Galapagos Islands travel, tours and holiday packages

A short guide about Galapagos Islands

Galapagos is the nature lover's paradise - as for a short time the tourist can live in harmony and peace with iguanas, finches, sea birds and sea lions (just to name a few) in this wondrous environment. The Galapagos archipelago is made up of 13 main islands, six smaller islands, tiny islets, and named and unnamed rocks. They are of volcanic origin and cover a land area of 3,090 sq. miles. The main islands are: Fernandina, Isabela, Santiago, Santa Cruz Floreana, Espanola, San Cristobal, Genovesa, Santa Fe, Marchena, Pinta, Rabida and Pinzon. These Galapagos Islands are located on the equator about 600 miles west of mainland Ecuador. Any visit will have you spending endless days exploring tiny islands, swimming, and learning about the history and conservation of this remarkable destination.

The Galapagos Islands boast some of the most unusual and rare fauna, with many that are endemic to Galapagos and are found nowhere else in the world. Endemic fauna includes: the Giant tortoise, Lava lizard, Land Iguana, Marine Iguana, Galapagos fur seal, Galapagos penguin, Waved albatross, Flightless cormorant, Swallow-tailed gull, Lava gull, Lava heron, Galapagos hawk, Galapagos rail, Galapagos flycatcher, Galapagos martin, Galapagos dove, Charles mockingbird, Cactus ground finch and Vegetarian finch. This amazing fauna (first documented by Charles Darwin) is so fragile that even slight changes in the strength and limits of the ocean currents, can affect the weather in Galapagos, causing some of nature’s calendar events to differ or even not take place at all.

From January through to December this archipelago is constantly renewing itself, this fragile eco system supports amazing wildlife with every month providing the correct environment for mating, breeding and flourishing of the world’s most unusual and rare fauna. Tourabout has many holiday packages that travel through South America, giving you the opportunity to see as much as you can of the country while focusing on an area you are most interested in. The best way to make the most of a Galapagos Island adventure would be a cruise, as a sea voyage is ideal for those who want a big Galapagos experience in a short amount of time.