Hotel Casa Blanca Puerto Baquerizo Moreno

Not sure how this write up is going to do the Galapagos tour justice - this place was probably on the top of both of our 'must see' lists and it didn´t disappoint... We spent 7 nights on a great boat were we managed to forget we were backpackers and were treated with 1st class service (and back to 3 big meals a day!). But it wasn't about the accommodation, it was all about the wildlife - it is there for you to literally trip over and get very close to. The sea life ...

San Cristóbal, wat een mooi eiland. Vrijdag na het werk in een bootje over de Pacific en dan DOLFIJNEN zien, GEWELDIG! Ik heb een aantal jaar geleden zo n tour gedaan op Tenerife, aber hier was het in het echt, in het wild, of onverwacht bedoel ik eigenlijk, dus dat maakt het wel heel speciaal. En ik was even afgeleid van mijn maag die niet zo blij was met de hoge golven, dus dat was ook een fijne bijkomstigheid. Wat San Cristóbal zo mooi en heerlijk ...

Before I jump into the awesomeness of the Galapagos Islands let me just make a recommendation. If you're ever thinking about going to the Galapagos Islands consider doing a land-based tour, meaning you physically sleep on the islands rather than by boat. Staying on the island means you have many more opportunities to do cool things on the island and the groups tend to be smaller. In our case we completely ...

Day 4 - today we said goodbye to some of our passengers, who had booked the 4-day cruise, as opposed to our 8-day version. This meant going to San Cristobal Island, and getting away from the animals for a while whilst we explored the Galapagos Visitor centre, which explained the origins of the islands, its wildlife (endemic, native and introduced) and the environmental issues affecting the islands. The most dramatic of these was the impact of us as tourists, who now ...

Tonight we sleep on San Cristobal....one of the main Galapagos Islands (in terms of human occupation anyway). We disembarked this morning and are now catching up on internet and laundry after a great cruise of the islands. The Millennium turned out to be quite seaworthy, if not as romantic as some of the other boats we encountered, served superb food, and made a good base for ...

A short morning walk on this island, which was studded with giant cactus trees, and populated with green land iguanas (that actually were more of a pale brown colour than green). The iguanas eat the cactus fruit and flowers, so over the years, the cactus trees have evolved to grow taller and ...