Once you read the requirements for traveling to Galapagos, I recommend reading the 5 tips before traveling to the Galapagos Islands, to get a better idea of what to do at the Guayaquil or Quito airport and avoid any setbacks.

Requirements for traveling to Galapagos

Requirements for traveling to the Galapagos

Questions that Ecuadorians ask

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Also, many Ecuadorians ask me this question: does an Ecuadorian need a passport to go to the Galápagos? and the answer is NO, you can enter the Galápagos with your national ID card.

The other questions I get asked is, If I have an exit ban from the country, can I travel to Galápagos? and the answer is YES, you can travel, because traveling to Galápagos is like flying to Quito or Cuenca, since you are still within Ecuadorian territory.

You can reach San Cristobal Island or Santa Cruz by flight from Guayaquil or Quito

You can reach San Cristobal Island or Santa Cruz by flight

Requirements for Traveling to the Galápagos

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1. Return flight tickets to and from the islands
2. Traveler’s documentation, passport or identity card (Your documents cannot be expiring within 6 months)
3. A “transit control card” (TCT), now you can do it online (You will have to watch a video first and then the form will appear). You can also get it at the Galápagos Immigration offices located at the airports in Quito and Guayaquil. It costs USD 20.
4. Fill out the sworn declaration of goods online, then show the QR code that will be given to you at the end of the form.
5. See my recommendations on what to bring to the Islands and what you CANNOT enter the Galapagos Islands

Before checking in at the airline you must pay the TCT

The first thing you have to do is pay the TCT when you arrive at the airport.

Tips for not missing your flight to Galápagos

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LIFE IN THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS

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The marine iguanas of the Galapagos Islands

Blue-footed boobies on North Seymour

Spectacular Sunsets in Galapagos