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Approximately 15 mins walk from town Tijeretas is a beautiful area to swim and snorkel. To really enjoy you will benefit from a 5mm wetsuit - this will allow you to stay in the water for more than 20mins before getting really cold! We snorkelled daily for about 1.5 hours playing…
It’s a nice free activity to do in San Cristobal. The walk is nice and not too difficult. We accessed it through the interpretation centre path. Look-out points offer lovely views and a cool Charles Darwin statue. The bay itself is really nice . We didn’t snorkel in it because…
Take the road out of town towards Frigate Hill and you will come upon a rather large bay. Calm water, great visibility, loads of sea turtles, the largest school of sardines I have ever seen, pelicans diving for their supper, and lots of other fish. Mostly locals there. Pretty…
you can visit visit Playa Mann + Interpretation Center + Playa Carola + Tijeretas (look at kick rock from the far) by foot within 3 hours, then you can have lunch at Playa Mann, $5 for a good meal including juice and soup.
It is a very good place to snorkel albeit quiet a cold one in August. Playful sea lions were swimming with us. It is a bit hard to reach for the first time. One needs to go through the Galapagos Interpretation centre. Not the best signs to follow there. A must visit for…
