Today National Geographic Endeavour II was at Bartolome Island. We started very early in the morning with a pre-breakfast hike to get the iconic view of the Galapagos Islands from the top of Bartolome. After a delicious breakfast, we snorkeled with sea lions and Galapagos penguins on a private beach. Later we sailed around Sombrero Chino Islet, where we did another round of snorkeling. Near sunset, we headed back out on Zodiacs to search for he little Galapagos penguin.
5/29/2025
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Genovesa Island
Genovesa is considered one of the Galapagos crown jewels, and today it was showing off all of its splendor. Immediately after breakfast we put on our sturdy shoes and set out to explore Prince Philip’s Steps. This area is known for opportunities to observe not only large colonies of nesting Nazca and red-footed boobies, but maybe, just maybe, the short-eared owl which exhibits diurnal behavior on this island. After this walk we got ready for a dip in the Pacific Ocean and snorkeling along the inner coast of this caldera. The afternoon was equally amazing as we disembarked to explore Darwin Bay, along a short and easy trail that was packed with wildlife. Here we observed not only nesting frigatebirds, red-footed boobies, and Nazca boobies, but also a few yellow-crowned night herons. It was another incredible afternoon in the Galapagos Islands.
