Travel Galapagos Islands & Ecuador

Puerto Ayora Tours

Posted September 21st, 2008 by Bob the Sea Lion

Galápagos Tour Center (cnr Av Opuntia & Av Padre

Julio Herrera) Offers half-day snorkeling trips and half-day

trips to the highlands (each $25 per person). Also rents

mountain bikes (half-/full day $8/15), surfboards ($8/18),

snorkel equipment and body boards.

Galapatour (%252 6088; Av Rodriguez Lara &

Genovesa) Behind the municipal market.

Galaven (%252 6359; galaven@pa.ga.pro.ec) At the

harbor.

Metropolitan Touring (%252 6297; www.metropoli

tan-touring.com) Located at the Finch Bay Hotel, operates

the fastest day-tour yacht at Santa Cruz, the Delfín II. The

price is $115, and includes snorkeling (and gear), a buffet

lunch and guides. All water activities offered.

Moonrise Travel (%252 6348; sdevine@pa.ga.pro

.ec; Av Charles Darwin) Run by the Devine family, who are

well established as Galápagos experts and guides. They can

help with finding a tour boat or with confirming a flight, in

addition to other things.

Ninfa Tour (Quito %222 3124) Operates the ‘touristsuperior’

class of motor yacht Lobo del Mar, so it’s a good

place to check for last minute cruise deals. Also organizes

various daytrips to other islands.

Red Mangrove Inn (%/fax 252 6277; Av Charles

Darwin) Offers day tours to Islas Plazas, Seymour and Santa

Fé. Also rents sea kayaks, surfboards, mountain bikes and

snorkel equipment.

We Are the Champions Tours (%252 6951; www

.wearethechampionstours.com; Av Charles Darwin) Run by

an experienced Ecuadorian guide and an English-speaking

German woman, Champions offers all kinds of ecologically

minded Galápagos trips.

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