LOS TUNELES TOUR
Discover Cabo Rosa’s dramatic volcanic coast known as Los Tuneles and El Finado on this must-do Isabela excursion: enjoy a short walk across striking lava formations, then snorkel crystal-clear waters through lava arches and tunnels where you can swim with playful sea lions, glide alongside green sea turtles, spot rays and reef sharks, glimpse marine iguanas sunning on black rock, watch blue-footed and Nazca boobies and frigatebirds hunting above, and—with luck—see dolphins or even the rare Galápagos penguin; an unforgettable, photo-ready adventure you’ll want to book now.
TOUR DETAILS:
Departure time: 07:30 or 11:30
From: Puerto Villamil town
Duration: 5 hours
Total Navigation time: 2 hours.
Tour capacity: 12 people.
Activities on island: 80% Snorkeling and 20% walk.
TOUR COSTS:
Standard boat: USD 160
NOTE: Galapagos Blue Sky operate this tour but also has a partnership to offer both schedules. In case we are sold we will sign you with another boat with same conditions and category.
SERVICES INCLUDED
- Private boat for group's tour.
- Pick up from hotel
- Bilingual Naturalist Guide from National Park.
- Snorkel equipment
- Shorty or Long wetsuit
- Brunch (07:30 schedule) or Lunch (11:30 schedule)
- Beach towels
SERVICES NOT INCLUDED
- Isabela entrance and port fees USD 14 per person.
- Tips (optional)
- Travel insurance
- Alcoholic beverages
- Underwater camera (available for rental)
ITINERARY OF ACTIVITIES
07:10 or 11:10
We will start pick up of all participants. this can get up to 20 minutes of waiting time while we pick all participants from different hotels and airbnb.
7:30 or 11:30
We will bring you to the tours’ pier and once the 12 participants are on site we will start boarding.
7:40 or 11:40
After a marine-army inspection we will start boarding the boat.
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We will start engines and navigate straight to our first stop that is Roca Union
08:10 or 12:10
We will reach Roca Union. Here we will do a short stop to take some pictures of the seabirds.
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Here is a common place to find seabirds like Nazca boobies and blue footed boobies that visit this rock to fish their meal.
08:25 or 12:25
We will leave Roca Union and navigate to Cabo Rosa
08:50 or 12:50
We will enter at Cabo Rosa.
Note: Cabo Rosa has 2 visitor sites that National Park allows to visit, which are Los Tuneles and El finado. Usually itinerary include both stops where you will do snorkel but in case sea conditions or tide are not favorable to anchor in one of this places we will extend the visit in the place where we can safely anchor. Notice that both places are located in same area and animals that you can encounter are same.
09:00 or 13:00
After captain find a safe place where to anchor we will start with a disembark for a walking activity.
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We will begin a short walk around the volcanic formation. In the way you will find some sea birds nesting. Specially the Blue Footed boobies.
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Our guide will give us some free time to take the best photos around its UNIQUE volcanic landscape.
09:20 or 13:20
We will return back to the boat, and captain will move to a place around Cabo Rosa where we will do the snorkeling.
09:30 or 13:30
We will start our first snorkeling near Los Tuneles which is hombre of one of largest population of sea turtles.
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other animals that you have high possibilibilites to spot are endemic penguins, sea horses and rays.
10:10 or 14:10
we will return back onboard to get some snacks.
10:20 or 14:20
We will move to an area close to los tuneles known as El finado where you will do another snorkel.
Note: If weather or sea conditions are not favorable we will not visit this and instead we will do a larger snorkel in the first place.
10:35 or 14:35
We will reach El finado. Here we will do our last snorkel.
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This are is very shallow and has lot of lava tunnels where you can swim through them.
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You will have a short free time to take the best photos while swimming through this unique and natural formation.
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This lava tunnels are hombre of the white tipped reef shark. Our guide will bring you to this special caves where you can see them very close underwater.
11:20 or 15:20
We will return back onboard where you will be offered a box lunch (if your tour is the 07:30) lunch will be served only if schedule is at 11:30 after first snorkeling.
11:50 or 15:50
We will return back to Puerto Villamil. In the way if sea conditions are good we have an optional fishing activity which is demonstrative. Just if passengers wants to observe it. We will return back at Puerto ayora around 12:30 or 17:00
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