Jon is a travel writer and guidebook researcher based in Quito, Ecuador. He has authored the Moon guides to Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands and contributes to Delta Sky Magazine and the Happy Gringo Travel website.
Tiny Darwin Island, at the remote far north of the archipelago, is one of the world’s premier scuba locations and has the densest biomass of sharks anywhere on earth. Rarely visited by standard cruises, these quiet waters teem with whale, Galápagos and silky sharks, hammerheads and more.
At a glance
Destinations
Isla Darwin
Activity
Cruise & Sailing, Beach, Active, Diving, Nature & WildlifeRelated Guides

Guide
The best Galapagos Cruises

Wendy Yanagihara
Step aside, humans. The protagonists of the Galápagos Islands’ history are the rare and endemic species that populate this far-flung chain of volcanic islands in the Pacific.

Guide
Galapagos cruise budgets

Wendy Yanagihara
Cheap Galapagos cruises are advertised by many agencies on the mainland. This is a buyer beware situation.

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Scuba on Darwin Island
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