Six Things NOT to do in Galapagos

Galapagos Giant Tortoise

A Galapagos holiday should be one of the best travel experiences you ever have and many of our guests tell us when they return that it’s been the holiday of a lifetime. You will be visiting one of the most pristine wildernesses on the planet, with wildlife that is unafraid of humans. You’ll be surrounded […]

Galapagos Family Tours – from toddlers to teens

Galapagos Family trip

Rachel Dex, co-founder of Think Galapagos looks back on some of the highlights of her own Galapagos Family Tours. Exploring a pristine wildness like the Galapagos is a great equaliser, allowing old and young to come together and share new experiences with equal joy. However planning a trip to somewhere so remote and wild isn’t […]

Top 5 things to do on Isabela Island before your Galapagos Cruise

Isabela Island Cerro Azul

Tanya Helmig who has been a Galapagos guide since 1992 and knows pretty much all there is to know about the Galapagos Islands.  Tanya has written this guide to her top 5 things to do if you are staying in the town of Puerto Villamil, on Isabela Island before or after your Galapagos cruise. Puerto […]

What shoes to pack for a Galapagos Cruise

Merrel walking sandals

I love this group photograph taken on a recent trip to Galapagos, not only because it reminds me of the wonderful trip and the people I shared it with, but also because it reminds me how individual everyone is in terms of how they like to travel. Specifically in this case, how different everyone is […]

The Best Books about Galapagos to read while you’re there – by Stephanie Ward

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Stephanie Ward is a children’s author, travel blogger and tireless traveller whose trip to the Galapagos Islands sparked a career change from marketing to writing and inspired her first book, Wally the Warm-Weather Penguin. After living on three continents and visiting all seven, she currently lives in London with her husband and son. Here she […]