Gardner Islet

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Gardner Islet

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Site Location

Española Island

Activity Level

Easy

Duration

2 hours

SITE OVERVIEW

Off the coast of Española Island lies Gardner Islet. Take a Zodiac ride to this small island and wonder at the vertical cliffs that drop to sandy ledges and large boulders. Enjoy a rewarding snorkeling experience while engaging with the rich variety of underwater life like garden eels, black spotted morays, puffer fish, and an array of colorful reef fish. Watch the playful antics of the sea lions that congregate and swim in the area and be amazed by their curiosity and agility as they swim past you. What an experience it will be!

Destination Española Island
Activities • Deep water snorkeling
• Kayaking
Inhabitants No
Type of Landing No landing
Tours Allowed Land based or cruise ship

LOCATION

FAUNA

Galapagos green turtle Chelonia_mydas_agassizii - ES
Hood racer snake Philodryas hoodensis - E
Galapagos hawk Buteo galapagoensis - E
Galapagos dove Zenaida galapagoensis - E
Cattle egret Bubulcus ibis - R
Galapagos petrel Pterodroma phaeopygia - E
Galapagos sea lion Zalophus wollebaeki - E
Marine iguana Amblyrhynchus cristatus - E
Sally lightfoot crab Grapsus grapsus - N
Hood lava lizard Microlophus delanonis - E
Swallow tailed gull Creagrus furcatus
Red-billed tropicbird Phaethon aethereus
Hood mockingbird Mimus macdonaldi
Small ground finch Geospiza fuliginosa - E
Large cactus ground finch Geospiza conirostris -E
Warbler finch Certhidea olivacea - E
American oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus galapagensis - ES
Ghost crab Ocypode gaudichaudii - N
Wandering tattler Tringa incana

FLORA

Saltbush Cryptocarpus pyriformis - N
Parkinsonia Parkinsonia aculeata - N
Mesquite Prosopis juliflora - N
Puncture Weed Tribulus cistoides - N
Galapagos shore petunia Exodeconus miersii - E
Beach morning glory Ipomoea pes-caprae - N
Beach Dropseed Sporobolus virginicus N

SITE GALLERY

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