This ancient island is estimated to be about 3.5 million years old and the most southerly of the Galapagos Islands. Espanola is the place to come to see the Waved Albatross – one of only the only places in the world where you can see these magnificent birds nesting. Eggs are laid from April to June and incubated for two months. By January, the chicks take flight and spend the next six years out to sea before returning in April to find a mate and repeat the cycle of life.
If you are staying at a lodge in the Galapagos Islands rather than cruising, you are likely to be based in Santa Cruz. Although Santa Cruz lacks the isolated sense of wilderness of outer islands such as Genovesa Island and Fernandina Island, there is plenty of wildlife to discover on the coast and in the highlands.
The largest of the Galapagos Islands, Isabela is the one that looks remarkably like a seahorse from the air. At a mere one million years old, this volcanic island is considered a baby compared to its older island neighbours.
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