Galapagos Islands Travel Guide
We just did a tour of the beautiful South American country of Ecuador, of which his most important tourist attraction are the famous Galapagos Islands, home to the magnificent giant tortoises. Here we told you everything you need to know to plan your trip.
For those who want to learn about the Galapagos Island, a distance of 1000 kilometers of Ecuador, can start their flight from both Quito and Guayaquil. It’s a turtle nature reserve declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1984.
Galapagos consists of 15 islands and has two airports: they are San Cristobal and Baltra. The latter is located in the Santa Cruz Island where you will find most of the hotels are located within the tourist area known as Puerto Ayora.
Galapagos Islands make up the National Park of Ecuador and foreigners who visit it must pay a tax of $ 100 plus a right to transit fee of $ 10 extra. The basic itineraries for exploring the islands are of two days, the most advisable for four nights.
The more traditional tours are those of the lava volcanoes, visiting the Charles Darwin Station where they conduct studies and work in defense of the species that inhabit the islands, and Turtle Bay which is named for the presence of range of these turtles sea turtle products.
Other excursions are the recommended: Garrapatero beach, Isla Bartolomé and Bay Tour is a tour of several islands that are made by small boats or yachts.