We frequently get asked about the best way to pay while travelers are in the Galapagos Islands. Whether your clients are on a cruise or land-tour they will need to spend some extra cash at some point, for a drink in a bar, souvenirs, tips, snacks or anything else they might need.
Remember the currency used in the Galapagos Islands as in Ecuador is the U.S. Dollar
In order to enter the Galapagos National Park, travelers need to pay a $100 entrance fee and $20 fee for the Migration Transit Card, all these amounts need to be pay in cash only.
In Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz Island and Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, San Cristobal, there are banks including ATMs accepting MasterCard and Visa in case they need to withdraw more cash.
On board our Galapagos cruises M/C Alya – M/C EcoGalaxy – M/Y Galaxy – M/Y Bonita guests will be able to pay with both cash and credit cards. We recommend to bring cash only for tips suggestion to wage to crew members and the guide. For the rest of the consumes mayor credit cards are accepted. Actually this is one of the new practices we are promoting as we follow the Biosecurity Protocols our company has implemented in order to keep everybody secure due to the sanitary situation.
We strongly recommend explores to travel to Galapagos with cash, in bills smaller than $100, to avoid any unnecessary stress or complications.
As you can see money manners are very easy in the Galapagos Islands even if travelers are on board our ships and are away from land.
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