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ISLAND:
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BALTRA
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ACTIVITIES:
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The
start and/or end point of the majority of cruises.
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WILDLIFE:
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COMMENTS:
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The
main
airport in Galapagos (the other being on the island of San
Cristobal).
Not technically part of the Galapagos National Park.
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MAPS:
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ISLAND:
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BARTOLOME
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ACTIVITIES:
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Short
hike to Pinnacle
Rock (70 m) with a view of 5 Islands, snorkelling
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WILDLIFE:
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PLANTS: Salt Bush, Morning Glory,
Prickly Pear cactus, Red & White mangroves ANIMALS: Galapagos Penguin, Great
Blue Heron, Spotted Eagle Rays, Sea Turtles (nesting Jan-March), Sea
lion colony, Sharks
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COMMENTS:
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Pinnacle
Rock (70 m) |
MAPS:
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ISLAND:
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ESPANOLA
(HOOD)
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ACTIVITIES:
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Punta
Suarez
Arrive
at a white sand beach and hike along 30-m cliff edge to
witness the 25-m high blowhole.
Gardner
Bay
Arrive
at a golden beach nestled in a bay
Walking amongst sea lions,
fabulous snorkelling
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WILDLIFE:
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Punta Suarez
PLANTS: Typical
arid and transition vegetation, Saltbushes
ANIMALS:
Blue-footed
& Masked Boobies, endemic Albatross (nest Mar-Dec),
Swallowtail Gulls, Oyster Catchers, Lava
& Night Herons, Galapagos Hawks, Doves, Ground Warbler, large
Cactus Finches, Española Mockingbirds, Lava lizard,
Galapagos Snake, Giant Tortoises, Marine Iguanas, Sea
lions, Saddleback Turtle
Gardner
Bay
ANIMALS: Sea
lions, Española mockingbird
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COMMENTS:
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Central
volcano, steep
cliffs |
MAPS:
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ISLAND:
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FERNANDINA (NARBOROUGH)
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ACTIVITIES:
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Punta Espinosa
Hiking
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WILDLIFE:
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Punta Espinosa
Lava
cactus, mangroves
Galapagos Penguin & Hawk,
flightless cormorant, land iguanas, snakes, Marine
iguanas, sea
lions, "zayapas" (red & blue crabs)
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COMMENTS:
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Most
westerly islands and subsequently the youngest and most volcanically
active.
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MAPS:
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ISLAND:
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FLOREANA
(SANTA MARIA) |
ACTIVITIES:
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Punta Cormorant
Hiking
Post
Office Bay
Hike
the historic site where barrel erected
in 1793 has been used as a post office, lava tubes
Devil's
Crown
Snorkeling
/ Scuba diving
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WILDLIFE:
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Punta Cormorant & Post
Office Bay
Green
sand beach with flamingos, common stilts, Bahama
pintails, whimbrels, ruddy turnstones, Palo Santo, white
& black mangroves, many endemic plants
Flamingos,
common stilts, Bahama pintails, whimbrels, ruddy turnstones
Devil's
Crown
Rays,
Sea Turtles, ghost
& Sally lightfoot crabs, sharks, superb marine life
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COMMENTS:
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MAPS:
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ISLAND:
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GENOVESA
(TOWER) |
ACTIVITIES:
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Darwin Bay
Hiking,
Snorkeling / Scuba diving
Prince
Phillip's Steps
Hike
(25 mins.) the cliffs to the saltwater lagoons
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WILDLIFE:
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Darwin
Bay & Prince
Phillip's Steps
Red
footed boobies, frigates, Mangroves, Palo Santo, Sea
lions, hammerhead
sharks, Swallowtail gull, red footed & masked
boobies, frigates, Night & Lava herons, Storm petrels, short-eared
owls, 4 varieties of Galapagos finches, Salt
bushes, Opuntia cactus, mangroves, Palo Santo
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COMMENTS:
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MAPS:
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ISLAND:
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ISABELA (ALBERMARLE) |
ACTIVITIES:
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Tagus Cove
Hiking,
Snorkeling
Urbina
Bay
Hike
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WILDLIFE:
