Four larger islands – Santa Cruz, Isabela, San Cristóbal and Floreana – boast towns with shops, restaurants and hotels, making them great jumping-off points for day trips to sights like ...

Taxi rides in any of these towns cost $1,50, but in San Cristóbal many drives charge $2 per trip, but expect to pay more for trips outside town limits. To get to more remote coastal areas ...

A few hundred miles off the coast of Ecuador is a little string of islands with a big place in the public consciousness. The word “Galapagos” is practically synonymous with “tropical island ...

During spring break, two newly minted travel courses brought students to Greece and the Galapagos with the help of donor funding.