Full Day Tour Pinzon Island + La Fe/Las Palmas - Snorkeling & Fishing

Recommended by 90% of travelers

Santa Cruz, Ecuador

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5+ bookings last month.

7 hours (approx.)
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

Overview
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What's Included

Fishing rods
Towels
Bottled water
Use of Snorkeling equipment

Use of Snorkelling equipment
Lunch
Snacks

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Ninfa
Los Colonos, Puerto Ayora 200350, Ecuador
Meeting point is at Hotel Ninfa in the reception at 08:00. Our guide will be waiting for you there.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Operating hours
.8:00 am

What To Expect

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Infants must sit on laps

Not recommended for travelers with back problems
Most travelers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 10 travelers

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Featured review

Nikolas_P

I highly recommend this tour mainly for how incredible the snorkeling experience is! We had very favorable weather and the water was clear and we were able to see so many fish, sharks, playful sea lions, and even a huge manta ray! The guide and boat crew were very friendly and kept everyone engaged and having fun. Highly recommend this tour if you are primarily interested in snorkeling. As others have mentioned, there is a small fishing demonstration while on the way back to port, but it isn’t what this tour is known for and is really just a secondary fun thing to witness while relaxing on the way back. All in all, worth every penny just for the all day, multiple location snorkel experience.

Reviews

4.7

based on 49 reviews

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Top notch snorkeling tour!

Nikolas_P, Mar 2026

Response from Host, Mar 2026

Hi Nikolas, Thank you so much for your kind review, this means everything to us. I am so pleased to hear that you had a wonderful day on this tour and that you had such a good experience with the incredible wildlife on offer in Pinzon. I will also be sure to pass your feedback on to the crew that worked on your tour so thank you for highlighting this

Good experience!

Rajanpreet_K, Feb 2026

Ricardo is an excellent guide. I saw a shark and multiple sting rays thanks to him! Overall good experience.

Response from Host, Feb 2026

Thank you for your kind words, I am pleased to hear that you enjoyed the tour and I will be sure to pass on your feedback to Ricardo! We pride ourselves on the service that we provide, so this means a lot to us! I'm glad that you got to fully experience the incredible wildlife on offer and I hope that this was a tour you won't ever forget!

Great Fun

Nicole_L, Jul 2025

This tour was so much fun! We saw huge tortoises, a seal swam by, some white tipped reef sharks, sting rays...just a lot of cool stuff. They caught a yellow fin tuna for lunch and cooked it while we were snorkeling. The water was COLD! Thank goodness they provided wet suits! Highly recommend!

Response from Host, Jul 2025

Hi Nicole, we are so pleased to hear that you enjoyed the Pinzon island tour! We are truly blessed with the wildlife here and I'm delighted to hear that you made some great memories. Glad the wetsuits came in handy too!

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Joseph_S, Mar 2025

I wish I had the intelligence to describe my trip. Everything was exceptional. The crew was amazing. I saw everything I expected to see and more.

Response from Host, May 2025

Hi Joseph, thank you so much for your kind words. We are so pleased to hear that you enjoyed the tour and that you chose us to show you the beauty of Pinzon!

Very good tour guide and...

Ernest_L, Feb 2025

Very good tour guide and responsible crews. We were so happy about their services. During the trip, we did three snorkeling and saw title sea turtles, seals, dolphins, sharks and different species of fishes

Response from Host, May 2025

Hi Ernest, thank you so much for your lovely feedback! We appreciate this so much and we are so pleased that you saw so much amazing wildlife! Thank you for choosing Ninfa to show you the wonder of Pinzon!

I saw many fishes turtles...

Jongsun_K, Feb 2025

I saw many fishes turtles and shark. The guide is kind and powerful. The ship is quite good. Oh! we saw some manta ray there!

Response from Host, May 2025

Thank you so much for your kind words and for booking with Ninfa Tour. We are delighted that you enjoyed the trip and that you were able to see some of the unique wildlife that the Galapagos has to offer

Love this tour!

Martijn_W, Dec 2024

Great tour, great boat, wonderful lunch, the best crew and guide. Good value for money, would totally recommend this daytour.

Incredible experience...

Colin_D, Dec 2024

Incredible experience getting to see sea turtles, sharks, star fish, sea lions and much more in their undisturbed natural environment

DANGEROUS

Matthew_D, Aug 2024

Let me start by saying I almost never leave a negative review. However this tour was unsafe and physically painful. The boat ride was the equivalent of 3 hours of severe turbulence. My neck and back are still in pain 12 hours later, it hurts to stand and turn my neck. The boat nearly capsized twice. There was no fishing because you could not stand up on the boat. I understand that the tour operator cannot control the weather, but it’s their responsibility to cancel tours when guests will be put in danger. The snorkeling was a waste of time seeing a few things that could be seen in any tropical area. No sharks. We had to swim hundreds of yards to the boat that kept moving away from us as the crew laughed. Our guide only spoke mumbly Spanglish and seemed the find the guests discomfort comical. The beach was the only good thing about this tour, but we nearly hit another boat and wrapped their anchor line around one of our propellers. I will be contacting local officials to lodge a formal complaint against this company as well. Avoid the boat “Contagious” and the guide Luis.

Excellent Day Trip!!

Zach_L, Jun 2024

The meeting point at Hotel Ninfa was very easy and centrally located. Just a short walk to meet the boat and we were on our way. There were 10 people on our boat and didn’t feel cramped. The first stop to snorkel was about a 30 minute ride to the west side of Santa Cruise where the captain skillfully got us close to shore between the wave breaks. The masks and fins are provided but the water is very cold in June if you dont have a wet suit. The wildlife was abundant including many fish and several turtles. We got back on the boat and they had snacks and drinks waiting on the table. We departed for Isla Pinzon which was about an hour for the second stop. We arrived to nesting blue footed boobys on the clifside which was incredible! The water was a little colder here but there were more fish, turtles, sharks and sea lions! After the swim, lunch was provided and we headed back toward Puerto Ayora, stopping to fish for some tuna!

Sharks galore!

Renee_P, May 2024

Awesome excursion. Sharks, turtles, Sea Lions and Blue footed Boobies! Nice lunch! Great time. All day!

Great experience

Mark_G, May 2024

It started off a bit rocky. The guide didn't have the list and the boat wasn't prepared. We were delayed about 1.5 hours because of this. But when we got out on the water everything was great! The crew was phenomenal and the guide paid attention to everyone equally in different languages. We were fortunate to see so much wildlife on our trip. We were told it wasn't like that yesterday but that's any snorkel cruise in the world. They give you a chance to see it, never promise.

Awesome way to spend a day in the Galapagos

Scott_H, May 2024

Absolutely amazing! I have been snorkeling before, and was a bit apprehensive to do this as I didn't really enjoy previous snorkeling experiences. I thought, while in the Galapagos, better to snorkel than not, and I am so glad I did. The boat crew, and our host/tour guide were incredibly charming, charismatic and genuine. You could tell they were experts and cared about us having a good, memorable time. On the snorkel tour to Pinzon, we saw 3 different types of sharks, sea turtles, sea lions, and of course, lots of fish. On the way back, we did some fishing and reeled in a HUGE Wahu. Overall, worth it. Do not miss this if you like snorkeling.

Incredible snorkeling

Michelle_T, Apr 2024

We loved this tour! The snorkeling was truly amazing. Jimmy was a fun and knowledgeable guide. For a little bit of additional money, he provided some extra attention of filming you with the sea life, which was totally worth it.

Great day activity!

Dalia, Dec 2023

This was such a great tour! The boat captain and staff were so kind and attentive. The boat captain who also served as the snorkeling leader was very helpful - it was our first time snorkeling. We saw turtles, sharks, seals and blue finned boobies. They took care of my husband when he got boat sick. They provided lunch, coffee, tea and water. We’d book this tour again.

Swimming with Sealife

Sherri_M, Oct 2023

We had a wonderful time with Ricardo and the rest of the crew. Ricardo was very attentive to all guests ensuring that we all got to see the Sea Turtles, Seals, Tropical Fish, Iguanas and Sharks. We saw so many turtles eating the algae off the rocks and the Seal was so playful and stayed with us for almost the entire time.

It was ok for us, but YMMV

Christopher_W, Jul 2023

The tour guide felt as if he was rushing through everything. This couldn’t be helped — but we didn’t see anything except fish and a turtle in the distance during the time we went. The fishing portion of the experience didn’t yield much, and the crew did not even suggest to put on bait, only a lure. One positive is that the boat ride is more pleasant than the other water ferries we took to other places. The Galápagos Islands were surprisingly very touristic and not a nature oriented experience. When you get a great experience the experiences tend to be fantastic though! YMMV depending on the excursion and who your tour guide was. It felt like “just another day of work” to us.

Response from Host, Sep 2023

Dear Christopher, thank you very much for your review. We unfortunately can not guarantee to see the animals during the trip as Galapagos is a natural reserve and animals are in their natural environment meaning they won’t be at the same place all the time. The tour offers high chances of seeing animals rather than a guarantee. Regarding the lure, unfortunately this is the only approved way that we are allowed to fish on tours by the Galapagos National Park and we need to stick with the regulations. But thank you for your comments, we appreciate feedback from our clients. Have a lovely day.

One of our best days ever!

Andrew_A, Feb 2023

Edgar our tour guide was amazing. He looked after me so well as I couldn’t swim and made sure I didn’t miss anything while still looking after the rest of the group: this was one of the best days of our lives, swimming with sharks turtles iguanas and sea lions. Memorable day.

Response from Host, Feb 2023

We are so glad you had such a great day! Thank you for your review!

Tolles Personal, viel gesehen

Julia_T, Aug 2024

Freundliches Personal. Sie haben immer darauf geachtet dass es allen gut geht. Bei den Ausflügen haben wir viel gesehen und am Ende wurde noch geangelt. War ein echt toller Ausflug! Beim Schnorcheln wurde auch immer darauf geachtet dass alle mitkommen und dementsprechend alle Spaß haben konnten.