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| 50 | * [[http://www.darwinfoundation.org/|Charles
Darwin Research Center]] is run by the Charles
Darwin Foundation on Santa Cruz Island in the
Galapagos Islands. This is an excellent place to
visit to learn more about the wildlife of the
Galapagos including the famous [b]Lonesome
George[/b], who is the last of his species. Most
multi day tours include a half day at the center. | 50 | * [[http://www.darwinfoundation.org/|Charles
Darwin Research Center]] is run by the Charles
Darwin Foundation on Santa Cruz Island in the
Galapagos Islands. This is an excellent place to
visit to learn more about the wildlife of the
Galapagos including the famous [b]Lonesome
George[/b], who is the last of his species. Most
multi day tours include a half day at the center. |
| 51 | * [[Galapagos Scuba Diving]] is considered to be
some of the best diving in the world. It is one of
the few places in the world that you can dive with
Sea Lions, Giant Turtles, Hammerhead Sharks,
Penguins and Sea Horses all in one dive! | 51 | * [[Galapagos Scuba Diving]] is considered to be
some of the best diving in the world. It is one of
the few places in the world that you can dive with
Sea Lions, Giant Turtles, Hammerhead Sharks,
Penguins and Sea Horses all in one dive! |
| | 52 | * [b]Vivencial Fishing[/b] is a relatively new
activity for vistors to the Galapagos Islands.
While sport fishing, [i]per se[/i], is prohibited,
the Galapagos National Park has issued a limited
number of licences to local fishermen to offer
[i]Pesca Artesanal Vivencial[/i] or [i]Artisanal
Vivencial Fishing[/i]. On a properly licenced
Vivencial Fishing boat, you can fish offshore for
big-game like marlin or inshore for tuna, wahoo,
grouper and other permitted species. [u]All[/u]
marlin must be released but a limited amount of
other fish can be kept for personal consumption.
You may not fish for sharks or rays. If you want
to fish in the Galapagos be aware that both the
fisherman and his boat require the special
licence.
[[http://www.galapagospark.org/nophprg.php?page=re
serva_marina_manejo_pesquero_pesca_vivencial&s
et_lang=en|The Galapagos National Park]] publishes
a list of licenced boats and owners. |
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| 54 | ==Events and Festivals== | 55 | ==Events and Festivals== |
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| 65 | ==Getting There== | 66 | ==Getting There== |
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| 67 | ===By Plane=== | 68 | ===By Plane=== |
| 68 | Regular flights connect the islands with both
[[Quito]] and [[Guayaquil]] but flights need to be
booked well in advance because of its popularity.
There are two airports servicing passengers
arriving on the Galapagos Islands: one on Baltra
and the other on San Cristobal. Pay attention when
checking in for your flight: flights to Baltra are
often described simply as "Galapagos" while
flights to San Cristobal say, specifically: "San
Cristobal". | 69 | Regular flights connect the islands with both
[[Quito]] and [[Guayaquil]] but flights need to be
booked well in advance because of its popularity.
There are two airports servicing passengers
arriving on the Galapagos Islands: one on Baltra
and the other on San Cristobal. Pay attention when
checking in for your flight: flights to Baltra are
often described simply as "Galapagos" while
flights to San Cristobal say, specifically "San
Cristobal". |
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| 70 | ===By Boat=== | 71 | ===By Boat=== |
| 71 | There are cargo ships departing from from
[[Guayaquil]] to the Galapagos Islands. The
journey takes 3 to 4 days and booking passage
aboard these boats is not common. These boats are
only permitted to provide passage to residents of
the Galapagos Islands - they are not allowed to
take tourists on board. | 72 | There are cargo ships departing from from
[[Guayaquil]] to the Galapagos Islands. The
journey takes 3 to 4 days and booking passage
aboard these boats is not common. These boats are
only permitted to provide passage to residents of
the Galapagos Islands - they are not allowed to
take tourists on board. |