Galápagos Adventure Tours

photo by Karey Fuhs

Adventure tours basically encompass all tours not covered by the other two categories. These tours are usually self-styled and formulated in conjunction with a local individual, small company, or hotel and often include activities like kayaking, hiking, wildlife viewing, mountain biking, horseback riding, scuba diving and/or camping.

Although the infrastructure for this type of tour is still in its initial stages, you will probably witness a boom in the coming years: entrepreneurs and tourism sector employees looking to venture into unexplored niches in the informal economy and generate income that stays in the islands (as opposed to foreign tour companies) have been developing creative tour opportunities. Since most residents of the major towns know their islands inside-and-out, the extreme to this type of unofficial touring is to contract a local guide or taxi driver to take you on your own, individual tour. This is often a surprisingly informative, unique, and cost-effective option for Spanish speakers.

Adventure Tour

Latin American Destinations - Galapagos Cruises & Tours We will take you to discover one of the most amazing sites in the world: Galapagos Islands!! www.latinamericandestinations.com

4 & 5** Custom & Scheduled Tours by www.SouthAmerica.travel Create your own travel itinerary with our custom Travel Planner, or choose from one of our 100s of carefully designed itineraries. Special escorted departures. SouthAmerica.travel

Galapagos Adventure and Multisport Tours Explore the Galapagos with Southern Explorations� active land-based adventures. Hike, bike, dive, horseback ride, kayak and snorkel with our expert local guides while enjoying exotic wildlife and spectacular surroundings first-hand. Custom itineraries, private and small-group departures. southernexplorations.com/galapagos-LandTours.htm

Enjoy the Galapagos with the Galapagos Legend The M/V Galapagos Legend is a 110 passenger Luxury expedition ship. Designed with good taste it gives an environment of "elegant adventure" and blends in smoothly with the Islands landscape with open social areas that allow you to enjoy nature from its observation decks. www.galapagoslegend.com.ec