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Monthly Archives: June 2011
A trip to find the penguins!
Penguins are not always that easy to come by during Galapagos cruise tour excursions and Galapagos tour guides make a special effort to find them where they know they usually are. Sometimes, you’ll take a special panga ride to meet … Continue reading
Give away a Galapagos holiday!
So you’ve been on a Galapagos holiday cruise with Metropolitan Touring. You’ve enjoyed the luxury of good food, excellent staff, beautiful facilities while visiting one of the World’s most spectacular travel destinations! You’ve had only good things to say on … Continue reading
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Tagged cruise tours, deals, family travel, Galapagos Contest, galapagos islands
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Seabirds take height during Galapagos cruises
Seabirds are a prime Galapagos holiday highlight. We see them as we first arrive at the airport, when we first start looking around at this spectacular travel destination in Baltra from the few-minute transfer to the cruise ship, pelicans glide above … Continue reading
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Tagged birdwatching, cruises, galapagos islands, seabirds, travel
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Galapagos cruise impressions
Galapagos cruise tour day 2, 6 AM: Ah, a tough wake up call to prepare you for your first morning Galapagos cruise tour excursion. Your first thought may very well be, what did I get myself into? This is, of course, … Continue reading
Galapagos cruise report: May 28, 2011
We leave our Galapagos cruise ship at 7 in the morning to disembark on Punta Suárez, in Española. There is so much to see here that we need three hours for the tour of this unique visitor site. The first … Continue reading
Green air travel for the Galapagos
The Galapagos Islands continue their ongoing process to becoming the first completely ecologically-friendly travel destination in the world, with a new state-of-the-art green airport that will further guarantee the positive impact these Islands continue to have for humanity and the … Continue reading
A Galapagos travel “vocab” list
Galapagos holiday cruises will be, for every first-timer to the islands, a journey into another world. This is not something I say, because it has been a long time since I first reached the Galapagos on a cruise, but it … Continue reading
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Galapagos trip FAQs continued
Well, let’s get serious and ask some real Galapagos travel questions that always puzzle those who evoke the islands, let alone those who visit them. These are without a doubt some of the first questions that come up when tourists … Continue reading
A Galapagos trip FAQ
The following is a quick overview of some questions and worries that may arise when planning a Galapagos holiday.
Galapagos travel contest comes to an end
We have our Galapagos holiday cruise tour winners! I’ve been following the competition closely, and have had my moments of laughter, of tears, of suspense and introspection… and it’s all good, because we now have 4 happy winners of 11 … Continue reading