The entrance fee is still ridiculously small compared to the price of getting there. $200 a person is not going to stop anyone from western countries that can afford to make it down there. I would...
The entrance fee is still ridiculously small compared to the price of getting there. $200 a person is not going to stop anyone from western countries that can afford to make it down there.
I would think that a visitor cap and lottery system would be more effective in reducing the number of tourists who visit.
True that. I checked into visiting the Galapagos while I was traveling in Ecuador. It was going to end up being something like 1500 U$D per person to visit... pre COVID. We opted for the Isle de...
True that. I checked into visiting the Galapagos while I was traveling in Ecuador. It was going to end up being something like 1500 U$D per person to visit... pre COVID.
We opted for the Isle de Plata day tour dubbed 'the poor man's Galapagos'. Not as great but there were some blue footed boobies!
The entrance fee is still ridiculously small compared to the price of getting there. $200 a person is not going to stop anyone from western countries that can afford to make it down there.
I would think that a visitor cap and lottery system would be more effective in reducing the number of tourists who visit.
True that. I checked into visiting the Galapagos while I was traveling in Ecuador. It was going to end up being something like 1500 U$D per person to visit... pre COVID.
We opted for the Isle de Plata day tour dubbed 'the poor man's Galapagos'. Not as great but there were some blue footed boobies!