Natural Paradise Motor Yacht

Hi Katie,

My wife and I had an amazing time in the Galapagos and Quito! I just completed the online review of Galapagos Travel Center, but I also wanted to let you know personally how much I appreciated your excellent service, responses, and response time. You answered all of my wife's concerns, which has caused us to cancel previous adventurous travel plans. Thanks to you, she felt comfortable going and she enjoyed the experience as much as I did.

We were very impressed with both our guides (Jorge Castillo for the Antisana tour and Marvi Cordero for Galapagos): their knowledge, attention to our needs and concerns, and their warm and friendly dispositions. Likewise, the crew of Natural Paradise and the service, accommodations, and food onboard the ship were outstanding.

Our fellow passengers were all delightful companions, making our mealtimes and tour times as enjoyable as all the wildlife and nature we saw.

And your advice about going in this time of year for warmer, clearer water for snorkeling was right on. I didn't realize how much snorkeling opportunities there would be and I didn't miss one of them! -- though my wife sat out 2 of them. We were blessed with so many things -- no rain, 20+ giant tortoises at Urbina Bay, clear water in all but one location (Borrero Bay), snorkeling with marine iguanas grazing algae at Vincente Roca, a waddle of 18 penguins at Moreno Point, many dozens of green sea turtles, innumerable sea lions, several sharks, and a brief encounter with a mobula at Isla Champion.

It truly was the trip of a lifetime. My wife and I still feel the motion of the boat 2 days after getting off! I wish it would stay with us forever! The wonder and beauty we experienced will be near to our hearts for the rest of our lives.

Thank you again for helping us to plan this incredible trip!

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Doug Heatwole
February 2026

Hello Diana,

I'm home now from the greatest travel experience of my life. Thank you so much for all you did to make this trip unforgettable. The whole adventure went seamlessly, thanks to you, your company, the wonderful guide, Giovatnny Vinansaca, the Natural Paradise crew, and everyone else involved in our trip. Our guide on the yacht, Fabian Sanchez, was fabulous. I want to especially acknowledge the work of Giovanny. From the minute he met us at the airport in Quito, he reassured us that our journey would be perfect. After that he did everything to guide us through our experience in Ecuador, going out of his way to make us comfortable. His knowledge and experience were obvious. I would recommend him to anyone planning a trip to your wonderful country.

Again, thank you for helping my sister and I to share this fabulous experience.

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Renee Pickard
March 2025

Gabriela,

Hope this finds you well and getting ready for the Holidays. We had a terrific trip! The islands were lovely, the weather quite good, with only 1 rainy day, and excellent snorkeling. The Natural Paradise was a gorgeous Yacht and the staff was exceptional. Karina, our on-board naturalist provided wonderful briefings and was an excellent guide both on our hikes and while snorkeling. The meals and snacks aboard the Paradise were exquisite.

My group of 8 had an outstanding trip and couldn’t have been more pleased with the entire experience! Just wanted to Thank You again for the effort you put in to make this all happen. And, you certainly may pass this along to your superiors at Galapagos Travel and those associated with the Natural Paradise.

Best wishes to you in all your future endeavors and Felix Navidad!

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Richard & Connie Calkins
December 2023

Hi Gabriela,

Chantal and I have returned home after an INCREDIBLE vacation. Thank you for helping us plan this out and to all the support we received from you prior to the trip. A special shout out to Marie who looked after us during the Isabella stay of our vacation! Between Natures Paradise staff, Marie, and La Selva staff, everyone exceeded our expectations for looking out for us during our trip. We were also blessed with almost perfect weather, while it was chilly in the Galapagos, and hot and humid in the Amazon, we had almost no rain. And 10 plane flights in 3 weeks and not one delay! The food was delicious and there was way too much of it. But of course the highlights were all the animals, amazing landscapes, and all the education we received, which is exactly the experience we were looking for.

Thank you so much! We will be sure to pass on the good word,

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Patten + Chantal
September 2022

Dear Gabriela,

The trip was amazing and went above and beyond expectations!

Many thanks for your excellent service and hope to check in in the future for another fabulous liveaboard!

Greetings,

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Arnoud & Babettw
September 2022

Hello Diana,

We have just returned from our trip to the Galapagos, and I just wanted to let you know what a wonderful time we had.

The boat was amazing. The food , the crew, the trips, the guide.There wasn’t anything to fault. It all far exceeded our high expectations after such a long wait. All our connections etc all went smoothly.

Thank you for all your help these past few years!

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Dawn Farr
May 2022

Dear Elizabeth

I would like to express my appreciation for the great trip that you organized for us. We loved everything. The guides were great. The accommodations were excellent. The boat was fantastic. Ecuador is a beautiful country and we are in love with it.

We made it back home with thousands of pictures and precious memories.

Thank you very much!

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Elena Kalinina
July 2021

Hello there Elizabeth from Guayaquil

I must confess that words fail me to convey how much we enjoyed the Galapagos cruise aboard Natural Paradise. While no one can control the weather, it was perfect each and every day which added to the enjoyment.

The crew were all superb individually, food was excellent, Alejandro was a treasure, as was Tania - everyone did the best job and looked after us perfectly. You'll see I've attached a couple of photos from Richard's birthday. He loved the day, it was fun filled and will live forever in our memories. Please convey our sincerest thanks once more to the crew and to Peter, everyone was so kind and helpful. And the Galapagos was overwhelming - in the best possible way. We, of course, had high expectations but they were far exceeded. Each of the activities was enthusiastically received, and even friends on board who've never spent much time snorkelling loved every minute. As you can tell, the excitement hasn't dimmed in any way and I still get emotional about it as I write this.

The Avenue of the Volcanos tour was also excellent thank you. Gabriel and Marcello were great company, and we learned a lot. I must confess to being glad to be back at sea level, we all found the altitude demanding but everyone coped OK in the end. Please also convey our thanks again to them, and our best wishes.

Elizabeth, you've done a terrific job for us over many months of planning and annoying you with emails etc. You've handled everything with aplomb, we can't thank you enough. I should also mention again our thanks for the chocolates and the hat for Richard. Those gifts were very thoughtful.

Needless to say, we'd be happy to recommend Galapagos Travel to anyone seeking to do a similar trip. Thank you so very much. Please take care of yourself and keep well.
Our warmest regards,

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Shane and Richard
March 2019

Hi Magus

I hope you are well.

I just wanted to write and say a massive thank you for the most wonderful trip! The service was absolutely outstanding - from beginning to end! Your email correspondence was timely and efficient, the delivery of the Voucher to our hotel was so impressive, and the consultant that met us at the airport had already checked us in, all we had to do was drop off our luggage (which she also helped us do), the guides were fantastic, the crew was super friendly and helpful, the boat was sensational and the islands were just incredible!!

We really had an unforgettable trip and I will certainly recommend Galapagos Travel Center to any and all of my friends and family who are thinking of making the trip.

Thanks again and wishing you all the best in the future.

Kind regards,
Donna

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Donna
August 2017

HI Rosa,

Thank you so much for your help with our vacation to the Galapagos Islands. We had an amazing trip on the Natural Paradise. It couldn't have been better!! I hope to come back someday with my husband and kids.

Hope you have a wonderful weekend.

Kelly

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Kelly
May 2017

Dear Lilian,

Thank you very much for recommending Natural Paradise. The whole Galapagos experience was fantastic!

Marlena Cruz was an incredible guide. The crew and the services on the boat was excellent!

Best regards

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Mona Bopanna
November 2016