Nature and Adventure: 5 Days in Santa Cruz and Isabela

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Flamingo Lagoon west of Puerto Villamil there are several saltwater lakes, which serve as home to a variety of shorebirds and seabirds. Here you can also find the largest concentration of flamingos in Galapagos.  Wetlands are some of the most ecologically in the world, occupying a fascinating limbo between land and sea.  This tour  takes you around the island for hiking or island for hiking or biking through the cycling through the wetlands. . The tour lasts approximately three hours by bike and cycling and four hours walking: four types of wetlands  and colorful native native species including pink flamingos . Tintoreras  the tour starts at the dock in Puerto Villamil , where we will embark and begin to and start sailing for about 10 minutes to a small  islet near Isabela Island. This is the Tintoreras Islet. Its name is due to because here there is a crack of volcanic lava that has formed a kind  of channels that have become a favorite become the favorite place of the blue sharks (an endemic species of the Galapagos Islands). In this crevice you can see hundreds of sharks in the water as well as iguanas and other species of the island. 

Charles Darwin Scientific Station is an opportunity to learn about galapagos conservation in action. their work is vital to protect the pristine habitat of the galapagos national park where we can observe giant tortoises endemic to the island, land iguanas, finches, and  on the trails, and visit the van stray trails,interpretation center, a place to learn about galapagos sharks, mangroves, marine currents and invasive marine species.

Tortuga Bay Beach is ranked among the 25 best beaches in the world. We will take a walk of approximately 45 minutes to the beach. It is a beach of approximately 2 km long, white sand formed by fish bones and white coral; considered a sanctuary for iguanas, sea turtles and other species where you can swim and perform activities such as swimming, beach games. Part of this tour goes through the main attractions of the northern part of Santa Cruz Island where we will visit rancho primicia or Chato II, in this spectacular place we will be able to find turtles in their natural state. We will continue to The Lava Tunnels of volcanic formation, we will walk towards the interior at a distance of 100 m approximately, and our guide will give an explanation about the types of volcanic eruptions that formed the islands. Santa Cruz Twins are two craters that were formed when the islands were active and had much islands were active and had a lot of volcanic activity that generated several eruptions. The Craters Gemelos are two large sinkholes with very green areas. The view from this point is impressive and you can admire the admire the great dimension of these craters  where at some where at some point millions of years ago there was lava.

The tour ends with the arrival at the airport.

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