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Galapagos

Puerto Ayora on Santa Cruz island, with the Park's entry rules for private yachts, entry fees and the climate by month.

Picture made with AI. It shows the place but is not a photograph.

USD 200

protected-area entry fee for a foreign tourist over 12, shown by the Park under Provincial Ordinance 001-CGREG-30-06-2025

USD 20

Transit Control Card, bought online before flying to the islands. Resolution 034-CGREG-20-11-2023 sets the price from 1 January 2024

registered shipping agents for private vessels on the Galapagos National Park list read on 8 November 2026: six in Puerto Ayora, one in San Cristobal

25%

of the billed entry value, the guarantee a private foreign vessel posts for 90 days under article 93 of the Park statute

Pages

Galapagos pages

For crewJobsEntry papers, fees and the Park rules for private yachts in the Galapagos. The page uses Puerto Ayora on Santa Cruz island as its base.For captainsBerthsWhat the Park checks on a private yacht, the rules for foreign private vessels, and the arrival inspection and landing rules.For owners and charter guestsVisitingWhen to come, how to reach Puerto Ayora from the Baltra airport, and the fees a visitor pays on entry.

Map

Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz

This page uses Puerto Ayora on Santa Cruz island as its map base. The Galapagos is an archipelago, and the points show the Puerto Ayora waterfront only. The Park directorate and several registered shipping agents have their offices on Avenida Charles Darwin in the town.

Park dock. Dock listed on the map as Muelle Parque Nacional Galapagos. The Park directorate gives its address as Avenida Charles Darwin, Santa Cruz island.

Charles Darwin Research Station. Research station on the Puerto Ayora shore, east of the town centre.

Fishermen's pier. Pier listed on the map as Muelle de los Pescadores, on the west side of the town centre.

Port Captaincy. Office listed on the map as Capitania de Puerto Ayora.

Seasons

Best months and weather

29.2°

83.4

Jan

30.3°

107.4

Feb

30.5°

106.3

Mar

30.2°

94.9

Apr

29.2°

41.9

May

27.6°

32.5

Jun

26.4°

18.8

Jul

25.6°

9.8

Aug

25.7°

7.6

Sep

26°

Oct

27°

12.6

Nov

27.8°

51.5

Dec

Peak seasonShoulder seasonOff seasonTop number: mean daily high, °C. Bars: rain, mm.

WMO World Weather Information Service, San Cristobal-Galapagos (city 2049), data from INAMHI, the Ecuador weather service, 1981 to 2010: monthly rainfall total and mean daily maximum. The station is on San Cristobal island, not Santa Cruz. Season bands are our own estimate.

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