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The Enchanted Archipelago is renowned as an iconic tourist destination – and with good reason. It features some of the world’s most unique and endemic wildlife specieswonderful beaches that continually rank among the world’s best. This living laboratory will offer its visitors a spectacle to be admireda daily story that will turn this journey into a story to forever be told.
A trip to the Galapagos Islands will be the journey of your lifetime. The archipelago is blessed with pleasant weather all year roundso there is no “best” time to visit the precious islands. Howeveryou may consider factors such as high season vs. low season and the climateand some other factorsbest explained in our when to go to the Galapagos Islands article.
Where are the Galapagos Islands?
The Archipelago is a group of 19 islands13 large and 6 smalland dozens of islets and rocks that cover an area of over 17,000 square miles. Its closest point to the mainland is off 600 miles from the West coast of Ecuador in South America
What can I do in Galapagos?
The Galapagos Islands offers everyone the possibility to enjoy a great variety of activities for all agesinterestsand fitnessranging from the contemplative to the adventurousand knowing that in everything you do you will experience the best of the wildlife and nature.
Trekking
By far the most popular activity in the archipelagotrekking in the Galapagos brings the best opportunity to take some amazing pictures of the wildlife and landscapes. You and a small party will be led by a naturalist guide appointed by the Galapagos National Park through trails brimming with wonderful life and awe-inspiring views.
Snorkeling
Most tours include snorkelingthe easiest and most practical way to experience the amazing underwater world of Galapagos. Even from the dinghyyou can already see some curious sea lions and penguins watching you coming closer. Enter the watersand you’ll be overwhelmed by the abundance of marine life surrounding you.
Kayaking
Paddling alongside the island’s shore and observe many birds nesting in the tree branchesschools of baby rays and sharksas well as other marine life enjoying the tranquil turquoise waters of Galapagos. Discover the hidden beauty of lagoons surrounded by mangrove forest while kayaking at leisure.
Scuba-Diving
In the Galapagosyou can see so many water species and so close; and scuba diving iswithout a doubtthe best and most rewarding underwater experience available. Just picture yourself swimming along schools of raysand admiring really close their graceful movements and shapesand sea lions wanting to play with the calm turtles who are trying to eat some algae off the rocks. View all of our Diving Tours
Galapagos Natural Wonders
Flora & Fauna of the Galapagos
The Galapagos are a naturalist’s dreamfilled with a diverse array of plant and animal life unique in the world. This includes such exotic flora and fauna as giant cactifinchesflightless cormorantsand the famed giant tortoisewhose average lifespan of 100 years makes it the longest living vertebrate on earth. Rumor has it that there may even be a “great-grandpa” tortoise that hatched around the time Darwin arrived at the islands.
Underwater World
The Galapagos marine animals include more than 2,900 species25% percent of which are endemicmeaning that they are found nowhere else on Earth. Among the most notable species are the Galapagos penguins (the only penguin species native to the Northern Hemisphere)Galapagos sea lionsmarine iguanaswhaleshammerhead sharks and whale sharks.
Galapagos Geology
The Galapagos are a marvel of geological activity. These volcanic islands are relatively new in the grand scheme of things (Isabela and Fernandinathe biggest islandsare said to be less than one million years old). Their formation occurred on the seafloorat which point three tectonic plates converge and produce volcanic processes that continue to this day.
Galapagos History
If you are interested in who first set foot on the islands -whether it was the Incasrefugeespirates or seafarers - find out more about the human history of the Islands. Speaking of men on the IslandsCharles Darwinwas one of the first to visit as he was fascinated by the natural history of the archipelago.
Charles Darwin in the Galapagos
The name of Charles Darwin and his famous book the Origin of Species will forever be linked with the Galapagos Islands. Although he was only in the Galapagos for five weeks in 1835it was the wildlife that he saw there that inspired him to develop his Theory of Evolution.
Visiting the Galapagos Islands will undoubtedly affect you deeply. Travel with us and have the journey of your lifetime amidst playful sea lionselegant albatrossesfiery red Sally Lightfoot Crabssneaky marine iguanas and many fascinating species more. Make your dream come true and contact us today!
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