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14 Reviews
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Jackie Hamnett
Reviewed January 2017
Galapagos, in Darwin's Footsteps - Amazing!
This was to be our “holiday of a lifetime” – I was slightly concerned it might not live up to my expectations as I had wanted to visit Galapagos for many years. However I was not disappointed! Every day I thought it couldn’t get any better, but it did. The wildlife was all fantastic. I didn’t expect to do so much snorkelling, but it meant we were swimming with turtles, sealions, sharks and many colourful fishes 🙂
Most Inspirational Moment
Highlights for me were Floreana (especially meeting the Wittmer family), camping and walking up Sierra Negra, and swimming with turtles.
Thoughts on Group Leader
Fabian was excellent! He pulled a very diverse group of people together and made sure no-one was left out. His knowledge of the islands and the wildlife was great.
Advice for Potential Travellers
Read the book "Floreana" by Wittmer before you visit the Island of Floreana. It is a fascinating story and you will look at the island in a different light!
Buy a wildlife guide book before you go. I expected there to be a wider choice of guides on the islands, but there is in fact very little choice.
Mimi Thomas
Reviewed January 2017
Galapagos trip
I travelled in november 2016 to the galapagos. I had a great trip. There were fourteen in the group. It was a mixture of couples and singles. The days were spent either travelling by boat , swimming/ snorkelling . Or some walking. The snorkelling was amazing. It was more difficult than i had anticipated. The snorkelling at kicker rock was really cold and not for the faint hearted. The walking was easy. It was very dry and dusty on the hike. It wouldn’t have taken much rain for the trail to become very muddy.
Most Inspirational Moment
Loved all the snorkelling. My favourites were santa fe and floreana. There was a mix up with bookings - at the end of the trip we went to santa fe instead of bartholome.
Thoughts on Group Leader
Fabian was knowledgable and very patient. There were also galapagos guides who were good. You just had to turn up and everything happened.
Advice for Potential Travellers
I took my own snorkel and mask. I was glad i did as i could make sure it fitted properly before i went. You can hire them though. The water was cold and some days you did need a wet suit. I hired one. For the hike i had walking boots and a walking pole. I carried the pole like an ornament most of time. However i think it could get very muddy on the trail. If it is muddy, A walking pole would be handy. The trail down to the suphur mine was steep.
You don't need to buy much water. All the hotels had water fountains with filtered water.
Souvenirs were more expensive than i thought they would be. I waited until santa cruz to buy things. I got a few bits from darwin research centre.
The bus ride from the airport to the hotel can take ages. Sometimes the traffic was horrendous.
Suggestions
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Jill Bobek
Reviewed January 2017
Galapagos in Darwins footsteps
A few days spent on each of four slightly different islands allowing you to see lots of wildlife and some interesting geological features.
Most Inspirational Moment
Snorkelling with sea turtles ( never seen so many) rays and sea lions and the trek up to the rim of Sierra Negra. View of the caldera was amazing.
Thoughts on Group Leader
Fabian was very knowledgeable , had a great sense of humour and the patience of a saint.
Advice for Potential Travellers
With hindsight I wouldn't have bothered to take my own snorkel gear - there was plenty available to hire .
Suggestions
A trip to Galapagos had been on my bucket list for years - I'm not a good sea traveller so opted for this land based trip - it didn't disappoint.
Wendy Williams
Reviewed November 2016
Galapagos In Darwin' Steps
Simply the best trip I have ever been on. I did not want to come home! The leader made everything happen with no hitches – and encouragement for a slightly trepidatious snorkeller! As for the Galapagos – Wow! I think that that the trip, being landbased, allowed us to experience so much more, meet more locals and eat local food and just soak up the atmosphere – on the beaches or in the bar!!
Most Inspirational Moment
Two inspirational moments - playing with the sea lions in the surf and snorkelling with turtles.
Thoughts on Group Leader
Our Leader was fantastic - ensured all arrangements just happened, was passionate, deeply knowledgeable and inspirational about The Galapagos, found us great places to eat and was encouraging and caring on the more difficult parts of the trip.
Advice for Potential Travellers
Take a reasonable camera, an underwater camera and lots of memory power. The sea was surprisingly cold - a wet suit would be a great addition to the packing.
