Galapagos Islands: A Journey Into the Wild

A Journey into the Wild on the Silverseas expedition-style cruise: Editorial contributor Sallie Lewis transports us all to the Galapagos Islands for our newest Magazine feature.

The late Anthony Bourdain once said travel changes us. I couldn’t agree more. Last Spring, I went on a life-changing cruise to the Galapagos Islands. This wild, remote destination has been on my bucket list since I first learned about Charles Darwin and The Theory of Evolution.

Located over 700 miles from mainland Ecuador, the Galapagos is one of the most isolated places in the world. Getting there requires both time and planning, but as I learned firsthand, it’s worth every effort.

To get to my starting point, I flew to Quito, the capital of Ecuador, and on to Guayaquil before crossing the Pacific to Baltra Island. This is the Galapagos’ main gateway port. There, a zodiac motored me to the Silver Galapagos, an expeditionary-style boat by Silversea.

Read the full post here with more amazing photography from Sallie along with the most recent COVID-19 travel guidelines to Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands.