Tourism Administration
For more information contact:
Eddy Araujo, +593 (0)5 252 6189 Ext. 225, earaujo@dpng.gob.ec
The Galapagos National Park Directorate works to promote sustainable tourism in protected areas of Galapagos with a regional perspective, that ensures the conservation of ecological integrity and biodiversity of the archipelago and to contribute to an equitable socioeconomic development and solidarity of the local population .
Management programs
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Monitoring of terrestrial sites
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Monitoring of marine sites
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Naturalist guide system
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Tourist control
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Entry tax collection
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Visitor sites and naturalist guides
The archipelago has 70 terrestrial visitor sites and 75 marine visitor sites, and more than 320 naturalist guides qualified by the Directorate of the Galapagos National Park.
Visitor management system
The Galapagos National Park Directorate operates a Visitor Management System (SIMAVIS) to manage the use of the protected areas of National Park and Galapagos Marine Reserve.
Local participation, quotas and patents for tourist operations
The Directorate of the Galapagos National Park is the institution responsible for issuing or revoking tourist operation permits. The issuance of new tourism quotas, with new operating parameters and the process of evaluating existing permits are designed to ensure local participation.
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