| | | | | travelers that include hotels, round trip flights to the |
| The course for the Flying Tortoise Marathon and | | | | Galapagos, chartered boat and land tours on and |
| Running Events makes a kind of figure eight through | | | | around the islands of San Crisobal, Isabela and Santa |
| the farms and villages in the highlands of San Cristobal, | | | | Cruz, Galapagos National park guide, food, snorkel |
| mostly shaded, mostly dirt paths. The course | | | | equipment, etc. Please see our web site and write for |
| constantly undulates mildly. There are very few flat | | | | more details, . The difference between the two tours |
| stretches. Even though we are on the equator, Aug. is | | | | is that one is based out of Guayaquil Ecuador and |
| a “cool” month, day time high temperature | | | | goes to see Santa Cruz island, the other based out of |
| average seventy degrees. | | | | Quito and includes a day tour of Quito, but not of |
| | | | | Santa Cruz island. |
| Entry fee for the Marathon $60, half marathon $50 | | | | |
| and ten K $40, includes t-shirt and medals. Net | | | | It is not a requisite to attend one of these tours to run |
| proceeds go to the Ignaicio Hernandez high school. | | | | in the events. |
| The students from the school will be helping with aid | | | | |
| stations etc. along with local farmers. Some of the | | | | Come To Galapagos can handle plane flights and |
| students will also be running in the events. | | | | hotels for those that don’t wish to attend one of |
| | | | | the tours, a separate private tour can be designed for |
| Enrollment is limited to two hundred fifty participants. | | | | the needs of other groups, large and small or you can |
| Runners from Brazil, Argentina, Chili and of course | | | | just register and show up race day. |
| mainland Ecuador have made commitments to come. | | | | |
| | | | | We’re looking forward to an exciting, unique event |
| We have put together two packages for international | | | | and hope to see you here. |