Galapagos Cruise Links

03/03/2024

Eruption in Galapagos right now, Fernandina Island. Never a dull moment.

29/01/2024

𝗙𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗹𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵...
The flightless cormorant can only be seen on the western side of the archipelago at visitor sites only accessible via expedition cruise ship. Galapagos Cruise Links puts you in direct contact with ship owners - no middlemen. They have a much greater stake in ensuring you have a wonderful trip than to the hole-in-the-wall, last minute mom&pop agencies you find in Quito or in .

18/04/2023

𝙎𝙢𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙚 𝙘𝙧𝙖𝙨𝙝𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙩 𝙨𝙚𝙖
Pretty dramatic stuff. We know the passenger - a very dedicated local community leader. See the full story: https://www.cnhtours.com/.../18/small-plane-crashes-at-sea/

10/04/2023

If you're "swinging" through Quito on the way to Galapagos, you might want to try the swing that strung up from the clouds over the city... it's quite a thrill.

11/02/2023

𝗚𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗴𝗼𝘀 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘂𝗺𝗽𝘀

Get in touch with ship owners directly on Galapagos Cruise Links, the only last minute Galapagos cruise marketplace. No middlemen. www.galapagoscruiselinks.com

20/10/2022

𝗡𝗢 𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗘 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗢𝗙 𝗢𝗙 𝗖𝗢𝗩𝗜𝗗 𝗩𝗔𝗖𝗖𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 / 𝗢𝗙 𝗡𝗘𝗚𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗘 𝗖𝗢𝗩𝗜𝗗 𝗧𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗨𝗟𝗧𝗦 𝗥𝗘𝗤𝗨𝗜𝗥𝗘𝗗 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗥𝗬 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗢 𝗘𝗖𝗨𝗔𝗗𝗢𝗥 & 𝗚𝗔𝗟𝗔𝗣𝗔𝗚𝗢𝗦
The Ecuadorian National Committee for Emergency Operations has just released a statement indicating that as of today, visitors to Ecuador in Galapagos will not be asked to show proof of COVID vaccination nor of a negative COVID test. They reserve the right to reimpose such measures if conditions warrant.

19/10/2022

𝗣𝗢𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗕𝗟𝗬 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗠𝗢𝗦𝗧 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗛𝗘𝗡𝗦𝗜𝗩𝗘 𝗙𝗔𝗤 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗚𝗔𝗟𝗔𝗣𝗔𝗚𝗢𝗦

With 82 questions divided into 6 sections, we believe that our FAQ (developed over many years) is the most comprehensive out there (if not, please let us know). While targeted to ship-based visitors, it still contains a lot of information useful to all Galapagos bound travellers.

Sections include:
- Planning your trip
- Health and Safety
- On the ship
- Climate and sea
- Before you leave
- Travel logistics

All of your Galapagos questions answered...even the ones you didn't even know you had!

07/10/2022

23 years ago today, in Quito, Pichincha volcano let out a huge "Earth burp". It went on to send more clouds of ash for months, though nothing quite as spectacular as this one!

03/10/2022

Estamos encantados de compartir que la Junta Directiva de la Fundación Charles Darwin ha nombrado a su primera mujer, Yolanda Kakabadse.

Yolanda es una líder apasionada con amplia experiencia en conservación en Ecuador y en el extranjero. Una de sus principales áreas de enfoque será trabajar para mejorar la relación entre la conservación y la educación en Galápagos.

Lee más sobre la nueva presidenta en nuestra nota de prensa: https://www.darwinfoundation.org/es/articulos-blog/843-yolanda-kakabadse-nueva-presidenta

03/10/2022

Tortoise Traffickers to Spend One Year in Prison, Pay Fines

< /p> Three people were sentenced to one year in prison for thetrafficking of 84 giant tortoises and five Galapagos golden iguanas, a fragile ecosystem considered Natural Patrimony of the Humanity, reported this Friday the Ecuadorian Prosecutor's Office. “The defendants Freddy Alfonso C. R., Darí...

24/09/2022

𝗦𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗚𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗴𝗼𝘀: 𝗔𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗲𝘁.

According to UNESCO: "No other site in the world can offer the experience of diving (CNH Tours's note "or snorkeling") with such a diversity of marine life forms that are so familiar with human beings, that they accompany divers. The diversity of underwater geomorphological forms is an added value to the site producing a unique display, which cannot be found anywhere else in the world."

Thanks to our friend Jimmy Patiño Solis for the pic.

16/09/2022

𝗔𝗗𝗩𝗜𝗖𝗘 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗔𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗨𝗥 / 𝗪𝗔𝗡𝗡𝗔𝗕𝗘 𝗣𝗥𝗢 𝗣𝗛𝗢𝗧𝗢𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗣𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗦 𝗚𝗢𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗧𝗢 𝗚𝗔𝗟𝗔𝗣𝗔𝗚𝗢𝗦
We gathered these pointers from Daniel Fitter, a Galapagos native, naturalist guide and professional photographer.
More information was sourced from DP Software, a dedicated photographer, and former TripAdvisor Destination Expert for Galapagos and ken_photo_geek, who provided an exhaustive set of recommendations on TripAdvisor, emanating from his photography trip to Galapagos.
https://www.cnhtours.com/media/79114/gps_photography.pdf

18/06/2022

State of Emergency Declared
While there is no significant threat of violence, strkers have made it very difficult for people and goods to move around the city, and the government hopes to bring this situation to an end by making some concessions to the strikers' demands, and to give itself more power to clear the main thoroughfares.

