It is believed that this island was inhabited only by military personnel. One of the main Galapagos Airports is located on this island. Your guide will meet you at the airport. Transfer to Santa Cruz Island. We cross the Itabaca Chanel (from the airport to this place takes around 15 minutes). After that, we board our private bus to Puerto Ayora.
After arriving in Puerto Ayora we will head straight to Galaxy Yacht, where we will stay in a cabin and have lunch.
After lunch, we head to HIGHLANDS of SANTA CRUZ for our first stop. Here we can go on a hiking tour and see giant tortoises in the wild. This is a spectacular natural sight. We recommend wearing sport shoes, long pants and a raincoat. Return to Puerto Ayora Capitan will present our crew to us with a cocktail and a formal presentation. BriefiIslag for the next day.
The bay of Puerto Villamil is home to this tiny island, surrounded by calm turquoise water. It has a short trail that takes you to the island. This island, which is surrounded with beautiful landscapes and has a lot of interesting fauna, can be found in the bay. We will see many Marine Iguanas enjoying the sun, lava Lizards, herons and gulls along the trail. You will find Sea Turtles, Rays, and Penguins in the coves. The most common species of sea turtles are the rays and penguins.
There are many cracks and channels along the coast where we may see White-tipped Reef Sharks. After the visit, we'll return to the boat for breakfast and then begin navigation to the next point.
After lunch, we will embark in Moreno Point on the west coast Isabela Island. Birdwatchers will be delighted by the variety of birds that can be seen on a dinghy ride along striking rocky shores, or along a path through lava rock leading you to tide pools and mangroves. Green sea turtles and white-tip sharks can be found in the tide pools.
It can be easily spotted.
This island is home to penguin breeding grounds. Elizabeth Point, located on the west coast Isabela is an amarine tourist site. Red mangrove cove is a popular spot for brown pelicans, flightless Cormorants, golden rays, sea lions and spotted eagles rays.
This is the location at the base Alcedo Volcano, between Elizabeth Bay & Tagus Cove. Wet landing. The trail is approximately 3.20 km long. During this walk, you can see land iguanas and hawks as well as tortoises. Red and blue lobsters are also possible.
It can be found west of Darwin Volcano on Isabela Island. We will come across many inscriptions while walking.
Since 1800, these are the names of boat's pirates. The origin of Tagus Cove is an English ship that crossed the island in search for Galapagos tortoise. The Darwin Lake, which is salt water and approximately 9mtes deep, can be admired from this area. There are no fishes. It's easy to spot different bird species.
Fernandina, the third largest island in Galapagos, has only one place to visit: Espinoza Point. Espinoza Point is a famous spot because it houses large colonies of marine Iguanas. It also hosts the Galapagos penguin, the hawk, and snakes of Galapagos. Fernandina Island can be seen from Espinoza Point. The volcano's last eruption occurred in May 2005. Fernandina Island is the only one without any mammals, and the open areas are extremely fragile. We must take extra care while walking during the nesting season of marine iguana (January through June).
This site has a black sandy beach. To the south is Pan de Azucar volcano, which contains volcanic deposits that have helped to create this black sand beaches. It is possible to see a salt mine from the crater of this volcanic volcano. There were some exploratory attempts to reach this mine between 1928 and 1930, but they failed to function. Additionally, the workers' use of endemic woods caused environmental damage. It is forbidden to go down to the salt mine. Return to Galaxy Lunch
Palo Santo Wood, the landscape and beach are the main attractions at this location. This beach is very important for tortoises as they nest here. Isabela Project has eradicated pigs, who were once the main predators of eggs from tortoises.
It is a volcanic tuff cone that has been formed by successive explosions of lava and water. Galaxy will navigate around this Island
Dragon Hill, located in northwestern Santa Cruz Island is home to a visitor's center. It consists of a 1,600m trail that passes through three environments. It was home to land iguanas, Conolophus subcristatus, in a healthy condition in 1975. The Galapagos Islands were also established that year.
The Charles Darwin Foundation and National Park initiated a program to preserve land iguanas. Artemia salina shrimp is found in the lagoons of this site. This is the same food as flamingos, but they are more plentiful at certain times of the year and the population is higher.
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