Today we visited Santa Cruz Island for a second time, and spent the morning in the northern region of the Island. The visitor site is known as Cerro Dragon, or Dragon Hill. During the hike, we got to see Galapagos marine iguanas, and we even observed Galapagos land iguanas fighting. After this, we prepared for snorkeling at the bigger Islet of Guy Fawkes, where we saw big schools of colorful fish, sharks and some sea lions that were playing with the guests: an amazing experience! During the afternoon, we enjoyed a boat ride around Daphne Mayor Islet and celebrated the sunset with a wine tasting,
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.
