Tour 180 Santa Cruz Island.

180° Daily Tour from Santa Cruz Island, 2026

On this 180° tour you will visit the islands of Pinzón, Daphne and Santa Cruz. You will practice snorkeling and get a chance to observe starfish, sea turtles, colorful fish, sharks, rays, sea lions and marine iguanas. On these islands, you can really enjoy snorkeling. In addition, you can see blue-footed boobies, frigate birds, ducks, pelicans and other tropical birds.

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Trip Details:

Departure Time: 08:00 am.
From: Santa Cruz Island, Puerto Ayora.
Activities: 90% snorkeling, 10% walking.
Duration: 7 - 8 hours.
Navigation: 2 hours per route.
Yacht capacity: 12 people.

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Tour Includes:

✔ Transfer to and from the hotel.
✔ Certified Guide (English - Spanish).
✔ Lunch.
✔ Snacks.
✔ Towels.
✔ Full wetsuit.
✔ Snorkeling equipment.

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Tour does NOT include:

• Sodas.
• Tips.

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Price: $175

Economy class boat.

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Itinerary of the 180° tour from Santa Cruz

The tour begins at 7:50 am in our offices. Our staff will guide you to the Puerto Ayora pier, where a guide will be waiting for you to get onboard a yacht bound for Pinzón Island.

Pinzón Island
On this island, you'll visit Penguin Bay, where you can practice snorkeling and see a variety of uniquely colorful fish, starfish, stingrays, eagle rays, turtles, sea lions, marine iguanas, and whitetip or blacktip reef sharks.

Starfish.
Starfish.

Duncan
After 25 minutes of sailing around the Pinzón Island, you'll arrive at Duncan, where you can also go snorkeling. There you can see a large number of marine animals, such as sea turtles, reef fish, rays, sharks and sea lions. During the navigation, the captain of the yacht will take you to Eden Beach or Bahia Borrero, two places filled with vegetation and beautiful waters. These places are charming and ideal for relaxing.
- The beach will be chosen according to the itinerary of the day.

After enjoying lunch on the yacht, you'll sail to Daphne Island, where you can explore the surroundings and see blue-footed boobies, Nazca boobies, seagulls, frigatebirds, pelicans and other tropical birds.

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Sea turtle.
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Snorkeling in Sullivan Bay

Sullivan Bay is in front of Bartolome Island on Santiago Island, here snorkeling is done in its clear waters, you can find several tropical fish, whitetip reef sharks, sea turtles and in cold season you can observe the Galapagos penguins. We recommend having a waterproof camera. After the tour, the guide will take you to the boat where the crew awaits you with a delicious lunch; after which it is time to take you back to the Itabaca Channel and finally to Puerto Ayora. Do not miss this great adventure offered by Bartolome Island!

Whitetip reef sharks
Starfish
Sea lion
Borrero Bay
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Other Tours from the islands:

The Tunnels, Isabela Island.
Sierra Negra volcano.
Kayaking in Tintoreras islet.

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