Today we visited Santa Cruz Island, the second largest of the four inhabited islands in the Galapagos Archipelago. It has the largest human population, estimated at 25,000 people. Our guests had the opportunity to explore and learn all about the Charles Darwin Research Station.
In the afternoon, we left the lowlands to explore higher elevations in order for guests to see one of the most iconic species of the Galapagos Islands in the wild. Geochelone porteri, Santa Cruz Island’s endemic species of giant tortoise, roam freely and we admired these magnificent reptiles in their natural habitat.
