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Enjoy a full day in or outside Quito city, before or after your Galapagos trip. Such as: Middle of the world.
Ride to the amazing cloud forest scenery of Mindo or just simply relaxing in the famous Papallacta hot springs.
Safari326206601832024-06-17Verificada Amazing! Amazing! Amazing!! 10 Stars Juan did a wonderful job setting up our yacht trip and making sure to put us on an appropriate yacht for our family of 14 ranging in ages from 6 to 72. Alex was our tour leader and he was amazing! He got to know all of us, was very flexible with us and catered to our needs. He was extremely knowledgeable about the Islands. Our food on the yacht was delicious! We ate way too much because of it;) But no regrets:) Our excursions were exciting and well spaced out to give us time to regroup in between adventures. Sleeping on the yacht was very comfortable. The cleaning crew went above and beyond. Our bartender was fantastic. He was also a nurse so was able to help with a finger cut one of our group members got. I highly recommend Gala Tours. Let them go the extra mile for you!! Molly McFall Brandy2024-06-17Verificada Well planned trip of a lifetime for family of 14 ages 5-70s! Juan helped plan our family of 14 incredible trip of a lifetime. We spent a day in Quito with Julio as our guide and learned so much and had a wonderful day of experiences there perfect for all of the age groups of our family from 5-75! I could also say the same thing of our experiences throughout the Galápagos Islands! We had full days with clear plans and were given flexibility when needed to adjust too which felt just right. Alex was our Galapagos guide. He was so knowledgeable and patient with our young and extra inquisitive guests. We enjoyed him greatly. The ship crew were so kind, thoughtful and very well prepared at all times for every aspect of our trip. We couldn't have been more thankful for them during our journey. The boat was kept so clean throughout the trip. It was such a nice treat to have our rooms tidied several times daily too! Juan helped us plan every aspect of our trip for our whole family with all the travel, transfers, guides and transportation. He even took the time to come see us and say hello while we were stopped on Santa Cruz. We miss them all greatly and will remember each member we met on our travels forever. Love, The McFall Family Nizam M2024-06-02Verificada A well orchestrated trip of a lifetime to remember. I found Galatrails though a Facebook group dedicated to the Galápagos Islands. Juan Elaje, the owner, took time to call me well ahead of my intended trip to understand my goals and destinations and he was above and beyond my expectations in responsiveness. It felt as though I had my own concierge connection to plan all the excursions and the transfers. Once I arrived, he had arranged for every detail where I did not have to fret the little things. He sent an overall itinerary ahead of time but during the trip he would also send daily notes about the following day, what to take, how to dress. He would even send reminders about sunscreen and bug spray. I have visited 27 countries this far and have never received this level of attention and service on any of my travels. I highly recommend Galatrails. rls1812192024-05-18Verificada Day trips from Santa Cruz Juan at Galatrails organised two trips for us - one to Barthome Island and the other to North Seymour. Juan was so friendly and knowledgeable and checked we had all the info we needed. He reassured us about paying in cash, very common on the islands. The guides we had on each day also knew their stuff and the boats were clean and well stocked with snacks and drinks. Would recommend :) MiguelRB2024-04-29Verificada Great attention and great experience A great experience enjoying Bartolomé. I was able to see sea lions, penguins, white tip sharks and spectacular views of Bartholomew Emma V2024-04-25Verificada Above and beyond Juan was exceptional and made our trip stress free. He was incredibly helpful prior to our trip and during our stay. He really went above and beyond and showed us to our accomodation on our day of arrival, gave us tips on taxis, restaurants etc. and was so responsive for any questions we had. Elisha C2024-04-17Verificada Beautiful scenery Juan went above and beyond to fulfil our requests for this trip. We really wanted to see the penguins and Juan made this happen. Martin was a very informative, helpful, friendly and professional tour guide. He really tried to help us see the wildlife and was very thorough with the snorkelling. The boat was beautiful with lovely snacks, food, tea and coffee. Overall we enjoyed this tour and learning about Bartolomé Island. The viewpoint was beautiful and really would recommend this tour for people interested in Bartolomé island, the geological formations and photography. Thanks again! FlTraveler2024-03-18Verificada Galapagos Family Adventure (Santa Cruz and North Seymour) GalaTrails director Juan Elaje and his team made sure that our time in Galapagos was meaningful and effortless. Our transportation was all pre-arranged by GalaTrails, including bus and ferry from Seymour Baltra