The Galápagos Islands City Guides are made for travellers who sleep on land and explore by day, with Puerto Ayora on Santa Cruz as the base and ferry hops to Isabela and San Cristóbal. They answer the questions that shape the whole trip: which shore snorkel spots cost nothing, which licensed day boat is worth booking for blue-footed boobies or penguins, where wild giant tortoises graze in the highlands and where islanders eat a fresh fish lunch for very little. Each guide is a short, honest list that says why a place earns its spot, how to get there and one practical tip, and it opens in your browser as soon as you have paid.
About the Galápagos Islands City Guides
- 98 places
- 5 guides
- 6 languages
- Works offline
- Print or PDF
- Instant access
- Free updates
The five Galápagos guides
Food guide
21 places
Set lunches and the evening kiosk street in Puerto Ayora, fish landed that same morning, coffee and cane farms in the highlands, and the best tables on Isabela and San Cristóbal.
Things to do guide
19 places
Free beaches and snorkel spots on Santa Cruz, tortoises in the highlands, boat days to North Seymour, Bartolomé and South Plaza, then lava arches and a giant caldera on Isabela.
Family guide
18 places
Sea lions on the sand and a calm lagoon near Puerto Ayora, tortoise ranches and lit lava tubes in the highlands, and day boats that children can manage.
Day trips guide
21 places
Santa Cruz on foot, by water taxi or by taxi, licensed day boats to four uninhabited islands, and what to do once the public ferry drops you on Isabela or San Cristóbal.
Budget guide
19 places
Free beaches and snorkelling, cheap set lunches and market empanadas, Isabela and San Cristóbal on your own, and the few day tours that justify the spend.
Why an interactive guide beats a list
Tick places off
Mark each place as done and watch your progress, so you always know what is left.
Your own notes
Write notes on any place and add your own finds. They stay on your phone.
One tap to Maps
Every place opens in Google Maps, and the day route puts your picks in a sensible order.
Open now, near me
Filter by what is open right now or what is closest to you.
Works offline
Open the guide once with a connection and it keeps working without data.
Print it or save as PDF
On a computer, print any guide or save it as a PDF to take with you.
Three places from the guides
El Trapiche Ecológico
El Cascajo, Santa Cruz highlands, 20 min by taxi
Three generations of one family farm coffee, cacao and sugar cane up here and show you every step, from the cane press to the still that turns the juice into aguardiente. You finish with a tasting of the coffee, the house trapuchino and the moonshine. From the food guide.
Pinnacle Rock
Bartolomé Island, about 2 hours by boat
Walk up to the 114-metre summit of Bartolomé for the view you have seen on every Galápagos poster: a pointed rock between two curving beaches. Then get into the water below it with penguins, sea lions and reef sharks. From the things to do guide.
Santa Fé Island
About 1.5 hours by boat from the Puerto Ayora pier
In the turquoise bay, young sea lions swim loops around you while you snorkel. Ashore, a short trail through tall prickly-pear cacti leads to the Santa Fe land iguana, which lives here and nowhere else. From the beaches and day trips guide.
Plan your days in the Galápagos
Day one: watch sea lions and pelicans crowd the fishing piers in Puerto Ayora, cross the bay by water taxi to Playa los Alemanes, swim in the clear slot of Las Grietas, then eat grilled fish at the kiosks on Charles Binford. Day two: head up to the highlands for the Pit Craters, the wild tortoises at Rancho Primicias and a coffee and cane tasting at El Trapiche Ecológico, or give the day to a boat trip to North Seymour. After that, take the ferry and spend two nights on Isabela for Concha de Perla, Los Túneles and Sierra Negra. For a rainy or slow day, walk through the lit lava tube at Túneles de Bellavista, take your time over a sandwich and gelato at Galapagos Deli and save the evening for the kiosk street.
Questions about the Galápagos guides
What do the Galápagos Islands City Guides include?
Five guides covering 98 places: food, things to do, family, beaches and day trips, and budget. Every entry says why it is worth going, where it is, how to get there and one tip you can use.
How do I get the guides after paying?
The links appear on your order confirmation page and in the email that follows. They open in the browser of any phone, tablet or laptop, with no app to install and no account to set up.
Do the Galápagos guides work without internet?
Yes. Open each guide once while you are online and it keeps working offline afterwards, ticks and notes included. Opening a place in maps needs mobile data.
Which languages are the Galápagos guides available in?
The guides open in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish and Dutch. You can switch the language inside the guide at any time.
How much do the guides cost?
One guide is €4.99, two are €8.99, four are €15.99 and all five together are €19.99.
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