Today the National Geographic Endeavour II, repositioned from Santa Cruz Island to San Cristobal Island, as we made our way to a site known as Punta Pitt. This was one of the first landscapes seen by Charles Darwin as the HMS Beagle explored the northern coast of the island. In the afternoon we visited an incredible site known as Cerro Brujo, where our guests had the opportunity to explore on their own as we walked along the beach.
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.
