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Where to Stay
WEATHER: December to May the weather is
sunny and warm. During the months of June to
November, it’s colder and drier.
LOCATION: 600 MILES west off the coast.
NATIONAL PARK ENTRANCE FEE: $100 for in-
ternational visitors / Comunidad Andina or Mer-
cosur $50.
AIRFARE: There are two airports served by local
airlines: on Baltra Island and on San Cristobal Is-
land. The price of the roundtrip flight for foreigners
for either destination is approximately of $410.70
from Quito and $361.05 from Guayaquil.
TRANSIT CONTROL CARD (TCT): In order to
have a better control of visitors and migration to
the islands, INGALA, the Ecuadorian institution
that controls migration to the islands, introduced a
visitor control card. This card cost $100.
GALAPAGOS
Il Guardino (restaurant-bar-ice cream)
Av. Charles Darwin and Charles Binford (corner)
Santa Cruz Island, Galápagos
Tel: (+593 5) 3536 627
Ilgardinogalapagos@hotmail.com
EL CHOCOLATE
Av. Charles Darwin
Puerto Ayora
Tel: (+ 593 5) 252 6759
LA GARRAPATA (international food and seafood)
Av. Charles Darwin
Puerto Ayora
Tel: (+ 593 5) 252 6264
EL FOGON (mexican and ecuadorian cuisine)
Bolívar Naveda and Tomás de Berlanga
Puerto Ayora
Tel: (+593 5) 252 6759
Hotel Solymar
Charles Darvin Ave. (next to banco del Pacífico)
Puerto Ayora
Galápagos
Tel: (+593 5) 252 6281, 252 7015
www.hotelsolymar.com.ec
info@hotelsolymar.com.ec
GALAPAGOS
Royal Palm Hotel Galápagos
Km. 18 vía Puerto Ayora-Baltra
Isla Santa Cruz
Galápagos
Tel: (+593 2) 2520 000, 2526 875
www.royalpalmgalapagos.com
The only 5 star hotel of the island, the
choice of famous Hollywood actors.
Finch Bay Eco Hotel
Punta Estrada, on Santa Cruz Island
www.finchbayhotel.com
http://www.metropolitan-touring.com/
content.asp?id_page=532
Finch Bay has 6 ocean-view Suites and 21 premi-
um rooms (with twin or king-size beds), each with
private facilities, air conditioning and unlimited
water supply, as the hotel has its own desalini-
zation plant. This ecologically oriented hotel also
boasts innovative garbage processing and recy-
cling programs. The entire infrastructure as well
as the activities are totally oriented to a concept of
true ecotourism in a pristine natural environment.
Enjoy incredible sundowns
Where to Eat