Santa Fe
& BARRINGTON BAY
Departures: Friday
A SWIM WITH SEA LIONS
Sea turtles, stingrays, among others
The check point to visit Santa Fe is the northwest of the island. It is a beautiful turquoise bay with two white sand beaches populated by sea lions (Zalophus wollebaeki) sunbathing. The landing is made at any of the beaches and the trail begins behind the vegetation, such as saltbush, Galapagos thornbush, leatherleaf trees, palos santos. The path is rocky, but it is not a quick or difficult hike, it takes about an hour and a half to look at the different such as Santa Fe lava lizards, Darwin finches, Galapagos doves, Galapagos snakes, rodents and perhaps the Galapagos hawk (Buteo galapagoensis) looking for a potential prey. The star on Santa Fe is the pale land iguana (Conolophus pallidus), endemic to the island, this means that it is the only place where you can find it.
Santa Fe Island also has a type of cactus found only there (the cactus Opuntia echios var Barringtonensis) larger and thicker than any other in Galapagos, reaching a height of twenty five feet and a circumference of about five feet.
The trail ends at the second beach.
ITINERARY
- 07:30 am Meet the passengers with the guide at the municipal pier
- 08:00 am Passengers get on board of Altamar Yacht
- 08:15 am We start the riding to Santa Fe
- 10:15 am Arrive to Santa Fe Island
- 10:30 am Disembark to island and visit (hiking) on the island.
- 11:45 am Return on board.
- 12:00 am Snorkel in Barrington Bay
- 01:00 pm Lunch on board
- 01:30 pm Return to Itabaca Channel
- 03:00 pm Return to Puerto Ayora
- 03:45 pm Return to the hotels
RATE INCLUDES
• Visit in the Galapagos National Park with bilingual certified guide (English-Spanish)
• Lunch
• Snakcs after visits
• Coffee or tea station
• Towels
• Water bottle for the hike
• Snorkel equipment (mask and tube, fins according to available sizes)
RATE DOES NOT INCLUDE
• Alcoholic beverages
• Tips to crew and guide.