Why is a land based tour preferable to a cruise ship tour?
The islands do not rock on the sea (no motion sickness pills). You’ll have a decent sized bathroom. The distances you can walk in any one direction are limited only by your physical strength, you’re cultural contact is not limited to other tourists, there is no schedule (if it’s Tues. this must be…?), the adaptability of land based tours allows groups to focus on their interests and work around or with climate changes or animal patterns, but the most fundamental difference is the impact on the islands themselves and the people who live there the true custodians of the Galapagos. Your tourist dollars go directly to the people rather than to the owners of a cruise ship who often have no direct link to the Galapagos except as a source of income.
