When choosing the next vacation destination, A fundamental factor is how much budget we have. Depending on what we have available to spend, it is possible to determine the most convenient place.
Two very popular sites among Ecuadorians are Miami (United States) and Galapagos and, although one is an international destination and the other national, Due to their characteristics, both require planning and a certain budget.
Karla González, general manager of the travel agency MeToo Travel, points out that, as with any trip, the cost of each plan It will depend on the hotel, the value of the ticket, the food, the activities that are carried out, etc.
“The plans to Miami only include breakfast, so if you find a ticket for $200, which there is, a hotel you are going to spend about $170 or about $125, in total you could spend about $400 or $450, about three nights four days”, Gonzalez mentions.
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In the case of Galapagos, the travel consultant indicates that, in certain cases, the costs can go up due to certain extra payments, such as the entrance to the national park.
“For Galapagos you have to find a ticket that, in the best of cases, is $130, but they are normally at $160, $180, or $220. When you match it with the part of land tour, which is everything terrestrial, taking into account breakfast, lunch, dinner, hotel, transfers and tour, there the program goes up to $450 more or less. But what makes the Galapagos different is that when you arrive you have to pay the Ingala card, you must pay the entrance to the park, you must pay separately for the gasoline of the transfers that they make you there when you arrive at the airport (it costs $ 5 dollars one way and $5 coming), So a package to Galapagos is costing you around $600, for three nights and four days”, it states.
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Despite this, reiterates that everything will depend on the choices made by the traveler. Lesly Ponguillo, counter chief of the South American Tourism travel agency, agrees with this. For her, transfers in Miami can make the trip more expensive and this makes Galapagos, if a basic program is chosen, a better option.
He adds that another advantage of visiting Galapagos is that, as a national destination, visa is not required and that is why many Ecuadorians prefer it.
Gustavo Bustamante, from the GB Tours travel agency, considers that today, “with the arrival of the new Ecuair airline, things were equalized and there are also very good offers for Galapagos”. He points out that before this, since there were only two airlines that traveled to this destination, there were times when it was cheaper to travel to Miami or Fort Lauderdale when there were promotions.
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For González, Galapagos can be an expensive destination, since for $600 you can visit, for three nights and four days, international destinations such as Panama, Cartagena, San Andrés or Punta Cana, however, he assures that the unique beauty of the archipelago, With wonders to discover and experience on each island, they definitely make it worthwhile. (I)
Source: Eluniverso
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