The Galápagos Islands
Days 1-7 · 6 nightsOn Avenida Charles Darwin, the Puerto Ayora thoroughfare leading to the Charles Darwin Research Station. You walk out to dinner and to the dive operators.
€125 a nightSee on Booking →On the Camino a las Grietas, on the other side of the bay from Puerto Ayora. For those who prefer the water and silence to the town centre and its shops.
The Las Grietas trail starts from the same path: a swim a few minutes' walk away.
€180 a nightSee on Booking →Petrel street, in a quiet part of Puerto Ayora, away from the seafront. A small hotel for proper sleep between two days spent on the water.
€110 a nightSee on Booking →Avenida Alsacio Northia, in central Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, on San Cristóbal island. A base for the trip to Kicker Rock (León Dormido), which leaves from this island.
€120 a nightSee on Booking →Beach hotel on the malecón of Puerto Villamil, on Isabela island. For a few nights on Isabela between Sierra Negra, Los Túneles and swimming at Concha de Perla.
€130 a nightSee on Booking →A family-run guesthouse in Puerto Ayora, the town where you sleep between boat trips. For seeing the Galápagos without spending the whole travel budget there.
€55 a nightSee on Booking →Tomás de Berlanga street, in the Barrio Central of Puerto Ayora, on Santa Cruz island. A small low-cost hotel where everything is on foot, from the pier to the restaurants in the centre.
€50 a nightSee on Booking →Tomás de Berlanga street, in the Barrio Central of Puerto Ayora. Simple rooms to save the budget for day trips, such as Bartolomé islet, which leave from Santa Cruz.
€60 a nightSee on Booking →Facing the sea, in the Pelican Bay area of Puerto Ayora, along Avenida Padre Julio Herrera. A small budget with the bay on the doorstep and the centre on foot.
€75 a nightSee on Booking →Cormorán street, in Puerto Villamil, the small town on Isabela island. A simple hotel for anyone planning Sierra Negra volcano and Los Túneles, two trips that leave from Isabela.
The speedboat from Puerto Ayora takes about two hours, on an often choppy sea.
€70 a nightSee on Booking →On the shore of Academy Bay, on the opposite side from Puerto Ayora. An address facing the sea rather than the town and its streets.
€450 a nightSee on Booking →In the Santa Cruz highlands, near Santa Rosa, on the road crossing the island. For those who prefer the greenery inland to the bustle of Puerto Ayora and get around by taxi.
€300 a nightSee on Booking →In the Santa Cruz highlands, near Bella Vista, along the road crossing the island. A rural setting for those happy to take a taxi to the boat departures in Puerto Ayora.
€250 a nightSee on Booking →Antonio Gil street, in Puerto Villamil, right on the water on Isabela island. For settling in for several nights on Isabela and taking in Sierra Negra, Los Túneles and Concha de Perla.
€230 a nightSee on Booking →By the beach, on the malecón of Puerto Villamil, the small town on Isabela island. The village and its harbour are reached on foot for trips to Los Túneles.
€200 a nightSee on Booking →