Isabela Island it is the largest island in Galapagos, and it is formed by five main shield volcanoes. Each one of them still active, and every few years we do experience eruptions on this island. Because of its size, it is home to seventy percent of the whole Galapagos penguins and Cormorants populations, and each volcano has developed its own kind of giant tortoise. This part of the archipelago has almost everything to make our experience so unique and unforgettable.
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.
