Punta Vicente Roca

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Punta Vicente Roca

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Site Location

Isabela Island

Activity Level

Moderate

Duration

2 hours

SITE OVERVIEW

Explore the far corners of the Galápagos archipelago at Punta Vicente Roca. Take a zodiac ride along the coastal terrain with volcanic tuff cone formations shooting hundreds of feet high. Search for the elusive Galápagos fur seals resting along the rocky coastline. Punta Vicente Roca is a geological wonder filled with abundant marine wildlife. Afterward, jump into the refreshing water for a spectacular snorkel outing looking for Pacific green turtles, Galápagos penguins, sea lions, and flightless cormorants.

Destination Isabela Island
Activities Hike (1.2 mi / 2 km)
Inhabitants No
Type of Landing No landing
Tours Allowed Cruise ship or yacht

LOCATION

FAUNA

Medium tree finch Camarhynchus pauper - E
Short eared owl Asio flammeus galapagoensis - ES
Galapagos dove Zenaida galapagoensis - E
Cattle egret Bubulcus ibis - R
Vermilion flycatcher Pyrocephalus rubinus - R
Small tree finch Camarhynchus parvulus - E
Galapagos petrel Pterodroma phaeopygia - E

FLORA

Tree scalesia Scalesia Pedunculata - E
Cat's claw Zanthoxylum fagara - N
Air plant Bryophyllum pinnatum - I
Galapagos croton or chala Croton scouleri - E
Needle leafed daisy Macraea laricifolia - E
Quinine tree Cinchona pubescens - I
Spanish cedar Cedrela odorata - I
Common guava Psidium guajava - I

SITE GALLERY

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