With its red beach and single visitor site, complete with welcoming party of sealions, the uninhabited Rabida Island is perfect for photography. Activities include a mild hike or trek to the cliff, snorkelling, good views and the opportunity to photograph beautiful flamingos and other birdlife.
Fernandina Island, the Galapagos archipelago's youngest and most westerly island, is home to a spectacular reef and a diverse array of bird and marine life including the flightless cormorant and the marine iguana. Punta Espinosa is the only accessible visitor site and, although there is not much vegetation, there is a mangrove forest along the shoreline which is home to shore birds and small fish. Because the island is volcanically active, access is fairly limited. There is a mild current which makes the island ideal for more advanced divers. Here you can snorkel with Galapagos penguins which are the only penguins living in the tropics. Snorkelers will see Marine iguanas, Galapagos sea lions, Green sea turtles, rays, sharks, sea horses and colourful reef fish. In the second half of the year, Fernandina is the best spot in the archipelago for whale watching.
The largest of the Galapagos Islands, Isabela is still volcanically active. The island is home to a huge variety of air, land and sea creatures including boobies, Darwin’s finches, tortoises, marine iguanas and penguins. At the right time of year you may also encounter whales and dolphins. Diving from Isabela will be an unforgettable experience and you may encounter some beautiful animals like mola mola (sunfish), hammerhead sharks, manta rays, turtles and others. Other activities include beaches, hiking, volcano tours, nature tours, air tours by balloon or helicopter, a trip to the Wall of Tears and many others. The restaurants on the island provide a good variety of food including South American, European, barbecue, seafood, Mediterranean and gastropub.
These famed spots on the even more famous Floreana Island are known for their sublime unique features and wealth of wildlife. This island is found on the southernmost tip of the archipelago and boasts lavas that are over 1.5 million years old. For millennia, these lands have been sculpted and shaped by the winds and fires of time and it shows. Majestic mangroves and a medley of lakes meet seas and green sands setting the scene for a fascinating stay. Cormorant Point sees green olivine sands on one side, white floury sands on the other, and a lake blessed with a flamboyance of flamingos in the middle. You can also see palo santo trees spilling their fragrance out into the sweet salt air and a whole host of other rare feathered friends too. Post Office Bay may not be the prettiest spot on the island but it's definitely interesting. As one of the oldest post office systems, it still works today. You can slip your letters into an old barrel and passing ships will carry it to its destination.
The Galapagos continues to enchant and inspire as one of the most biologically diverse places on earth. For charter guests who can’t get enough of the natural world, a visit to Gardner Bay and Suarez Point is sure to delight. A pocket of the Galapagos filled with blowholes, blue-footed boobies, and barking sea lions. At Suarez Point you can take a hike that carries you around the dramatic cliffs for a couple of miles - the perfect chance to spot the rare Waved Albatross, the Nazca Booby, and other impressive birds that make the Galapagos an ornithologist's dream. Gardner Bay is another must-see spot - lauded for its wonderful white sands and home to a colony of sunbathing sea lions, it's the perfect chance to watch these salty sea dogs in their own environment. You can also see the famed Galapagos Mockingbirds here and the Green Sea Turtle swimming in the colourful corals.
One of the larger islands in the archipelago, it is named after the patron saint of seafarers, St Christopher. San Cristobal is inhabited and has its own airport and hotels. There is an abundance of local wildlife including famous giant Galapagos tortoises. Experiencing the wildlife is the main reason for visiting the Galapagos and no one will be disappointed here. Other activities on the island include hiking, diving, 4WD tours, eco and air tours. The island has the largest fresh water lake in the archipelago, Laguna El Junca which is a short uphill walk from the coast and is home to a large population of birdlife. On the island a large variety of food types is available including seafood, Ecuadorian, other South American, French, Italian, Middle eastern and many others.