Traveling to Galapagos

If you plan to travel to Galapagos there are few things you need to consider. As a requirement of the local government, passengers traveling to Galapagos must register their personal information to obtain their control visitor card. This can be easily done through:

• Travel agencies
• Ingala web page: www.ingala.gov.ec
• Ingala counters located at the Airports of Quito and Guayaquil.

STEPS TO REGISTER ON THE INGALA WEB PAGE

1. Click on the option "Registry for your Control Visitor Card", located on the upper right corner in the home page.
2. Choose among: Turistas (tourists) or Agencia (agency), and fill out the information required. When choosing the Tourist option, you will select among Ecuadorian or foreigner. Then, you have to enter the tourist’s personal information and the complementary information for PNG.
3. Once this procedure is done, print out the form that will include a bar code and provide it to get the TCT at the Ingala counter at the airports in Quito or Guayaquil.
4. Then, passengers must go to the SICGAL baggage control area and show the TCT card to check in at the airlines counter. If passengers do not show the Ingala document, they are not able to check in.

Passengers in transit must provide their form at the Ingala counter upon their arrival to Quito or Guayaquil in order to obtain their TCT card before they board their flight to Galapagos.

Since February 25, 2008, all passengers traveling to Galapagos must get the Control Visitor card. Its cost is USD 10.
For additional information visit: www.ingala.gov.ec