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Abundant wildlife above and below the waves draws eco-tourists to Ecuador's Galapagos. Get up close on a stroll or in a Zodiac boat. Snorkel and dive with denizens of the deep, from sea lions to sea turtles at Santiago's Cousin's Rock. Hike by finches, flamingos and iguanas along the Darwin Trail. Admire Sierra Negra Volcano on Isabela. As visitor numbers are limited within the islands' National Park, book your boat tour through a tour operator. Visit January through April for the best snorkeling.
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1. Enchanted Explorer
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5.0 based on 1 reviews
you want to have a unique experience in San Cristobal, come and enjoy our horseback riding followed by adventure, adrenaline and beautiful landscapes with our zip lines double safety cable and professionalism of our guides.if you like to interact with nature and want to wake up with an incredible view then camping will be an unforgettable experience.also have bike rides for those who like to exercise and enjoy the vegetation.contact us and live the best of San Cristobal Island
2. Galapagos canopy
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5.0 based on 1 reviews
Nuestra propiedad te brinda canopy con doble cable para su seguridad, paseo en caballo, camping y bicicletas montaneras ( we offer you zip lines "canopy"with 2 cables for your security,horse Back riding, camping and mountain bikes.
3. Think Galapagos
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5.0 based on 62 reviews
Think Galapagos offers private day trips in the Galapagos Islands for those wishing to experience the most of this amazing place, before or after their Galapagos cruise. We can arrange accommodation in one of our favourite hotels and have a team of top local Galapagos National Park guides that will take care of you on your day trip. We can tailor make your day trips to specifically match your interests or to which wildlife you want to see, but here are our top six Galapagos day trips: 1. Hike in search of Giant Tortoises on Santa Cruz - full day 2. Kayaking at Itabaca Channel, Santa Cruz - half day 3. Scuba diving on Seymour Island (start on Santa Cruz) - full day 4. Sierra Negra volcano hike, Isabela Island - full day 5. Tintoreras Islet and The Tortoise Breeding Centre, Isabela Island - full day 6. Frigate Bird Hill, Tortoise Breeding Centre and Puerto Chino Beach, San Cristobal Island - full day.
Reviewed By Hafaner - Bowser, Canada
This was our first visit to Ecuador, and our first experience of a tailor-made holiday, with all travel and accommodation arrangements handed over to a travel company. It was an altogether excellent experience, with our Galápagos cruise bookended by five days in the jungle and then four in the cloud forest and the Andes. A huge thank-you to Rachel and her team for organizing the journey so well and for providing excellent pre-trip notes that were the envy of some fellow-passengers. All the arrangements for meeting us at airports, guiding us and sending us safely on to the next destination worked smoothly. Fausto was an excellent guide to Quito, David Grefa at the Napo Wildlife Centre was outstanding, and post-Galapágos, Pedro Pastor, who drove us to and from El Monte, was an enthusiastic birding guide, taking every opportunity to increase our list of lifers. The accommodations in Ecuador were all excellent. Casona de la Ronda in Quito was great for resting up after a long journey and getting used to the altitude, Napo Wildlife Centre was the perfect venue for encounters with jungle life, Casa La Jimenita was pleasantly close to the airport as well as abuzz with hummingbirds, El Monte was absolutely unique with its tarabita access and delightful cabaña, lodge, staff and food, and Hacienda Zuleta in the Andes was a real standout. The superb meals, the room with wood stove and hot water bottles, the stunning setting, the relaxed and homely atmosphere, the exceptionally friendly staff—and the cooler air—all made for a wonderful two and a half days to end our time in Ecuador. The Galápagos cruise on the Angelito was quite simply unforgettable. Our guide, Maja Homburger, was a model of efficiency in organizing the multiple embarkments and disembarkments over 8 days for her 14 charges, and gave us lots of very useful information on what we were seeing. We really appreciated the early starts to the day, getting us landed before other visitors at all those amazing sites, and spending plenty of time to ensure we were well acquainted with everything that makes these islands unique in the world. We loved our time on board and ashore, made lots of connections with fellow travellers who shared our enthusiasm for wildlife and landscape, and have wonderful vivid memories of a place like nowhere else. Our 19 days in Ecuador were a high point of our life-long experiences in travel, and we would jump at the opportunity to revisit the country some time. So again, many thanks to Think Galápagos for listening to what we were hoping to see and do, for your spot-on recommendations on where to go and stay, and for organizing guides, drivers and lodgings for a worry-free journey. A well-deserved five stars.
4. Tip Top Fleet
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4.5 based on 66 reviews
Galapagos First Class Cruises founded in 1982. Today, after 30 years in the market and more than 45 years in the tourism industry. Galapagos Tip Top is one of the best-positioned companies in the market, owner and operator of the First Class Yachts: "TIP TOP II", "TIP TOP V" and "TIP TOP IV" that were constructed to offer the highest level of security and comfort of our passengers. In addition, Tip Top Fleet is one of the most sustainable fleets of yachts in the Galapagos Islands
Reviewed By ethang2013
My wife and I just returned from an 11-day cruise on the Tip Top II, booked through Galapagos Travel. The trip was first-class all the way, with a few caveats travelers should be aware of. Galapagos Travel’s website is one of the best we’d encountered, with lots of detail about what to bring and expect. That said, the website is also misleading as the map and itinerary posted is for the Tip Top IV, while many of their trips use the Tip Top II which follows a DIFFERENT itinerary and does not stop at all the islands. We wish the agency website was more upfront about which tours followed which route. Galapagos Travel provides their own guides. Our guide was Daniel Fitter, perhaps best known for his top-reviewed book “Wildlife of the Galapagos”. Daniel was outstanding in his knowledge and willingness to share. He was accompanied by his cousin Joed in the role of naturalist, a never-ending fountain of information about the birds, animals, plants, marine life, and local cuisine. I have never encountered better guides. Both made sure we were always the first group onto the islands under the best light for photography and at the right times for seeing the wildlife in their active state. In contrast, many guides from other tours we saw seemed in a rush, spoke in broken English, and offered little information about what their groups were seeing. Our guides made the additional cost of booking with Galapagos Travel well worth it. Highly recommended!
5. Cueva de Sucre
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4.5 based on 30 reviews
Reviewed By jabnolla - San Juan, Caribbean
If you bring lights it should be even better. We did with 4 cel phone flashes on. Interesting formations or covering of ceiling with sulfur which shines green all around.
