Galapagos

tickets terms & conditions

Travel Vet Course:

Neurological and Medical Emergencies.

Dates & Speakers:

November 2025

Neuter campaign (Nov 2-8, sold out)

Galapagos course (Nov 8-14; sold out)

Neuter campaign (Nov 16-22; sold out)

🎓 Alessia Colverde, DipECVN Specialist in Neurology & Neurosurgery

🎓 Marina Hernandez ECVIM-CA Resident-Trained in Internal Medicine

December 2025

Neuter campaign (Nov 30 -Dec 6; sold out)

Galapagos course (Dec 6-12; sold out, join the waitlist for 2027

🎓 Dan Thompson, DipECVIM Specialist in Internal Medicine

🎓 Susana Monforte, DipECVN Specialist, Professor of Neurology & Neurosurgery at Cambridge

What is included in the ticket?

- 6 nights in traditional hotels

- 15h of RACE-approved CE/CPD

- CE/CPD certificate

- breakfasts, lunches, coffee breaks (vegetarian and vegan)

- airport transfers, local taxis and ferries

- island hopping in 3 islands!

- tours with Ohana (swim with sea lions, iguanas and other animals; the best beaches and hikes).

What is not included in the ticket?

- flights

- dinners (to give you the chance to eat whatever you want)
- fee to enter the Galapagos (£159 at the arrival airport + £8 on arrival in Isabela island)
- whatever you do/eat on your ‘free day’

Do you need to organise anything?

Only your flights. Ohana organises everything else (local transport, food, hotels, activities...)

What is the the program?

November:

8 Nov: meet in San Cristobal (first island), spend the day at the beach

9 Nov: hike and snorkel

10 Nov: 40min flight to Isabela (second island), hike and beaches

11 Nov: free day

12 Nov: course 8.00-17.40

13 Nov: course 8.00-16.40

14 Nov: 2h ferry to Santa Cruz (third island), visit Tortuga Bay, transfer to Seymour (Baltra) airport.

December:

6 Dec: meet in San Cristobal (first island), spend the day at the beach

7 Dec: hike and snorkel

8 Dec: 40min flight to Isabela (second island), hike and beaches

9 Dec: course 8.00-17.40

10 Dec: course 8.00-16.40

11 Dec: free day

12 Dec: 2h ferry to Santa Cruz (third island), visit Tortuga Bay, transfer to Seymour (Baltra) airport.

Lectures:

- Neurological exam

- Update on seizure treatment and status epilepticus

- Head trauma

- Vestibular disease and strokes

- IVDD and FCE

- Tetanus and peripheral neuropathies

- Practical

- Intoxications

- Update on diagnosis and treatment of FIP

- Update on diabetic ketoacidosis

- Hypocalcemia

- Hypoglycemia

- Portosystemic shunts

- Addisson’s

- Liver profile interpretation

Limited to a small number of participants, to ensure you are comfortable asking all the questions you could never ask in conferences with hundreds of people, and foster meaningful friendships!

I am not a vet, vet nurse, tech or student, can I join? Can I bring my partner, family or friends?

Yes! Non-vet professionals are always welcome in our courses/missions. Join us for every breakfast, lunch, dinner and activities, and enjoy the gorgeous beaches while your friend is having lectures. See the prices below. The principle is the same for everyone: the ticket covers your expenses and a donation towards the sterilisation campaign.

Why are we doing this course?

To generate funds to cover the cost of 4 spay/neuter campaigns for street animals, and animals from low-income families in Latin America. We aim to change 900 lives! This is done through working together with the charities Colitas de La Calle (Ecuador) and Veterinarians For Puerto Rico. All profits from the Galapagos course will be used towards neutering and veterinary treatment;. the organiser (not attending the course) and speakers are working pro-bono.

Why are the Galapagos called the ''Enchanted Islands''?

The Galapagos are a unique place on Earth, where animals are not scared of humans and swim around you. Sea lions, giant tortoises, penguins, the only location where you can see marine iguanas (yes, swimming iguanas!) and several other species. The Galapagos were the origin of Darwin's theory of evolution and remain a living laboratory for scientists today. An INCREDIBLE place you must visit at least once in your life!

Flight tips:

To fly to the Galapagos, you always need to stop in Quito or Guayaquil (Ecuador). There are no international flights that fly direct to the Galapagos. On www.skyscanner.net check flights to Quito and Guayaquil. I strongly recommend that you also see all the direct flights to Quito here (from Miami, NY, Atlanta, Houston, Madrid...) and all the direct flights to Guayaquil here. From Quito and Guayaquil, only Latam and Avianca fly to the Galapagos.

How to reach this epic place:

1. fly to Guayaquil (from here it's a 1h50 flight to San Cristobal) or Quito (from here it's a 3h30 flight to San Cristobal);

2. then fly to San Cristobal (Galapagos);

3. enjoy your course!

4. fly from Seymour airport (different airport in the Galapagos) into Guayaquil or Quito.

Airlines flying from Europe include Avianca (stops in Bogota), KLM (from Amsterdam), Iberia (from Madrid), Air Europa (from Madrid) and British Airways (from Madrid). If you have difficulty finding flights, you can ask a travel agent to find them for you; we are experienced travellers and can help those who already bought a course ticket.

Transport inside the Galapagos:

Ohana will organise transport inside the islands, including the flight from San Cristobal (island 1) to Isabela (island 2) with the airline Emetebe. Each person is responsible to pay for their flight (from £111 per person). Instead of the 40min flight, you can take 2 ferries: cheaper (£55) but the two ferries take 5h.

What are the room options/prices?

Room for 3 people (3 single beds, or 1 double and 1 single; private bathroom):

Vet or vet nurse/tech: £1350 if only attending the course; or 1200 if also attending 1 or 2 weeks of the Neuter Campaign (which is priced separately).

Non-vet professional or student: £1200 if only attending the course; or 1090 if also attending the Campaign (priced separately).

Room for 2 people (2 single beds, or 1 double; private bathroom):
Vet or vet nurse/tech: £1650 if only attending the course; or 1500 if also attending the Neuter Campaign (which is priced separately).

Non-vet professional or student: £1500 if only attending the course; or 1390 if also attending the Campaign (priced separately).

Private room for 1 person (one double bed; private bathroom):

Vet or vet nurse/tech: £1999 if only attending the course; or 1850 if also attending the Neuter Campaign (which is priced separately).

Non-vet professional or student: £1850 if only attending the course; or 1750 if also attending the Campaign (priced separately).

The hotels don't have single rooms, so ''Private rooms for 1'' are in fact ''Rooms for 2'' made private for one person, which explains the increased cost (we could be selling two tickets instead of one). If you want to lower the cost, invite a friend to share a room.

👉 You might have reservations about sharing a room, but this always resolves after the first night in our courses :) Our courses are designed in a way that most participants become friends soon after the course starts, so don't be scared to share. Same gender in shared rooms. You will also spend little time in the room, you will spend the days learning, at the beach and snorkeling with sea lions!

Where can I see footage from previous courses?

Our courses and missions so far have been INCREDIBLE and you can see pictures in the highlight folders on our instagram @ohana.animalcharity.

Are the tickets or deposit refundable?

They are not, as we had to pay expenses in advance and these are not refundable to us. But you can transfer the ticket to a friend, so your money won't be lost! Remember that all money received will be used to treat and neuter strays.