We get a regular flow of very positive reviews from returning guests - each one injects additional motivation into our day.  From time to time, we like to share these…

From the Galapagos Conservation Trust website (the UK non-profit supporting Galapagos conservation):   Welcome to the Galapagos Conservation Trust’s 2018 Galapagos Photography Competition.  If you have been lucky enough to…

We just heard from one of the ship owners that the president of Ecuador has approved the postponement of the requirement to show proof of travel medical insurance upon arriving…

We came across a post on TripAdvisor today that perfectly encapsulates the reason for which we developed our "Active Galapagos" trip on the Samba. A couple writes their review of…

The Galapagos regional government (a.k.a. the governing council) approved a motion to ban the importation of yogurt from the continent last week.   Most such bans on the importation of foodstuffs…

I was quoted in the New York Times' June 1st paper (along with perhaps 500 other people in that day's paper... so my ego is kept in check).   The article…

Translated from an El Colono (Galapagos newspaper) FaceBook post yesterday. * Technically they are tortoises (land based version of turtles, which are water reptiles; e.g. sea turtles) but we took…

On the 9th of January this year, we reported on a spat of small but frequent earthquakes in and around Sierra Negra volcano.   We have an ear to the ground…

While Sierra Negra volcano on Isabela island had been attracting our attention these past days with its multiple earthquakes (see earlier news item "Is she going to blow?", its sister…

CNH Tours has been very busy - we're getting more and more "word of mouth" inquiries as the number of very happy former guests tell their friends and family about…