BeGalapagos was WONDERFUL. I was a little nervous booking all 3 of our day tours (Bartolome, Pinzon and Santa Fe) with one company, but turns out that was a great choice. They were easy to reach via WhatsApp, which worked out well since I did have a few questions. The guides were friendly, reliable and knowledgeable and the group sizes were small enough that it still felt personal.
If you are wondering (because I was), even though it says "box lunch", we got a hot, freshly cooked lunch on all 3 boat days. Twice it was fish and rice and once was chicken and rice. This was LOVELY. There's no breakfast or coffee on the boats so make sure you hit up that hotel breakfast ahead of time, but they do provide snacks and water.
Also, Bartolome was the best boat (big and not too bumpy, we even got to sit on the front!) but it was our least favorite tour. We just felt the "hike" was overrated and the viewpoint is beautiful, sure, but we would rather be snorkelling with animals or lounging on the beach! We did have time to snorkel but it was a shorter session since the hike is the main attraction, and there isn't as much to see in the water around that area.
Pinzon was the BEST snorkelling (hello baby sea lions!) and Santa Fe was also surreal! Don't get stuck in the trap of "are all these tours going to be the same?"...they're NOT. We only had 4 full days with 3 boat tours with BeGalapagos, thinking we would want a chill day to not be on a boat, but found ourselves texting them asking if they had room on a boat for our 4th day.
DEFINITELY plan ahead for sea sickness - even people on our tour who claimed they don't get sea sick were struggling. The over the counter herbal patches DON'T WORK. Take dramamine 20 minutes before you get on and you'll be fine. I was hurling the entire very bumpy ride to Pinzon on day 1 hoping the patches would hold me - it was miserable. Was more proactive on the following days with dramamine and the under-the-tounge nausea reducer as needed and was totally fine! This is coming from someone who gets bad motion sickness: I promise, it's still worth it. Just be proactive!
Such an amazing trip and an amazing company! Thank you BeGalapagos!