Galapagos Islands Cruise on Celebrity Xploration from Baltra (Galapagos)

Baltra (Galapagos)

Also known as South Seymour, Baltra is a small flat island located near the center of the Galápagos. It was created by geological uplift. The island is very arid and vegetation consists of salt bushes, prickly pear cactus and palo santo trees. Baltra is currently not within the boundaries of the Galapagos National Park. The Galapagos Land Iguana is the subject of an active re-introduction campaign on the island; it became extinct on Baltra in 1954.

Mosquera Islet (Galapagos)

Cerro Dragon (Santa Cruz Island)

Cerro Dragon on the northeast coast of the Island of Santa Cruz, has two lagoons where flamigos and land iguanas (Conolophus subcristatus) can be seen. The vegetation includes Palo Santo trees and Optunia Cactus.

Rabida (Galapagos)

Rabida Island is an Ecuadorian island, that is part of the Archipelago of the Galapagos Islands in the pacific Ocean. It is located to the south of the Island of Santiago, northeast of Isabela and northwest of Santa Cruz. The amount of iron found in the lava of the Rabida Island, makes it have a reddish color. Rabida is one of the islands with most volcanic activity of the archipelago.

LAS TINTORERAS (ISABELA)

PUERTO VILLAMIL (ISABELLA)

Post Office Bay (Floreana) Galapagos

Floreana Island was the first inhabited island and has an exciting human history. It includes the mysterious deaths of several inhabitants that have never been solved. There are fresh water wells as this area was used by the early settlers who found refuge in the caves nearby. It is also home to the endemic medium tree finch that only exists on this island. Pink flamingos and green sea turtles nest on this island (December to May). The Galapagos storm petrel is also found here, a sea bird that spends most of its life away from land. At Post Office Bay, since the 18th century whalers kept a wooden barrel that served as post office so that mail could be picked up and delivered to their destination. Tourists can leave their post cards in the barrel and take any addressed to someone in their home towns back home to pass on.

Cormorant Point (Floreana)

Is one of the islands with the most interesting history of mankind and one of the first to be inhabited. Flamingos and turtles (from december to may) can be seen in the island. The Galapagos petrel can be found here, a species that remains most part of it's life far away from the land.

Cerro Brujo (Galapagos)

Cerro Brujo or Warlock Hillfrom is an eroded tuff cone shaped hill and it has got its name from The Pajaro Brujo or the Vermilion Flycatcher, a small red and black bird. The Vermilion Flycatcher used to be seen on the hill, but now they are very rare there. Another explanation of the name is that Cerro Brujo has got its name from the shape of the hill, which is supposed to look like a witch hat. There is also a lagoon where there can be seen several species of birds and also where in the past locals used to go to collect salt in order to preserve food. There is only one road that leads Puerto Baquerizo Moreno in the west to the beach of puerto Chino on the west coast. On the way you'll pass the villages El Progreso and Cerro Verde. There are also buses called collectivos going to the different villages or you can also take a taxi.

Kicker Rock, San Cristobal, Ecuador

Kicker Rock is a rock formation found just off the coast of San Cristobal Island. Also known as "León Dormido" or "Sleeping Lion" in English This magnificent formation is the remains of a lava cone which stands 500 feet tall and takes the form of a sleeping lion, hance its nickname. Kicker Rock has become a popular dive site being home to various species of marine life.

San Cristobal (Galapagos)

San Cristobal is the most eastern island in the Galapagos. We can find We can find many native bird life and vegetation. One of the main tourist activities, is ecotourism, tourism in touch with nature.

Puerto Ayora (Santa Cruz)

It is a city in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. Located in the Island of Santa Cruz it has the most advanced facilities of the archipelago. puerto Ayora has a privileged location, through the shores of the Bay. During the mayor part of the year, it has a fresh breeze that gives the city a warm temperature (december to may), and it makes Puerto Ayora in the Island of Santa Cruz a tropical paradise. The bay is a good place to observe pelicans, marine iguanas, herons, sea lions, and a large number of blue-footed boobies.

Punta Suarez (Espanola island)

Punta Suarez is located on the west coast of the Island Espanola, the eldest ISland of the Archipelago of Galapagos, and is aproximately 5 million years old. It is one of the most attractive places and most popular of the Galapagos. In Punta Suarez you can observe a species of iguanas, green and red, endemic of the Espanola Island. Also, it is the only place in the world where the albatros have their nests.

Gardner Bay (Espanola island)

Daphne Island (Galapagos)

Daphne Major is a volcanic island just north of Santa Cruz Island and just west of the Baltra Airport in the archipelago Colon, commonly known as the Galápagos Islands. It consists of a tuff crater, devoid of trees. Though easily accessible to most visitors to the Galápagos, the national park service has highly restricted visits to this island, and it is primarily used for scientific research. An intensive study of Darwin's finches was conducted here by biologists Peter and Rosemary Grant over a period of 20 years. They examined the behaviour and life cycles of finches, with the results strongly supporting Darwin's theory of evolution. Their efforts were documented in the Pulitzer Prize winning book The Beak of the Finch. Daphne is home to a variety of other birds including Galápagos Martins, Blue-footed Booby, Nazca Booby, Short-eared Owls, Red-billed Tropicbirds and Magnificent Frigatebirds.

Baltra (Galapagos)

Also known as South Seymour, Baltra is a small flat island located near the center of the Galápagos. It was created by geological uplift. The island is very arid and vegetation consists of salt bushes, prickly pear cactus and palo santo trees. Baltra is currently not within the boundaries of the Galapagos National Park. The Galapagos Land Iguana is the subject of an active re-introduction campaign on the island; it became extinct on Baltra in 1954.