Snorkeling

Guided snorkeling with certified naturalist guides. No certification needed: if you are comfortable in the water, you can join. Gear is included on every tour. Certified divers can also look at our scuba diving tours.

Snorkeling tours

Sea lions, turtles, rays and reef fish, at the sites the guides know best.

Kicker Rock rising out of the sea off San Cristobal
Snorkeling

From $220 per person

San Cristobal

Two 45-minute snorkel sessions at the sheer lava tower off San Cristobal: first through the channel between the two rocks, then the west corner. Galapagos sharks, hammerheads and turtles move below you. A beach landing follows.

Gear fitting the day before

A pair of waved albatross on Espanola
Snorkeling

From $349 per person

San Cristobal

A two-hour crossing to Espanola, a two-hour walk at Punta Suarez among albatross and marine iguanas, then a 45-minute snorkel session in Gardner Bay with reef sharks, turtles and sea lions.

Gear fitting the day before

A sea lion coming out of the water onto the golden sand
Snorkeling

From $298 per person

San Cristobal

Two 45-minute snorkel sessions at Bajo Pitt and Pitt islet, then a two-hour walk up Cerro Pitt, where the red-footed booby nests.

Gear fitting the day before

Kicker Rock in the late afternoon light
Snorkeling

From $258 per person

San Cristobal

A full circuit of San Cristobal taking in five sites: Rosa Blanca, Punta Pitt, Bahia Sardina, Cerro Brujo and Kicker Rock. Snorkeling, beaches, red-footed boobies and a natural stone arch in one day.

Gear fitting the day before

A sea lion on the golden sand at the water's edge
Snorkeling

From $208 per person

San Cristobal

A short crossing to Isla Lobos for a guided walk among marine iguanas and blue-footed boobies, then lunch and snorkeling off Playa Ochoa with sea lions, turtles and octopus.

Gear fitting the day before

A marine iguana swimming in turquoise water
Snorkeling

From $378 per person

San Cristobal

One 45-minute snorkel session in the channel at Kicker Rock, then a landing at Punta Pitt and a two-hour walk up to Cerro Pitt for the red-footed booby. Two of the island's signature sites in a single day.

Gear fitting the day before

A sea turtle swimming in the green water of Darwin Bay
Snorkeling

From $150 per person

San Cristobal

A 45-minute snorkel session in Darwin Bay, then two panga rides: along the Pared de Tijeretas wall for seabirds, and out to the Carawa, a cargo ship wrecked roughly a century ago.

Gear fitting the day before

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