Galapagos Islands, Part 1. ECUADOR
Airing Date: Mar 6th, 2006
A zoologist's dream, the Galapagos Islands affords a once-in-a-lifetime chance to witness animals found nowhere else on the planet.
It is possible that indigenous coastal tribes were the first to discover the remote Galapagos Islands, a chain of rocky, highly active volcanic islands roughly 1,000 km off the coast of Ecuador.
You don't have to be a hardcore eco-traveller to be utterly amazed by the Galapagos Islands. This is where Charles Darwin developed his theory of evolution.
And how could he not have been inspired... this living laboratory offers close encounters with huge tortoises, marine iguanas, penguins, dolphins, manta rays and of course, thousands upon thousands of rare birds such as the blue-footed boobie.
Cruising the islands on the Beluga is the best way to get a taste of this natural paradise, where animals are so unafraid of man, they approach the boat curiously as you sail.
Further Information
Air New Zealand flies to San Francisco with prices starting from $1800 ex Sydney, $1880 ex Melbourne, $1882 ex Brisbane and $2337 ex Perth. *Conditions apply. Includes taxes.
Website: www.airnewzealand.com.au
American Airlines has connecting flights to Quito, Ecuador with prices starting at $972 return. Conditions apply. Includes taxes. For more information contact American Airlines.
Telephone: 1300 650 747
Cruises to the Galapagos Islands start at $2990 for 5 days and $3990 for 8 days.*Price includes all meals & guide
For more information contact World Expeditions.
Telephone: 1300 720 000
Website: www.worldexpeditions.com.au
Prices correct at 6/3/06
