Galapagos Field Trip

Embark on a transformative Galápagos educational trip with Curiouscity, offering students a unique opportunity to explore one of the world's most biodiverse ecosystems. This Galápagos educational tour combines immersive learning experiences with hands-on activities, blending science, ecology, and conservation. Students can follow a detailed Galápagos educational trip itinerary, including visits to Santa Cruz and Isabela Islands, snorkeling, hiking, and interactions with wildlife, while gaining insight into evolutionary biology and marine ecosystems.

The Galápagos field trip cost ranges from $2,500 to $3,500 per student, covering accommodations, meals, excursions, and educational guides. Ideal for school groups, this Galápagos Islands school trip also includes pre-trip orientations and post-trip discussions at the Curiouscity auditorium, making it a complete science field trip to Galápagos. Participate in engaging Galápagos tours, experience the Galápagos Islands educational program, and enjoy a fully curated IOI Galápagos learning adventure designed to inspire curiosity, sustainability, and environmental stewardship.

About the Program

Students (open to students of grades 8 to 12) will embark on a Galápagos educational trip and Galápagos educational tour, examining why these islands are so special—a living example of Evolution in Progress from which Darwin developed his theory of Natural Selection. This Galápagos Islands educational program explores why the islands have the perfect conditions for rapid Evolution, creating many endemic species seen nowhere else on Earth. Participants in this science field trip to Galápagos will learn about conservation, the delicate landscape, and the role and impact of humans. The trip also covers history, geology, ecology, evolution, and the economics and impact of eco-tourism, making it a comprehensive Galápagos Islands school trip. Students will benefit from a hands-on Galápagos science field trip for school groups, following a detailed Galápagos educational trip itinerary, experiencing Galápagos tours, and participating in the IOI Galápagos program.

We will be working with IOI (Intercultural Outreach Initiative) in America and their counterparts in the Galapagos. Students will be expected to stay with local families on the island of Isabella and work with the science Eco-conservation program every day.

This will give the children great exposure to a different culture through the local people, communicating in Spanish, eating the local cuisine and traveling independently.

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Team Lead: This expedition will be led by Dr. Shonali Chinniah.

She received her doctorate degree in Marine Ecology from Cornell University in 1997, and has and has explored the depths of the ocean off George’s Bank in the Atlantic in a “deep sea submersible" as part of her Ph.d research. She has a wide and varied range of teaching experience, from conducting educational tours at the New Jersey Aquarium, to teaching Undergraduate courses in American Universities and Science ICSE Syllabus for Pre University classes in India. For the past ten years she has been involved in creating and teaching practical science modules for children and has been conducting science workshops in and around Bangalore through her company CURIOUSCITY (www.curiouscity.org). There will also be experts in the field from the Galapagos islands who know the local flora and fauna who will be with us during our field trips. For every 10 students we would have one adult escort.

Cost: This cost of this 10 day trip – is just $2200 plus Airfare (approximately $1500) and cost of visas to Equador and student travel insurance (or the Indian rupee equivalent at the time of booking). The total cost should not exceed Rs. 3,00,000/- (All inclusive)
Included: This all inclusive trip covers food and board, our educators, the science program, park fees, travel between the islands, boat fees, and snorkeling.
Date: October 2019
Details: For more information send an email to shonalichinniah@yahoo.com, curiouscityquery@gmail.com

Sample Itinerary

Overview

Each day will include a morning field trip with snorkeling, kayaking, hiking or cycling and an afternoon class.

Description of one of the day excursions DAY 7 – Morning – Bartalome Volcano

Leaving from Santa Cruz, you will travel to the east side of Santiago Island to one of the most visited and well known sites in the Galapagos, Bartolomé island. Bartolomé is home to a distinctive and recognizable site of the archipelago: Pinnacle Rock. Pinnacle Rock, a volcanic cone, was formed when magma was expelled from an underwater volcano. You will first walk along the lava fields on the island. After you will have the chance to snorkel along the beach in front of Pinnacle rock. There’s a good chance you will see sea turtles, penguins, sea lions and a variety of fish. After, you will hike to the top of an incredible view point where you will overlook the famous Pinnacle rock.

Day 1 & 2 – Travel to Ecuador

Travel from India to Ecuador / Pick up – Overnight in Quito

Day 3 – Arrival in Galápagos
  • Morning – Fly to Galapagos, boat to Isabella Island
  • Afternoon – Orientation of living arrangements / Visit the Giant Tortoise Breeding Center
Day 4 – History & Exploration
  • Morning – Intro to Galapagos history, estimating wildlife populations, project planning
  • Afternoon – Cycling excursion to Wall of Tears (Isabella Island)
Day 5 – Santa Cruz & North Seymour
  • Morning – Explore bird life, snorkeling on North Seymour Island
  • Afternoon – Introduction to Principles of Conservation / Continue project work
Day 6 – Tintoreras & Ecology
  • Morning – Kayak around Tintoreras and mangroves
  • Afternoon – Ecology & Evolution lessons / Project work
Day 7 – Bartalome Volcano

Morning trip to Bartolomé Island, home of Pinnacle Rock. Walk lava fields, snorkel with sea turtles, penguins, and sea lions. Hike to panoramic viewpoint.

  • Afternoon – Discussion on Darwin’s Theory of Evolution / Project work
Day 8 – Cueva De Sucre & Farming
  • Morning – Explore Cueva De Sucre and farmland impact
  • Afternoon – Conservation practices from around the world / Project work
Day 9 – Wrap Up
  • Morning – Trip wrap-up & reflection
  • Afternoon – Flight to Quito
Day 10 & 11 – Return to India

Fly from Quito to India.