Galapagos Island Cruise Ships
Galapagos Islands Cruising For Families
Combine Fun And Learning All In One Trip
Whether it’s adventure, science or both, a Galapagos Islands Cruise Ships vacation combines both possibilities all in one trip for the entire family. The excitement of learning can be experienced and appreciate by all ages and touring the Charles Darwin Station can be an important element for the whole family.
The Darwin Station is principally a research station and as such, provides important ongoing studies on evolution, the environment, among other topics. As part of the Charles Darwin Foundation, it operates within and in close cooperation with the Galapagos National Parks system. This includes guide training for all touring of the islands, be it on land or through marine excursions.
Families can enjoy the Dr. Seuss principle of “Oh, The Places You’ll Go….” But with one ‘adaptation’ in the next line: “and the creatures you’ll see”. Parents can provide so many activities from snorkeling to whale watching, to birding, and much more when on a Galapagos Islands cruise ships experience.
Because the principle of evolution itself was developed in the Galapagos Islands, taking children and/or grandchildren to the station models teaching in a new way. It also provides invaluable global ecological awareness whether your kids are elementary school age, teenagers, young adults, or adults.
The finches that Darwin studied are good examples of the evolutionary principle. Since finches came from the mainland of South America, Ecuador in particular. They changed over time, affected by geography, and even more significantly were affected by diet. Finches on one island in the archipelago, while maintaining the same overall body structure, developed different bill sizes, and sometimes different bill colors. This was depending on whether the finch populations were seed eaters, or the kinds of seeds they ate, or obtained food from other than seeds.
Because the eco-tourist experience is so profoundly evident in the Galapagos Islands, families who enjoy stimulating learning in combination with adventure or as adventure in science for its own sake can find no better vacation than through a Galapagos Islands cruise ships Adventure.
