Travel Tips to the Galapagos – Experience by Sea or Land
Southern Exploration’s Founder and President Justin Laycob has been studying, guiding, traveling and developing programs in South and Central America since 1995. Justin’s Selection: This month Justin has made a pair of selections because “it’s really about how you want to experience the Galapagos, whether by boat or land-based. Both are great, so it comes…
Learning to Speak Snorkel
We’re always looking to take our guests below the surface of every destination we visit throughout Latin America, showing you a side of the cities, villages, jungles, mountains, and more that many travelers regrettably miss and one of the most enthralling ways to experience Southern Explorations’ destinations like Ecuador, Brazil, Panama, and Colombia is to…
Now Boarding: Your Galapagos Cruise
The Galapagos Islands are home to the most diverse habitats of wildlife and plant species on Earth . Nature lovers and curious travelers alike want to experience the islands made famous by Charles Darwin and the highly influential discoveries he made there. Discovering the Galapagos by sea feels like you you’ve sailed into a living…
Planning A Galapagos Vacation
The Galapagos Islands is a destination unlike any other. It is also a destination with a huge variety of travel options, which can make choosing a right trip an overwhelming process. If you are making plans to visit the Galapagos and don’t know where to start, or if you would like an overview of your…
Galapagos Islands Travel by way of Peru
Peru, the third largest country in South America and the nineteenth largest in the world, is slightly smaller than Alaska. With forty mountains higher than 19,000 feet, the country is a hiker’s paradise. Its whitewater-rafting routes travel through idyllic scenery, from the Andes to the Amazon, and through two canyons twice as deep as the…
Galapagos Islands Scuba Diving
Scuba Diving in the Galapagos We offer several ways to experience Galapagos Island scuba diving, a land-based Galapagos tour itinerary or a live aboard Galapagos cruise on the Galapagos Sky . The land-based option is perfect for the occasional scuba diver who is as interested in the creatures on land as those in the sea.…
Galapagos Scuba Diving Seasons
The scuba diving in the Galapagos is truly some of the best in the world and excellent diving is guaranteed year round. Scuba divers are never exactly sure what will happen on any dive, but one can count on unbelievable experiences! Scuba diving in the Galapagos Islands is generally divided into two seasons: whale shark…
Galapagos Scuba Diving Sites
Academy Bay at Santa Cruz Island The bay of the charming town of Puerto Ayora on Santa Cruz Island offers five separate dive sites within ten to twenty minutes by boat. Three of these sites are generally calm with little current; ideal for novices. Diving at the other two sites can get a bit more…
History of the Galapagos Islands – The Evolution of Piracy
Planning a Galapagos Island cruise? Study up on history first and you’ll see the islands as the centerpiece in a rich adventure story dating back to the sixteenth century. Soon after laying claim to vast areas of the Americas, Spain began hauling its booty from the New World back to the Old. With such riches,…
The Sea Turtle Conservancy
By the time scientists began counting, the number of green turtles arriving on Costa Rica’s Caribbean coast had dwindled to just 3,000, and there were more here than anywhere else. Efforts to re-populate the coasts have been very successful. Today, many more visitors who travel to Costa Rica will see the species, when about 20,000…
Pirates of the Galapagos Islands
The Spanish considered the Galapagos Islands an anathema, calling them “Las Encantadas,” the bewitched islands. When enshrouded in mist, they were difficult to find, and the area’s gentle winds gave sailors the sensation that the islands themselves were moving instead of their ships. Though conveniently located, the Islands couldn’t be relied upon to provide a…
Marine Reserve of the Galapagos Islands – A Galapagos Balancing Act
In some ways, managing the Galapagos Islands is easier than managing the waters around them. Everyone agrees that tourism is the Galapagos Islands’ bread and butter. But the sea means different things to different people. To strict conservationists, humans are an invasive alien species with no rightful place in the ecology of the Galapagos Island…
