Jean's Home

Casa
Ecuador
Galápagos
Jean's Home

We offer a true home environment - personalized service, generous breakfast, tips/info and old-time stories. We speak English, German and Spanish. Welcome!

Jean's Home is a small Guest House, located in a small and peaceful neighbourhood called "Punta Estrada", not far from the main town of "Puerto Ayora" on Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos. Jean’s Home provides a total of six ample rooms, which are rented separately. Three rooms are integrated in the main house. Each one has its own private bathroom with a shower and hot water. They are also equipped wi

th either air-conditioning or ventilators for the hot season. We offer single, double and triple rooms. Families can be arranged accordingly. The Guest House also offers two small bungalows with private kitchen and bathroom (ideal for couples). Jean's Home is run by Gundi Schreyer, who grew up on the Galapagos in a family of german settlers and has gathered much knowledge about the Islands throughout the years. The Guest House stands out because of it's personalized attention, versatility and natural surroundings.

25/06/2019

Are you in need of a snuggly family vacation?

We know the perfect place - Galapagos! Our home and that of many other fascinating animals, unique plants, other-worldly sceneries and warm-hearted, fun-loving people living amongst them.

Curious? Follow us to learn more ;)

Many thanks to the very talented Bravo for providing us with this beautiful picture!

10/06/2019

Zoom in! Can you recognize the small shiny white dots on the leaves? These are actually salt crystals! Black mangroves grow in salt or brack-water lagoons near the shore and are able to get rid of excess salt by secreting it from the pores on their leaves. If the light falls just right, you'll be able to see the leaves sparkling ✨✨✨

30/05/2019

Would you like to know why I look so relaxed?

That's because I live in a place pretty much devoid of predators! The eden of reptiles - Galapagos.

Would you like to learn more? Check out our page for more interesting posts and personal pictures about Galapagos.

Many thanks to the very talented Bravo for providing us with this beautiful picture!

17/05/2019

What creatures do you think these structures belong to?

Pencil-spined Sea Urchins!

Sometimes the centers of their bodies wash up on shore in one piece, although usually only small fragments are found.

These, as well as the sturdy purple spines that cover their bodies when they are alive are very important for the ecosystem, because they proportion a big percentage of the material that makes up our oceanic beaches - which in turn are important nesting places for turtles and marine iguanas! And of course the preferred hang-out-spots for our friendly and beloved sea lions ;)

16/05/2019

Did you know that Galapagos is known for its' high percentage of endemic species? Endemic means unique and that they can't be found anywhere else in the world. Some species are endemic - even on a genus level! Darwins's Shrub (Darwiniothamnus tenuifolius) belongs to one of the seven endemic genera of plants that can be found on these islands.

Picture taken in the highlands of

26/02/2019

Good morning world - thank you for every new day in this paradise on Earth!
Sunrise seen from 'Playa de los Alemanes' and 'Las Grietas' on Punta Estrada.

11/02/2019

Endemic Galapagos Blue Butterfly (Leptodes parrhasioides). Tell the genders apart - the upper surface of the wings of males is violet-blue, while females are greyer.

How about this one? We don't know! The underside of the wings is almost identical in both genders 😋

04/02/2019

'This is my territory!' - Lava lizards will do this 'push-up' movement to claim a territory or catch the attention of a potential mate.

02/02/2019

Galapagos 'nightlife' 🐜🍸🎶

31/01/2019

We 'lava' (love) Galapagos ❤ ! Pahoehoe lava in Sullivan Bay on Santiago Island. 'Pahoehoe' comes from the Hawaiian word for 'rope' or 'ropy'. On the pictures you can also see a little oven ('hornito'), driblet cones and lava toes. 🌋

29/01/2019

Galapagos Flycatcher stealing hair! Probably wanted to impress his mate with this unusual nesting material..
Many thanks to Isa Schreyer for providing the picture :D

25/01/2019

ACTION on Punta Estrada
What might look like two marine iguanas dancing a tango at first is actually a fight!

Two large males had a fierce encounter to determine which one would get the territory...and the ladies ;)

Not included in the video: The winner was the one that managed to bite the neck of the other in the end. We found him proudly bobbing his head and walking around his new gained territory about half an hour later.

Dirección

Galápagos
19174

Teléfono

+593999313812

Página web

http://www.jeans-home.com/

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