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MalenaN Says: The fish market in Puerto Ayora is situated at Pelican Bay and it is interesting to stop here for a while and watch the fishermen take care of today’s catch while the pelicans surrounds them waiting for left-overs from the fish. I have seen pelicans around fishermen before,...
Beaches for swimming near Puerto Ayora
MalenaN Says: There is a small beach in front of Finch Bay Hotel. This beach is called Punta Estrada Beach and as it is protected in a bay the water is calm and good for swimming. When I passed this beach the first time on my way to Las Grietas I didn’t have any swimwear with me, but I...
Assenczo Says: Turtle bay is a huge swathe of sand some five km off Puerto Ayora. It can be reached only on foot and there is controlled entrance which closes at 18:00h. During the heat of day going there can be an exhausting trek despite the evenly paved pathway. At the entrance to the...
Assenczo Says: Darwin Center is one of the obvious places to visit on the island of Santa Cruz. It offers a glimpse into the preservation process concerning mainly the Galapagos hallmark species – the turtles. Here one can meet up and close these strange dinosaurs and despite the zoo-like...
Bed and Breakfast La Peregrina
MalenaN Says: La Peregrina was the most expensive place I stayed in during my Ecuador trip, but I wanted to book in advance via email and I also wanted a good location, and I had difficulties finding a cheaper place. The location of La Peregrina is very good. It is located on Av Charles...
MalenaN Says: Among the restaurants I ate at in Puerto Ayora I liked this one the best. It was busy at lunchtime and people shared tables. Service was good and there seemed to be several regulars there. The first time I ate here was while I waited for the speedboat to Isla Isabela, and I...
MalenaN Says: Calle de los Kioskos is a part of Charles Binford where there are several small eateries with outside tables in the street in the evening. It was a busy Sunday evening when I ate here, with a mix of tourists (too many) and local families.I had shrimps in coconut sauce with...
MalenaN Says: Garrapata is a restaurant on Avenida Charles Darwin and this is where we had a late lunch on the first day of the cruise, after visiting the highlands and before going to Charles Darwin Research Station. It is a nice outdoor restaurant under a roof, and with a pebbled floor....
MalenaN Says: Rincón de Alma is a restaurant with a good location near the park, on Avenida Charles Darwin. Here you can sit at one of the outside tables and watch people go by. I decided to come here for lunch on my last day on Galapagos Islands, as I had seen, when I passed by earlier,...
MalenaN Says: On my last day on Galapagos Islands I had a late lunch and then there was not enough time left of the afternoon to rent a bike or take another walk to Tortuga Bay, so I decided to find a café where I could sit down and read for a while. Casa de Lago Café Cultural was perfect...
MalenaN Says: I arrived to Puerto Ayora in the morning with the speed boat from Villamil and checked in at hotel El Peregrino around 9 o'clock. They had just stopped serving breakfast for the day so I went to Il Giardino, which is situated just next door. I didn't want to have one of the...
MalenaN Says: If you are going to Las Grietas or one of the hotels on the south side of the harbour you should take a water taxi across the harbour. The taxi boats leave from the new pier and if there isn’t one there when you arrive, one will soon come. As soon as there is one passenger...
To Puerto Ayora from Baltra Airport
MalenaN Says: The first time I arrived to Baltra was with plane and I was going on a cruise. We (the people going on the cruise) were met at the airport by our guide and, as we were visiting the highlands on Santa Cruz and Charles Darwin Research Station before boarding the boat, we took...
Speedboat between Puerto Ayora and Puerto Villamil
MalenaN Says: Before coming to Galapagos I had read that it is good to buy the ticket for the speedboat a day in advance during high season. As I visited in July and was going to be aboard a boat the day before my departure I was a bit worried not to get a ticket, but the travel agent I...
Assenczo Says: Transport options to Puerto Ayora are straight forward. All flights come from Quito via Guayaquil and land at a strip on the island of Baltra which happens to be as close to the island of Santa Cruz as to let you believe that the body of water separating them might be a...
Sending postcards from Puerto Ayora
MalenaN Says: It is expensive to buy stamps for postcards on Galapagos Islands (same price as in the rest of Ecuador though). For Europe the stamp for one postcard is $2.25 (July 2011), so make sure to bring a lot of cash to the post office if you have many postcards to mail.And it can...
What ever you do... Don't Drink the Water
seaspraydc Says: I took 31 kids to the Galapagos Islands and we had a great time. However, 12 of my group got sick and we suspect it came from the water. Please be extra careful when traveling to this very special place.
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I took 31 kids to the Galapagos Islands and we had a great time. However, 12 of my group got sick and we suspect it came from the water. Please be extra careful...
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The fisherman come here and drop off their catch of the day. It smells pretty bad but you can see all kinds of animals like sea lions and iguanas and sea turtles.
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