If you plan on travelling through Quito (Guayaquil, the other big city in Ecuador with an international airport is much less affected), or spend time in the city in the coming days, you may want to make alternatve plans.

We expect these disruptions to come to an end in the next few days. https://www.cnhtours.com/news/2022/6/18/president-declares-state-of-emergency/

The indigenous-led strike against high prices has disrupted the movement of people and goods this past week, prompting president Lasso to declare a...

23/03/2022

𝗝𝗲𝗸𝘆𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝘆𝗱𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗴𝗼𝘀: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗮𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗿𝘆.
Your park entrance fee at work.

These days, several experts are attending a workshop on biological control for the alien and highly invasive blackberry in Galapagos.
Until now, blackberry can only be controlled by a huge effort, sending teams of people pulling it out of the ground. It's delicious berries are eaten by birds, who then spreads seeds far a and wide. Once established, it crowds out native vegetation.

If some type of biological agent (a fungus, an insect) can be found that feeds exclusively on blackberry, it could help in keeping this alien invasive under control.

Left to right: Rakan Zahawi, Darwin Station director, Danny Rueda, Galapagos National Park director and Marilyn Cruz, head of the Galapagos Biosecurity agency.

10/03/2022

𝗚𝗔𝗟𝗔𝗣𝗔𝗚𝗢𝗦: Two months after the earth's crust split open, Wolf volcano continues to spew lava, just a few hundred meters south of the equatorial line. Above, the hunter Orion watches, poised to shoot an arrow right into the lava stream.

Pic taken on 8 March by our friend and naturalist guide, Sofia Darquea. Great shot Sofia!!

03/03/2022

KEEP YOUR MASK ON AND KEEP YOUR FRIENDS...
A flight to the Galapagos islands is not the right place to make your stand on mask wearing. We suspect that the person responsible for the long delay did not make many friends on board.
https://www.cnhtours.com/news/2022/3/3/flight-to-galapagos-keep-your-mask-on-and-keep-your-friends/

This past Sunday, an Avianca flight from Quito to Galapagos, via Guayaquil, arrived a few hours late at its final destination thanks to one passenger...

09/02/2022

𝗘𝗖𝗨𝗔𝗗𝗢𝗥 𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗥𝗬 𝗥𝗘𝗤𝗨𝗜𝗥𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗦 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗚𝗘 𝗔𝗦 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗙𝗥𝗜𝗗𝗔𝗬 11 FEB
Starting Friday, 11 February, the only COVID related requirement for entry into Ecuador and Galapagos will be proof of full vaccination. Requirements for negative PCR test or antigen test have been dropped. According to the Ministry of Tourism official communiqué released this afternoon.

28/01/2022

https://www.cnhtours.com/news/2022/1/28/big-fish-at-marine-reserve-expansion-ceremony/

Even Bill Clinton was there.  Earlier this month, the presidents of Ecuador, Colombia, along with senior representatives from Panama and Costa Rica...

26/01/2022

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗻𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝗻𝗳𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗼𝗻?

They always point to the sun!

On the western shores of the archipelago, where waters are nutrient rich, is where you'll find the richest sea life - and the greatest concentrations of marine iguanas.

08/01/2022

Wolf volcano erupts as of yesterday. Only visible to those on an expedition cruise ship with the right itinerary. Always an amazing thing to see! https://fb.watch/apbWjXow5u/

23/12/2021

𝗢𝗠𝗜𝗖𝗥𝗢𝗡: 𝗕𝗲 𝗘𝗫𝗧𝗥𝗔 𝘃𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁

Omicron is spreading rapidly. Regardless of whether or not you will get sick from it, the risk is that you will fail your mandatory PCR test prior to boarding your international flight to Galapagos. That will spell the end of your Galapagos trip of a lifetime (for now).

Be extra vigilant prior to your trip, wear a mask, be sure you get the booster shot, which increases your chances of not contracting the virus.

Different ships have different policies should you test positive prior to embarking on your flight.

30/11/2021

New entry requirements to and as of 1st December 2021: PCR Test, Vaccine and Safe Conduct document. More details below.

https://www.cnhtours.com/news/2021/11/30/proof-of-vaccination-and-negative-pcr-test-required-as-of-1-december/

The Ecuadorian National Emergency Operations Committee met last night and decided to modify the entry requirements into the country  effective 1...

28/11/2021

OMICRON and GALAPAGOS: Should you be worried? https://www.cnhtours.com/news/2021/11/28/omicron-covid-variant-what-does-it-mean-for-galapagos-bound-travellers/

Short answer:  It’s too early to tell.  We’ll all been hearing about the Omicron COVID variant that has started circulating – first detected in...

18/11/2021

𝗦𝗡𝗢𝗥𝗞𝗘𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗪𝗜𝗧𝗛 𝗢𝗥𝗖𝗔𝗦
This doesn't happen all the time - but it happens! These lucky guests, aboard the ship we charter 24 weeks a year for our "Active Galapagos" trips, got to swim with cavorting orcas on a sailing earlier this month. Not too shabby!

29/10/2021

DOLPHIN SOUP!
One of our guests took this not too long ago, while on a cruise to the western shores of Isabela. This kind of encounter doesn't happen regularly, to be honest, but the more time you spend out and about in the islands, the greater the chance you'll witness this kind of WOW moment.

NOTE: Underwater Galapagos is a big part of the wonder. If you're not already comfortable with a snorkel and mask, we strongly recommend you do all you can to become comfortable before your visit.

29/10/2021

UK Goverment: Ecuador to be removed from its "red list" on 1st November, making it a LOT easier for UK residents to travel to Ecuador. Good news!