Santa Fe Island Tour 2023.

On the tour to Santa Fe Island you can see a large number of sea lions because there is a colony nearby, along with blue-footed boobies, terns, and forked-tailed gulls. Santa Fe Island is one of the oldest in the Galapagos. It has an area of 24km full of giant cacti.

TRIP DETAILS:
Departure time: 08:00 am.
From: Puerto Ayora - Santa Cruz.
Duration: 6 - 7 hours.
Navigation: 1 hour.
Yacht capacity: 12 people.
Activities: 80% Snorkeling and 20% walk on the beach.
Includes: Long wetsuit.

Pay with a credit card.
No extra charge.

Prices:

$145 Low cost boat.
$165 Standard yacht.
$185 Superior Yacht.

Map with the route of the tour to Santa Fe Island from Santa Cruz Island.

Travel itinerary to Santa Fe island.

Starting at 08:00 am, the guide or captain of the yacht will pass by your hotel to pick you up and you will be transferred to the Angermeyer pier and then you will embark on a yacht to Santa Fe Island in a journey of approximately 1 hour.

Multicolored fish seen from the surface.

Upon reaching the island, you will take a tour of the coast where you will be able to appreciate the multicolored fish from the surface, blue-footed boobies, terns, forked-tailed gulls, and many other species of birds.

This site is ideal to observe marine life. Here you can snorkel with the playful sea lions; there are several of them because there is a colony settled on the island.

You will also be able to observe the white tipped sharks that are swimming or resting on the rocks.

Later you will visit Playa Escondida to rest and relax. This beach has turquoise waters and cream sand. You can see several sea turtles swimming nearby.

Person catching a fish in Santa Island Galapagos

To return, the captain will give the order to place the fishing rods into the water and you can try to catch some fish on the way. This activity is optional.

If you like sea lions and swimming with them, this island is your best option!