The Archipelago of Galápagos consists of six main islands, twelve smaller ones and over 40 islets. And as some of them are quite far apart, they are really different and each one is unique.
There are sandy beaches, dry palo santo and scalesia forests, humid highlands with lush tropical forest and rocky coast. And above all you encounter animals that sometimes only exist on one of the islands and nowhere else in the world.

The following pages provide more information about the islands that can be visited such as descriptions of the trails and the extraordinary fauna and flora plus photos. Discover this paradise!




Facts about the islands:

Offical name: Archipiélago de Colón
Location: about 1000 km east of the coast of Ecuador, directly situated on the equator
Size: land area 7882 sq km, marine reserve 45 000 sq km
Highest peak: 1707 m, Volcán Wolf on Isabela
Surrounding sea depth: 2000 –3000 m (west of Fernandina 7000m)
Age: 700 000 to 3.5 million years
Seasons: July-Dec, dry season, mostly cloudly, cool; Jan-June, rainy season, warm
Time zone: GMT minus six hours
Language: Spanish
Currency: US Dollar (please remember that the national park fee and tips are to be paid in cash)
Airports: Baltra, San Cristóbal, (Isabela)
Population: about 25 000 inhabitants
Visitors a year: about 60 000
National Park fee: 100 US Dollars
Taxes: 30 US Dollar arrival tax to San Cristóbal airport; 25 US Dollar departure tax when you leave Galápagos

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