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.
In port at Puerto Baquerizo, the bucket-list move is Kicker Rock: Snorkel with Sharks & Rays at León Dormido. Below: 1 bucket-list things to do on a Puerto Baquerizo port day — worth weighing against whatever your ship offers.
Plunge into the narrow channel of Kicker Rock — a soaring volcanic sea stack — to drift alongside hammerhead sharks, Galápagos sea lions, and manta rays in one of the archipelago's most legendary snorkel sites.
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A masterclass in Galápagos wildlife in a single day — giant tortoises in the highlands, sea lions at La Lobería, and a sunset cruise along the island's dramatic coastline. The complete San Cristóbal experience.
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Journey to the remote eastern tip of San Cristóbal to find the only colony of red-footed boobies in the Galápagos that is accessible from a cruise port — alongside frigatebirds, Nazca boobies, and sea lions on a beach most visitors never reach.
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Combine an intimate visit to the island's giant tortoise breeding centre with a tasting at Petrels Farm, a sustainable highland coffee estate — two living conservation stories, one extraordinary morning.
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Walk the coastal trail from port to La Lobería beach — where sea lions rule the sand — then ascend Frigatebird Hill for a bird's-eye view of magnificent frigatebirds soaring over the bay. Quintessential Galápagos, steps from the pier.
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Descend into the cathedral-like underwater corridor of Kicker Rock on a guided scuba dive — one of the top 10 dive sites in the world — where hammerhead sharks and whale sharks patrol the blue.
Book itGalapagos Discovery Diving One-Day Experience by CIG Tours$388 per person
Your day in Puerto BaquerizoNothing picked yet — tick what you fancy
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Now plan the rest of it
You know what to do on the day. Here is the trip it belongs to —
each one opens as a whole plan, not a list: where to fly in, every port, what it runs.