Galapagos Islands Hotels - Reviews and Rates

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 acc...

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 b...

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 introduce...

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...

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...

Day 4 in the Galapagos is almost over. That means we head back to the mainland tomorrow. I´m sad to be leaving, it is beautiful here, but excited about what lies ahead. Yesterday we took a boat ride out to Punta Pitt. That ride was in a speed boat (previously we were in a catamaran which was roomier, but slower). There were 2 spanish-speaking co...

(Not that kind of booby! They´re birds.)We arrived in the Galapagos yesterday, to San Cristobal Island. Most tourists fly to Baltra, but there were no tickets available to there, so we came here instead. Flying out of Quito was beautiful--you could see lots of snow-capped peaks. The airport on San Cristobal is tiny, and open air! We walked the h...

Day 144: January 6, 2008 Isla Bartolomé to Isla Santa Fe to Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, Isla San Cristobal We pulled out of Bartolomé around midnight and headed for Isla Santa Fe, arriving around 4:30. I slept solidly until about 2:30 but it was fitful after that. We got up at 6:00 for a 6:30 breakfast and were in the panga, heading for the beach o...

Writing about your first visit to the Galapagos islands is quite difficult - I don't know where to begin, which of the many wonders of nature takes precedence over the others... I kept a daily log of which islands we visited and what wilf life we saw in the hope that it would later aid me in my blog entry, but now I am stuck in front of the blu...

Fridays are hiking days at the reserve and today we went to see some Giant Tortoise in a reserve. The oldest one was 150 years old and looked it. The beach was a lot more fun where I got to play with two young sea lions. Pelicans and other birds were nesting on the rocks around the bay. The hike back took 4 hours and was rather hot. I soon ran ...