We spent the last day of our expedition at Santiago Island. We deployed kayaks and Zodiacs to explore the coast, including the amazing landscape at Buccaneer Cove. Our guests enjoyed snorkeling with colorful fish and whitetip reef sharks, and we even spotted a manta ray. The glass-bottom boat was in operation, and there is nothing better than dry snorkeling! In the afternoon, we walked along the shoreline of Puerto Egas, where we took pictures of marine iguanas, herons, coastal birds, and Galapagos sea lions with their pups. Our wonderful expedition came to an end, and wonderful memories will stay in the hearts of our guests for a long time!
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.
