Puerto Ayora (Academy Bay) - Activities, Attractions & Shopping
Yachtgala is a local agent based in the Galapagos Islands for cruisers, we assist cruisers in all the services they required during their stay in Galapagos Islands with the most competitive prices.
We provide services such as obtaining entry permit to Galapagos waters, technical services, tours etc.
Contact Yachtgala on Ph: +593 98 157 0856 or [email protected].
WhatsApp us on https://wa.me/593981570856
Visit us at https://www.yachtgala.com.ec
CloseEverywhere interesting you go in Galapagos requires you to have a guide.
Cruisers have recommended a day trip to North Seymour Island as a ‘do not miss it’.
Also recommended is the hike to Las Grietas and walking the boardwalk to Tortuga Bay. The 40-minute walk starts from the water-taxi dock and heads southwest from town to Tortuga Bay where you’ll find two white sand beaches and an array of wild life which might include baby hammerhead sharks swimming right off the beach as well as marine iguanas, turtles and pelicans. If you don’t fancy the walk, take a water taxi to the beach as it’s about an hour’s hike to the beach from where the land taxis will drop you.
The water taxi ($20 per person return) goes four times a day from the pier in Puerto Ayora, with the last one at 4.45pm. The walking trail is open from 6am to 5pm.
It is possible to hire a taxi/truck at $10/hr to take a group up to the highlands (Spanish-speaking driver). This is much cheaper than a guided tour with an English guide if your Spanish is sufficient.
The Charles Darwin Research Station is about a 15 minute walk from the pier. A $10 fee per person will let you see the tortoises and also includes a very good guided tour.
A 25 minute taxi ride will take you to the big inland tortoise sanctuary, where you can see the giant tortoises in the wild, and the spectacular underground lava tunnel walk. Expect to pay about $50 per cab for four people for a return trip.
If you have information for this section, or feedback on businesses used, please let us know at [email protected]. We also welcome new information about businesses you have used (see Related Businesses).
Next Section: Shore Services: Restaurants, Bars & Nightlife
Related to following destinations: Galapagos, Puerto Ayora (Academy Bay), Santa Cruz
Port Navigation
Courtesy Flag Discounts
YachtFlags.com provides high quality courtesy flags that are manufactured in durable Knitted Polyester fabric. Knitted so that the fabric itself does not deteriorate in the constant movement that marine flags are usually exposed to, and polyester so that the flag does not weaken in the strong UV-light usually found in the main sailing areas of the world.
YachtFlags.com offers a discount to Noonsite members.
Use the coupon code NOONSITE_5A2B when checking out to get 10% off today.
Buy Now On YachtFlags.comMain Ports - Galapagos
Courtesy Flag Discounts
YachtFlags.com provides high quality courtesy flags that are manufactured in durable Knitted Polyester fabric. Knitted so that the fabric itself does not deteriorate in the constant movement that marine flags are usually exposed to, and polyester so that the flag does not weaken in the strong UV-light usually found in the main sailing areas of the world.
YachtFlags.com offers a discount to Noonsite members.
Use the coupon code NOONSITE_5A2B when checking out to get 10% off today.
Buy Now On YachtFlags.com
Important information for all cruisers who are planning to visit Galapagos Islands: when choosing the agent never ever go for Ronny Sanches, Tironne S.A. We have a very bad experience in March 2018, our passports as well as boat passport was stolen from his office and he even didn’t inform us about that immediately. His phone numbers and office address are wrong in his business card and it was very difficult to cooperate with him.
in fact we traveled in the month of October, and that agent took care of us perfect, besides that we saved budget, unlike other local agents of galapagos.