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Is December a good time to visit the Galapagos Islands? Peak Season December is a highlight on the Galapagos calendar, ushering in the festive holiday season and attracting visitors from around the globe. The good weather and the prospect of a top wildlife experience make it a prime month for exploration. Note that early booking […]

Rainwater Harvesting and Recycling in the Galapagos Islands That fresh water is scarce on a volcanic island will come as no surprise. Native and endemic species have evolved in ingenious (and sometimes distasteful!) manners to adapt themselves to food and water shortages (even more so now with climate change). Yet, human demands put constant pressure […]

If you follow our Stories on Instagram, you will have seen that last Friday (14 January 2022) the President of Ecuador, Guillermo Lasso, signed an official decree to extend the boundaries of the Galapagos Marine Reserve by 60,000 sq km / 23,166 sq miles. The total area of protected ocean now covers an incredible 198,000 […]

Nothing that we do at Galapagos Safari Camp comes without a story and we are very excited to share our latest adventure with you. It dates back to the time when Michael and I were a dreamy young couple wanting to make a small difference.  We understood that invasive introduced species were a huge threat […]

“Would we, like most visitors to the famous islands off of Ecuador’s coast, explore by cruise ship? The see-sawing surf keeping us awake at night, a cabin too minuscule in which to cartwheel, a father constantly on edge as his daughter careers towards the precipice of the deck… Hmmm. There had to be something more […]

Located on the edge of Puerto Ayora on Santa Cruz Island, the Charles Darwin Research Station (CDRS) is a cornerstone of conservation and scientific research in the Galapagos Islands. Since its establishment in 1964, CDRS has been the scientific research campus of the Charles Darwin Foundation (CDF), the largest and oldest science and conservation organization […]