanted to. He accommodated to our preferences and catered to all needs of the group. On the boat, i...
Tour Operator
G Adventures, founded in 1990 by Bruce Poon Tip, is a global adventure travel company specializing in small-group tours that emphasize authentic, sustainable, and culturally immersive experiences. Originally launched as GAP Adventures (“Great Adventure People”), the company pioneered the concept of community-driven travel by offering affordable trips that connect travelers with local communities while minimizing environmental impact. Today, G Adventures operates in more than 100 countries, offering a wide range of itineraries across themes such as active adventures, wildlife, wellness, family, and National Geographic–partnered tours, while maintaining a strong commitment to responsible tourism and social enterprise through its Planeterra Foundation.
In Business Since 1990
07/16/2024
An exceptional trip where the wildlife came to you. :)
07/16/2024
This was the trip of a lifetime! It was made complete by the captain, crew, and CEO. Milton made sure we all had a great time and got to see everything we wanted to. He accommodated to our preferences and catered to all needs of the group. On the boat, i...
06/19/2024
Excellent
06/08/2024
We enjoyed Quito in addition to the Galapagos; the experience of seeing animals in their natural habitat in the Islands was special and memorable. We thought our CEO Milton was exceptionally awesome.
06/05/2024
Visiting the Galapagos Islands of Ecuador was an absolutely AMAZING experience. It was definitely a once in a lifetime opportunity that I'm so glad we were able to do as a family. Many memories were made with my family and new friendships were made w...
06/05/2024
The overall experience was absolutely amazing and would love to go back and visit again!
05/31/2024
Excellent memorable trip.
05/10/2024
My overall experience was fantastic, thanks to the guides and the crew (and of course the amazing Galapagos islands)
04/27/2024
We were impressed by the high quality of all our arrangements and felt well taken care of on land and sea. Amazing staff, excellent food, wonderful itinerary and excellent accommodations. Will definitely come back for more tours.
04/26/2024
Had a great time, everything was well planned out and organized. The only thing I'd complain about was the coffee on board the Yolita -- didn't seem to be made fresh.
04/23/2024
We have never travelled with G Adventures before this trip. On New Years Day every year my Husband and I get out the Globe and decide where we will go for our "big" annual trip. This year he wanted to go to the Galapagos but I wanted to see Brazil , Peru...
04/03/2024
Excellent it was a great experience, not only the wildlife but the operators as well made it memorable
03/26/2024
Overall experience was great. However I don't know why we had to be at the airport so early for each flight, definitely over cautious
03/18/2024
Without a doubt, my favorite trip to date. It’s going to be hard to top it!
01/30/2024
This trip was incredible. We saw so much in five short days in the Galapagos, including all my bucket list animals. Our guide and boat were amazing, fantastic all around.
01/30/2024
A very enjoyable holiday which met, and often exceeded, our hopes and expectations..
12/16/2023
Fantastic trip with great team to look after your every need. Beautiful animals that you would not see anywhere else. Scuba diving catered for all levels, a trip of a lifetime I will never forget!
12/07/2023
Terrific small group experience. Packed a lot of experiences into the trip at a really good pace. CEO was exceptionally knowledgeable and really made the trip.
11/21/2023
Awesome trip with alot of memorable moments. But sometimes one activity less would be good.
11/07/2023
Excellent introduction to Galapagos. Fast paced, fulfilling experience. We made the most of our short time on the islands.
11/06/2023
Excellent and would recommend to anyone!
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