Genovesa Island is a breeding ground for South American fur seals and sealions. The island is just 14 square kilometres in size, and its cliffs are home to Galapagos storm petrel, Madeiran storm petrel, Audubon’s shearwater and red-billed tropicbird.
Look out for lava gulls too, the rarest gull in the world, and hammerhead sharks, which cruise along the coastline. The marine iguana is the only reptile on the island, and are the smallest in the Galapagos archipelago
Some of the potential landing sites and highlights around Genovesa Island are shown below. There are two kinds of landing: a “dry” landing, where you step from the panga (dinghy) that takes you ashore directly onto rocks or a jetty, and a “wet” landing, where the panga edges into a sandy beach, and you step out into knee-deep water and wade ashore.
Darwin Bay
This white sand coral beach has a trail that winds through mangroves filled with land birds to a spectacular cliff-top viewpoint. Along the trail you can see Nazca boobies, red-footed boobies and swallow-tailed gulls, and further along are tidal pools that are frequently occupied by sealions.
Location highlights: Mangroves, Coral pebbles beach, Tidal pools
Activities: Walking (Approximately 1.5km hike), Snorkelling, Panga ride, Sea kayaking
Landing conditions: All times: Wet
Physical demand: Moderate
El Barranco
Here a steep, rocky path leads up to a high cliff-face with a fantastic view. The vegetation consists largely of palo santo trees, and the wildlife includes red-footed boobies, short-eared lava owls, Galapagos swallows, and Galapagos doves.
Location highlights: High cliff-face, Fatanstic view, Palo santo trees
Activities: Walking (Approximately 2km hike)
Landing conditions: All times: Dry (but difficult)
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