Category Archives: Galapagos Cruises

Fuel Surcharge for Galapagos Flights Starting January 1, 2012

December 22, 2011 – 9:53 am

UPDATE Jan 9, 2012 – For both Aerogal and TAME flights, fuel surcharges can now be paid in advance to our offices. There will no longer be any payments made locally at the airport. Please see additional details in comments section below. All flights starting on January 1, 2012 to the Galapagos, will be subject [...]

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Galapagos Travel: Rules for Galapagos Visitors, a Good Time for a Good Reminder

September 12, 2011 – 1:35 pm

Last month, the Galapagos National Park Service announced they are closing visitor access to two of the tortoise corrals at Santa Cruz’s Fausto Llerena Tortoise center — due to some irresponsible behaviors by, reportedly, both some select travelers and naturalist guides. Behaviors reported include littering and violating the park’s rules against touching and coming within [...]

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Travel and Leisure A-List: Adventure Life one of the Best for Galapagos and Peru Travel

August 30, 2011 – 11:37 am

Adventure Life’s Brian Morgan is recognized by Travel + Leisure’ A-List 2011 — the annual list features the world’s best agents and operators in the travel industry. We are thrilled to be listed as the go-to for advice on Galapagos cruises and Peru travel. Travel + Leisure “evaluated thousands of agents to come up with [...]

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Latin America Travel Advice: Solving the Mysteries of the Tip

August 22, 2011 – 9:48 am

To tip or not to tip – or what to tip!? Questions regarding tipping etiquette are some of the most common concerns travelers have when visiting a foreign country. To make matters even more confusing, there is no universal language for tipping; in fact, in some countries a tip is considered an insult or an [...]

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Galapagos Travel: Illegal Fishing Vessel Caught in the Galapagos

July 22, 2011 – 2:24 pm

Earlier this week the Galapagos National Park and the Ecuadorian Navy seized a boat that was illegally fishing in Galapagos Islands marine reserve — the boat was longline fishing in the protected waters for sharks and swordfish. Sadly, 357 dead sharks were found on board the boat. The species found were: 286 bigeye thresher, 22 [...]

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Post this Eagle Ray Video to Win Eagle Creek Gear

June 10, 2011 – 8:45 am

UPDATE 6/27/2011: WE HAVE A WINNER!! Congrats to Charles Wood — Charles’ name was randomly selected from those who enter, and gets to walk away with the great Eagle Creek gear! Many thanks so all who entered, and stay tuned for more great giveaways. 1. Post this blog or video to your Facebook page anytime [...]

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Galapagos Travel Following the Tsunami

March 16, 2011 – 3:49 pm

Like Hawaii, the Galapagos Islands were impacted by the tsunami that resulted from the devastating earthquake that hit Japan on March 11, 2011. In general, the impact on the islands is not severe, but there was significant flooding in some areas. One of the areas that suffered the most significant damage with the Charles Darwin [...]

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Tsunami Alert for Galapagos and Other Regions in Latin America

March 11, 2011 – 10:20 am

UPDATE (March 12, 2011): The tsunami hit the Galapagos about an hour later than originally expected. Seas are choppier around the entire archipelago, but nothing too severe or extremely unusual. Waves at Academy Bay, in Puerto Ayora (Santa Cruz Island), were taller than normal as well, but there are no records of any damages caused [...]

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Galapagos Cruise Update: 15 Day Cruise Itineraries in the Galapagos

December 22, 2010 – 12:31 pm

Earlier this year, the Galapagos National Park Service (GNPS) issued a notice to all Galapagos boat operators that they must start operating 15-day itineraries. Original announcements stated all boats would adhere to the new 15-day itineraries as early as Feb. 1, 2011 — later reports pushed the official effective date to Jan. 1, 2012 to [...]

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Galapagos Travel Update: Good Riddance to Invasive Rats

November 18, 2010 – 1:11 pm

As part of an ongoing commitment (and battle) to eradicate invasive species on the Galapagos Islands, partner organizations including the Charles Darwin Foundation (CDF) and Galapagos National Park (GNP) are once again attacking the invasive rat population of the Galapagos Islands. The rats causing all the trouble were first brought inadvertently to the islands in [...]

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