The Islands
Bartolome
From the summit of Bartolomé you can see what is probably the most-photographed view of the islands: down to the famous needle rock and the double-sided beach... Click here to find out more
Española
The oldest island, and with no fresh water source, Española is arid but a real haven for birds, while Gardner Bay is a perfect snorkelling spot... Click here to find out more
Floreana
Home to the beautiful Punta Cormorant and the famous Post Office Bay, where pirates and whalers would leave messages for each other in a floating barrel!.. Click here to find out more
Fernandina
The youngest island in the Galapagos, Fernandina is also the most volcanically active and the strange landscape this causes will make you feel like you're in another world... Click here to find out more
Genovesa
Also known as Tower Island, Genovesa is a birder's dream, with large colonies of red-footed boobies, masked boobies and Galapagos Owls, among many others... Click here to find out more
Isabela
Isabela is the largest island in the Galapagos Archipelago and is home to the 2nd-largest volcanic crater in the world as well as marine turtles and iguanas, and the unique flightless cormorants... Click here to find out more
San Cristobal
San Cristobal is home to the island's capital, Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, and one of the islands' airports. The island also has some great sights such as the famous Kicker Rock... Click here to find out more
Santa Cruz
The island of Santa Cruz is home to the largest town in the Galapagos, Puerto Ayora, and to the world-famous Charles Darwin Research Centre... Click here to find out more
Santa Fé
If you trek up into the highlands of Santa Fé, you just might be rewarded by a sight of the Santa Fé land iguana, found nowhere else in the world... Click here to find out more
Santiago
Volcanic flows have cooled on Santiago leaving the surface looking for all the world like a mass of dreadlocks! It's a great place to see Galapagos penguins and the elusive Galapagos Hawk... Click here to find out more