Galapagos Multisports are island hopping, land based trips that explore the iconic Galapagos wildlife in fun, active ways: sea kayaking, hiking, biking, snorkeling, maybe even stand up paddle boarding. In the last 10 years the popularity of this style of travel grew bigger than a Galapagos tortoise.
We’ve seen a number of operators in the Galapagos try to capitalize on the trend by throwing in a bit of biking or kayaking and marketing it a multisport. That just seems a bit misleading to us! We offer trips that were designed from the ground up to be true multisport adventures, with real adventure guides, quality adventure equipment, and itineraries designed to maximize the experience of being in the Galapagos. What we believe are True Adventure Trips.
This guide was created to help you decide and understand the differences between our favorite, veritable Galapagos Multisport trips.
Trip Name: | Essential Galapagos Multisport Adventure | Ultimate Galapagos Adventure | Express Galapagos Adventure | Premium Galapagos Multisport |
# of Days: | 7 Days in the Galapagos | 10 Days: 8 Days in the Galapagos / 2 Days in Quito | 6 Days in the Galapagos | 7 Days in the Galapagos |
Group Departures Available? | Private departures only. | Every other Friday | Every Sunday or every other Sunday | 1 per month |
Islands Visited: | San Cristobal, Isabela, and Santa Cruz | San Cristobal, Floreana, Isabela, and Santa Cruz | Santa Cruz, Isabela, and San Cristobal | San Cristobal, Isabela, & Santa Cruz |
Transportation: | Shared for all tours and inter-island travel | Private for all tours and private boat between islands | Private for all tours, shared flight & public speedboat | Private for all tours, shared flight & public speedboat |
Accommodations: | Tourist – superior hotels | Tourist – superior hotels | Tourist – superior hotels | Tourist – superior or first class hotels |
Meals: | 6 breakfasts, 3 lunches, 0 dinners | 9 breakfasts, 7 lunches, 7 dinners | 5 breakfasts, 5 lunches, 2 dinners | 6 breakfasts, 6 lunches, 6 dinners |
Roundtrip flights between mainland Ecuador & Galapagos: | Not Included | Included in the trip price | Included in the trip price | Not Included |
Your Guide(s): | Join shared tours with your own private guide. Different, English-speaking guide on each island. | Same, private English-speaking guide for entire trip & only your travel group | Same, private English-speaking guide for entire trip & only your travel group | Same, private English-speaking guide for entire trip & only your travel group |
Activities Included: | Hike, self-guided bike ride, sea kayak, snorkel | Hike, bike, sea kayak, snorkel | Hike, bike, sea kayak, SUP, and snorkel | Hike, bike, sea kayak, snorkel |
Is there any free time? | 1 afternoon of down time has been built in for personal exploration. | 1 afternoon of down time has been built in for personal exploration. | Some down time between & after 2 daily excursions | Some down time between & after 2 daily excursions |