We have to say the Galapagos experi
ence was amazing and the place really is so different from everywhere else in the world. Really the photos are the best way of describing what we saw and how close we got to all of the wildlife on the islands.
We left for the Galapagos with very few preconceptions of what the cruise would involve, our mai
n
hope was that the other 14 people on our boat wouldnt be old American or Japanese tourists (n
o offence int
ented), as
they made up the majority of passengers on our outbound flight. In every sense we were really lucky, nearly all the passengers were
between 20-35 and everyone spoke perfect english, the crew were wonderful and our guide (William) was superb. The boat itself the Monserrat II was even better than expected, it was both spacious
and comfortable and the food was delicious, even if it did get a little rocky and night,
but suppose we´ll have to blame the pacific ocean for that.
The itinerary itself was very exact, we br
eakfasted at 7 left the boat 8, returned at 12.30 for lunch returning to shore at 2.30 and returning at 6 for dinner. Our tour guide would bring us to various sites of interest and would never fail to answer every conceivable question regarding the islands.
We flew to Baltra then visited Espanola, Santa Cruz, Santa Fe,
South Plaza, San Cristobel. We got the opportunity to see some amazing wildlife in their natural habitat and also to snorkel with sealions and sea turtles and even a shark (scary). We also got within 15 feet of a mother and calf humpback whale, which was an added bonus.
The islands themselves are so incredibly different and
even change over a few hundred metres from barren wasteland to lush forests, sandy beachs to lava formed cliffs with a few cactii for good measure. It was expensive but definitely worth it and we´d highly
recommend it.
ence was amazing and the place really is so different from everywhere else in the world. Really the photos are the best way of describing what we saw and how close we got to all of the wildlife on the islands. 
We left for the Galapagos with very few preconceptions of what the cruise would involve, our mai
n 
hope was that the other 14 people on our boat wouldnt be old American or Japanese tourists (n
o offence int
ented), as 
they made up the majority of passengers on our outbound flight. In every sense we were really lucky, nearly all the passengers were 
between 20-35 and everyone spoke perfect english, the crew were wonderful and our guide (William) was superb. The boat itself the Monserrat II was even better than expected, it was both spacious 
and comfortable and the food was delicious, even if it did get a little rocky and night,
but suppose we´ll have to blame the pacific ocean for that.
The itinerary itself was very exact, we br
eakfasted at 7 left the boat 8, returned at 12.30 for lunch returning to shore at 2.30 and returning at 6 for dinner. Our tour guide would bring us to various sites of interest and would never fail to answer every conceivable question regarding the islands. 
We flew to Baltra then visited Espanola, Santa Cruz, Santa Fe,
South Plaza, San Cristobel. We got the opportunity to see some amazing wildlife in their natural habitat and also to snorkel with sealions and sea turtles and even a shark (scary). We also got within 15 feet of a mother and calf humpback whale, which was an added bonus.
The islands themselves are so incredibly different and 
even change over a few hundred metres from barren wasteland to lush forests, sandy beachs to lava formed cliffs with a few cactii for good measure. It was expensive but definitely worth it and we´d highly 
recommend it.
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