Hi
can one use open sandals (e.g. Teva) or is a closed shoe is needed?
or maybe even barefoot is good enough??

Hey, there,

We took sport sandals and hiking shoes and we were really glad we did. The guides will tell you what kind of shoe/sandal is best for each landing. We were happy to have the stability of the hiking shoes on some of the landings.

www.guanguiltagua.com for best info & www.galapagosislands.com

Too many critters for me in most areas for barefoot/sandals

generally but a good guide will advise properly so take both

always a big fan of light GoreTex hikers Hi Tech or LL Bean

Keep all shoes off the ground so that critters do not crawl in

Happy Travels to a truly amazing place...

It seemed like your question was specifically about wet landings. For wet landings, water sandals such as Tevas are perfect. Barefoot is possible too, but you'll want some shoes for the walk following the landing. When the walk after a wet landing was only along a beach, I just used my Tevas there (and often just went barefoot, carrying my Tevas). A couple of times, the walk after a wet landing was a bit more uneven. On those, I took my hiking shoes for after the landing. Once I waded in with my Tevas, I plunked down on the beach, dried off my feet with a camp towel (lightweight, quick dry), and put on socks and my sturdier hiking shoes. But if your feet are very accustomed to and comfortable in Tevas, you could do most walks following a wet landing in them too.

Tina
trip report at http://galapagos2009.wordpress.com/

I would recommend some type of water shoe - Land's End had one I used and I was very satisfied. If you stay on the beach and do miniumum walking you won't need any other shoes -- but remember these are volcanic islands and the walking can be very hard on 'just a water shoe' -- if in doubt I would still recommend water shoes -- and then sitting down on beach and changing to some type of hiking boots.