Exploring The Galapagos Islands Aboard The Galapagos Explorer II

There are adventurous travelers and there are travelers who really enjoy being pampered more than a great adventure. I have vacationed the complete spectrum, I have pinched pennies while vacationing in Gatlinburg Tennessee and stayed in a very expensive vacation home with a private maid in Saint Jean de Luz, France. I will admit that the vacation home with a private maid was a nice way to experience France.

But, I am an adventurer at heart, probably born from my days as a kid where I grabbed a fishing pole or net and waded creeks and ponds to see what was there. My favorite type of travel is where you see things up close and personal with exposure to the people, culture and wildlife. This might require you to hop on a rubber landing raft and land on a beach where no one lives, or it might require you to reach down and pet a whale. Adventurers run between 8 and 98 years old generally.

This is my second trip discussing the Galapagos Islands . But, today I am going to focus on a ship which was specifically designed to provide adventurous travels in the Galapagos in a nature friendly way. When you think about the most incredible nature destinations the Galapagos would be on the top 5 in anyone's book I believe and number 1 in many eyes. Here is some info on the Galapagos from wikipedia.com The archipelago has been known by many different names, including the "Enchanted Islands" because of the way in which the strong and swift currents made navigation difficult. The first crude navigation chart of the islands was done by the buccaneer Ambrose Cowley in 1684, and in those charts he named the islands after some of his fellow pirates or after the English noblemen who helped the pirates' cause. The term "Galápagos" refers to the Spanish name given to the Giant Land Tortoises known to inhabit the islands. The adjective "Galápagan" may be used to describe things from or related to the islands. Noteworthy species include:

Galapagos land iguanas
Marine Iguana
Galapagos tortoise (Galápagos Giant tortoise), Geochelone elephantopus, known as Galápago in Spanish, it gave the name to the islands
Galapagos Green Turtle, thought to be a subspecies of the Pacific Green Turtle, Chelonia mydas agassisi
Trepand Sea Cucumbers, the cause of environmental battles with fishermen over quotas of this expensive Asian delicacy.
Flightless Cormorant, Phalacrocorax harrisi
Great Frigatebird and Magnificent Frigatebird
Blue Footed Booby, Sula nebouxii, popular among visitors for their large blue feet which they show off in courtship
Galapagos Penguin, Spheniscus mendiculus, the only living tropical penguin Waved Albatross, Phoebastria irrorata, the only living tropical albatross
Galapagos Hawk, Buteo galapagoensis, the islands' main scavenger and "environmental police"
4 endemic species of mockingbirds the first species Darwin noticed to vary from island to island
13 endemic species of buntings, popularly called Darwin's finches. Among them is the Sharp-beaked Ground-finch Geospiza difficilis septentrionalis which is sometimes called the "Vampire Finch" for its blood-sucking habits, and the tool-using Woodpecker Finch, Camarhynchus pallidus
Galápagos Sea Lions, Zalophus californianus

OK, let's get back to your trip. What do you think of when you hear 'Galapagos Islands'? The first thing that comes to my mind is an incredible variety of unique species. Because of the isolation of the Galapagos islands the species found here are often unique to this area. There are unique crabs, fish, tortoises, birds. Retracing the steps of Charles Darwin in his journey of the Beagle has to rank highly with any adventurous traveler. For a specialized trip to the Galapagos Islands we recommend the ship named Galapagos Explorer II. This ship has 50 suites with outside views and was specifically designed to explore the Galapagos Islands. You will have six expert naturalist guides on board to help you learn about the islands on a ship which is environmentally friendly to this pristine area. Activities will include snorkeling, star gazing from December to April (with expert help), beach explorations, glass bottom boats, whale watching and hiking explorations. There is even a Naturalist Room where you can help scientists who are performing experiments on the Galapagos area. Here is a sample itinerary. As you can see this is an active trip with a lot of exploring packed into a short amount of time. Saturday AM: Arrival by air to Baltra Airport Saturday PM: Cerro Dragon, Santa Cruz Island Sunday AM: Bartholemew Island Sunday PM: Puerto Egas, Santiago Island Monday AM: Punta Espinoza, Fernandina Island Monday PM: Punta Vicente Roca, Isabela Island Tuesday AM: Semour Norte Tuesday PM: El Chato (Highlands), lave tunnels and Wild Giant Tortoises, Santa Cruz Island Wednesday AM: Loberia or Islas Lobos or Tijeretas or El Junco and Interpretation Center, San Cristobal Island Departure from San Cristobal Island Please keep in mind that this itinerary could change according to what species is most active at the time so you might do something different. But, it doesn't really matter because the first charts of this area were drawn in 1793 and explored in the Voyage of the Beagle in 1835. Since then this area has changed very little and remains one of the best exploratory trips available.

