General Information
Fernandina Island is the third largest, and youngest, island of the Galápagos Islands and is located in the west of the archipelago. It has the most active volcano that reaches about 1500m and it is not possible for visitors to climb Fernandina, because of the volcano’s activity. All the plants and creatures arrived naturally. This is the only site where you can admire the flightless Cormorants.
Punta Espinosa
This point of Fernandina exists of lava and sand and is really beautiful, because the six volcanoes on Isabela Island surround you. Between Fernandina and Isabela lies the Bolivar Channel and here you can observe dolphins, boobies and even whales. You can enjoy the unique Mars landscapes, turtles in a tide pool, penguins and many more. There is a huge colony of many marine iguanas on the island. These black reptiles breed between January and June and lay their eggs in the sand. More to the west you will find different kind of mangroves, a favourite place for crabs, great blue herons, oystercatchers and marine turtles. On the beaches you can see the sea lions resting. You have also a possibility to see the Galapagos hawk, yellow warblers, mangrove finches, lava lizards and cormorants. The cormorants are the most peculiar birds of this island, as they are flightless. The landing is dry, but when the tide is low, most of the time you’ll wade to another point on the island. The visit of this spot is about 2 hours.