DAY 5
AM: Punta Espinoza
Located at the northeast side of Fernandina island, in the western tip of the archipelago, this visitor site is one of the world’s most pristine and best-preserved ecosystems. The landscape is dominated by the presence of the shield volcano known as “La Cumbre,” one of the youngest in the Galapagos. The trail on Punta Espinosa takes visitors along the coastline and the lava formations, populated by sea lions, flightless cormorant, penguins, lava lizards and marine iguanas.
The trail on Punta Espinosa takes visitors along the coastline and the lava formations, populated by sea lions, flightless cormorant, penguins, lava lizards and marine iguanas.
PM: Urbina Bay
This visitor site is quite unique, as it was formed during a recent seafloor uplift that exposed six kilometers of coral reef and coral heads above sea level, making possible for visitors to walk on was used to be a coral bed. The trail will take us along the dry vegetation of the island, populated by land iguanas and many bird species, including flightless cormorants and pelicans.