Airport to the main island of Santa Cruz, trucks and vans to our various hotels throughout the week, and also our tours, which included land (bus) and water components (yacht with 16 total tourists). Communication was easy and consistent, and we had no issues with payment. With GalaTrails's guidance and a bit of luck, our family (adults and children) had amazing up-close with giant tortoises, sea lions, flamingos, blue-footed boobies, frigates, sea turles, lava tunnesls, and much more. We had a true Galapagos adventure, and we highly recommend Juan Elaje and his team. Thank you, Jeff, for always being available to help too. Joanna P2024-01-18Verificada 10/10. No regrets! The Galapagos is filled with loads of activities that can be overwhelming to decide between especially with limited time (as we did). Look no further than Galatrails. Juan was incredibly friendly, helpful and insightful with tours that were best catered to what my husband and I were after. He offered round the clock help and was only one message away with any questions we had. He also offered valuable tips e.g how to get onto the ferry transfers for the best possible seat and gave us the tip to get motion sickness tablets from the local pharmacy as a precautionary measure in case we get sick. Which we did and are so so thankful for. All our transfers, hotels and activities were top notch and incredibly high quality. Everything went so smoothly and although we tried our best to speak Spanish everyone spoke English Which just made everything so much easier but also a peace of mind that nothing was lost in translation. The service was amazing and we had the absolute best time! We were met with super friendly locals at every arrival point and instantly felt at home and welcomed into their town. My husband and I, as mentioned had very limited time and our priorities were snorkelling and spending most of our time amongst the wildlife. In Santa Cruz we visited Racho primicias, walked through an impressive lava tunnel and bush walked around these amazing lava craters. On Isabella island we did the los túneles cabo rosa snorkelling tour. This was the best introductory snorkel. We were very fortunate to see reef sharks, turtles, eagle rays, sea horses, blue footed boobies, a penguin and an array of fish of course. We were given wet suits and sanitised, high quality snorkels. The extra detail that put the cherry on top were the little snacks that we were offered in between snorkel points. If we had time we would have done tinorelas as well but I guess that gives us a good excuse to come back! Finally, on San Cristobal we did the kicker rock tour and this was an absolute highlight! I loved this snorkel tour. I was very nervous but the guides were exceptional and I felt safe at all times. We were so fortunate on this day. We saw scalloped hammerhead sharks, eagle rays, turtles, the most amazing schools of fish, the coral/rock walls were so colourful and we were even super lucky to be escorted back by dolphins on our trip back. Our boat was very spacious with an abundance of food and drinks which was just what we needed after long stints of snorkelling. There is so much more we would have liked to do, but for the time we had, Juan picked the best activities that perfectly catered to what we wanted out of our trip. We will be back and will not hesitate to get back in contact with Galatrails. If you have any hesitations about any of the activities or operators for the Galapagos. Contact Galatrails, you won’t be sorry! James S2024-01-18Verificada Seamless, bespoke perfection! Galatrails has my highest recommendation. I visited Galapagos with Intrepid Tours in 2017 and had Juan as our guide. He was fantastic and so easy going. I wanted to revisit Galapagos this year, as it's a special place that I was excited to introduce my wife to. Although I had experience travelling Galapagos, I was hesitant to book things on my own, as there are certain nuances that can cause headaches, such as transfers between islands and hotels, and tour group availability/inclusions. I already knew exactly which islands we wanted to visit and what activities we wanted to do. I had stayed in touch with Juan over the years, and contacted him for advice regarding how best to book things in advance and how much time to allocate to transfers etc. I was happy to hear that Juan was now operating tours himself with Galatrails and did not hesitate to enlist his services to book everything through him. Juan provided us with a bespoke tour, with everything able to be customised to our needs and budget. Absolutely everything went as smoothly as possible, and far exceeded my expectations. Every single transfer and activity was fantastic. After having completed this tour, I was so grateful for Juan and the Galatrails team, as there is absolutely no way I could have had things run so smoothly without them. My favourite thing about Galatrails is that all the guides were extremely responsive over WhatsApp and never once failed to provide us with extremely sound advice at all times of day and night. 10/10 experience and would love to recommend Galatrails to absolutely anyone.
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