Rates are lowest from March 16 to June 14, Sept. 1 to Oct. 31 and Nov. 21 to Dec. 20. Whenever you go, you will see plenty of wildlife. Getting there Book reservations in the United States or in Quito, Ecuador, because there are no outside phone lines to the Galapagos. American and Continental fly into Quito from the United States. What to bring Dress ranges from casual to very casual.
Lightweight pants are better than shorts for taking photos because of rough lava rocks.
Pack sturdy shoes. Don't forget a hat, lots of sunblock and film, film, film. Clusters of sea lions bark cheerfully. Dragonlike marine iguanas, hard to distinguish from the black basalt rocks on which they sun themselves, barely acknowledge our presence. Sally Lightfoot crabs, daubed in the vibrant blues, yellows and reds of a Crayola primary color pack, shyly scuttle away.