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Galapagos

Sea Lion, Galapagos, Ecuador IMG_2206 b_B_vividvista — Sleeping like a rock
A Sea Lion is sleeping on boulders in the Galapagos

A male Magnificient Frigatebird inflates his red throat pouch to impress females on North Seymour Island in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador IMG_2160-2_vividvista — Magnificent Red
A male Magnificient Frigatebird inflates his red throat pouch to impress females on North Seymour, Galapagos

A Great Blue Heron seems to be focused on a flying insect on Playa Borrero on Santa Cruz Island in the Galapagos IMG_1644-c1_vividvista — Focus
A Great Blue Heron seems to be focused on a flying insect on Playa Borrero on Santa Cruz Island in the Galapagos

Marine Iguana, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos, Ecuador IMG_1956 b_B_vividvista — Marine Iguana

North Seymour, Galapagos, Ecuador IMG_2098-2_vividvista — Blue-footed Booby

Marine Iguana, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos, Ecuador IMG_1849-2_vividvista — Mercury Bath
Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos

Green Sea Turtle, Isabela Island, Galapagos, Ecuador IMG_0884 b_B_vividvista — Green Sea Turtle
Isabela Island, Galapagos

Galapagos Land Iguana, North Seymour, Galapagos, Ecuador IMG_2111 b_B_vividvista — Galapagos Land Iguana
One of many species endemic to the Galapagos

Adolescent Magnificient Frigatebird on North Seymour Island, Galapagos, Ecuador IMG_2268-2_vividvista — Juvenile
Adolescent Magnificient Frigatebird on North Seymour Island, Galapagos

Union Rock, Isabela, Galapagos, Ecuador IMG_2451_B_vividvista — Union Rock

Isabela Island, Galapagos, Ecuador IMG_2776 b_B_vividvista — Filigree Leaves
Isabela Island, Galapagos

A Great Blue Heron is looking for signs of hatching sea turtles on Playa Borrero on Santa Cruz Island in the Galapagos IMG_1663-2_vividvista — Great Blue Heron
A Great Blue Heron is looking for signs of hatching sea turtles on Playa Borrero on Santa Cruz Island in the Galapagos

Giant Galapagos Tortoises mating on Santa Cruz Island in the Galapagos, Ecuador IMG_1327-2_vividvista — Giant Galapagos Tortoises mating
Giant Galapagos Tortoises mating on Santa Cruz Island in the Galapagos, Ecuador

A male Giant Galapagos Tortoise mates with a female on Santa Cruz Island in the Galapagos, Ecuador IMG_1342 b_B_vividvista — Giant Galapagos Tortoise mating
A male Giant Galapagos Tortoise mates with a female on Santa Cruz Island in the Galapagos

Giant Galapagos Tortoise, Santa Cruz, Galapagos, Ecuador IMG_1387_B_vividvista — Giant Galapagos Tortoise
Endemic to the Galapagos, these tortoises can weigh up to 417 kg

Santiago Island, Galapagos, Ecuador IMG_2302 b_B_vividvista — Terra Nova
Santiago is an uninhabited island formed by 2 overlapping active volcanoes

Santiago Island, Galapagos, Ecuador IMG_2383-2_vividvista — Santiago Island

Los Tunneles, Isabela Island, Galapagos, Ecuador IMG_2471 b_B_vividvista — Los Tunneles
Isabela Island, Galapagos

Marine Iguana IMG_2215-2_vividvista — Marine Iguana
Isabela Island, Galapagos

Galapagos Pelican, Daphne Major Island, Galapagos, Ecuador IMG_1599-b2_vividvista — Galapagos Pelican
Daphne Major Island, Galapagos

Sally Lightfoot Crab, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos, Ecuador IMG_1825 b_B_vividvista — Sally Lightfoot Crab
These Crabs live in symbiosis with Marine Iguanas- feeding on their dead skin and parasites

A Marine Iguana is feeding on algae on Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos, Ecuador IMG_1924_B_vividvista — Marine Iguana
A Marine Iguana is feeding on algae on Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos

Galapagos Penguin, Isabela, Galapagos IMG_2560 b_B_vividvista — Galapagos Penguin
Penguins north of the equator due to the cool waters of the Humboldt and Cromwell currents

Blue-footed Booby, North Seymour Island, Galapagos, Ecuador IMG_2203 b_B_vividvista — Blue-footed Booby

Marine Iguana, Isabela Island, Galapagos, Ecuador IMG_2757 b_B_vividvista — Marine Iguana
Isabela Island, Galapagos

Giant Galapagos Tortoise, Santa Cruz, Galapagos, Ecuador IMG_1399-2_vividvista — Giant Galapagos Tortoise
These Tortoises are the longest lived vertebrates, with the oldest on record living for 152 years

Giant Galapagos Tortoise, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos, Ecuador IMG_1257 b_B_vividvista — Giant Galapagos Tortoise
Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos

Giant Galapagos Tortoise, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos, Ecuador IMG_1301 b_B_vividvista — Giant Galapagos Tortoise
Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos

Galapagos: Sleeping like a rock
A Sea Lion is sleeping on boulders in the Galapagos

Magnificent Red
A male Magnificient Frigatebird inflates his red throat pouch to impress females on North Seymour, Galapagos

Focus
A Great Blue Heron seems to be focused on a flying insect on Playa Borrero on Santa Cruz Island in the Galapagos

Marine Iguana

Blue-footed Booby

Mercury Bath
Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos

Green Sea Turtle
Isabela Island, Galapagos

Galapagos Land Iguana
One of many species endemic to the Galapagos

Juvenile
Adolescent Magnificient Frigatebird on North Seymour Island, Galapagos

Union Rock

Filigree Leaves
Isabela Island, Galapagos

Great Blue Heron
A Great Blue Heron is looking for signs of hatching sea turtles on Playa Borrero on Santa Cruz Island in the Galapagos

Giant Galapagos Tortoises mating
Giant Galapagos Tortoises mating on Santa Cruz Island in the Galapagos, Ecuador

Giant Galapagos Tortoise mating
A male Giant Galapagos Tortoise mates with a female on Santa Cruz Island in the Galapagos

Giant Galapagos Tortoise
Endemic to the Galapagos, these tortoises can weigh up to 417 kg

Terra Nova
Santiago is an uninhabited island formed by 2 overlapping active volcanoes

Santiago Island

Los Tunneles
Isabela Island, Galapagos

Marine Iguana
Isabela Island, Galapagos

Galapagos Pelican
Daphne Major Island, Galapagos

Sally Lightfoot Crab
These Crabs live in symbiosis with Marine Iguanas- feeding on their dead skin and parasites

Marine Iguana
A Marine Iguana is feeding on algae on Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos

Galapagos Penguin
Penguins north of the equator due to the cool waters of the Humboldt and Cromwell currents

Blue-footed Booby

Marine Iguana
Isabela Island, Galapagos

Giant Galapagos Tortoise
These Tortoises are the longest lived vertebrates, with the oldest on record living for 152 years

Giant Galapagos Tortoise
Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos

Giant Galapagos Tortoise
Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos

Galapagos NP

UNESCO World Heritage Site
The National Park covers 97% of all Galapagos Islands. Most animals are not shy of humans and can easily be observed

Spectacular
Sea lions, pelicans and frigate birds go for scraps amidst the fisherman at the fishing pier in Puerto Ayora
Diving
Great Hammerheads at Gordon Rocks. Consider day trips - e.g. with Scuba Iguana

Swim
Go for a swim with sea lions in the marina on Isabela or with penguins at Tintoreras
Flights
Access only from Quito or Guayaquil