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Santa Cruz Bay Tour - Nature and Underwater Adventures in Galapagos Islands Santa Cruz Island
3.5
28 Ratings
Puerto Ayora
Embark on a thrilling Santa Cruz Bay Tour in the Galapagos Islands, where you can explore the rich flora and fauna of Santa Cruz Island and experience underwater adventures with sharks, rays, and sea turtles.
Embark on a thrilling Santa Cruz Bay Tour in the Galapagos Islands, where you can explore the rich flora and fauna of Santa Cruz Island and experience underwater adventures with sharks, rays, and sea turtles.
Duration:
3 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- La Loberia - The boat will transport visitors to a charming islet known as “LA LOBERIA,” named for its large sea lion colony, where snorkeling is a highlight. This unique location offers the chance to see a variety of colorful fish and diverse marine species, along with a coastal tour for species interpretation and basaltic formations.
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- La Loberia - The boat will transport visitors to a charming islet known as “LA LOBERIA,” named for its large sea lion colony, where snorkeling is a highlight. This unique location offers the chance to see a variety of colorful fish and diverse marine species, along with a coastal tour for species interpretation and basaltic formations.
- Santa Cruz - Next, the journey continues to Punta Estrada, a tranquil gulf where visitors can observe wildlife such as terns, boobies, frigate birds, and sea lions, with snorkeling being a particularly exciting activity.
Explore the shark channel, a natural geological formation created by magmatic energy swellings, where sharks can be observed in their natural, harmless state. From the viewpoint, one can enjoy views of the port and the highland mountains.
- Canal del Amor - The channel of love is another stunning formation, featuring a beautiful fissure channel with calm waters and exceptional scenic beauty.
- Las Grietas - This inlet of brackish, fresh, and crystal-clear water is an ideal spot for snorkeling, thanks to its unique characteristics.
What's Included
- All taxes, fees and handling charges
- Snacks
- Professional bilingual guide
- Transportation
- All taxes, fees and handling charges
- Snacks
- Professional bilingual guide
- Transportation
What's Not Included
- Hotel drop-off
- Hotel Pick up
- Gratuities
- Hotel drop-off
- Hotel Pick up
- Gratuities
Additional Information
Santa Cruz Island is the most populated island in the Galapagos. Nature enthusiasts will find it to be a favorite destination. No matter the activity, one will be enveloped by the island’s abundant and diverse flora and fauna.
The most thrilling experiences are found beneath the waves. In the Galapagos Islands, there are various opportunities to swim…
Santa Cruz Island is the most populated island in the Galapagos. Nature enthusiasts will find it to be a favorite destination. No matter the activity, one will be enveloped by the island’s abundant and diverse flora and fauna.
The most thrilling experiences are found beneath the waves. In the Galapagos Islands, there are various opportunities to swim alongside sharks, rays, and sea turtles.
- Minimum age is 3 years
- A maximum of 10 people per booking
- In case of taking the tour at the same day of your arrival to the airport of Baltra, we cannot be held responsible for flight delays or passengers that would not arrive on time for the afternoon departure.
Location
Malecon
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
3.5
(28 Ratings)
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Kostadin_p
Jun 23, 2025
Great way to see the island of Santa Cruz - This tour takes to the places that can only be seen by boat. The tour is a bit less than 4 hours, but totally worth it.
We were able to see and enjoy all of the listed points of interests, and learn about the reach history along the way.
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Olivia_s
Jan 22, 2025
It was really nice we saw... - It was really nice we saw blue footed boobies, lots of iguanas, crabs, lava lizards and some sharks.
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Danielle_s
Oct 18, 2024
Well worth the cost - The tour guide was excellent and the number of stops made/places seen for the cost of the tour was well worth it.
So far this has been the best part of The Galapagos for us.
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Aislingmary_o
Jul 17, 2024
A Wonderful Tour! - This was definitely one of the highlights of our holiday. The tour guide was very pleasant and invited questions throughout the tour. He translated everything from Spanish to English. I saw sea lions, boobies, and sharks. The sea lions even came close and swam with other tourists in the water. It is so lovely to see them in the wild, living their best lives. I wish wildlife so was respected everywhere. The sights were impressive! I was fearful of sea sickness but this was not an issue at all, Thank God. It was a fabulous day out. I highly recommend this tour.
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Annsarah_c
Apr 17, 2024
Perfect day ! Perfect... - Perfect day ! Perfect guide ! Thanks for all ! The tour was very interesting and we saw a lot of animals!
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Traveller1001uk
Aug 18, 2023
Good value trip - We were looking for something that was good value for money on the Galapagos- not an easy task!! However we booked this and really enjoyed it. Two different snorkel sites and three walks, all accompanied by a great guide who helped us by translating to English. We paid $45 each. The tour included Las Grietas and the guide paid the entry fees as part of our price.
For us it was good value for money and a really enjoyable afternoon.
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Travelswithkidssocal
Dec 28, 2022
Excellent Introduciton to the Galapagos! - We really enjoyed this tour of sites near Puerto Ayora. The naturalist guide was very informative and seemed genuinely interested in sharing his love of all the wonderful animals and plant life that make the Galapagos unique. We were delighted to get up close with huge male marine iguanas, resting black tip reef sharks and beautiful blue-footed boobies.
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Randy_p
Mar 15, 2026
Please Fix the Write Up and Communication - We had a difficult time finding the pickup point. We were giving two different points to meet one from the app and one from a message from the provider to meet Henry at a different location. To the best of my knowledge neither Henry or the location exist. I messaged back to the operator to verify the location and did not get a response. We found it with the help of a local tour office, but no one knew who Henry was, including the people of the pier. Fortunately a lady appeared with a clipboard that had our names on it.
We were lead to believe we were going on a boat tour. This was a hiking and snorkling tour with a short boat ride across the harbor. It was a very nice tour, but I was unprepared and did not have my swim wear. The write up and communication for this tour needs to be fixed. The others in our group that booked through a local booking office did not have so much confusion and really enjoyed the trip.
Our actual guide, Sergio was very good and very informative. He took us to some nice spots. We were also greated at the pier by sea lions and sea iguanas, which got us off to a good start.
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Philip_o
Dec 19, 2023
Needs to improve. - Our guide was late to the pier, very confused. The trip is fantastic, truly. The so called "lunch" is more a snack: soda, a banana & cookies. Little details that one notices while being so far away from home. Galapagos is a paradise.
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Maty
Nov 22, 2021
You can walk without paying for the tour - The experience of swimming in the crevices is great but can be done without the need for excursion
You take a taxi from the port to the Germans beach for $0.80 and then walk about 5'
Save yourself the tour that makes you 20' snorkeling near the rocks
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