Santa Fe Snorkeling: Explore Marine Wildlife

Embark on a thrilling snorkeling adventure in Santa Fe Island, Galapagos. Swim alongside sea lions, sharks, and turtles in the crystal clear waters. Book now!

Duration: 7 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Santa Fé Island - Delight in an exceptional snorkeling adventure on Santa Fé Island! Renowned as one of the premier snorkeling spots in the Galapagos, Santa Fé offers an opportunity to encounter incredible wildlife, including sea lions, sharks, turtles, and more, all in stunningly clear waters.
    The trip from Santa Cruz to Santa Fé takes about an…
What's Included
  • Bottled water
  • Lunch
  • Use of snorkeling equipment
  • On-board restrooms
  • Tea and coffee
  • Snacks
Additional Information

Experience amazing snorkeling adventures at Santa Fe Island! This snorkeling tour offers the chance to observe a variety of wildlife, including sea lions, sharks, turtles, and more! The tour includes visits to the Santa Fe Cliff and Santa Fe Bay, where you can enjoy lunch in the tranquil waters with a view of sea lions in the distance.
Following lunch,…

Location
Ninfa
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The meeting point is the reception area at Hotel Ninfa at 08:00. The guide will be there waiting for you and will escort you to our boat
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Marianne_s
Jan 4, 2026
Best tour ever!!! - This was the best trip I have ever taken. Ricardo was an amazing tour guide who really cared for the people in their experience.The food was excellent. In fact, it’s fresh tuna that was caught the prior day. The biggest highlight, however, was swimming within feet of baby sea lions. The guide knew exactly where to take us. In addition, we saw sea turtles, sharks and blue boobies.
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S9738zgmeredithb
Jan 3, 2026
Love Escondido beach. Otherwise just ok - We did two all day snorkeling trips with this company. This was the less preferred one in our opinion. First we stopped at Escondido beach which was exceptional. The sand was so soft and we had the whole place to ourselves. Then we snorkeled at two spots. The fish were far more plentiful and diverse at the first spot and there were some cute sea lions. Then we went to a bay to get closer to a large colony of sea lions. But there were too many other boats there so it felt too crowded and chaotic. The alpha male sea lions were very protective of their females and babies so it was hard to see much of the sea lions in the water. And there weren’t many fish. The food on the boat was good. Our guide Marco was knowledgeable and friendly.
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Andyjimenez1990
Nov 12, 2025
Excellent experience - We decided to book this trip right after we took the one for Pinzon island with this same company. Our experience was excellent and same quality as the Pinzon one. We saw plenty of animals too but more rays than in Pinzon. We went to a beach too which was stunning! Once again the food did not disappoint, very fresh fish, vegetables and plenty of snacks. We leave the Galapagos very content.
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Alejandroa90
Jun 24, 2025
Great excursion - Very good experience. Absolutely recommended. Excellent our guide Jesinia and the same to all the rest of the crew. Very good snorkeling activities and Playa Escondida is a treasure.
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Isabella_r
May 28, 2025
Best Snorkeling from Santa Cruz - I only had a few days to spend in the Galápagos and reserved this tour because it was a reasonably priced option from Santa Cruz, where I stayed my whole trip, and it was so worth the money, especially compared to some of the outrageously priced options out there. We snorkeled with sharks, sea lions, and insane colonies of tropical fish, and during the stop at the beach were able to see sea birds and marine iguanas. The guide was very knowledgeable and supportive for first time snorkelers and weak swimmers, and lunch was delicious. This tour was a highlight of my trip and hands down the best snorkeling I did throughout three days of all-day experiences.
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Katherine_200199
May 10, 2025
FANTASTIC - Take this tour just like Pinzon and both were outstanding!! As did Pinzon you came many aquatic animals like sea lions and sharks. The food was excellent as was the crew. Thank you so much for everything!
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Gloria
May 2, 2025
Unforgettable experience, can’t recommend this highly enough! - A really fantastic day trip, all the wildlife was great, beautiful clear waters, great guides and an added bonus was tasty lunch and snacks too! Very well organised tour, so pleased we went.
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Lneudorf
Feb 6, 2025
Beautiful Galapagos snorkeling tour - The tour ended up being between 8-9 hours, so we got lots of time for snorkeling and relaxing at hidden beach. The water was really clear and we got to see tropical parrot fish, lots of seals, and even a couple of sharks. At one point we saw about 40 dolphins playing with the boat. As a bonus, the lunch was delicious and we had a really friendly group on the tour.
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Stephenbo4707lp
Jan 5, 2025
Best day ever - From start to finish, this was an incredible day out! Great organisation and clear instructions right from the initial contact prior to booking and this only continued on the day. The guide was fantastic, equipment was new and in good condition and the places they took us to were better than we could have ever imagined. The wildlife we saw was so impressive and gave us exactly what we were looking for during our first trip to Galapagos!
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Patrickla841ij
Dec 29, 2024
Amazing! - A truly unforgettable trip! One of the very best days you could have. Everything went smoothly and the organisation and the guide were great. They are clearly experts and picked the most perfect locations for us, and the snorkelling was incredible, with such great wildlife. It also felt very private and personalised for our group
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From $170
up to 6 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).