Small-group boat trip · Puerto Ayora
North Seymour Day Trip from Santa Cruz
- Duration
- 8 hours
- Schedule
- 07:30–15:30
- Departs from
- Puerto Ayora
- Languages
- EN
- Payment
- On the day, no prepayment
Overview
From Puerto Ayora a road transfer leads to the Itabaca Channel on the north of the island, where guests board a park-authorised day-tour boat. On North Seymour there is a dry landing and a trail of about 2 km past blue-footed boobies, great frigatebird colonies, land iguanas and sea lions. Lunch is served on board, then, when the park schedule allows, there is a snorkelling stop at Las Bachas beach or a nearby site. The whole visit is led by an authorised naturalist guide on the marked trail, and visitors stay at least 2 metres from wildlife.
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, North Seymour Island, Lunch on board, Las Bachas beach, Itabaca Channel dock, Santa Cruz
- 07:30
- 08:15
- 11:00
- 12:30
- 15:30
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)
- Transit Control Card
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$355 · Child US$280Prices 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
- Visitor sites may only be visited with a park-authorised boat and a naturalist guide authorised by the Galápagos National Park Directorate.
- Stay on marked trails, keep 2 m from animals, no feeding, no flash photography.
- Day-tour boats are assigned sites on fixed days; North Seymour is not available every day.
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