Hotel deals in Santa Cruz, Ecuador

... to move a huge tortoise out of the middle of the road. I found it strange to see so much cultivated land on Santa Cruz. In my imagination the Galapagos had been much freer of human influence than it actually is. The authorities have an endless ...

From Santa Cruz and Puerto Ayora, Ecuador by elainevickers

Discover the paradise on earth. Went there for the tour on the boat but stayed on the picturesque village of Puerto Ajora after the tour.

From Galapagos, Ecuador by jeboa

I woke up for my last day in the Galapagos with mingled regret and relief - regret that I wouldn´t see such amazing animals any more, relief that I was finally going to sleep on land again. No more bashing into things when I tried to walk around! ...

From Galapagos islands, Ecuador by emmaireland

... 't have Mike throwing up for a start). We checked into our hotel, had a bit of breakfast, a nap and then explored Santa Cruz again, looking for good deals for our day trips.  There was the usual enterainmenmt at the port with the pelicans, ...

From Santa Cruz, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador by corneliusp

... and boarded a bus. The bus went about 2km where it arrived at the Canal Itabaca. This canal separates Baltra Island from Santa Cruz and is barely 200 metres across. We boarded the waiting water taxi, which cost another $0.50 cents and were across in ...

From Puerto Ayora, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador by casebrownfamily

Bartolome Black Turtle Cove (Santa Cruz This is supposed to be where there are lots of penguins. See 6 on a rock. Disappointing but timing is everything. A hike up to the top of a lava hill. Great view of the island & lagoon. Just a bit of ...

From Galapagos, Ecuador by will.traveller