Carlos Beate is the Commercial Manager at Andando Tours. Andando Tours offers exclusive traveling experiences, specializing in sailing around the Galapagos Islands and overland along the magnificent Avenue of Volcanoes on the Ecuadorian Andes. With over 40 years of experience, we blend family traditions with unique expertise and knowledge to create those special once in a lifetime moments. An excellent and sustainable operation is for us the most important aspect of our business; our travel programs are designed to let all travelers enjoy Ecuador´s indescribable natural treasures while adapting each trip to match the needs and wishes of every client.
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A monthly guide is really useful. The Galápagos Islands are on my travel list. But deciding what time of the year to visit is going to be an issue so this is very helpful.
That’s one of the most important things I’ve learned about traveling. The experience you can have is totally based on the time of the year. It helps for something like this, or when tourist season is a little low so prices tend to be cheap. I wonder if that same concept works here.
I’m a very regular visitor to A Luxury Travel
Blog but I’ve never seen a monthly guide to wildlife before. It’s a great original idea. Maybe some of the African bloggers could do something similar on Africa wildlife? It would be once to know when the good times to go on safari are.
I’m a very regular visitor to A Luxury Travel Blog but I don’t think that I’ve seen a monthly wildlife guide before. It’s a great idea. Maybe some of the Africa bloggers could do something similar?
12 great photos of Galápagos wildlife. Any of the would make a great “Visit the Galapagos” poster. Well, maybe not the giant tortoises one to start with but perhaps with some digital manipulation it would look good.
Sadly the best I can do is to say that I’ve seen some of these beautiful creatures in zoos and aquariums which is a pretty poor substitute for seeing them in the wild in their natural environment. Once we can start travelling again I ought to try to get to the Galápagos, it would definitely be the trip of a lifetime.
I’ve only seen flamingos and penguins once and I absolutely loved the experience. They’re actually both so unusual when you really study them. It would be incredible to see such variety of animals here and I bet you’d come back from the Galapagos with thousands of photos to treasure. There’s something very grounding about wildlife, very humbling too.
It’s interesting to learn a bit more about what happens when during the year. I guess if you have a particular interest and are dying to see something specific, like the hatching of the giant tortoises (which I’d also be curious to witness!) then you can better plan your trip. I tend to pick summer time for most holidays but that’s not always the best option, it depends on what’s happening there, what the natural wildlife are up to, prices and so on, so it’s a great idea to share this sort of helpful guide.
I can’t think of a better place anywhere in the world to go and see wildlife. I know that’s true about Madagascar as well. I love that we can learn more about nature in these kinds of places. It must be such a different life experience to live in a faraway place like the Galapagos Islands. So much history there based on science and evolution.
These iguanas are really colorful but really not my thing. I cringe. And I’ve only seen flamingos in a zoo. It would be refreshing to see them in the wild like a pink cloud on the ground. I wonder how’s the weather during the “ber” months as I’m more of a water person and would be very interested in swimming with sea lions or seeing the giant tortoises. But I’m sure any month in Galapagos would be filled with colorful flora and fauna.
This is really cool, I like the format. It makes for an interesting read. I can even see this type of layout more engrossing as a longer piece with some greater depth or details. I loved reading about the different animals this way.
The Nasca Boobies and Christmas Iguanas are my absolute favorites. Thanks for publishing this about my home in the Galapagos Islands! I live here all year long on San Cristobol and during Covid quarentine we have had some time to allow our kids to be one with the local Flora and Fauna.
As we are thinking about a visit to the Galapagos sometime in 2023, I remembered reading this post. Going through month by month is a great source of information as it should help us to decide when the best month for us to visit would be.
A monthly guide is really useful. The Galápagos Islands are on my travel list. But deciding what time of the year to visit is going to be an issue so this is very helpful.
That’s one of the most important things I’ve learned about traveling. The experience you can have is totally based on the time of the year. It helps for something like this, or when tourist season is a little low so prices tend to be cheap. I wonder if that same concept works here.
I’m a very regular visitor to A Luxury Travel
Blog but I’ve never seen a monthly guide to wildlife before. It’s a great original idea. Maybe some of the African bloggers could do something similar on Africa wildlife? It would be once to know when the good times to go on safari are.
I’m a very regular visitor to A Luxury Travel Blog but I don’t think that I’ve seen a monthly wildlife guide before. It’s a great idea. Maybe some of the Africa bloggers could do something similar?
12 great photos of Galápagos wildlife. Any of the would make a great “Visit the Galapagos” poster. Well, maybe not the giant tortoises one to start with but perhaps with some digital manipulation it would look good.
Sadly the best I can do is to say that I’ve seen some of these beautiful creatures in zoos and aquariums which is a pretty poor substitute for seeing them in the wild in their natural environment. Once we can start travelling again I ought to try to get to the Galápagos, it would definitely be the trip of a lifetime.
I’ve only seen flamingos and penguins once and I absolutely loved the experience. They’re actually both so unusual when you really study them. It would be incredible to see such variety of animals here and I bet you’d come back from the Galapagos with thousands of photos to treasure. There’s something very grounding about wildlife, very humbling too.
It’s interesting to learn a bit more about what happens when during the year. I guess if you have a particular interest and are dying to see something specific, like the hatching of the giant tortoises (which I’d also be curious to witness!) then you can better plan your trip. I tend to pick summer time for most holidays but that’s not always the best option, it depends on what’s happening there, what the natural wildlife are up to, prices and so on, so it’s a great idea to share this sort of helpful guide.
I can’t think of a better place anywhere in the world to go and see wildlife. I know that’s true about Madagascar as well. I love that we can learn more about nature in these kinds of places. It must be such a different life experience to live in a faraway place like the Galapagos Islands. So much history there based on science and evolution.
These iguanas are really colorful but really not my thing. I cringe. And I’ve only seen flamingos in a zoo. It would be refreshing to see them in the wild like a pink cloud on the ground. I wonder how’s the weather during the “ber” months as I’m more of a water person and would be very interested in swimming with sea lions or seeing the giant tortoises. But I’m sure any month in Galapagos would be filled with colorful flora and fauna.
This is really cool, I like the format. It makes for an interesting read. I can even see this type of layout more engrossing as a longer piece with some greater depth or details. I loved reading about the different animals this way.
The Nasca Boobies and Christmas Iguanas are my absolute favorites. Thanks for publishing this about my home in the Galapagos Islands! I live here all year long on San Cristobol and during Covid quarentine we have had some time to allow our kids to be one with the local Flora and Fauna.
As we are thinking about a visit to the Galapagos sometime in 2023, I remembered reading this post. Going through month by month is a great source of information as it should help us to decide when the best month for us to visit would be.