Galapagos Visitor Site: Bartholomew Island

Galapagos Visitor Site: Bartholomew Island

It seems that everywhere you go in the Galapagos Islands, you see a postcard-perfect view in all directions.

Endemic Animals of Galapagos

Endemic Animals of Galapagos

Visitors to the Galapagos Islands will hear their guides talk about three different types of animals and plants. The terms used to describe them are endemic, native and introduced. What’s the difference?

Visitor Point:  Las Grietas – SANTA CRUZ ISLAND

Visitor Point: Las Grietas – SANTA CRUZ ISLAND

Many people often wonder: What kinds of things can I do in the Galapagos Islands without a Naturalist Guide? The answer is:  lots!

The Galapagos Archipelago: Fernandina Island

The Galapagos Archipelago: Fernandina Island

The westernmost island, or Fernandina (British sailors named it "Narborough" but the Spanish name stuck), is the youngest.

Browsing all articles from November, 2011

A few years ago, INGALA, the Ecuadorian governmental agency that regulates all things pertaining to the Galapagos Islands, began issuing [...]

Galapagos Islands Visitors

This Tuesday, July 12th 2011, Haugan Cruises hosted the inauguration of its newest Galapagos catamaran, M/Y Cormorant, at the Naval [...]

Galapagos Cormorant Yatch

The Galapagos Islands are world renowned as a SCUBA diving destination: people come from all over to see the turtles, [...]

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Starting in 2008, the Ecuadorian government instituted a fuel surcharge for ships using more than 4,000 gallons per month of [...]

Galapagos Islands Fuel Surcharge