Small-group boat trip · Puerto Ayora
Bartolomé Island Day Trip: Summit and Pinnacle Rock
- Duration
- 10 hours
- Schedule
- 06:30–16:30
- Departs from
- Puerto Ayora
- Languages
- EN
- Payment
- On the day, no prepayment
Overview
The boat leaves the Itabaca Channel and reaches Bartolomé, east of Santiago, in about two hours. After a dry landing, a trail with wooden stairs climbs to the summit, with views of Pinnacle Rock, the two sandy bays and Sombrero Chino islet opposite. Then comes a wet landing on the bay beach and snorkelling around Pinnacle Rock, where Galápagos penguins may be seen. It is a long day, with about four hours of boat travel in total. The visit is led by an authorised naturalist guide.
Boats running this tour
1 boatPick a boat to see its times, photos and booking form. You pay on board on the day.
Route
Itabaca Channel dock, Santa Cruz, Bartolomé summit trail, Pinnacle Rock beach, Bartolomé, Sombrero Chino (from the water), Itabaca Channel dock, Santa Cruz
- 06:30
- 07:30
- 09:45
- 12:00
- 16:30
Times and stop order are a sample itinerary; each boat sets its own schedule and the skipper may adjust the route for weather and sea conditions.
What's included
Included
- Road transfer Puerto Ayora – Itabaca
- Day-tour boat and crew
- Authorised naturalist guide
- Lunch on board
- Snorkelling gear
Not included
- Galápagos National Park entrance fee (USD 200 for foreign adults, paid on arrival)
- Wetsuit hire where offered
Who it's for
Suitable
- Families with children — no age limit
- Solo travellers and small groups — per-person seats
Not suitable / ask first
- Pets — no boat lists them as allowed
- Wheelchairs — access not listed, ask in advance
- Alcohol — no boat lists it as sold or allowed, ask first
Compiled from the details each boat gives on its own profile.
Good to know
- Meeting point
- Puerto Ayora
- Hotel pick-up
- No hotel pick-up listed; you make your own way to the meeting point.
- Season
- Year-round
- Prices
- Adult US$370 · Child US$300Prices are each boat's current rates.
- Cancellation
- More than 24 h before: free cancellation
- 12 h–24 h before: late cancellation
- Less than 12 h before: counts as a no-show
- Weather
- If wind or waves make the trip unsafe, the operator postpones or cancels; you are never charged for an operator cancellation. You pay on board, so there is no prepayment at risk.
- Local notes
- Bartolomé is on fixed days in the park's day-tour schedule.
- The open-sea crossing can be rough, especially June–November (garúa season); take seasickness precautions.
- Keep 2 m from penguins and sea lions in the water.
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