Bartolome Island Adventure - Day trip from Santa Cruz Island

With the Bartolome Island Adventure - Day trip from Santa Cruz Island after collecting tour participants at our collection point we get on board of our yacht and start our day with breakfast on board enjoying the unbelievably beautiful landscapes that the sea and surrounding islands offers us. After approximately 2 and half hours we will reach our destination of the day - amazing deserted and isolated Bartolome Island.

Bartolome Island is a volcanic islet and one of the youngest islands of Galapagos Islands archipelago. The Bertolome Island's name as well as the Sulivan Bay on Santiago Island, were called so, because of the best friend of Charles Darwin, Sir Bartholomew James Sulivan. With a total land area of just 1.2 square kilometres (0.5 square miles), this deserted island offers some of the most beautiful landscapes in the Galapagos. The island consists of an extinct volcano and a variety of red, orange, green, and glistening black volcanic formations.

Bartolome Island crowned by a volcanic cone which's quite easy to hike up and provides extremely beautiful panoramic views of the other islands of the archipelago. With the Bartolome Island Adventure - Day trip from Santa Cruz Island you will have opportunity to the top.

Bartolome is also famous for its Pinnacle Rock, which is the distinctive characteristic of this island, and the most representative landmark of the Galápagos! We will make a short walk to this one of the main attractions of the Galapagos Islands. To see it well, we will climb to the top of the rock by famous narrow stairs - it's easy walk and will take us approximately 1 hour.

Pinnacle rock offers a contrast to the volcanic landscape mixed with the turquoise waters of the surrounding beaches. Along the climb you will learn about the volcanic landscape of the island and you will see different local flora and fauna species like lava lizards and lava cactuses. You will be absolutely amazed by the majesty of the scenery and this view will definitely stay in your memory lifetime - it worth to take the Bartolome Island Adventure - Day trip from Santa Cruz Island just for this moment!

The Pinnackle Rock has two visitor sites. At the one of them taking part in Bartolome Island Adventure - Day trip from Santa Cruz Island you can swim and snorkel around - the marine world here is absolutely amazing.

You are snorkelling in the turquoise water with the penguins, sea lions, marine turtles and tropical fish. The bay is also an excellent place to go swimming, especially in the hot days.

Later on we will have the lunch on board and our day on the way back to Santa Cruz Island will seal this magnificent day tour full of natural beauties contrasted with the romanticism of the sunset.