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Tagus
Cove & Urbina
Bay
Palo
Santo, ferns, Galapagos Hawk & Penguins, Darwin
Finches, pelicans, blue footed boobies, flightless cormorants, common
egrets, great blue heron, tortoises (about 5,000), goats, donkeys,
cats, dogs, land iguanas
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COMMENTS:
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MAPS:
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ISLAND:
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NORTH
SEYMOUR |
ACTIVITIES:
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Hiking
/ Snorkelling
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WILDLIFE:
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Palo
Santo, Opuntia, salt bushes, Blue
footed boobies, swallowtail gulls, frigates, Marine
iguanas, sea lions
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COMMENTS:
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MAPS:
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ISLAND:
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RABIDA
(JERVIS) |
ACTIVITIES:
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Hiking
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WILDLIFE:
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Sea
lions, Pelicans, flamingos, Bahama pintail ducks,
common stilts, blue footed & masked boobies, Salt
bushes, Palo Santo, Opuntia Cactus, spiny shrubs
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COMMENTS:
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MAPS:
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ISLAND:
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SANTIAGO/JAMES |
ACTIVITIES:
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Buccaneer's Cove
Hike
Espumilla
Beach
Hike
along golden sand beach to
lagoons and a waterfall
James Bay / Puerto Egas
3
different hikes including to a salt mine
Sullivan Bay
Hike
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WILDLIFE:
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Buccaneer's Cove, Espumilla Beach,
James Bay / Puerto Egas
Scalesia
forest, Mangroves, Palo Santo, Flamingos,
semi-palmated plovers, common
stilts, Bahama pintail ducks, large bill & vermillion flycatchers, Hawks,
lava herons, oyster catchers,
whimbrels, doves, plovers, common stilts, shorebirds, wild goats, Fur
sea lions, crabs
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COMMENTS:
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MAPS:
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ISLAND:
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SAN CRISTOBAL (CHATHAM) |
ACTIVITIES:
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Kicker Rock (Leon Dormido)
Boat
ride around / through the cliffs
Islas
Lobos
Hike
along 300m trail
Punta Pitt
Hiking
Cerro Brujo
Hiking
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WILDLIFE:
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Kicker
Rock (Leon Dormido), Islas
Lobos, Punta Pitt, Cerro Brujo
Sea
birds, red, masked & blue footed boobies, frigates, tropicbirds, Dolphins,
sharks, Sea lions, Saltbushes,
spiny shrubs, Palo Santo,
Muyuyos trees, yellow-green shrubs, Sesuvium, Old male
sea lions, Shorebirds, pelicans.
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COMMENTS:
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Capital
of Galapagos (Puerto Baquerizo Moreno) |
MAPS:
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ISLAND:
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SANTA CRUZ (INDEFATIGABLE)
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ACTIVITIES:
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Puerto Ayora
Hiking
Charles
Darwin Research Station
Hiking
Highlands (Mount Crocker, Twin Craters)
Hiking
Bachas Beach
Hiking,
snorkelling
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WILDLIFE:
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Highlands,
Bachas Beach, Black Turtle Cove, Dragon Hill
Almost
all Galapagos bird species, land iguanas, Sea lions,
marine iguanas
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COMMENTS:
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Largest
city (Puerto Ayora) tourism capital of
Galapagos |
MAPS:
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ISLAND:
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SANTA FE (BARRINGTON) |
ACTIVITIES:
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Hiking
& great snorkelling
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WILDLIFE:
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Palo
Santo, Opuntia Cactus, Galapagos hawk, owls, frigates,
pelicans,
mocking birds, 2 species of Land Iguanas, Sea lions,
white-tipped
sharks, sea turtles, rays
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COMMENTS:
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MAPS:
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ISLAND:
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SOUTH
PLAZA |
ACTIVITIES:
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Hiking,
snorkelling, bird watching
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WILDLIFE:
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Sesuvium,
Opuntia Cactus, Swallowtail gulls, blue footed &
masked
boobies, tropicbirds, frigates, Audubon shearwaters, pelicans, land
iguanas, Sea lions, turtle, rays,
sharks
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COMMENTS:
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