Puerto Ayora, Ecuador Travel Blogs

Galápagos (Supplementary)
Jul 5, 2004 (20 photos)

As we sorted through our photos we couldn't resist posting a few more - with some explanatory notes (don't worry, we've still got literally hundreds in reserve!).

Culture in the Galapagos Islands
Feb 4, 2005

... to the Galapagos on behalf of the city of culture for 2005. Here is his report. So one day I decided to head for Ecuador. To my amazement I found out that there was no car ferry running between here and Ringaskiddy. I decided to try my luck and ...

8 day Galapagos Cruise
Sep 10, 2007 (128 photos)

Like I said before, I had no plans to go the Galapagos.  But after shopping around with the English possy I found an offer I could not refuse.   An 8 day cruise for 700 bucks!  The English guys I was traveling with paid twice that ...

The Galapagos Islands!
Mar 22, 2004 (1 photos)

A flight to the Galapagos, then on to the yacht which would be my home for the next 7 days.

The Amazing Galapagos Islands
Feb 17, 2007 (25 photos)

... one. I can´t find the words to describe the experience there-it was THAT great! Alright...Bay (a friend from home)and I arrived on Puerto Ayora, which is on the southern coast of Santa Cruz.  We were met by our guide, David, and 9 other  ...

On Blue-Footed Boobies
Aug 3, 1998

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Eight days in the Islands
Oct 5, 2007 (46 photos)

********More pics to come, the uploading is slow right now.  Check back later******** How can I possibly describe a place as unique and beautiful as the Galápagos Islands?  I spent eight days and seven nights sailing around the islands aboard ...

Giant Tortoise !!! South Plazas and Santa Cruz
Sep 16, 2009 (36 photos)

... had my eyes closed while imaging that I am in a crib and getting rocked to sleep.     We arrived at Puerto Ayora at the southern part of Santa Cruz Island where water is calm. Thank goodness. We visited the Charles Darwin Reaserch station ...

Guantanamera, juanita, Guantanamera
Dec 3, 2006 (52 photos)

I arrived in the Galapagos and went straight to the main town on the Island of Santa Cruz. The town is called Puerto Ayora and the whole island has about 15,000 residents. I spent 2 days here scoping out the best deal I could find for a boat trip to ...

Galapagos Islands
Dec 6, 2006 (71 photos)

Well we´re now into our final week having just got back from the Galapagos Islands which were amazing. we went snorkelling every day with sea lions and hundreds of tropical fish (and sharks!) and enjoyed walking around the islands and watching the ...

More boobies than you can poke a stick at
Jan 30, 2008 (12 photos)

... names of some of the islands we went to, just to sound impressive: my trip started and finished in the town of Puerto Ayora on Santa Cruz, but we also visited Espanola, Baltra, Genovesa, Lobos, Bartolome, South Plazas, Rabida and a wonderful snorkeling ...

Galapagos Islands
Sep 8, 2007 (5 photos)

... . This strange wonderful isolated world sits alone in the Pacific Ocean, six hundred miles off the coast of Ecuador. The Galapagos define individuality. Each island has its own uniqueness, including landscape, flora and fauna, both land ...

Puerto Ayora, Galapagos
May 7, 2008 (68 photos)

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Galapagos Islands
Feb 13, 2006 (15 photos)

What can we say, difficult to find the words to describe this trip. Totally unique and an absolute must for anyone who has the slighest interest in seeing nature at its best. Florishing, adapting and continually amazing in its colours, shapes and ...

Diving Galapagos: Gordon Rocks
Nov 6, 2006 (3 photos)

What a day!!! November 5th 2006 is Hammerhead Day - now officially a National Holiday (should I ever get the opportunity to run a small country!?!) A cup of tea in Scuba Iguana before our briefing and taxi ride to a professional looking boat with good ...

Galapagos
Aug 20, 2002

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Plaza Sur
Aug 18, 2008 (8 photos)

Alle sette si sbarca su questa sorprendente isola...iguane terrestre e marini (e ibridi!!!) Dopo la visita si fa colazione e comincia la navigazione per fare ritorno a Puerto Ayora. Oggi finisce la crociera...

Santa Cruz and the Attack Puffers
Apr 21, 2008 (5 photos)

Although today started out slow; a long zodiac ride around Black Turtle Bay on Santa Cruz, it became invigorating and refreshing.  The ride was a little over 2 hours at low tide in a Mangrove bay.  Mostly it was quiet but we did get to witness a ...

San Cristobal
Aug 1, 2007 (12 photos)

The island of San Cristobel is the location for our second week of voluntary conservation work in the Galapagos Islands. As well as some tortoise duties at the breeding centre here, we are working for the Galapagos National Park and helping to remove ...

Sailing the Galapagos Islands
Oct 28, 2007 (15 photos)

Wow...what an adventure!  We took the bus from Baños to Guayaquil and flew out the next morning to Baltra Island, Galapagos.  From there we started our 8 day journey of the islands on the Tourist class(not high end luxury) boat Yolita. Our ...

Wildlife Wonderland
Dec 27, 2008 (41 photos)

It's a long time since I was filled with childlike wonder on Christmas Day, but I found myself just giggling with delight this year... through a snorkel.  The rocky area just off our afternoon beach was just full  ...

Galapagos - The Lost World
Sep 21, 2006 (11 photos)

You know that really dodgy film called 'The Lost World', where they discover an island that's got prehistoric mammals living there, with dinasaurs and ting? Well, that's what the Galapagos Islands are! What a fabulous trip. I left Quito on Sunday for a ...

Galapagos Islands
Nov 4, 2006 (29 photos)

We have just finished our eight day cruise of the Galapagos Islands and i feel I need a thesaurus beside me to find enough adjectives to describe the abject beauty we have seen this week! The islands are beautiful in themselves but the animals were ...

Cruise with the Golondrina
Jun 10, 2005 (12 photos)

In Quito we have found a graet deal for a flight and a cruise to Galapagos, thanks to Luis, who is a local Ecuadorian who runs a hotel and speak hebrew fluently (!!!). the Israelis always get along... The Golondrina is a ´tourist superior´ class yacht, ...

We got our camera back!!!
Apr 25, 2007 (5 photos)

Hello, Well you´ll be pleased to know we have our camera back, in one piece, so we will be able to send you pictures after our tour. We have booked an 8 day tour and leave on Saturday. Our boat is very posh, and has seriously hurt our budget, we think ...

South Plazas Island
Oct 6, 2007

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Galapagos
Jun 3, 2007 (35 photos)

... Isla Baltra for the much larger island of Isla Santa Cruz.  From there, me met another bus to take us across the island to Puerto Ayora, where our boat would await us. For the next 4 days we would eat, sleep, and eat aboard the 110 ft. Free ...

Galapagos Islands
Sep 11, 2006 (21 photos)

The Galapagos Islands are like nowhere else I've been. The islands feature huge numbers of marine and land species, many not found anywhere else in the world. Much of the wildlife has evolved without natural predators and as a result, has a fearless ...

The Galapagos Voyage Part 1
May 12, 2009 (19 photos)

... about their routines of eating, sleeping, cooling off in lakes, etc. A visit to a lava tube came next, and then we headed to Puerto Ayora to board the Galaxy, taking pangas (dingy motor boats) to get there. We had paid a small fortune for this part of the ...

Galapagos: Floreana, Española and San Cristobal
Aug 7, 2007 (10 photos)

On Wednesday morning (1st August) we were woken early at 6am by Lobo's voice in our cabin on the speakers.  This would follow every morning.  He gave us a briefing on where we were, what the temperature was outside and a reminder of things we ...