Galapagos Islands

“In Quito, you’re just as likely to stumble across a poetry reading in a micro-brewery as meeting a traditionally dressed Canari woman selling her wares.”

In the Galapagos, there are no promises of seeing blue-footed boobies or rare finches but what you are guaranteed is a one-of-a kind adventure with nature.

The islands are seen as an ecological paradise where exotic and rare animals roam. Believe me, they have all of this in spades but, what is rarely captured in photos or blog posts is that the locals are their unsung heroes.

I wish I could tell you that I was some fearless traveler who ventured into the unknown wilds of Ecuador, but that would be doing you a disservice. I was terrified.

Here are a few ways Intrepid Travel maximises the benefits and minimises the negative impact travel can have when we visit the Galapagos Islands.

The group – along with the trip itinerary – were amazing, but I firmly believe that without our local guide, the trip would not have meant what it did to me.

Here are seven totally amazing experiences that you shouldn’t miss once when you get there (having experienced them myself on Intrepid Travel’s 10-day Active Galapagos trip)!

It’s time to steer away from those tried-and-tested holiday spots and choose something totally different for your tribe. So, here are six (slightly more unusual) family-friendly destinations.

This trip was the first one in a long time where she actually didn’t have to worry about a single thing, and she got to wake up and play outside and laugh with her new friends for over a week.