Ecuador Cruise Trips

The trip was amazing! We did not have any problelms, delays. No missing points or places. Our guides were great and made everything to make our trip unforgetable and fantastic. Galapagos islands were absolutely must to see and to be. Incredible place!

variety of food could have been more varied, smash at every meal and the same green salad. but the food was all well prepared and tasty. i liked the trip very much and would recommend it. the pre trip info pack needs review it offer inaccurate and out of date information.

Getting to go to the Galapagos Islands has been a bucket list item of mine since I was 11 years old. My experience exploring the Islands with G Adventures was a once in a lifetime experience. I never would have imagined I would get to see so many islands and I think I checked off every animal on my list! I learned how to snorkel, we hiked, we kayaked, and we learned so much about the islands and the unique ecosystem there. I have so much respect for the ways in which Ecuador and the National Park is protecting this magical place -- I would recommend this trip to anyone, it's a must go!

On the whole this was a good trip. we saw lots of animals in their natural habitat. However we did have a 'wasted day' on the change over day, 24th March(day 4). The only activity arranged was 45min trip to the Interpretation centre and a short visit to Frigate Hill, on San Cristobel Island. We spent quite a few hours on board with little to do. There should have been more activities such as snorkeling...This day was also made very fraught for us by the boat staff and captain. From day one, our air con system malfunctioned, after several attempts to repair it we were promised another cabin with a working air con during the change over, day (4). As you can imagine it was very uncomfortable to be in a small cabin near the equator, without air conditioning. As day 4 progressed and the new guests arrived, it became more obvious that we were not going to change cabins. The Captain assured me that someone was going to come to fix our machine and pleaded with me 'just to wait'. By late afternoon nothing had changed. I contacted Andean Travel, who contacted Onric who organised a different cabin at about 6pm as one other passenger was going to be late and we could transfer to his. Emails were received pleading with us not to disclose the problem with other passengers. I agreed to this but pointed out that the saloon was now full and we would be transferring our baggage through the saloon. We received a letter from Onric apologising about not reaching their 'expectation of making us comfortable' on half of our trip, with a bottle of house wine. Considering the cost of this trip, a bottle of house wine hardly recompenses us for those 4 days, half our trip, in a stiffling cabin. I have kept the letter. In view of the angst of having to 'fight' for a change of cabin was I disappointed to find on our last night, 4 envelopes (2 per person), on our bed, in which to place our tips. Two were for the guide and two for the crew. The suggestions for the amounts would have added about $500 to the cost of our trip (which is a very significant cost and should be mentioned by Explore at the time of advertising the trip). It was suggested that the tip for the crew should be $20 per day per person ($40 per couple). I have one of these envelopes. I feel that Andean Travel should offer a financial recompense for the very uncomfortable 4 days, half our trip.