By: David H.
Submitted: 2009-12-18 04:23:12 | Word Count: 649
For the best time in Galapagos, book into an elegant yet budget friendly Galapagos Island hotel. Aside from comfortable and modern amenities, guests will also experience the wonderful outdoors that only Galapagos Islands can offer.
From volcanoes that violently erupted out of the sea emerged this archipelago of volcanic islands. Galapagos Island is a wonderful example of “The Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection” and “The Theory of Natural Selection” of Charles Darwin. At present, the island is beaming with visitors who want to experience its remote beauty while staying at a Galapagos Island hotel.
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Tourists who want to see the extraordinary fare of Galapagos, travel first into Quito and from there, you can already arrange activities as well as tours to this mainland of Ecuador. While in this region, places you should see include the Avenue of the Volcanoes Mindo; Banos and the city centers as well as the colonial haciendas of Quito and Cuenca. As a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the most notable features of Galapagos Islands are its unique flora and fauna. It remains a national park; province and biological marine reserve open to tourists who want to explore its insurmountable beauty.
Hotels in and around Galapagos
Apart from staying at a Galapagos Island hotel, you can also book into a lodge in the Amazon region. For a fun and comfortable vacation at Galapagos, there are numerous hotels you can consider:
Bellavista – This family run hotel offers a prime and convenient location along Puerto Baquerizo Moreno. It is located beside Main Street’s tourist pier. This Galapagos Island hotel has its own 35 foot luxury yacht. Aside from that, the hotel offers Galapagos Island Tours either for 4 days and 3 nights or 6 days and 5 nights. The package also includes daily activities. If you stop by the pier, you may even get a chance to mingle with sea lions.
Hotel Espana – This hotel is considered as one amongst the best budget options you can get in Puerto Ayora, Ecuador. It has a friendly and clean atmosphere as well as a convenient location. It was recently renovated. There is a common area downstairs; the rooms are kept clean; and the mattresses are always replaced.
La Casa de Pepito – This Galapagos Island hotel is actually owned by a Galapagos naturalist guide couple – Pepe and Erika. It is situated along Puerto Ayora’s most quiet and safest neighborhood. It offers fully furnished rental houses complete with modern commodities, cable TVs, stereos and two bedroom units with single as well as double beds.
Hotel Silberstein – This beautifully landscaped, intimate and modern hotel used to be known as “Hotel Angermeyer”. It offers 22 romantic and clean rooms with ceiling fans, private hot baths, air conditioning units and stunning views of the swimming pool or courtyard.
Galapagos Beaches
Located in Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz Island, the Tortuga Bay is one of the most popular tourist attractions of the Galapagos Island. Separated by a headland of mangroves, there are two beaches at the Tortuga Bay. One of the beach is used mostly for the surfing because of the strong waves and on the other hand second beach is preferred for swimming and just relaxing, since on the west side the water is calm.
Not just for common beach, but Tortuga bay is known for the sea turtle upon which the name of the beach is given. There are also some other animals that can be found such as sea lions, marine iguanas, pelicans, lava gulls and flamingos, etc. These species can be commonly found along the shore of the beaches.
There is one more reason why the Tortuga Bay is famous. This beach is located south west of the town of Puerto Ayora on the Galapogos Island of Santa Cruz. Thus the sunsets here are seems to be very beautiful and lot people get attracted towards stunning sunset here.
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