Ecuador Galapagos Travels

The rooms were large, clean, and very comfortable. The restaurant was fabulous!

Nice modern hotel, clean comfortable rooms. Frequent shuttle to airport. Very good restaurant, although the service was slow one night.

Beautiful view of the beach.

The room was large and clean and comfortable. The breakfasts were large and OK

Our guide and driver came on time and whisked us to the airport. Our guide helped us with our luggage into the airport and helped us check in.

It was nice after a long day of travel to be met by a driver with my name on a card.

It was great to be met at the plane and taken for our afternoon activities. The giant tortoises were really cool. Lunch was good, and fun to be outside so we could watch the birds and tortoises.

The wildlife were fabulous, saw many new species. The trail got a too rugged for my sister and I so we were able to wait at a designated area and meet the group later. Lunch on the boat was fantastic. Getting in and out of the small dinghies to get to the boat and island were challenging for us, but the crew was great to steady us.

We saw the elusive Galapagos penguins!

The wetlands had some good bird sightings. The walk was quite long, but mostly the scenery was worth the hike.

We didn’t do Tijereas Hillsince it was late in the day, but the Interpretation Center was interesting, and La Loberia with all the sea lions was cool.

We saw the Nazca boobies and the waves albatross here, very special wildlife and scenery. The trails were rocky and quite challenging.

Not much was open so early in town, but watching the sea lions was fun.

The common areas and restaurant were good. The breakfast buffet was good. The restaurant wait staff were a bit slow and forgot about my wine one night. My room was cold - no thermostat - though it was fine for sleeping. The room looked worn. Lighting was poor. There needed to be more coffee in the room. We asked Housekeeping for 2 packets and they brought one. I called Housekeeping the next night and they never answered. I called the front desk and they said they would get some coffee sent up - never happened.

Nice facility and rooms. The coffee pot was not plugged in and I could not get to the plug without pulling the refrigerator away from the wall and fishing out the cord. I liked that there was a Bistro as part of the hotel.

It was fine for one night. I appreciate that they accommodated our need for box breakfasts.

Clean, cute and breakfast server was very nice. I liked that we were able to utilize the pool area and 2nd floor balcony for our group gatherings. Kitchen noise (talking and chopping) were easily heard in the rooms above. One key is not enough. Two should be available. Offer wine in addition to beer. An elevator is needed. It was difficult for two of our travelers. There should be a Do Not Disturb sign for when you don't want your room cleaned. The window above the patio door emitted light because there was no way to cover it up. Thus causing us to wake sooner than desired.

It was beautiful scenery even with the rain.

We enjoyed planting the trees and were ready to work even harder.

The water isn't clear so it was difficult to see anything under the water. Some of us were able to make out a shark and we could see sea turtles only when they popped their head out. Still, it was fun to kayak and to see the pelicans. The walk was very enjoyable stopping to learn about the area, see the fauna, marine iguanas and the mocking birds. The white sand is beautiful and a delight to walk on.

What diverse beauty! Snorckling was great - so many different and colorful fish. A sea lion swam right next to us. Seeing the Blue Footed Boobie was a highlight!!

No one can describe how exciting it is to see these tortoises!

We had 3 airport pick ups so we appreciate that. Especially the one very late at night.

Hummingbird experience was out of this world. The Equator Museum is another must-do!

I am selecting "amazing" but it was raining and we decided to go to the hotel. But pictures from one of our group that braved the weather showed us much of what we missed. The Panama hat tour was fun and many of us made purchases!

Lovely, clean hotel with spacious room close to the historic central part of Cusco

This a charming and beautiful hotel. Nikki at the front desk was so helpful and pleasant to work with!

Charming hotel with lovely staff and the friendliest dogs around

Beautiful rooms! Lots of space for families!!

A beautiful hotel in the jungle!

Clean and comfortable with attentive staff

A great hotel with large comfortable rooms, excellent breakfast and just minutes to the main downtown

Absolutely beautiful hotel with incredibly caring staff!

We learned so much about Cusco and the Inca during this trip. Our guide Adriel was exceptional

A wonderful tour with lots to see and do.

Adriel our guide took us for another amazing tour day! The mines literally made me say ‘wow’ when we first saw them. Morray was so impressive to see.

Truly a must see! As good as everyone says it is… and more!

The tour we went on, the City tour hop-on-hop off was good but we never actually went to the Middle of the World or the Teleferico as described.

We loved it here. We enjoyed the kayaking and the breathtaking views both from the beauty and the altitude!

So much fun!!! Loved it

This had to be canceled due to the protests in Otavalo

We were caught in a huge thunderstorm with rain, hail and lightning. We decided to keep our ride short because we were getting cold but the ponchos provided by the riding centre were very appreciated

So busy! It’s a long day but very interesting and worthwhile

A cool learning experience to understand the chocolate making process

Due to communication confusion, we were just driven from our lodge in the Amazon to Quito. We inquired before leaving about seeing the waterfalls and caves but were told we were only being driven to Quito. Thankfully we reached out to Majo at lunch and still managed to go to the Thermals at least.

Very cool to see so many hummingbirds so closely!

We had a great first day just exploring the town ourselves

So cool to see these creatures up close in their natural habitat

Loved being here to see all the research and projects going on to protect this amazing archipelago

We got to see nesting Blue footed Boobies! Definitely the highlight of the day

Our tour didn’t actually end up following the itinerary. It was amazing nonetheless! We started snorkeling at Daphne island then went to Pinzon after lunch. There was no fishing experience. Other guests were able to request their meal for lunch but we were not invited to do so or it was not mentioned ahead of time to us. It was a bit of a problem for me but the staff improvised on the boat and got me a meal that was safe for me to eat due to a medical condition. That was appreciated!

Our driver and guide, Christian, is so helpful and attentive. He got us to the airport on 2 occasions and each time in a way that was stress or worry free. The day we spent at the middle of the world was so fun as well!