North Seymour Island Day Tour
Description
The North Seymour Island allows you to discover (walking) frigate birds, blue footed boobies, herons, hawks, and swallow-tailed gulls sitting among the ledges and rocks. Engage on the trip to enjoy the whitest sand beach (Bachas Beach) next to the pink flamingo lake. The site to visit could be different according to the Galapagos National Park authorization. Enjoy snorkeling with sharks, sea lions, green turtles, marine iguanas, and a variety of marine wildlife.
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Itinerary
The journey starts with a 40-minutes bus ride from the hotel (7:40 am) to the Itabaca Channel. Then, by a comfortable yacht you will sail ahead to North Seymour Island, where you will be amazed at the unique flora and fauna in natural state. By dinghy ride you land on the island, then the excursion consists of approximately two hours trail where you can shoot wonderful pictures. It is the perfect site to observe the largest colony of great and magnificent frigate birds, swallow-tailed gulls, blue-footed boobies, and land iguanas, as well as sea lions and marine iguanas along the coast.
Then, you will head (45 minutes) over to Las Bachas Beach on Santa Cruz Island. The beach is an important nesting area for the eastern Pacific green sea turtle. It is a white sand beach, with several brackish lagoons, these are the feeding grounds of various wading birds and pink flamingos. It is a paradise-like place for a walk, swim and enjoying the sun. Snorkeling will surprise you with colorful reef fish and green turtles. It is very important to mention that the second spot could be different site because it is subejct to the Galapagos National Park authorization. Your hot lunch is provided in the yacht. The trip takes you to the Channel, then back to the hotel by bus.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
We will pick you up at the hotel located in Santa Cruz Island.
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Important Information
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Reviews(6)
Amazing tour, wonderful support from Galapagos Path. I was in contact with Jorge through WhatsApp, and also met him and his team before the tours, and it was great. Jorge and his team were amazing, and even noticed my birthday and brought me a cake in the morning!
Wow!!! North Seymour island was incredible! Jorge booked everything for me and is an incredibly organised, trustworthy and friendly person. If you’re wanting to do any tour or a ferry booking do it through his company!!!
Jorge was the absolute best! I highly recommend starting with him first before booking any other excursions. He was so helpful at all hours of the day. He answered all of my questions and helped us find the best day trips at the best prices with the best boats for our family. This was the best vacation ever and his excellent customer service helped the trip go so smoothly.
It was my second day on the yacht with the same boat crew and they were consistently helpful and provided delicious food; they contract with multiple tour companies. The guide was very informative and friendly. The frigatebirds, sea lions, and big yellow iguanas were everywhere and cool to see. The snorkeling was fun at Bachas beach and we saw flamingoes.
We had an amazing trip to North Seymur island. The island is beautiful, and the amount of different kinds of birds is impressive. We saw fregata birds, blue footed boobies, including baby birds, and many others. The ship was extremely comfortable, the team experienced and caring. Food was good. We are really thankfull to Jorge from Galapagos Path who managed-somehow -to organiza us a trip instead of the one that was cancelled. He did it jyst half a day before the trip! That was really impressive, and we feel really thankfull.
Beautiful day tour on the island of North Seymour. A thank you to Jorge for the perfect organization. It was an unforgettable experience.
Liebe Agatha, vielen Dank für Ihre freundlichen Worte und dass Sie sich die Zeit genommen haben, Ihre Erfahrungen mit Galapagos Path zu teilen. North Seymour ist eines der außergewöhnlichsten Naturschutzgebiete der Galapagos-Inseln und bekannt für seine spektakulären Kolonien von Blaufußtölpeln und prächtigen Fregattvögeln, deren beeindruckende Balzrituale ein unvergessliches Schauspiel bieten. Auf Ihren Wanderungen durch duftende Palo-Santo-Bäume und vulkanische Landschaften begegnen Sie verspielten Seelöwen, Schwalbenschwanzmöwen, Meerechsen und vielen anderen einzigartigen Arten, die diese Insel zu einem wahren Paradies für Naturliebhaber und Tierfreunde machen. Nochmals vielen Dank für Ihr Vertrauen und Ihre wunderbare Empfehlung. Wir hoffen, Sie bald wieder bei uns begrüßen zu dürfen und Ihnen ein weiteres unvergessliches Galapagos-Abenteuer zu ermöglichen. Herzliche Grüße, Ihr Galapagos Path Team 🐢
