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CRUISING IN GALAPAGOS

CRUISE SHIPS IN GALAPAGOS

The Galapagos Islands are best visited with a small cruise ship. Almost all ships take a maximum of 16 passengers. You eat and sleep on board the ship during the cruise and usually sail at night. This way you also reach the more remote islands. All ships have one or more professional English speaking guides on board permanently.
At least two sites are visited during the day. You will get up early, have breakfast on board and then go ashore where you will be shown around by the guide. In the afternoon you will go back on board for lunch. The ship will sail to the next site where you will disembark for another visit. Sometimes there is swimming, snorkeling or kayaking, always according to the program.
Only about 80 ships are allowed to circumnavigate visitors to the Galapagos Islands. Their permit is reviewed every year.

CLASSES OF SHIPS

The ships are divided into 4 different classes according to comfort and facilities. Beware: Ships of different classes visit the same visitor sites. The difference is in the luxury (the cabins, the food, the facilities) but also in the quality of the guides.

We have made a selection of the best ships for each class.

Luxury Class

First Class

Superior Class

Tourist Class

TYPES OF SHIPS

Sometimes it is more interesting to search according to a different format. Here you will find all large ships (which take more than 16 passengers), all catamarans and all sailing ships in a separate section.

Sailing ships

There is little sailing. After all, the ships have to complete their route ...

Catamarans

+ more stable and spacious than other ships
- very popular

Recommended

Dive cruises

= diving only, so no visit to the official visitor sites

Larger ships

+ More space, facilities.
- Longer times for embarkation and disembarkation

PROMOTIONS FOR A CRUISE IN GALAPAGOS

Summer 2023

Prices are target prices in USD per person – when booking directly with our office in Quito – excluding domestic flights and national park entrance fees. Prices are subject to availability. For more information about the ship: click on the photo.

SOLARIS

First Class

More info
Yacht

ARCHIPEL 1

Superior Class

More info
Catamaran

TREASURE

First Class

More info
Catamaran

ANAHI

First Class

More info
Catamaran

ABOUT US

Tom guiding in the region of Guamote - EcuadorI am Tom from Belgium and I have been living in Ecuador for more than 10 years. I got my guiding diploma here. Traveling and discovering new places is my passion. Together with the travel agency Descubre-Ecuador, we offer tailor-made tours in Galapagos and on the Ecuadorian mainland.

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CONTACT

DESCUBRE-ECUADOR

Calle Rio Arajuno E6-124
Tumbaco - Quito
Ecuador

tom@explore-ecuador.be

+593 99 593 4900 (Ecuador)

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WHY TRAVEL WITH EXPLORE ECUADOR?

Tom, guide in EcuadorI’m Tom from Belgium and I’ll make sure your trip to Ecuador or cruise in Galapagos goes as smoothly and pleasantly as possible. I have been living in Ecuador for a decade and have been working in tourism for 8 years now. Before that, I obtained my guides diploma in Ecuador. Traveling and discovering new places is my passion.
Together with the local travel agency Descubre-Ecuador, we offer tailor-made tours in Galapagos and on the Ecuadorian mainland. Over the years, Descubre-Ecuador has built a reliable partnership with the best hotels and the best nature guides in Ecuador. Our small-scale way of working ensures easy accessibility and a lot of flexibility when traveling.
Customer satisfaction is the essence for us. And even in those rare moments of unforeseen difficult circumstances, we make sure that we are there to make sure your trip runs smoothly.
Explore Ecuador and Galapagos!

WHY TRAVEL TO ECUADOR?

Indian woman from SalasacasIn South America, Ecuador is one of the smaller countries, but the country is hugely diverse in terms of geography, climate and population. You can visit the Andes, the Amazon rainforest as well as the tropical coast without taking extremely long domestic flights or transfers. And then you have the Galapagos Islands, a once in a lifetime experience. The diversity of flora and fauna per square mile is enormous. Ecuador is South America in a nutshell. Moreover, the country is relatively safe and little visited. The national currency is the USD and you have a wide choice of direct flights to Quito and Guayaquil from Europe and the United States.

WAAROM REIZEN MET ONTDEK-ECUADOR?

Tom - guide in EcuadorIk ben Tom uit België en zorg ervoor dat jullie reis naar Ecuador of cruise in Galapagos zo vlot en aangenaam mogelijk kan verlopen. Ik woon al een tiental jaren in Ecuador en werk nu 8 jaren in toerisme. Daarvoor heb ik in Ecuador mijn gidsen-diploma behaald. Reizen en nieuwe plaatsen ontdekken is mijn passie. Samen met het lokale reiskantoor Descubre-Ecuador, bieden we reizen op maat in Galapagos en op het Ecuadoriaanse vasteland aan. Descubre-Ecuador heeft door de jaren heen een betrouwbare samenwerking opgebouwd met de beste hotels en de beste natuurgidsen van Ecuador. Onze kleinschalige manier van werken zorgt voor een vlotte bereikbaarheid en veel flexibiliteit bij het reizen. De tevredenheid van de klant is voor ons de essentie. En ook op die zeldzame momenten van onvoorziene moeilijke omstandigheden zorgen we dat we er zijn om jullie reis toch perfect te laten verlopen. Ontdek Ecuador en Galapagos!