05 Aug 2022
The 8 day island hopping tour was overall very fun. I saw a lot and covered most things in two islands. It was a very expensive tour but I did get my own private room and private guides for most activities.
Honestly most things you can just book yourself easily when you get there by walking around. A lot cheaper. I was under the impression i would be in groups and meet others on activities, but it was just me and the guide, which is not necessarily a bad thing, just became very lonely after a week as a young traveller. The food was mediocre and i was taken to the same restaurant many times for meals. Most meals were also not included.
There was a hiccup where I was taken to floreana Island rather than Santa Fe and wasn’t told about this until I got to the island. Other than that, there is constant 24/7 communication on what’s app.
The only other thing that was upsetting was that i skyped the team and asked many times about flight tickets. None of them told me there was a tourist rate and a local rate so i naturally bought the cheapest one, and to my surprise had to pay an extra $150 usd at the airport as penalty. For the price i paid with this tour company, without flights included, i would have thought someone would mention this. This was stated in very small fine print in the voucher booklet which i got after i paid the company. Very upsetting considering this trip was already so expensive.
However, The tour guides and taxi drivers were the BEST, especially Hugo Gustavo (driver), Christian, and Erika, all on Santa Cruz Island. They made my time incredible.
Overall: OK company, some organization issues, best tour guides. And of course the galapagos is amazing. Many trips you can easily book yourself.