The Galapagos Islands Trips & Tours

There are certain experiences in the world truly deserving of the phrase ‘jaw-dropping’ and a trip to the Galapagos Islands hovers very close to the top. Known as Darwin’s ‘Enchanted Isles’, these biodiverse hotspots are the subject of countless nature documentaries – yet somehow, they surpass every expectation, every time. Formed by volcanoes forcing their way through the surface of the ocean, the 13 islands – and many more miniscule islets – are located 960 kilometres off the coast of Ecuador and are alternately sun-baked and mist-drenched, inhabited and uninhabited. Most famous for the giant tortoises that lumber across the land, the unique ecosystem hides so much more and many of the species are found nowhere else on earth. Above the waves, spot sunning Galapagos penguins and fur seals, comedic blue-footed boobies and magnificent crimson-throated frigatebirds, whilst below, things only get more flamboyant with trumpet-fish, chocolate-chip sea stars, sunfish (the heaviest fish in the world, no less) and orcas, whales and dolphins. And we haven’t even mentioned the snow-white beaches, volcanoes to climb, divine chocolate, or river cruises…