Galapagos Cruise on Celebrity Flora 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.

Puerto Egas, Santiago Island

Puerto Egas is a beach of lava rocks, marine iguanas, where they live and reproduce in large amounts. A natural bridge takes you to the entries where you can find the sea lions. It is known as the cave names the Cave of the Seals.

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.

Elizabeth Bay

Elizabeth Bay is formed by the union of the volcanoes Sierra Negra and Alcedo, the second biggest and most active volcano in the world. Located on the east coast of Isabela Island, in the Galapagos archipelago, has a elevated number of colourful mangroves, which contrasts with the lava. In the island you can watch sea lions, turtles and around the isles the cormorants, penguins, marine iguanas, blue footed bobbies and seagulls.

Caleta Tagus, Isabela, Galapagos

Caleta Tagus, Isabela Island is the largest island of the Galapagos with an area of 1,790 sq mi, and length of 62 mi almost four times larger than Santa Cruz, the second largest of the archipelago. It was named after Queen Isabella of Spain. It was originally named Albemarle after the Duke of Albemarle. The island strides the equator. The third-largest human settlement of the archipelago, Puerto Villamil, is located at the south-eastern tip of the island. Other popular attractions include El Muro de las Lagrimas (a wall built by prisoners when the island was a penal colony) and the Flamingo Lagoon (with occasional pink visitors). Both are in the south of the island.

Sullivan Bay, Santiago

Sullivan Bay, on the east coast of the island of Santiago, opposite to Bartolome Island, counts with a large flow of lava from an erruption ocurred less than 100 years ago. The lava flow reaches the sea and on the volcanic rocks we can find crabs and marine iguanas.

Bartholomew, San Salvador (Galapagos)

Just off Isla San Salvador´s Sullivan Bay coast, the tiny islet of Isla Bartolome is among the younger of the Galapagos Islands. With a total land area of just 1.2 sq km, this island offers some of the most beautiful landscapes in the archipelago. One of the most famous landmarks in the Galapagos can also be found on this island, Pinnacle Rock, which is among the most frequently photographed vistas of this volcanic island chain. This island is one of the few that is home to the Galapagos penguin which is the only wild penguin species to live on the equator. The green turtle is another animal that resides on the island.

Las Bachas, Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz is an Ecuadorian island located in the Pacific Ocean and forms part of the Galapogos Islands. Las Bachas is a stunning white sand beach boardering crystal clear waters. A nearby lagoon is home to flamingos while Las Bachas itself is home to many Marine Iguanas and Crabs.

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.

North Seymour (Galapagos)

To the north of Baltra (Seymour South), we can find a small island called North Seymour. Both island are similar by the looks, both for the geological mapping as for the the typical vegetation of arid areas. Things to see: Fur seals, Nesting Frigatebirds, Sea lions, Blue footed Boobies.

Puerto Baquerizo (San Cristobal)

San Cristobal is the most eastern island of the Galapagos archipelago, in Ecuador. The capital of the archipelago, Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, is found on the southwestern extreme of the island. In this island we can find frigates, marine lions, turtles of galapagos, red-footed boobies, blue-footed boobies, marine iguanas, dolphins and seagulls Galapagos. It also has a varied amount of vegetation. In the near waters we can find sharks, stingrays and lobsters.

PUNTA PITT, SAN CRISTOBAL

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.

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.