wildlife<\/a>, the spectacular scenery and the fun that everyone had or is expecting to have and move on to the nitty-gritty question of cost; specifically: Why are the Galapagos so expensive to visit and just to be there?<\/p>\nAfter all, goes the usual line of thinking, the Galapagos Islands are part of Ecuador and\u00a0Ecuador\u00a0is a developing country and aren\u2019t developing countries nearly always cheaper than so-called first world nations such as the U.S and Canada. What gives?<\/p>\n
Transferring from Baltra Airport to Puerto Ayora<\/h1>\n
When you finally take your trip of a lifetime and visit the Galapagos Islands, you have the option of arriving at one of two islands:\u00a0 San Cristobal Island, or Baltra Island. The San Cristobal Island is very close to town, but landing at the Baltra Island airport means transferrin from Batra airport to Puerto Ayora.<\/p>\n
Baltra Island is located just North of Santa Cruz Island in the Galapagos.\u00a0 The original airport and track at Baltra was a US Military base during WWII.<\/p>\n
Endemic Animals of Galapagos<\/h1>\n
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\u00a0endemic<\/em><\/strong>,\u00a0native<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0introduced<\/strong><\/em>. What\u2019s the difference?<\/p>\nEndemic animals are only found in Galapagos: the marine iguana is one example. Native animals are found naturally in Galapagos and elsewhere: the Frigatebird is a good example<\/p>\n
How to plan a trip to the Galapagos Islands<\/h1>\n
Deciding you want to go ahead with your Once in a Lifetime Trip to the Galapagos Islands is one thing. However, when you start planning you realize that there are some things to be considered. If you\u2019ve done any pre-research you\u2019ll have started to recognize that there is a lot of information online about the Galapagos and that some of it is just head-scratchingly confusing. Let\u2019s try to clear away the confusion and throw some light on how to plan a trip to the Galapagos.<\/p>\n
Why travel to Galapagos?<\/h1>\n
We could just say if such luminaries as Richard Gere, Prince Charles (noted environmentalist) and Camilla,\u00a0Leonardo DiCaprio<\/em>\u00a0(another noted environmentalist), Daryl Hannah, Bo Derek, the pirate William Dampier and Herbert Melville (author of Moby Dick) all visited the Galapagos Islands then they must be a pretty hip place to visit. And we\u2019d be right of course but you\u2019d be none the wiser as to why the Galapagos Islands are so famous and such an international draw.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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