Yesterday, Andando Tours, the owners of two higher end ships in the Galapagos, sent the message below to the many agents through which it sells its cruises. Published rate policy…

Cumulus clouds cover the sky. It smells like rain, and so we prepare. Actually, we have been preparing for several months already, since we received the prediction of an El…

We just received this from one of our ship owner colleagues and thought we'd just copy paste it here.  This will affect people who land in Baltra and do not…

We are proud to announce that at its recent Annual General Meeting, Marc Patry, co-owner (with his wife Heather Blenkiron) of CNH Tours was voted in as a governing member…

The zika virus is making the news these days.   We're hearing that for 4 out of 5 people, the virus produces no symptoms, and for the remaining unlucky 1…

We all have to find ways of making a living, of paying the bills.   So, I suppose that securing an income is the most basic of motivations when going…

Samba owner and principal guide, Juan Manuel Salcedo, has finally done it.   Back in 2010 or so, the National Park imposed new itinerary regulations for cruise ships.  Whereas they…

We are pleased to report that the Travel Industry Council of Ontario (TICO), a provincial government travel business regulator, accredited CNH Tours yesterday.  Our guests are now covered under the…

My Dutch climatologist friend, Geert Jan van Oldenborgh (GJ), has forwarded to me the latest E uropean Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF)  map, showing February 2016 global average temperatures…

The April 2016 edition of the well respected journal "Scientific American" has a well-written, succinct article which corroborates exactly the way CNH Tours feels about tourism in Galapagos.   The…