Puerto Villamil - Transport & Travel
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CloseNumerous inter-island ferries (known locally as lanchas or fibras) travel between Santa Cruz Island and San Cristóbal Island, and Santa Cruz Island and Isabela Island.
Public ferries, which are operated by multiple private boat owners, sail from Puerto Ayora on Santa Cruz Island to Puerto Baquerizo Moreno on San Cristóbal Island and Puerto Villamil on Isabela Island, once or twice daily.
Private companies also offer speed boat transfers, with a higher price and faster journey time to the public ferries. The boats are quite small so if you’re susceptible to motion sickness we’d recommend taking some tablets beforehand. You may also want to take a waterproof or poncho as the ride can get quite wild and bumpy. Accessing some islands will also require taking a short water taxi ride to a pier as boats stop just short of the shore.
Last updated: November 2022
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Reported by Karsten Staffeldt:
A Danish yacht just arrived Villamil without a prior Autographo and requested a transit call. Had a clearance from Panama with next port Marquesas. Appointed
de Soto as an agent, granted a 20 days stay no problems but a very extensive inspection of the yacht, all equipment and stores/provisions on board. Also reported quite expensive – the total cost close to US$ 1000.
A new Port Captain was appointed in Puerto Villamil mid-March 2014, and to begin with, was interpreting the rules differently and not permitting boats without an Autographo to clear-in there. However, this has now been resolved and boats without an Autographo can once more clear-in at Isabela and be granted a one-island 20-day stay. See the main Galapagos formalities page for further information.