Half-Day Santa Cruz Island Tour Galapagos Islands

Sightseeing  :  Ecuador  :  Galápagos Islands  :  Puerto Ayora  :  Half-day Tours

Enjoy complimentary hotel pick-up before visiting the most beautiful beach areas of Santa Cruz Island by boat. Visit The Loberia, Sharks Canal, The Love Canal, Franklin Bay, The Cracks and The Beach of Dogs.Following complimentary hotel pick-up (morning or afternoon available), travel by boat to the following areas of Santa Cruz Island:

• Loberia: Small island, heavily populated with sea lions, who are very friendly and like to swim with people. In the sea bed, a lot of invertebrates and fish that can be seen through the glass. This island is also the coastal route for birds, marine iguanas and basaltic formations.
• Sharks Canal: Fissure swellings or cracks formed by magma, where sleeping sharks ravine. Among the lava rocks are oceanic birds.
• The Canal of Love: Another fissure, fantastic for photography, of exceptional scenic beauty.
• Franklin Bay: Find sea turtles, golden rays, eagle rays. Includes mangrove area where pelicans and herons nest depending on the season.
• The Cracks: Fifteen minutes of walking on lava rocks where you can see Darwin finches, shorebirds and lagoon, endemic and native vegetation. With additional fissures and cracks, here you can make diving and swimming ravine.
• The Beach Dogs: This is an optional walk, named for the large number of dog crabs found in the area, along with the biggest marine iguanas of Santa Cruz Island.

Return to the dock of Puerto Ayora for departure at the cost of the customer.