FERNANDINA SANTIAGO SANTA CRUZ SAN CRISTÓBAL FLOREANA ESPAÑOLA GENOVESA ISABELA BARTOLOMÉ SEYMOUR Pinta Roca Redonda Marchena Punta Albermarle Volcán Cabo Berkeley Wolf Volcán Darwin Volcán La Cumbre Volcán Alcedo Volcán Ecuador Punta Alfaro Volcán Santo Tomás 1490m Los Hermanos Tortuga Puerto Villamil Volcán Cerro Azul 1490m Cerro Cowan 950m Rábida Pinzión Cerro Cowan 865m Bultra Puerto Cruz Santa Fé Puerto Velasco Ibarra Gardner Puerto Baquerizo Moreno Punta Pitt Cerro San Joaquin 895m PACIFIC OCEAN 152 F O R R E S E R V A T I O N S C A L L U S O N 0845 130 6982 The Galapagos Archipelago

S E E U S O N T H E W E B AT wildlifeworldwide.com 153 South America / Galapagos Fernandina An active volcano with rugged slopes, unusual lava formations and a huge population of Land Iguanas. There are also sealions, Marine Iguanas, Sally Lightfoot Crabs, Galapagos Penguins and Flightless Cormorants. Isabela By far the largest island and home to some 6,000 Galapagos Tortoises around the volcanic slopes. There is an interesting uplifted coral reef and the brackish lagoons host egrets, flamingos and White-cheeked Pintails. South American Fur Seals are common around the coastline as are Galapagos Penguins and iguanas. Santiago Lava Lizards are common here and the island is good for birds such as Galapagos Dove, Galapagos Mockingbird and Galapagos Hawk. Land Iguanas, Sally Lighfoot Crabs, sealions and South American Fur Seals may also be seen. Genovesa Breeding grounds for the South American Fur Seal and sealions. The cliffs are home to Galapagos, and Madeiran Storm-petrel, Audubon’s Shearwater and Redbilled Tropicbird. Look out for Lava Gulls too, the rarest gull in the world! Hammerhead Sharks also cruise along the coastline. Bartolomé This small island famous for Pinnacle Rock, is home to Galapagos Penguins. Turtles and White-tipped Reef Sharks may also accompany you while snorkelling here. Seymour This low flat island supports the largest colony of Magnificent Frigatebrids in the Galapagos archipelago,while North Seymour is home to Blue-footed Boobies, Swallow-tailed Gulls, sealions and Marine Iguanas. Santa Cruz Its rocky coastline and maze of mangrove-lined inlets is good for sea turtles, sharks and rays. It is also home to a good population of tortoises, Land, and Marine Iguanas and birds - there are eight species of finches here! This is the home of the Charles Darwin Research Station and the Giant Tortoise breeding centre. Floreana Densely studded with volcanic cones and relatively luxuriant. There are nesting areas for tropicbirds, shearwaters and noddies on the island, a good lagoon for flamingos and several sealion colonies. The submerged volcanic crater of Devil’s Crown provides one of the best snorkelling sites in the Galapagos. San Cristóbal Home to frigatebirds, Blue-footed Boobies and sealions, this island was the first that Charles Darwin set foot on in September 1835 Española Magnificent seabird colonies include Blue-footed, and Masked Boobies and Swallow-tailed Gulls. This is also the breeding site for Waved Albatross (although the colonies are deserted from January to March). ‘ ’ Mark Carwardine Author, Photographer & Journalist I spend 6 to 8 months of the year travelling and, to be honest, much of it is a blur. But I'll never stop raving and reminiscing about my Wildlife Worldwide trip to the Galapagos Islands. There was one particular day when we hiked to one of the finest viewpoints in the archipelago, then transferred to a nearby beach and snorkelled with some Galapagos penguins before paddling with a friendly group of juvenile white-tipped reef sharks - all before breakfast. It doesn't get much better than that. Masked Boobies Marine Iguana