G I ANT TOR TO I S E S Tortoises arrived on the islands around three million years ago and are among the world’s longest-living animals with an average lifespan of 100 years or more. Sadly, their numbers have dwindled considerably since humans first arrived, but they are being brought back from the brink thanks to successful conservation. CONS E RVAT I ON We have an exceptional relationship with the Galápagos National Park and are able to explore opportunities that are usually only afforded to researchers and documentary filmmakers. This means you can tie in conservation to your adventure and help protect this precious environment and its inhabitants. WOL F AND DARWI N I S L ANDS An overnight sail from the main archipelago, the remote islets of Wolf and Darwin are only accessible by live-aboard ships and are a haven for experienced divers. Home to some of the very best dive sites in the world, you can expect incredible schools of hammerheads, whale sharks, pilot whales, dolphins, manta rays, mola mola, humpbacks and more. COCOS I S L AND As a spectacular addition to a Galápagos adventure, nearby Cocos Island is just over a day’s sail away. Dive with hypnotic schools of hammerhead, lemon and silky sharks, or search on land for the island’s thundering waterfalls. Its extremely wet climate gives Cocos a character that is not shared with the Galápagos or other islands in this region of the world.
Clockwise from left: Scuba divers at Darwin Island admire the filter-feeding whale shark | The Galápagos sea lion is a species that exclusively breeds on the archipelago | Often found basking in colonies on rocky shores, marine iguanas were once described by Charles Darwin as ‘hideous-looking’ |The Galápagos tortoise is the largest living species of tortoise | Waves crash against Darwin’s Arch
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