Travel guides
The questions we get asked before anyone asks about a tour
These pages exist because the honest answers were not published anywhere. Each one carries a visible date, names its sources, and gets re-checked against the official advisories every month. If one goes stale, that is on us.
Is Ecuador safe to travel to?
Province by province, with the current US and UK advisory wording — and the exception at Guayaquil airport that affects Galápagos connections.
Read the guide →What do you need to enter Ecuador?
The 90-day rule that is not per entry, passport validity, and the customs form introduced in July 2025 that most guides still do not mention.
Read the guide →Galápagos fees, permits and what arrival day looks like
The US$220 per adult that no tour price includes, the insurance question sources disagree on, and the biosecurity rules.
Read the guide →Galápagos cruise or island hopping?
A cruise buys access, not comfort. Which outer islands you can only reach by boat, the seasickness question, and the hybrid nobody offers you.
Read the guide →Being written now
Best time to visit Ecuador, month by month · How many days you need in the Galápagos · What a trip to Ecuador actually costs · Altitude in Quito and how to handle it · Choosing an Amazon lodge: Cuyabeno vs Yasuní · Galápagos wildlife calendar
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Still deciding?
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