Tours to Galápagos
There are many tours available to the Galápagos Islands through many different operators. I have listed a few below that I wish to recommend for some reason – either I have seen them in action over the last 20 years or so, or simply because I have found, and like, their web site…
| Wilderness Travel – They can be contacted by e-mail, by phone at 1-800-368-2794 (or 1-510-548-0420), by fax at 1-510-548-0347 or by snail mail at 1102 Ninth Street, Berkeley, California 94710. I have worked as a tour leader for Wilderness travel since 1982. |
| Great Expeditions – a tour operator from Vancouver, BC, Canada, that has put together several of the trips I have led for the University of British Columbia. |
| Galápagos Travel – run by Barry Boyce who has written an excellent guidebook to visiting the islands. |
| Incafloats – a very experienced tour operator specializing in small group in depth adventures. Incafloats trips are special in that they spend 1 to 3 extra nights on Santa Cruz Island, home of the Charles Darwin Research Station and the Giant Tortoise reserve. This not only allows visitors greater opportunity to explore this major island but also allows clients to see other islands on their 7 day cruise. |
| Mountain Travel Sobek – another fine adventure travel company. |
| Lindblad Expeditions – operators of the NG Endeavour II, NG Islander II, NG Gemini and NG Delfina |
| CNH Tours – A Canadian operator, specializing in small group tours. |
| Metropolitan Touring – a major Ecuadorian tour operator. I first went out to the Galápagos in 1980 to work as a naturalist for ETICA, a metropolitan subsidiary. |
| Enchanted Expeditions – Another Canadian/Ecuadorean company offering trips to Galapagos |
| Senderos Naturales – An Ecuadorean company run by my friend Macarena Iturralde |
IGTOA
You may be interested in the International Galápagos Tour Operators Association, IGTOA. This represents a federation of Galápagos Tour operators which are committed to the conservation of the islands in various ways. I recommend them to you.
If you would like me to organize or lead a tour for you please feel free to contact me by e-mail
Also, if you would like me to include your company’s name on the above list, please let me know!