Santiago Island has a narrow, steep-sided point of land, which provides an extraordinarily beautiful landscape complete with cliffs and pinnacles where hundreds of marine birds rest. During the 17th and 18th centuries, pirates used this site for maintaining their ships, and supplying themselves with fresh water, meat, and firewood.
Buccaneer Cove is a testament to the fact that Santiago Island was once a refuge for British buccaneers. These pirates would anchor in the protected bay to make repairs and stock up on tortoise meat among other things. The steep cliffs, where hundreds of seabirds perch in front of the dark red sand beach, are a magnificent site.
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Also known as James Bay, Egas Port is home to the curious Galapagos hawks and quick-footed Galapagos lava lizards. The trail leads to a coastline with gorgeous tide pools and grottos full of fauna. Here the Galapagos fur sea lions bathe in the sun. This is also a great snorkeling site. More about Egas Port
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Off the northwest coast of Santiago Island, fur seals and sea lions join you in the dive.
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A sloping rock wall with interesting nooks and crannies to explore. If you're lucky, you'll catch a glimpse of the fascinating red-lipped batfish.
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This small islet is located near the southeast coast of Santiago Island. Its name comes from the distinct shape of the islet's summit. This small islet is a great location to view many geological formations such as lava tubes and lava flows. More about Chinese Hat
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Espumilla Beach is a popular place for marine iguanas and Sally Lightfoot crabs. The crabs attract the hunting herons, performing the dance of predator and prey. With an abundance of marine life including octopi, moray eels, and sharks, snorkeling is highly recommended.
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A coral beach landing leads you towards a lava field as far as the eye can see. Hunt and peck over the two distinguished types of lava, pahoehoe and 'a'a, for signs of plant life that have managed to emerge over the past 100 years since the most recent volcanic explosion. A truly amazing volcanic experience... up close and personal!
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Just one of the many islets that help form the archipelago, this dive has a great deal to offer the advanced diver. With sloping rock plate formations and a wall that drops farther than the eye can see, divers will come across hidden sea horses and octopi, Galapagos black coral, frogfish, and hammerheads and Galapagos sharks! This site offers up a buffet of amazing sights for the diver: giant mantas below, sea turtles above, sea horses in the coral, and sea lions that play with your bubbles.
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Egas Port | Buccaneer Cove | Espumilla Beach | Chinese Hat | Cousin's Rocks | Sullivan Bay | Salt Mines | ||
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Land Birds | Cactus Finch | - | - | - | ||||
Land Birds | Dark-billed Cuckoo | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Land Birds | Galapagos Dove | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Land Birds | Galapagos Flycatcher | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Land Birds | Galapagos Hawk | - | - | |||||
Land Birds | Galapagos Mockingbird | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Land Birds | Hood Mockingbird | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Land Birds | Large Ground Finch | - | - | - | - | |||
Land Birds | Large Tree Finch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Land Birds | Mangrove Finch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Land Birds | Medium Ground Finch | - | - | - | ||||
Land Birds | Medium Tree Finch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Land Birds | San Cristobal Mockingbird | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Land Birds | Sharp-beaked Ground Finch | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Land Birds | Short-eared Owl | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Land Birds | Small Ground Finch | - | - | - | - | |||
Land Birds | Small Tree Finch | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Land Birds | Tyrant Flycatcher | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Land Birds | Vegetarian Finch | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Land Birds | Warbler Finch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Land Birds | Woodpecker Finch | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Land Birds | Yellow Warbler | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sea Birds | American Oystercatcher | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sea Birds | Black-necked Stilt | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sea Birds | Blue-footed Booby | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sea Birds | Brown Noddy | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sea Birds | Brown Pelican | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sea Birds | Cattle Egret | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sea Birds | Flamingos | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sea Birds | Flightless Cormorant | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sea Birds | Galapagos Penguin | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Sea Birds | Galapagos Petrel | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sea Birds | Galapagos Rail | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sea Birds | Greater Flamingo | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Sea Birds | Great Blue Heron | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sea Birds | Great Frigatebird | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sea Birds | Herons | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sea Birds | Lava Gull | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sea Birds | Magnificent Frigatebird | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sea Birds | Moorhen | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sea Birds | Nazca Booby | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sea Birds | Paint-billed Crake | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sea Birds | Pied-billed Grebe | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sea Birds | Red-footed Booby | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sea Birds | Red-billed Tropicbird | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sea Birds | Ruddy Turnstone | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sea Birds | Sanderling | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sea Birds | Semi-palmated Plover | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sea Birds | Striated Heron | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sea Birds | Swallow Tailed Gull | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sea Birds | Waved Albatross | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sea Birds | Whimbrel | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sea Birds | White-cheeked Pintail | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Reptiles | Galapagos Green Turtle | - | - | - | - | |||
Reptiles | Galapagos Snake-biserialis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Reptiles | Galapagos Tortoise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Reptiles | Lava Lizard | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Reptiles | Land Iguana | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Reptiles | Marine Iguana | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Mammals | Dolphins | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Mammals | Galapagos Fur Seal | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Mammals | Galapagos Sea lion | - | - | - | - | |||
Fish/Marine | Galapagos Shark | - | - | |||||
Fish/Marine | Hammerhead Shark | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Fish/Marine | Ray | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Fish/Marine | Sally Lightfoot Crab | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Fish/Marine | Tropical fish | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Fish/Marine | Whale Shark | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Fish/Marine | Whitetip Reef Shark | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |