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Pikaia Lodge, Santa Cruz Island

The giant tortoises plod steadily towards you, like a welcoming committee of slow-moving octogenarians.

PIKAIA LODGE, SANTA CRUZ ISLAND

ASTONISHING WILDLIFE

Your telephoto lens is hardly necessary. As you crouch in the sand and focus on the seal colony, one of its junior members flops up and inquisitively sniffs at your camera. Your guide leads you to the best spot for seeing marine iguanas, close up. The giant tortoises plod steadily towards you, like a welcoming committee of slow-moving octogenarians. Your ocean-going yacht takes you to the most secluded white beaches, and the best vantage points for seeing the astonishing wildlife that inspired Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution.

Make Pikaia Lodge the focal point of your luxury, tailor-made holiday to the Galapagos Islands and you will experience the outstanding wildlife, in a completely eco-sensitive, environmentally safe and socially responsible manner – staying in one of the world’s most advanced green lodges.

Don’t just take our word for it… read Lisa Grainger’s review of Pikaia Lodge in The Telegraph.

OVERVIEW

PIKAIA LODGE, SANTA CRUZ ISLAND

Pikaia Lodge, at a glance

Luxurious yet ecologically advanced lodge on Santa Cruz Island, in the heart of the Galapagos
Choice of pool and garden suites, balcony and terrace rooms
Suites typically have floor to ceiling windows giving astounding views, private plunge pools and shaded terraces with gardens
Large bathrooms with ocean views for an ‘al fresco’ showering experience
Rooms typically nestle on top of the crater, with uninterrupted views of the park, ocean, islands and volcanic cones
Balconies to second floor rooms
Cool, designer white décor throughout
Evolution Restaurant, DNA Bar and Explorer Lounge

For leisure and pleasure

Close to the protected wildlife sites of the Galapagos National Park
Infinity pool plus immaculate white beaches within driving distance for sunbathing, swimming and snorkelling
Ocean-going, stable yacht for cruising to the most advantageous wildlife sites
Guided tours by naturalists to see seal colonies and marine iguanas
Small group, specialist day and night programmes
Diving to see hammerheads, tuna, dolphins, sea lions, manta rays and species found nowhere else in the world
Tortoise reserve attached to the Lodge
Sea kayaking and mountain biking

CLIENT TESTIMONIALS

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CLIENT TESTIMONIALS

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CLIENT TESTIMONIALS

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