A former World War II military base, this cactus-dotted island is now home to the region's main airport, and the port of departure on your Galapagos vacation.

A Zodiac ride into Black Turtle Cove, one of the most beautiful sites in the Galapagos.

The landscapes of this small island are visually stunning. It’s the top of an old volcanic cone bathed in crimson.

With its sandy beach and black rock, blue-water grottos this stop offers a taste of Galapagos geology and some great snorkeling.

Search along the cove for names carved in to the rock by pirates and whalers of days past, then hike past Darwin Lake inside an extinct volcano on a bird watching expedition.

Here on Isla Fernandina, guests may walk on recent lava flows from La Cumbre volcano.

The remains of a coral reef raised during the uplift can still be found at Urvina Bay.

One of the most dramatic of landscapes in the Galapagos.

Bartolome Island hosts one of the regions most often photographed views and a spectacular geologic setting.

Las Bachas, (Santa Cruz)This is also one of the largest nesting areas of the Pacific Green Sea Turtle in the Galapagos.

Daphne is a satellite volcanic cone located north of Santa Cruz Island.

El Barranco, also known as Prince Phillip's Steps, named for Prince Philip who visited Galapagos in 1965 and again in 1981.

Darwin Bay's soft white sand is only the beginning of a spectacular excursion.

Santa Cruz is the second-largest island in the Galapagos and home to Puerto Ayora (the largest town in the islands).

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