Named after General José Villamil, the Galápagos Islands' first governor who settled in the area in 1832, this port town features ... from companies like Nature Galapagos & Ecuador and Andando ...

and similar facilities on San Cristobal and Isabela Islands, raise endangered giant tortoises in breeding centers to eventually be released into the wild. IGTOA, the International Galapagos Tour ...

It is unlikely you'll visit just one island while vacationing on the Galápagos Islands. Each of the ... a well-rounded Galápagos experience. This port town (on Santa Cruz Island's southern ...

But cruises to the Galapagos Islands aren’t like cruises anywhere ... And don’t expect big bus tours in port either.

When is the best time to visit the Galapagos Islands? As a bucket list destination for so many, the answer might be “anytime you can.” This archipelago in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of ...

The boats will be treating us to a private tour around the islands, making stops at some of the best points of interest in the Galápagos for nature encounters. From blue- and red-footed boobies to ...

Only Galapagos residents are in control of their islands; they don't have to take ... flooding the small port with a sea of people. “It was such a disaster that not only was the experience ...

The fisherman had observed these sea lions on a remote part of Isabella Island in the Galapagos Islands, a day's sail from the nearest remote port. It took several months of preparation before we ...

On his visit to the islands in 1835, Charles Darwin noticed the slight differences between the same types of animal on each island. This helped him work out how they had adapted to their ...

There are now at least 13 species of finches on the Galapagos Islands, each filling a different niche on different islands. All of them evolved from one ancestral species, which colonized the ...

Things to do on the Galápagos Islands include spending time with local wildlife and hiking to the rim of one of the world's largest volcanic craters.