I hope you are now extremely interested in going to the Galapagos. How can an explorer not take this chance if time and money are available? Next week I will describe some longer trips that also include the Galapagos. But, if you are only interested in the Galapagos this is probably your trip.

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Galapagos visitor sites: what are they?

The Galapagos National Park was declared as such in 1959. Tourism, however, was not as formal activity in the archipelago. Gradually he became aware that more people visit these islands could be actually realized. This is the main reason why the islands, which are important areas for wildlife viewing included, have had a higher level. This is how visitors places, the most important feature of the islands for tourism organized. In fact, is whatprovides the best wildlife viewing areas and the distribution of visitors at the same time.

locations of visitors to the national park was established in 1970 and closed over time, some were and others were open. Currently, over 92 pages visitors are available and have an intensive use of areas have been classified, and areas of heavy use. The difference between these two has described the fragility of visitors (an index as a visitor to thisSustainability), but note that only 3% of the national park is dedicated to tourism. Therefore, when you visit a tiny fraction of the Galápagos islands touch the protected territory. However, most visitors rarely visited, thanks to the efforts of the Galapagos Islands National Park on the allocation of fixed routes for all vessels, regardless of format.

In order to show clearly, to visit the designated areas, black and white posts were placed inthe situation. Nature Guide shore visits and ecological interpretation of the behavior is happening along the route. One of the rules of the national park is to stay on the path. It 's just the knowledge of the visitor and working together we can help a great effort to preserve the ecosystem of the island. This is a clear example of how the visitor is a key player in the direct target of sustainability. Only a few physical changes have made to the islands as part ofDescription of site visitors. Perhaps the most striking building in a small port that is used only for purposes of landing (yes, of course, love sea lions this beautiful flat structure). Once inside, a few sites changing areas on foot and the reasons are, therefore, remains unchanged. As in some other places that we could do all the pages available, and poses no difficulty. But it would be clearly against the dramatic contrastIslands of volcanic soil. Moreover, it is built somewhat artificial object to the nature of this type of travel.

Some variants of the site includes rocks, lava, rock layers of tuff, sandy beaches, brush, rocks and more. Diversity is clearly visible on each island getaway. This is another important feature of the eternal puzzle of the islands' because every island is so different and the islands Come and see for yourself, and enjoy you visit Web sites that are part of thistropical gem.

See the Galapagos Islands cruise

There are some changes in the Galapagos Island Tours are available, depending on how much time you have in this beautiful place to stay unique and impressive. Only five of the islands are inhabited, the rest are set aside for the province of protected fauna and flora in national parks, but all together occupy about three percent of the Galapagos. Hiking in the park, walked into a country where giant tortoises live for a century, in which the birds have blue feet, and wheremay appear very different species such as cormorants, marine iguanas and below the water together.

is the best way to accommodate the diversity of the Galapagos Islands on a cruise with which to see as animals from place to place can begin to be different. You may even be able to fluctuations in finches (or "stamina") from one island to see how Charles Darwin on his famous voyage in the nineteenth century.

You can choose from a variety of Galapagos CruiseExperience with the job varies depending on your taste and the duration of the trip. There are graceful sailboats-engine, great, strong ships, facilities for ninety passengers, and smaller, smooth luxury yacht with 20 cabins.

Each boat in the best Galapagos Cruises has its own naturalist guide who will accompany you on day trips to the islands, said about the curious and unique species of animals can be and how it affectsgrand theory of Charles Darwin.

If boats are not your thing, or perhaps rather prefer a permanent exchange of experience on your cruise vacation Galapagos are not the only option. There are some hotels on the islands, the hotels recommended are in Santa Cruz. The Royal Palm Hotel is an example of luxury. This is an exclusive retreat with an emphasis on double solitude and nature. Another reason is the Finch Bay Eco Resort, Hotel, prize winner with a private beach.

A compromise between theCruise and choosing a hotel is one of the Red Mangrove Galapagos Lodges Tours. This is a multi-center holiday style, moving between three hotels for five days. You will still be seen on three different islands, but without the emphasis on boating. This is someone to see the dress she tries to see more of the Galapagos Islands, but rather to have an accommodation to the ground.

Galapagos Islands tours tend to start in Ecuador, the nearest land mass of earth andthe country that protects and controls the islands. Ecuador is the busiest port city of Guayaquil. Some ten-night Galapagos cruise packages set aside a day to explore this vibrant city with its historic area of wooden buildings and landmarks along the River.

Peru is the country's gateway to other Galapagos tour, you should remember that the best tour operators will help you create a path for themselves. Imagine the wonders of Machu PicchuGalapagos in a holiday!

However you approach the Galapagos cruise, the islands are surely inspire you. Where else can you walk on a lava flow cooled and then have a conversation with a sea lion on the beach?