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The bucket-list things to do — and who runs each one.
Here’s the bucket list for your day ashore: the most extraordinary thing to do at each stop, who runs it, and how to book it direct — so you can weigh it against your ship’s excursion and pick what suits you.
Climb the iconic volcanic pinnacle of Bartolomé for the most photographed view in the Galápagos, then slip into the water alongside Galápagos penguins and reef sharks in Pinnacle Rock's crystalline bay. A true bucket-list double act on one extraordinary island.
Charter a private luxury yacht exclusively for your group, combining Bartolomé's summit panoramas and penguin snorkel with Sullivan Bay's otherworldly pahoehoe lava fields on nearby Santiago — the Galápagos at its most raw and untouched, entirely on your schedule.
Plunge into the legendary turquoise waters at the base of Pinnacle Rock for an encounter with Galápagos penguins — the only penguin species found north of the equator — alongside sea turtles, golden rays, and hammerhead sharks in one of the world's great snorkel sites.
Join a small-group photography expedition led by a specialist naturalist-photographer to capture Bartolomé's surreal volcanic terrain, Pinnacle Rock at golden hour, and endemic wildlife — one of the most photogenic landscapes on the planet, guided by someone who knows every angle.
Combine a luxury glass-bottom boat circuit around Bartolomé's volcanic coastline with a guided snorkel alongside Pacific green sea turtles and golden cownose rays — a seamless above-and-below experience for guests who want wildlife immersion at a more leisurely pace.
Cross to Santiago Island's Sullivan Bay for a guided walk across one of the world's best-preserved pahoehoe lava flows — a vast, rippled volcanic canvas formed just over a century ago, hauntingly beautiful and utterly unlike anywhere else on Earth.
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