Galapagos Safari Camp

What a gem! Located overlooking the ocean and Bartholomew Island, the hotel has tented rooms that are very comfortable and quite charming. Much like the African safari camps. Our 3 night stay started every day with a delicious Ecuadorian breakfast, and ended each night with more delicious dinners. Our wonderful guide Viviana Herrera met us for adventurous outings on Monday and Wednesday. Tuesday the camp arranged for us to take a boat ride to Bartholomew Island where we saw penguins, boobies, and went snorkeling. Just a wonderful day. If you go to the Galapagos the Safari Camp should be on your list. The manager Jorge, and his staff are very helpful and accommodate every request. Just a special place.

Incredible experience! The lodge is fairly isolated, about a 30 minute drive from the nearest town. You can only see nature from your room. The place is gorgeous. My son ran into a tortoise on his way to lunch. We saw tortoises every day on the dirt road leading to the camp. The food was as good as the best restaurants in any city. The chef is spectacular. My adult sons joined us. They are foodies and they always wanted seconds. They also accommodate for any diet. The best part is that they make planning your time in Galapagos so easy. Once I booked, I did not have to plan anything else. They take care of all drivers and guides and excusions and even made sure we had wetsuits. I can't recommend this place more.

What an amazing play to stay! We loved the ease and professionalism throughout the planning and booking phase. The place itself is so well maintained and comfortable. Cannot say enough about the staff at the camp!!!! They were so attentive and always had a smile on their face. My kids unfortunately fell ill on one of the days and the staff (Stephanie & George) were just so remarkable in checking in on us throughout the day and making available whatever they needed. The bartenders (Juan & Alex) make great cocktails. The chef is outstanding too. Our guide (Robert) was also so nice and knowledgeable and full of stories to keep us entertained. We were very sad to leave the place.

Hands down, The Safari Camp is service wise the best thing we have ever experienced, without comparison - we loooved that everything was so well thought through, the debriefing with the host with a small drink and just in general the eye for detail with packing everything we need for the day, small information cards in the morning and a nice little bedtime message with a nice quote. The food was mindblowingly good, some off the dishes even Michelin niveau! We really got along with our guide Robert, he was so sweet, well knowing and just plain good company! We can totally recommend going here, if you want an experience of your lifetime.

I can't say enough fantastic things about Galapagos Safari camp. Andrea organized everything perfectly for us, down to the finest details, including a tour in Quito. The staff were so warm, friendly and their attention to detail was impeccable. We loved the fine touches, such as the personalized little notes left each night, and even for our young daughter (she loved the little stuffed animals left on her bed). The food was out of this world. Our guide Robert, was fantastic. Perfect combination of knowledge, humor, calmness, and never rushed us but still managed to keep things on schedule. Everyone honestly went out of their way to ensure our needs were met and that we had a great time. This is our second trip to Galapagos and this trip blew our other trip away. It was very hard for us to leave.

Absolute first class experience! GSC arranged not only our wonderful stay in the Galapagos, but 2 additional days in Quito and 2 days in the Andes at Hacienda Zuleta (reviewed separately). Diego helped us plan and book everything and was very responsive and helpful with us in that regard. EVERYTHING was taken care of - itinerary, transfers, guides, passes, food and lodging. All we had to do was show up and enjoy the adventure. We traveled as a 6 guest multigenerational family ages 9,16,47,51,76,&77. Without exception, everyone was blown away by the entire experience. Every day we saw and participated in so many "first time" things. We walked among the Giant Tortoises, climbed through lava tubes, hung out with sea lions, iguanas, blue footed boobies, swam with sharks, penguins, sea lions, learned and participated in chocolate, coffee and even moonshine production! We were fed wonderful food throughout and met so many wonderful people. Without a doubt, the shining stars throughout were the people who took care of us. The chef and hosts (Jorge and Jose) at GSC took care of us as though we were family. Our drivers throughout or entire stay in Ecuador were terrific and professional. Finally, a most special mention should go to our guides Jose (in the Galapagos) and Juan Pablo (on the mainland). Both were so caring and informative. We spent several days with each and we were sad to say goodbye. We will treasure the memories that our family were able to make and I would highly recommend Galapagos Safari Camp to anyone, as their team made all of this happen.