Galapagos Islands Vacation ! In August we were able to travel to the Galapagos Islands for a once in a lifetime adventure. We traveled with Natural Habitat Adventures on their Eastern itinerary on board the Nemo III catamaran luxury sailboat. Each day we traveled to a differnt Galapagos island where we hiked, snorkled and kayaked amongst the incredible wildlife where we learned about the ecosystem and animals from our incredible guides. Along the way we made new friends and enjoyed the spending time with them, the guides and the crew of the Nemo III. Jump To: Best of the Galapagos Day 0 - Quito Day 1 - North Seymour Day 2 - San Cristobal Day 3 -Espanola Day 4 - Floreana Day 5 - Santa Cruz Day 6 - More Santa Cruz and Santa Fe Day 7 - Bartolome Day 8 - Baltra Day 5 - Santa Cruz Island Our next destination was Santa Cruz, the main population center of the Galapagos and home to the famed Giant Tortoises. We had a busy day that started with a long board walk to the beach followed by a kayak excursion in the lagoon. From there we traveled to a working micro Coffee Plantation where we did some coffee bean tasting before traveling to our home for the night, the Giant Tortoise Camp. At the camp, we enjoyed a quick tour through a volcanic lava tube and a wonderful dinner before heading to bed in our tree house! White tipped shark swiming in the lagoon next to us wading in the water... Exciting boat ride back to the port amongst very large waves! Coffee tasting at the Montemar Coffee Farm amonst the peaceful presence of Giant Tortoises Arriving at the Giant Tortoise Camp. The Galapagos Giant Tortoise... Our Treehouse room for the night on Santa Cruz at the Giant Tortoise Camp. Entering a Lava Tube... Galapagos Giant Tortoises can weigh over 800 pounds and live to over 100 years old. There are two main subspecies of Giant Tortoise - the domed type shown here and the saddleback tpe which adapted to be able to raise its neck high to feed on branches. Dinner at the Giant Tortoise Camp.

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Jump To:

• Best of the Galapagos
• Day 0 - Quito
• Day 1 - North Seymour
• Day 2 - San Cristobal
• Day 3 -Espanola
• Day 4 - Floreana
• Day 5 - Santa Cruz
• Day 6 - More Santa Cruz and Santa Fe
• Day 7 - Bartolome
• Day 8 - Baltra