Quito Marine wildlife Trips

The western islands itinerary in the Galapagos aboard the Reina Silvia with Omar Medina as our guide was one of the best trips I've taken, in more than 50 countries over the past 25 years. We saw incredible wildlife - at least 1 or 2 new species each day! - and spectacular landscapes, and we really had time to explore in different ways and take it all in. Omar and the crew of the Reina Silvia took such good care of us in every way and made our adventure safe, fun and memorable. Our group of 16 was fantastic - we've made some true friends, and are already making plans to see each other again. I can't recommend this trip highly enough... just wish there was an option for smaller meal portions (for those of us who are smaller people), since I felt bad wasting such delicious food. The trip was epic, and I'd do it again in a heartbeat!

This was an amazing trip to an amazing place. My experience with gadventures is really determined by the quality of your CEO's. Venus Gallo was excellent in every possible way. She was professional, enthusiastic and knowledgeable at all times.

One of the best trips of my life. From the ease of booking, to the wonderful guide, and the incredible group of people that were on this trip, everything was amazing.

Expectations were 10/10 for coming to the Galapagos, and it lived up to the hype. The Galapagos was the best aquatic experience of anywhere we've visited in the entire world (better than Great Barrier Reef, Maldives, Hawaii, or Belize), and we particularly loved the abundance of MASSIVE sea turtles--though the hammerhead sharks at Kicker Rock were a close second. The hundreds of sea lions on San Cristobal especially were awesome to swim and hang out on the beach with, and the many wild tortoises, iguanas, and blue footed boobies on Isabela were amazing too. Food was moderately priced, accommodations were nicer than expected (all with AC and Wifi), and our guide, Jose, was the best person we could have asked for. Would highly recommend to anyone interested in the world's best snorkeling experience!

I had an incredible time on the Ecuador and Galapagos tour. I think what would have been great would have been a WhatsApp group chat with the team as that would have helped us stay in contact throughout the trip. I also wish we had a bigger ?night out? as it was a 19-30somethings trip, it was just a drink on the beach. But otherwise everything else was great and it will be a trip I will remember forever! Thank you G adventures and Venus!!

The Napo Lodge Wildlife centre lodges are amazing and very comfortable. Lots of wildlife to see from the open canoe up the various creeks and the easy walking through the jungle. In Galapagos we did the western itinerary (B) this time having done the eastern itinerary 10 years ago. We found the two to be quite different in some ways with noticeably fewer seabirds on this trip compared to 10 years ago although they were slightly different times of year. However this itinerary is much better for penguins and turtles and the flightless cormorant can only be seen on itinerary B. B is said to be better for whales but we didn't see any - just dolphins. Either way it is a tremendous wildlife experience but don't expect an idyllic tropical island paradise, the islands can be quite stark and barren and the water is cold despite it being on the equator.