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Departure early in the morning from your hotel and
transfer to port of Itabaca channel to board the yatch where you will enjoy the tour
with lunch included at the end of the tour transfer
back to your hotel.
This is the southern partner of two small crescent-shaped
islands that lie just a few hundred meters off the
east coast of Santa Cruz. The northern island is used
for scientific purposes only. South Plaza is one of
the smallest yet richest islands in the archipelago.
Only 130 meters wide (426 feet), it was formed from
uplifted seabed, giving it a titled tabletop quality.
Our landing is in the channel between North and South
Plaza, where the island tilts toward the water.
The approach makes for a lavishly colorful sight!
The turquoise waters of the channel contrast brilliantly
with the white sand and black lava of the shoreline.
The rocks have grown thick with green seaweed in places,
speckled with bright orange “Sally light foot”
crabs. Further up the shore a carpet of scarlet sesuvium
succulents serves as groundcover for a grove of luminescent
green prickly-pear cactus. Yellow-gray land iguanas
sit beneath, waiting patiently for pears to drop.
The trail gradually follows the tilt of the island
to the cliffs that overlook the ocean to the south,
where swallow-tailed gulls nest. Red-billed tropic
birds, masked and blue-footed boobies ride the windy
currents. The overlook is a great place for spotting
large marine life, including manta rays. Surf pounds
an inlet at the western corner of the island, where
a colony of sea lion bachelors make their home, accounting
for the surface of the rocks, polished by the oils
of their fur. The shoreline of Las Plazas makes for
excellent snorkeling in a sea lion colony of nearly
a thousand. Your guide will find the right spot to
swim with youngsters away from areas claimed by the
surly bulls.
Price PER PERSON in
US$ in SIB (Seat in Bus)
Price PER PERSON in
US$ in Private Transportation for:
| 2 |
3 to 4
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5 to 9 |
10 to 14 |
| $ 1192 |
$ 745 |
$ 447 |
$ 298 |
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Departure |
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SIB: Daily
PRIVATE: Daily
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Estimated Duration |
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8 hours
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Bilingue Guide
Transfers Hotel/Canal de Itabaca/Hotel
Lunch
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Not included |
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Air Ticket Quito or Guayaquil / Galapagos
Beverages alcoholic and non alcoholic
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 Notes |
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Galápagos Tours operations
are subject to space availibility, changes of
itineraries, departure
dates and weather conditions
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