Think Galapagos
Think Galapagos
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9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
About
Think Galapagos offers private day trips in the Galapagos Islands for those wishing to experience the most of this amazing place, before or after their Galapagos cruise. We can arrange accommodation in one of our favourite hotels and have a team of top local Galapagos National Park guides that will take care of you on your day trip. We can tailor make your day trips to specifically match your interests or to which wildlife you want to see, but here are our top six Galapagos day trips: 1. Hike in search of Giant Tortoises on Santa Cruz - full day 2. Kayaking at Itabaca Channel, Santa Cruz - half day 3. Scuba diving on Seymour Island (start on Santa Cruz) - full day 4. Sierra Negra volcano hike, Isabela Island - full day 5. Tintoreras Islet and The Tortoise Breeding Centre, Isabela Island - full day 6. Frigate Bird Hill, Tortoise Breeding Centre and Puerto Chino Beach, San Cristobal Island - full day.
Santa Cruz, Ecuador

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Travellers' Choice
2023

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Sittingbourne, UK7 contributions
May 2023 • Friends
My friend and I had the most amazing trip to Ecuador and the Galápagos Islands organised by Rachel from Think Galapagos. Every day of the holiday exceeded our expectations and was filled with exciting and stimulating experiences.
The organisation which went into every aspect of the journey, the guides we had to help us along the way and the experiences we enjoyed were just perfect.
We felt we had been away for ages after the 2 weeks because we had done so much and had such a variety of activities and also learned so much about the culture in Ecuador and the amazing islands of the Galapagos. It just could not have been better
Rachel’s help and guidance from start to finish was superb and we felt entirely confident the entire time that our journey would run smoothly and safely. I hope that this may encourage more people to visit this amazing country abs to use the services of such a professional and caring company such as yours.
Written 24 June 2023
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Thank you so much for your wonderful feedback. Reading reviews like this makes us so happy!
Written 26 June 2023
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Neil
Bury St. Edmunds, UK3 contributions
May 2023 • Couples
We have had the most wonderful holiday in Ecuador, The Galápagos Islands and Peru. We have stayed at fantastic places, been looked after by the best people and had an absolutely amazing time. This was only been possible because of the meticulous planning of Think Galapagos and the great people they work with.
Written 6 June 2023
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Connor B
San Jose, CA4 contributions
May 2023 • Couples
We arrived back home over the weekend and are recovering from our amazing trip to Ecuador. You planned a great itinerary for us, and it was everything we'd hoped for and more. We saw over 300 new species of birds and nearly doubled our life bird count! Thank you for helping us make such great memories and new friends in Ecuador!
Written 18 May 2023
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Edinburgh26 contributions
Apr 2023 • Couples
Rachel and her associates were incredibly helpful, informative and always prompt with communications. Our trip to the Galapagos Islands was AMAZING!! From the minute we left home, and until we returned, everything ran like clockwork. It was such a treat being escorted by guides and assisted at the airports! We were incredibly lucky with our catamaran choice of Tip Top II, the crew and guide all got on brilliantly, the food was excellent and the boat very comfortable. And of course, the wildlife was incredible!
Written 28 April 2023
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Cathy C
2 contributions
Apr 2023
I cannot recommend this company enough! Right from my first contact with Rachel, it was very clear that this is more than just a business for her - she loves Galapagos and gets genuine pleasure from sharing that passion with others and ensuring they have the best possible experience. She spent time getting to know what I was looking for and provided a range of options (tailor made for me) before advising me which she thought was best. And as it turned out she was absolutely right! Our trip was amazing start to finish. Everything went smoothly from when we stepped off the plane in Ecuador till we left 2 weeks later. We were looked after from start to finish by a collection of friendly, professional and knowledgable drivers and guides. We had nothing to sort out or worry about ourselves other than having a great time. And because of Rachel's service, attitude and excellent communication leading up to the trip, I knew this would be the case and could look forward to the trip confident that that would be the case! Our experience on the Cachalote Explorer far exceeded expectations - it may look a little old but the accommodation was modern, clean and far more luxurious than I was expecting, the crew were brilliant and the food was varied, plentiful and delicious!
