Tortuga Bay and Caamano Islet
Santa Cruz Island offers endless possibilities to people who love nature and outdoor activities. And today we had it all!
This morning many of our guests went to one of the most beautiful beaches in the Galápagos, Tortuga Bay. This is a several mile long white sandy beach where one can encounter both amazing waves on its southern part and a very calm bay protected by mangroves to the north, the favorite of our little ones this morning. Our naturalist Andres Vergara, a surfer since he was ten years old, spent the morning teaching our guests how to ride the waves of Tortuga. Kids loved this option, while some of their parents relaxed at the beach or enjoyed a massage, as our SPA therapist, Yolanda Neira, brought her special massage chair to the beach.
While some of our guests spent the morning in Tortuga, others went to Caamano, a tiny island that practically belongs to sea lions only, and they swam and played with them, the stars of this archipelago.
Everybody had to have the opportunity of interacting with the Caamano sea lions. Therefore, in the afternoon, we offered snorkeling again and Zodiac riding around this magnificent islet.
The Glass bottom boat was popular too, with naturalist Gilda Gonzalez telling us about the natural history of fish, and many of our guests, both in the morning and afternoon, explored the bays and cliffs of Punta Estrada by kayak.
In the late afternoon, people chose to either mountain bike for several miles in the highlands of Santa Cruz, or walk through Puerto Ayora, or relax at the beach of Finch Bay Hotel.
In the evening, we gathered at Angermeyer point; today it is a restaurant, but in the past it was the home of the Angermeyer family, four German brothers, adventurers, artists and sailors who settled in the Galápagos in the early 1930’s. We could admire some of the painting made by one of the brothers, Carl Angermeyer, hanging on the impressive walls made of basaltic lava. Here we watched today’s underwater footage taken by naturalist Daniel Sanchez while naturalist Rafael Pesantes told us about the life of crabs. We all enjoyed dinner in a typical Galápagos setting, with the sparkling lights of Puerto Ayora on the other side of the bay.
Santa Cruz Island offers endless possibilities to people who love nature and outdoor activities. And today we had it all!
This morning many of our guests went to one of the most beautiful beaches in the Galápagos, Tortuga Bay. This is a several mile long white sandy beach where one can encounter both amazing waves on its southern part and a very calm bay protected by mangroves to the north, the favorite of our little ones this morning. Our naturalist Andres Vergara, a surfer since he was ten years old, spent the morning teaching our guests how to ride the waves of Tortuga. Kids loved this option, while some of their parents relaxed at the beach or enjoyed a massage, as our SPA therapist, Yolanda Neira, brought her special massage chair to the beach.
While some of our guests spent the morning in Tortuga, others went to Caamano, a tiny island that practically belongs to sea lions only, and they swam and played with them, the stars of this archipelago.
Everybody had to have the opportunity of interacting with the Caamano sea lions. Therefore, in the afternoon, we offered snorkeling again and Zodiac riding around this magnificent islet.
The Glass bottom boat was popular too, with naturalist Gilda Gonzalez telling us about the natural history of fish, and many of our guests, both in the morning and afternoon, explored the bays and cliffs of Punta Estrada by kayak.
In the late afternoon, people chose to either mountain bike for several miles in the highlands of Santa Cruz, or walk through Puerto Ayora, or relax at the beach of Finch Bay Hotel.
In the evening, we gathered at Angermeyer point; today it is a restaurant, but in the past it was the home of the Angermeyer family, four German brothers, adventurers, artists and sailors who settled in the Galápagos in the early 1930’s. We could admire some of the painting made by one of the brothers, Carl Angermeyer, hanging on the impressive walls made of basaltic lava. Here we watched today’s underwater footage taken by naturalist Daniel Sanchez while naturalist Rafael Pesantes told us about the life of crabs. We all enjoyed dinner in a typical Galápagos setting, with the sparkling lights of Puerto Ayora on the other side of the bay.
