We went on the MV Grace, through Quasar. Nice small boat; wonderful trip. They offered two routes. Basically a northern one and a southern one. We did the northern, which seemed best for a wide variety of things to see and less open water crossings.

As for the mainland, we came into and out of Quito. There are quite a few great birding lodges close by. We did Tandayapa when we did the Galapagos trip but there are many others.

Hal Michael
Board of Directors, Ecologists Without Borders http://ecowb.org/
Olympia WA
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> On 01/25/2023 12:31 PM Jeff Borsecnik <jeffborsecnik at msn.com> wrote:

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> I'd appreciate recommendations for Galapagos visits, either general (like islands/sites not to miss) or specific, like recommended outfitters/boats for small-boat cruises. I'd welcome general travel tips as well as bird/nature specific info.

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> My understanding is that a small-boat cruise is the way to go, though they are expensive. We'd like to find a good value. We'd love to go in December, but it looks like our summer is more likely to work out (availability and prices for the holidays are not good).

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> If we have a few extra days for mainland travel, what's worthwhile/accessible?

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> Thanks, jeff b

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