ESPAÑOLA ISLAND
Wednesday morning: Gardner Bay
Española Island (also called Hood) is the southernmost island and teems with wildlife. It is the breeding site of nearly all of the world's 12,000 pairs of waved albatrosses. Gardner Bay has a lovely white sanded beach where you will see a sea lion colony. It is a good place for snorkeling or just relaxing on the beach.
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White sand beach, turquoise waters, sea lions, sharks, pelicans, Darwin finches, Hood mockingbirds, small wading birds, snorkeling |
Wednesday morning: Suárez Point
Suarez Point is often listed as a Galapagos favorite visitor site. Along a 2 mile (3km) walk you have the chance to see blue-footed boobies and waved albatross as well as the famous “blowhole” spurt water high into the air. The landscape is great for photography.
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Hood mocking bird, nazca boobies, blue footed boobies, marine iguanas, waved albatross (April-December), swallow-tailed gulls, red-billed tropic birds, Galapagos dove, sea-lions, blowhole, lava lizards, Galapagos hawk, finches |
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