- Price$165per person
- IslandSanta CruzGalapagos
- TypeDay tourduration on request
- Times14:30 - 17:30 (approximate return)local time
Overview
An afternoon in the green interior of Santa Cruz: the two collapsed craters at Los Gemelos, a walk inside a lava tunnel, and giant tortoises in the open on a highland ranch.
Pick-up from your hotel at 14:30 for the drive up from the coast into the humid highland forest.
First stop is Los Gemelos (Twin Craters), two large volcanic collapses ringed by Scalesia forest. Next are the lava tunnels, formed thousands of years ago by old volcanic flows.
The last stop is a private ranch where giant tortoises roam free, and you watch them up close in their own habitat among farmland and highland vegetation. Return to Puerto Ayora at approximately 17:30.
Highlights
- Los Gemelos (Twin Craters)
- Walk inside a lava tunnel
- Giant tortoises on a highland ranch
- Scalesia forest and farmland
Wildlife you may see
Nothing is guaranteed — these are wild animals in a national park.
- Giant tortoises
Good to know
Hotel pick-up and drop-off in Puerto Ayora.
