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
		Monitoring of terrestrial sites			Monitoring of marine sites			Naturalist guide system
		Tourist control			Entry tax collection

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 SITES GUIDE

ABOUT THE NATURALISTIC GUIDES

DIRECTORIO DE GUÍAS NATURALISTAS

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. 

PART I: ZONIFICATION OF PUBLIC USE

PART II: ACEPTABLE CHARGE OF VISITORS

PART III: TURISTIC MONITORING

PART IV: ITINERARIES

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.

ABOUT LOCAL PARTICIPATION

LATEST QUOTAS

LATEST OPERATION PATENTS