We spent the last day of our expedition at Santiago Island. We deployed kayaks and Zodiacs to explore the coast, including the amazing landscape at Buccaneer Cove. Our guests enjoyed snorkeling with colorful fish and whitetip reef sharks, and we even spotted a manta ray. The glass-bottom boat was in operation, and there is nothing better than dry snorkeling! In the afternoon, we walked along the shoreline of Puerto Egas, where we took pictures of marine iguanas, herons, coastal birds, and Galapagos sea lions with their pups. Our wonderful expedition came to an end, and wonderful memories will stay in the hearts of our guests for a long time!
- Daily Expedition Reports
- 29 Dec 2023
Santiago Island, 12/29/2023, National Geographic Endeavour II
- Aboard the National Geographic Endeavour II
- Galápagos
Vanessa Gallo, Naturalist
Vanessa Gallo’s grandparents arrived in the Galápagos Islands in 1936, making her the third generation of her family to live and work in this magical archipelago. She left the islands for the capital city of Quito for high school, where she discovere...
Read MoreShare Report
Exploring Galápagos
VIEW ITINERARYRelated Reports
5/4/2025
Read
National Geographic Endeavour II
North Seymour and Rabida Islands
This was our first full day of expedition, and we started with a beautiful island in the center of the archipelago. North Seymour is a small, flat island where big colonies of blue-footed boobies and frigatebirds can be found nesting. Mating season has already started. Male frigatebirds displayed inflated red gular pouches, and the blue feet of the boobies were visible in the air. Along the trail, we found the famous Galapagos land iguanas. These reptiles are adapted to eating opuntia cactus, and we spotted one of them taking bites. In the afternoon, we visited a beautiful red sand Island. We practiced our first snorkel and enjoyed observing an abundance of colorful fish and feeding marine iguanas. Later in the afternoon, we took a relaxing stroll along the beautiful beach with the last rays of sun making the red sand shine. Flamingos spotted in a lagoon were the golden finale of this amazing day.
5/2/2025
Read
National Geographic Gemini
Sullivan Bay and Bartolome Island
We had a unique and amazing experience today. In the morning, we visited Sullivan Bay, where we walked over lava formations that made us feel like we were traveling back in time. At Bartolome, we enjoyed an amazing sunset hike and were rewarded with one of the most iconic views of the Galapagos Islands. We have had a wonderful expedition aboard National Geographic Gemini.