Galopagos

This is a bare bones trip. No luxury here, although the crew of the boat (Ms.Something) was great, the accommodations were rough. I would recommend staying on land and moving from island to island. The tour guides will set it up, so ask lots of questions. Only a limited number of visitors are allowed on the islands and the government(i.e. Park service) controls the tour operators. I think it is well worth any naturalist time to see the wonders of our world, and these Islands are one of the Best.

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The Galapagos Islands are located 600 miles west of Ecuador and offer some of the most spectacular wildlife found anywhere in the world. Nowhere else on this planet will you find penguins that live on the equator (the Galapagos penguin) or iguanas that swim and feed in the ocean (the marine iguanas)! Because these islands have only recently been invaded by man, the literally thousands of animals that inhabit the islands have never learned to fear us. This means that you can literally walk right up to hundreds of blue-footed boobie birds, red-footed boobie birds, masked boobie birds, albatross, penguins, land iguanas, marine iguanas, lava lizards, sea lions, fur seals, magnificent frigate birds, flamingos, 13 species of finches, tropic birds, lava gulls, giant tortoises, and flightless cormorants.The marine life which inhabits the waters that surround the Galapagos Islands is just as fantastic as the wildlife found on shore, making Galapagos one of the premier dive destinations in the world.

The birds were the best: 13 species of finches, blue-footed boobie birds, red-footed boobie birds, masked boobie birds, waved albatross, Galapagos penguins, flamingos, red-billed tropic birds, magnificent frigates, and four species of mockingbirds. There are others I am failing to mention.