Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Puerto Ayora (Galapagos), Ecuador

Druk — Christmas and New Year peak, schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Regel

  Galapagos park entry fee

  1 jan – 31 dec

  The national park fee doubled in August 2024, the first rise since 1998, and it is paid in cash US dollars on arrival at Baltra or San Cristobal. There is a separate transit card before you fly, and no cards are accepted at the desk. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Green turtle nesting (1 dec – 30 jun (meestal)), Warm season and calm crossings (15 dec – 31 mei), Christmas and New Year peak (15 dec – 10 jan)

Druk — Carnival long weekend, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Feestdag

  Carnival long weekend

  8 feb – 6 mrt · meestalDrukBoek vroeg

  Mainland Ecuadorians take the four-day Carnival weekend and the flights from Guayaquil and Quito fill with them. It is the one genuinely busy stretch in an otherwise slack February. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Galapagos park entry fee (1 jan – 31 dec), Green turtle nesting (1 dec – 30 jun (meestal)), Warm season and calm crossings (15 dec – 31 mei)

Druk — Carnival long weekend, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

In maart begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Galapagos park entry fee (1 jan – 31 dec), Carnival long weekend (8 feb – 6 mrt (meestal)), Green turtle nesting (1 dec – 30 jun (meestal)), Warm season and calm crossings (15 dec – 31 mei)

Rustig — een van de slechtste maanden qua weer

• Natuur

  Waved albatross on Espanola

  1 apr – 20 dec · meestalVogelseizoen

  The entire world population nests on one island, arriving at Punta Suarez in April and gone again by the end of December. Espanola is a full day out by boat, so it is a cruise itinerary rather than a taxi ride.

Nog steeds bezig: Galapagos park entry fee (1 jan – 31 dec), Green turtle nesting (1 dec – 30 jun (meestal)), Warm season and calm crossings (15 dec – 31 mei)

Tussenseizoen — een gewone maand

In mei begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Galapagos park entry fee (1 jan – 31 dec), Waved albatross on Espanola (1 apr – 20 dec (meestal)), Green turtle nesting (1 dec – 30 jun (meestal)), Warm season and calm crossings (15 dec – 31 mei)

Druk — Northern summer peak, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Seizoen

  Garua season

  1 jun – 30 novMistseizoen

  The Humboldt current arrives and the highlands sit under a fine grey mist for months. Cooler, choppier and greyer than the brochures, and also the richest time in the water: cold nutrient-heavy upwelling brings everything in.

• Natuur

  Tortoises in the highlands

  1 jun – 15 dec · meestalDierenseizoen

  Santa Cruz's wild tortoises spend the cool grey months up in the wet pastures, which is when the ranches on the road to Santa Rosa are thick with them. They walk back down to nest in the warm season.

• Natuur

  Whale sharks at Darwin and Wolf

  15 jun – 15 nov · meestalDuikseizoenBoek vroeg

  Large females pass the far northern rocks through the cool season. Those two sites are liveaboard-only and nowhere near Santa Cruz, so this is a boat booked a year out rather than a day trip from the harbour.

• Seizoen

  Northern summer peak

  15 jun – 5 sep · meestalSchoolvakantiesDrukBoek vroeg

  The islands run a visitor cap through the permitted sites, so the pressure shows up as price and availability rather than queues. Cruise berths and the good day boats out of Puerto Ayora sell out months ahead.

Nog steeds bezig: Galapagos park entry fee (1 jan – 31 dec), Waved albatross on Espanola (1 apr – 20 dec (meestal)), Green turtle nesting (1 dec – 30 jun (meestal))

Druk — Northern summer peak, schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen

In juli begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Galapagos park entry fee (1 jan – 31 dec), Waved albatross on Espanola (1 apr – 20 dec (meestal)), Garua season (1 jun – 30 nov), Tortoises in the highlands (1 jun – 15 dec (meestal)), Whale sharks at Darwin and Wolf (15 jun – 15 nov (meestal)), Northern summer peak (15 jun – 5 sep (meestal))

Druk — Northern summer peak

In augustus begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Galapagos park entry fee (1 jan – 31 dec), Waved albatross on Espanola (1 apr – 20 dec (meestal)), Garua season (1 jun – 30 nov), Tortoises in the highlands (1 jun – 15 dec (meestal)), Whale sharks at Darwin and Wolf (15 jun – 15 nov (meestal)), Northern summer peak (15 jun – 5 sep (meestal))

Druk — Northern summer peak, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

In september begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Galapagos park entry fee (1 jan – 31 dec), Waved albatross on Espanola (1 apr – 20 dec (meestal)), Garua season (1 jun – 30 nov), Tortoises in the highlands (1 jun – 15 dec (meestal)), Whale sharks at Darwin and Wolf (15 jun – 15 nov (meestal)), Northern summer peak (15 jun – 5 sep (meestal))

Druk — een van de beste maanden qua weer

In oktober begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Galapagos park entry fee (1 jan – 31 dec), Waved albatross on Espanola (1 apr – 20 dec (meestal)), Garua season (1 jun – 30 nov), Tortoises in the highlands (1 jun – 15 dec (meestal)), Whale sharks at Darwin and Wolf (15 jun – 15 nov (meestal))

Tussenseizoen — een gewone maand

In november begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Galapagos park entry fee (1 jan – 31 dec), Waved albatross on Espanola (1 apr – 20 dec (meestal)), Garua season (1 jun – 30 nov), Tortoises in the highlands (1 jun – 15 dec (meestal)), Whale sharks at Darwin and Wolf (15 jun – 15 nov (meestal))

Druk — Christmas and New Year peak, schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Natuur

  Green turtle nesting

  1 dec – 30 jun · meestal

  Green turtles haul out on Tortuga Bay and the quieter beaches from December, and the park ropes off the nesting end until the last hatchlings are away around June. Night walking there is out.

• Seizoen

  Warm season and calm crossings

  15 dec – 31 meiZee op temperatuur

  Warmer water, flatter seas and short heavy showers that green the islands. This is the half of the year for snorkelling without a wetsuit and for anyone who does not want the inter-island ferry to be an ordeal.

• Feestdag

  Christmas and New Year peak

  15 dec – 10 janKerst & nieuwjaarDrukBoek vroeg

  The second peak of the year, and the shorter one: mainland Ecuadorians and long-haul visitors arrive together and the cruise boats charge their highest rates of the calendar for the fortnight. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Galapagos park entry fee (1 jan – 31 dec), Waved albatross on Espanola (1 apr – 20 dec (meestal)), Tortoises in the highlands (1 jun – 15 dec (meestal))