Rabida and North Seymour Islands, 1/30/2022, National Geographic Endeavour II
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National Geographic Endeavour II
Galápagos
During our first full day in the itinerary, guests of National Geographic Endeavour II explored North Seymour Island in the morning. Everybody went on a hike to observe and photograph marine birds, including blue-footed boobies and frigatebirds. During the afternoon, guests had the chance to snorkel and hike Rabida Island.
Salvador Cazar studied biology at the Universidad Nacional Del Sur, Bahía Blanca, in Argentina and at the Catholic University of Ecuador. Between 1988 and 1994, Salvador worked as a naturalist and tour leader for several national and international to...
Adrián is a media producer and communicator. He grew up in San Cristobal Island, Galapagos. In 2007, he began his audiovisual career as a production assistant in the shooting and editing of a documentary of Araucaria XXI, which collected the interest...
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