General Information
This island is far away from the other islands, as it lies in the north east of the archipelago. It is worth sailing to, because there is a huge sunken crater, where the views are magnificent. You can also sail into this crater. This island offers the biggest colony of red-footed boobies in the entire Galapagos!
Darwin Bay
Darwin Bay is an exotic, partially eroded volcano, famous for its crater walls, hundreds of magnificent frigate birds, red-footed boobies, swallow tailed gulls and brilliant storm petrels, which all mate here. Darwin beach exists of white coral remains and during high tide a great part of the beach is underwater. The coral is quite sharp, so be sure to ware sneakers or sandals. Here the marine iguanas are the smallest of all in the Galapagos. Snorkeling can be amazing here, although visibility is poor and sharks are common here.
Prince Philip’s Steps (El Barranco)
Prince Philip’s step is a rocky climb, a 25m ascent to the open ground above. Here is where you find boobies, just having a great time on this beautiful part of the island. At this island there is an almost flat trail of 2km and here you can walk across fields of lava. This is a full day visit as the vessel stays in the bay.