Cruise to the Galapagos Islands from Netherlands

If you want the best all-inclusive package to take a Cruise to the Galapagos Islands from Netherlands, here is everything you need to know before booking.

Discover the best deals on cruises to the Galapagos Islands, for groups, couples or individual travelers. You can explore the most emblematic places of the archipelago with the company of guides with great experience.

Undoubtedly a true museum of biodiversity, the archipelago hide a great variety of natural treasures, unique scenarios among which are the sea turtle spawn in the white sand beaches of Tortuga Bay, the blue-footed pelicans of Espanola Island, the giant tortoises of San Cristobal or the landscapes of the North Seymour Islet.

Location of the Galapagos Islands

The Galapagos Islands are in the Pacific Ocean to almost thousand kilometers of the western coasts of Ecuador, being the closest continental city Manta. The nearest island is Isla Del Coco (Costa Rica) 720 kilometers to the north and Isla de Pascua (Chile) 3,200 kilometers to the south. Formally, its official name Galapagos Archipelago and its location in the planisphere is between 89 ° and 92 ° of western length; and 1 ° 40 ‘north latitude and 1 ° 30’ south latitude.

Do you want to know what to do in the Galapagos Islands? No problem! Booking a trip through the islands, you can spend between five and fourteen days visiting all the natural beauties that this magical place has to offer. All inclusive trips can be requested online up to one month in advance, with the option of payment by card or transfer.

Santa Cruz Island: Thanks to its location in the center and its proximity to the Baltra airport, is one of best known Galapagos tourist places, housing the city with the largest population of all, from where they leave the most of the boats visiting other islands and islets. One of its biggest tourist attractions is The Station Scientific Darwin, a center of scientific research open to the visitors, where is possible observe terrestrial lizards and turtles of big magnitude. Another site that highlights in Santa Cruz Island corresponds to Turtle Bay, paradise white sands beach and crystal clear waters, to the coasts arrived hundreds of turtles to lay their eggs.

Bartolome Island: One of the places of Galapagos that receives greater fascination thanks to its volcanic landscapes, rock formations that have tones red, orange, green and black. His two visitable sites correspond to “La Playa” and the “Escalera”, the first located between abysmal cliffs, allows you to immerse in the world below the shallow, making diving among penguins, turtles and others unique fishes in the world. The Escalera on the other hand, is the viewpoint of most amazing natural origin of the archipelago, on the top of an extinct crater, being possible to see an overview of the same island with his lava cones.

Chinese Hat: Chinese Hat is a small island close to the southeast of the Santiago Island and whose extension is less than a 0.25 km2. It’s a recent volcanic cone. The traditional form of the Chinese hat can be seen clearly from the north side. In front of Chinese hat, on the rocky edge near to Santiago, you can see easily the galapagos penguins. A short 400m long trail passes through the cove, and steps from a colony of sea lions and iguanas that covering the horizon. The volcanic scenery is very interesting, and it is possible to practice snorkel.

There is no doubt: GalapagosInformation.com is the perfect place to schedule a catamaran cruise on the islands. Make your online reservation now and pay by credit card.

Learning

When booking one of our trips in the Galapagos Islands, travelers can participate in experiences and meetings together with an expert guide. This person is able to relate all the details related to geology and history of the islands, and tell them part of the history of millions of years of this magical site.

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