For anyone doing the island-hopping, budget version of the Galapagos Islands, here are some activities and tips for your time in Puerto Ayora. There are even more activities outside of Puerto Ayora but on Santa Cruz, so check out my other blog posts!
Essentials/Necessities:
Hotel Flamingo (1) - good place, water was a bonus, lack of kitchen was a negative, took utensils from hotel breakfast area, had ants/mice which was bad but our fault for poorly storing our food
Market (2) - lots of fruits and vegetables, definitely look around to find a good deal
Panaderia (3) - one block before market, delicious bread, also has dairy products
Grocery stores - multiple on main road between port and market, also one to the left of the hospital and church if your back is to the pier, good for non-perishables and forgotten items like towels
Kiosks (4) - block of restaurants that serve "almuerzos" and "meriendas" at $3-4 as well as "platos a la carta", chairs and tables pulled into the street at night but not for lunch because of the sun/traffic
ATM (5) - the one closest to our hostel, there is one on the main road but it's more on the way out of town.
Main pier - good place to check out at night when lights are on to see fauna, very active in evenings, where boats and taxis come and go, where bus drops off
Terminal Terrestre (6) - where buses pick up to go to airport, also beginning of the red dirt road to El Mirador
Activities:
Julian's (7) - where we got our deal for our day trip, snorkel masks NOT included, found him through the tour place directly across from our hotel
Kayak rental (8) - also does tours and snorkel rental, got a great deal, took us to the people who actually own the kayaks (PICTURE BELOW), not sure if it would've been cheaper going directly to them, also this corner has $1 scoop and soft serve ice cream.
Tortuga Bay (9)
Nymph Lagoon (10)
Charles Darwin Station (11)
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Essentials/Necessities:
Hotel Flamingo (1) - good place, water was a bonus, lack of kitchen was a negative, took utensils from hotel breakfast area, had ants/mice which was bad but our fault for poorly storing our food
The door to Hotel Flamingo
Across the street market for empanadas if you need to carry a lunch, carne variety was good even after hours in a backpack
Also across the street - tour place that lead us to Julian's
Market (2) - lots of fruits and vegetables, definitely look around to find a good deal
Panaderia (3) - one block before market, delicious bread, also has dairy products
Grocery stores - multiple on main road between port and market, also one to the left of the hospital and church if your back is to the pier, good for non-perishables and forgotten items like towels
Kiosks (4) - block of restaurants that serve "almuerzos" and "meriendas" at $3-4 as well as "platos a la carta", chairs and tables pulled into the street at night but not for lunch because of the sun/traffic
The Kiosks at night
ATM (5) - the one closest to our hostel, there is one on the main road but it's more on the way out of town.
Main pier - good place to check out at night when lights are on to see fauna, very active in evenings, where boats and taxis come and go, where bus drops off
Terminal Terrestre (6) - where buses pick up to go to airport, also beginning of the red dirt road to El Mirador
Activities:
Julian's (7) - where we got our deal for our day trip, snorkel masks NOT included, found him through the tour place directly across from our hotel
Kayak rental (8) - also does tours and snorkel rental, got a great deal, took us to the people who actually own the kayaks (PICTURE BELOW), not sure if it would've been cheaper going directly to them, also this corner has $1 scoop and soft serve ice cream.
NOT what is #8 on the map. The location where we actually picked up the kayaks
Tortuga Bay (9)
Nymph Lagoon (10)
Charles Darwin Station (11)
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| Map at the main pier |
My homemade Google Map guide to Puerto Ayora.
The numbers in the guide above correspond to the numbers here
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