Are there options to travel between the islands within the Galapagos?Do I need to get a special visa?I understand that there is a $100 National Park entrance fee to be paid upon arrival in the Galapagos, but that as a volunteer, I can get it waived. How do I go about doing this?
Are there options to travel between the islands within the Galapagos? There are two options, a twice-a-week boat, and a daily (normally) small plane, between San Cristobal and Santa Cruz. Boat: INGALA, the organization that provides all the infrastructure on San Cristobal, operates a boat between San Cristobal and Santa Cruz. The schedule is as follows: Mon. & Thurs., 12 noon – boat departs San Cristobal from the pier just below New Era, arrives in Santa Cruz approximately 4 p.m. (arrival depends on weather and the seas). Tickets are sold 9-11 a.m. the morning of departure just inside New Era. You should be at the pier by 11:30 a.m. at the latest. Note that occasionally (not often, but occasionally) the boat leaves on an earlier or different schedule, so be sure to check the morning of the previous departure day and again around 9 a.m. the day of departure. Tues. & Fri., 12 noon – boat departs Santa Cruz, arrives in San Cristobal approximately 4 p.m. Approximately once a month, boat tr
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