If this is to be a once in a lifetime trip for you, do yourself a massive favour and book it through this company to make sure it's as good as it can be!
Written 20 April 2023
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kingsley H
1 contribution
Feb 2023
Tour of Ecuador and Galapagos. Flew KLM form Manchester via Amsterdam. On arrival met and transferred to excellent Casa Hotel in Quito. Jimmy excellent city guide for days sightseeing, then to Equator monument and Mindo - great sightseeing on way. 2 day stay in cloud forest with guide, saw many birds, including Toucan and Quetsal. Then to Hacienda Zuletta, again excellent walks and hiking, cheese farm and house tour. Saw wild Condor and Spectacled bear. The to Galapagos and 8 day Western boat tour - excellent, hiking, snorkelling Kayaking, saw everything expected and more - Orca, Mola Mola. 1 night in Guayaquil on way back - again met at airport and city tour. Lovely hotel in Park with birds and animals
All was as planned and everything happened exactly as planned - you cant ask for more. Ecuador was excellent. I had high expectations for trip, and they were exceeded.
Rachel and Think Galapagos delivered highly knowledgeable planning advice and delivered 100% of time.
Written 21 March 2023
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Malcolm G
Cosgrove,UK56 contributions
Feb 2023
Great experience arranged by Think Galapagos. Rachel was more than helpful right from our initial enquiry through to delivering a fantastic itinerary based on our requirements. It was comforting to have someone with first hand experience and lots of additional ideas to make the trip special for us. Would have no hesitation in recommending this company to anyone planning a visit to Ecuador and the Galapagos.
Written 17 March 2023
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kakop63
Conwy, UK9 contributions
Feb 2023
As I had a significant birthday coming up I was looking for a special trip and the Galapagos Islands didn't disappoint!
Rachel listened to my criteria and what we were hoping to see and do and then created a completely personalised custom trip for my wife and I. This included a stay at Napo Wildlife Center in mainland Ecuador before the cruise around the Galapagos. Rachel also arranged guides for us in each place we visited, all of which were perfect.
Communication beforehand was very thorough and helpful, Rachel had literally thought of everything!
We had a brilliant trip with memories to last a lifetime, I can't recommend Think Galapagos enough - Thank you for arranging everything for us.
Written 8 March 2023
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adam3e8
Detroit, MI25 contributions
Dec 2022
Think Galapagos created a custom vacation for us. This included some time in mainland Ecuador, with some days in the city, the cloud forest (Mindo), and wilderness (Cotopaxi National Park). We had knowledgable and helpful tour guides for all of these areas. They also planned a few higher-end dinners for us while here, and we had one of the best meals ever (Casona Gangotena - very highly recommended). We then visited the Galapagos Islands on a small cruise ship (16 passengers), and has an amazing experience seeing so much wildlife
Written 22 February 2023
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Susan J
2 contributions
Jul 2022
Rachel from Think Galapagos assisted me to plan a Galapagos trip with my 22 year old son. She took in all the details on what we wanted to do, and gave us back the perfect itinerary. It was completely personalized and fit everything on our 'wish list', right down to the dates requested. We wanted to scuba dive and explore, and that a is what she planned for us. She coordinated our stay in Santa Cruz at Galapagos Suites, our dives through Academy Bay Diving, and then 5 days on the Bonita Yacht. We were very well cared for and escorted from start to finish: guides assisted with all paperwork, rides to and from every point, and all paid in advance with our fee so there was no having to arrange transportation, etc. The guides were friendly and we felt safe and well cared for every step of the way. Before the trip I thought it sounded too good to be true, but it was in fact true in every way which made it even better. My son and I both repeatedly commented on how smoothly everything went and how lucky we felt to have found Think Galapagos. I can't say enough about how special this travel agency is and highly recommend them.
Written 28 August 2022
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