Arriving to Ecuador

The Galapagos islands are located 600 miles west of Ecuador therefore the only way to arrive there is by plane which leaves from Quito and/or Guayaquil at the mainland of Ecuador,there are two airlines flying to the islands TAME and AEROGAL both with daily regular flights with departures from 7:00 am up to 9:30 am this means that you must spend at least one night in any of the mainland hotels,there is a wide range of accomodations from budget to 4* ,we can arange both flights reservations as well as hotels bookings,please check our ecuador hotels section for more details on accomodations.

The Galapagos sample itinerary

Day 1:

Very early in the morning one of our mainland guides will pick you up at your hotel and take you to the airport to catch your flight to Galapagos,we always will try to make your reservation on the first flight leaving at around 7:30 am which arrives at 9:30 am to Baltra island to make the most out of your day in the Galapagos .Once you arrive to the Airport you will have to clear the local National Park "customs" and pay an entrance fee 100USD for adults 50USd for children under 12. Once outside our guide will be waiting for you to take you to our yacht and start your Galapagos fishing adventure.Once on board you will be welcomed with a cocktail and start moving to one of the fishing spots navigating aprox.20 miles,we expect to find striped marlin,after fishing we will continue on our way to Puerto Baquerizo Moreno,the Capital of Galapagos and check into one of the hotels in town,please check our galapagos hotels section.

Day 2:

Aproximately at 6am we will be on our way to the eastern side of the Galapagos which is known as one of the best fishing areas in the archipelago,you can spect to catch blue and black marlin,depending on the season of the year however since the water temperature in the Galapagos is pretty much constant all year around you can find bill fish pretty much every month of the year,after our Galapagos fishing day we will be on our way to Puerto Ayora,the largest town and comercial center of the Galapagos .You will spend the night in one of the nicests hotels in town.

Day 3:

Early morning departure to the southern side of the Galapagos for another fihing day,this time of course besides looking for billfish You can also expect to catch tuna, wahoo and jacks.Afternoon return to town and back to the hotel.

Day 4:

If you only have time to spend 4 days in total in the Galapagos this day we wil take you on an early morning excursion which can either be a visit to the Charles Darwin Research Center or a visit to the highlands of Santa Cruz,after this we continue to Baltra airport in private transportation on time to take the flight back to the mainland,departing aproximately at 12:00am and arriving to Quito at 16:30 pm,schedules may vary .

If you would like to stay an extra day we will take you fishing on day 4 and day 5 will be the above plan.