A quick note that my family had an amazing trip to the Galapagos. A special thank you to Mathias who helped with the pre-planning, advance trip details and check-ins during the trip to make sure everything went smoothly.
We visited all three islands and had great excursions and experiences on all. Mathias planned just enough snorkeling, hiking and travel with down time to spend with the family. ALL of our guides were top notch and were prompt and very knowledgeable and engaging.
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A quick note that my family had an amazing trip to the Galapagos. A special thank you to Mathias who helped with the pre-planning, advance trip details and check-ins during the trip to make sure everything went smoothly.
We visited all three islands and had great excursions and experiences on all. Mathias planned just enough snorkeling, hiking and travel with down time to spend with the family. ALL of our guides were top notch and were prompt and very knowledgeable and engaging.
It is hard to pick favorites as we encountered something special everyday from swimming with playful sea lions to having an hour on our own private beach. Bartolome Island is a must and seeing and snorkeling with the penguins was an added bonus.
It was a once in a lifetime trip for my family and the service we received was A+ - thank you Mathias
Hotel Reviews
Albemarle
Puerto Villamil
Services were very good. Staff was very helpful. The hotel had a good courtyard for breakfast and leisure, and we enjoyed the rooftop for evening family social time.
Location
right on the ocean
Staff
very helpful. We did our laundry on this portion of the trip with the hotel. Well done and very reasonable.
Acacia Galápagos Boutique Hotel
Puerto Ayora
Very comfortable rooms and beds. Breakfast was good and location close to but off the strip was ideal for my family.
Activity Reviews
Interpretation Center & Tijeretas Hill
Galapagos Islands
Enrique was a great guide. He got us all setup with our snorkel gear and wet suits. He gave us a good overview and let us view the interpretation center before going snorkeling. He was a great snorkeling guide. We went further into the cove with him and definitely saw more marine life. The sea lions were great, and this was the first place we swam with the turtles.
Guides, drivers and staff
Fantastic!
Transport
Timely and comfortable
Snorkel at Kicker Rock
Galapagos Islands
Great rip- we really enjoyed the beach stop and of course kicker rock. Snorkeling on the beach was fun and then seeing the hammerheads and marine life around kicker rock was amazing.
Guides, drivers and staff
Guide was excellent, boat was very good. They spotted dolphins on the way out and engaged us with them.
Transport
Timely. Boat was comfortable.
Exploring Isabela Island by bike
Puerto Villamil
This was our relaxing day. Bike ride was fun and we stopped at different spots on the ride. We really enjoyed body surfing and swimming on the beautiful beach.
Guides, drivers and staff
picking up the bikes was easy with the service from Emilee
Snorkel at Los Túneles
Galapagos Islands
Maximo was excellent - the kids got to see a school of 20+ young sharks. The tunnels and landscape are amazing. We were treated to some great blue footed boobie dances on this trip.
Guides, drivers and staff
Kayaking & Snorkeling at Las Tintoreras
Galapagos Islands
This was very close to the hotel and a shorter trip. We saw sea lions, many turtles and snorkeled over the sleeping sharks.
Guides, drivers and staff
Excursion to an uninhabited island
Galapagos Islands
This was a very special day and trip. Roughly two hours to get to the island via boat but well worth the time. The hike tour was very information on the volcanic formation. And the view ..... WOW. The lunch was great and the snorkeling with the penguins was something everyone wanted to see.
Guides, drivers and staff
Guides were very information, engaging.
Highlands of Santa Cruz Island
Galapagos Islands
This was a very relaxing day before we left the island. Our guide was simply fantastic! Seeing and learning about the tortoises were great.
Guides, drivers and staff
Local specialist: Mathias Onisseit
