COVID Safety Travel Policy

What is COVID-19?

The CORONAVIRUS Disease gets is name from Corona Virus Disease and the year it happened to affect the world in 2019. Join all these together and you get COVID-19.

It is an infectious disease caused by the severe acute syndrome coronavirus. It was first identified in Wuhan, China back in December 2019, but may have started its spread since much earlier that year.

The virus is now mostly under control and the existing vaccines are helping create herd-immunity. We highly encourage you to get your vaccine, to make your trip as pleasant as possible.

Do I have to quarantine Arriving to Ecuador?

This is probably the most important question we are asked by our passengers. The answer is No, you do not have to quarantine when you arrive to Ecuador and Galapagos.

This is especially true if you are vaccinated and/or show a negative covid test result. Nonetheless you will still be required to adhere to local and international safety guidelines where applicable.

What are the Symptoms?

The virus is very unpredictable and in some cases has been known to mutate with different symptoms. However, you should mostly consider getting tested if you experience at least one of the following: Fever, Cough, Fatigue, Shortness of Breath or Loss of Taste or Smell.

Some people may be asymptomatic, which means they may not show any symptoms at all, or will be so mild that they may not be able to recognize them.