BEST TIME TO VISIT All Year Around  VISA REQUIREMENTS Not Required For Tourists with Irish or UK Passports for stays of up to 90 days. All other passport holders much check with the embassy. Park entrance fee applies.  HEALTH ADVICE www.cdc.gov/travel  TIME DIFFERENCE -7 hours GMT  POPULATION 20,000  LANGUAGE Spanish and Quichua  CAPITAL CITY Puerto Baquerizo Moreno  CURRENCY USD  VACCINATIONS www.tmb.ie (Tropical Medical Bureau)  NOT TO BE MISSED A cruise around the Islands Scuba Diving & Snorkelling around the Islands

Galapagos Island Tours

Galapagos Island tours is a unique experience and a trip of a lifetime which offers amazing opportunities to get close to the wildlife and animals of the islands.  The six main islands are San Cristobal, Santa Cruz, Isabela, Floreana, Santiago and Fernandina. 

Declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Galapagos Islands lie 970km West of Ecuador.  After arriving by plane from Ecuador there are a couple of options to visit the Galapagos Islands:

Galapagos Cruises
Enjoy a 3, 4 or 7 night cruise around the islands, stopping off at various locations to view animals or go snorkelling or scuba diving.  The ships on the Galapagos vary from smaller boats with a capacity for 16 passengers to the larger ships with a capacity for 100 passengers.  These Galapagos cruises are the most popular choice of our clients. 

Island Stay
Stay on one of the Galapagos Islands and choose from the huge selection of excursions including day trips around the Islands and diving trips. 

Some of the animals found on the Galapagos include the following:

Reptiles - iguanas, lava lizards, geckos, snakes and giant tortoises

Birds – The Galapagos Penguin, flightless Cormorant, waved Albatross, Frigatebird, Boobies, the most common being Blue-Footed Booby

Mammals – Sea Lion, Seals

Marine Life – over 300 species of Fish, 16 species of Whales and 7 species of Dolphins