If you plan to visit the
Galapagos Islands without the services of a naturalist guide,
you will need to apply the following rules and regulations:
1. No animal should be perturbed nor any plant nor rock be
moved.
2. It is not allowed to transport material to or between the
islands.
3. It is prohibited to touch animals.
4. It is prohibited to feed animals.
5. It is not allowed to pursue animals – especially to their
nest or place of
rest.
6. It is not allowed to bring foreign animals to the islands.
7. Do not leave your waste on the islands.
8. It is not allowed to buy souvenirs such as tusks of marine
wolves, shells
of turtles or tortoises.
9. If you witness that someone is buying one of the objects
mentioned
above, please notify the national park authorities.
10. It is not allowed to start a fire when camping.
11. Don't write on the rocks and trees.
12. Don't have pain of showing your conservationist attitude.
13. Request information from the authorities of the national
park on any
trip in Galapagos.
DON'T FORGET: THE ENVIRONMENT IS NOT THE HERITAGE FROM OUR
PARENTS, WE ONLY BORROWED IT FROM OUR SONS.
