Trip Details:
✔ Departure Time: 08:00 am
✔ From: Puerto Ayora - Santa Cruz Island
✔ Activities: 80% snorkeling 20% hike
✔ Duration: 6 to 7 hours
✔ Navigation: 1 hour per route
✔ Yacht capacity: 12 people
Tour does NOT include:
• Sodas
• Tips
Tour Includes:
✔ Certified Guide (English- Spanish)
✔ Lunch
✔ Snacks
✔ Full wetsuit
✔ Snorkeling equipment
✔ Pay by credit card.
Price: $169
Standard boat
Santa Fe Island tour itinerary
The trip from Puerto Ayora, on Santa Cruz Island, to Santa Fe Island takes around one hour. Upon arrival, the crew will help you get prepared for snorkeling. Santa Fe is famous for having one of the largest colonies of sea lions.
On Santa Fe Island, you can see docile and playful sea lions, as well as a wide variety of reef fish, sea turtles, starfish and whitetip reef sharks. After snorkeling, the crew awaits to serve you a delicious lunch. Later, while you go to the “Hidden Beach” (Playa Escondida), where you can see an experiential fishing demonstration.
A visit to Playa Escondida
The beautiful Playa Escondida is located on Santa Cruz Island, here you can enjoy a well-deserved rest in its fine sand. If you want, you can do some snorkeling or enjoy the landscape and the sea turtles that swim in this place. At last, the yacht will transfer you back to Puerto Ayora. The tour to Santa Fe Island is a great the opportunity for swimming with sea lions.
