The Galapagos archipelago is a big place. However, within its 133,000 km2, distributed among 20 islands and islets, only 3% is inhabited and 3% is open to tourism. But don’t fret! This doesn’t mean any less of a Galapagos experience!

Famous People Visited Galapagos—and it’s no wonder why. The Galapagos Islands tend to spark visions of a whole new world, teeming with foreign life that defies our usual understanding of organisms and their behavior in the wild. Surreal and freshly-formed volcanic landscapes serve as a breathtaking canvas, adorned by species with eccentric textures, remarkable body forms, and quirky, almost friendly patterns of behavior.