Best 10 Tours to the Galapagos on a Budget

• The Galapagos have entered the stratosphere of bucket list trips and nearly legendary status, such that they almost don't seem real. And due to this can seem incredibly unattainable to visit if you're on a budget. While traveling to the Galapagos is expensive, it is possible to travel to these mystical, historically significant, and scientifically significant islands on a budget (in relative terms).
• Because they are so remote, accessible by cruise or flight only, the cost of a trip to the Galapagos heavily factors in transportation. Once you're there, you'll be depending on local ferries, boats, and tours, as well as eating in local bars and restaurants if not on your cruise vessel. Tourism is the main source of income on the Galapagos so these prices are hiked up.
• Additionally, you are required to take a tour in the Galapagos for wildlife viewing and to ensure the minimal human disturbance of the rare, valuable, and delicate ecosystems around the islands. Conservation efforts are constant and taken seriously on the Galapagos, and going on a tour helps your tourism dollars contribute to this, as well as helps make sure they remain effective. The Three Major Galapagos islands Santa Cruz Island
• This is the most populous and commercially developed of all the Galapagos, and the best place for viewing giant tortoises. You’re guaranteed to see tortoises when you visit the Charles Darwin Research Station, but even better is viewing these mammoth creatures in the wild, as they slowly migrate to find mates and lay their eggs.
• Isabela Island
• The largest of the Galapagos, Isabela Island is rich in many forms of wildlife. The island is home to thousands of giant tortoises, to the most northerly penguin colony on earth, and to the rare pink iguana, which inhabit the slopes of a volcano. Sea turtles, marine iguanas, offshore whales, and a number of bird species make this an island not to miss.
• San Cristobal Island
• This is the site of the Galapagos’ major international airport and second most populous in the chain, and where Charles Darwin first set foot in the islands in 1835. This is one of the prime birding areas of the Galapagos, with boobies –- Blue-footed, Red-footed, and Nazca – sharing the spotlight with finches and frigate birds. You can also snorkel amid sea turtles, sea lions, and tropical fish. Check out the best 10 budget minded tours to the Galapagos: