Sentences with phrase «with giant tortoises»

Whether you're looking to share space with giant tortoises and dragon - like land iguanas, or hike around massive craters and into subterranean lava tubes, you're sure to find what you're looking for on Santa Cruz Island.

The El Chato Reserve on Santa Cruz will allow you to come face to face with giant tortoises in their natural habitat.

On one of these cruises, you'll go bird watching, visit with giant tortoises, sunbathe on pristine beaches, and snorkel in crystal - clear water.

Whale sharks, hammerheads, Galapagos sharks, dolphins, sunfish, sea lions and fur seals all beckon along with giant tortoises, blue - footed boobies and iguanas.

Now with the Giant Tortoise you would be forgiven for thinking I was in the Galapagos Islands but in fact I was in the Seychelles, a group of islands smack bang in the middle of the Indian Ocean equally renowned for their beauty and wild life.

Not exact matches

Giant tortoises are good species with which to start testing these sorts of ecological replacements, Hunter said.

As cool as it might be to visit a zoo filled with woolly mammoths, saber - toothed tigers, and giant tortoises, the best reasons for bringing back extinct animals have more to do with ecology than tourism.

He swatted birds with his hat, pulled the tails of iguanas and sat on giant tortoises.

With luck, they might make it to 160 - 175 years old (the age of giant tortoise) because they may have found supercentenarians who supposedly beat Jeanne Calment's 122 years and 164 days MLSP standard.

Giant tortoise species, along with the endemic rice rats, were the most historically decimated species in the Galapagos Islands.

And it is one of the first countries to replace an extinct species, the endemic Mauritius Giant Tortoise, with a living ecological surrogate — the Aldabran Giant Tortoise.

We are also working closely with Galapagos Conservancy to support the development of reintroduction plans for giant tortoises that carry Floreana Giant Tortoise ggiant tortoises that carry Floreana Giant Tortoise gGiant Tortoise genes.

The «Pikaia Lodge concept» was conceived to deliver an exciting and real «once in a life time» experience to the environmentally conscious, eco-adventure traveler, who seeks active and intimate contact with the unique natural heritage of the Galapagos along with all the comforts of a highly evolved lifestyle Hidden in a secluded giant tortoise reserve on an extinct volcano crater, Pikaia Lodge is a spectacular new alternative to cruises, enabling guests to explore Galapagos in a sustainable, yet luxurious way.

Visit the Galapagos Islands to be transported into another world, a rocky landscape stripped of most vegetation but bursting with wildlife, including sea lions, penguins, marine iguanas and giant tortoises.

Scenic Highlights: One night on Santa Cruz, three nights cruising through the Galápagos National Park aboard the Xavier, visit to see the giant tortoises, watching three species of boobies and two species of frigatebirds nesting together at Punta Pitt, snorkelling with rays and sea turtles in the shadow of Kicker Rock, witnessing the towering volcanic cliffs and the dark - sand beaches of Santiago island.

Scenic Highlights: One night in Santa Cruz with included visit to see the giant tortoises, three nights cruising through the Galápagos National Park aboard the Xavier, snorkelling excursions searching for sea turtles and rays, hiking through the lava fields of Bartolomé to get an amazing view, learn more about the ecology of the Galápagos with a visit to the Charles Darwin Research Station

After a slow walk of about an hour with many stops for giant crabs, tortoises and birds we arrived at the ruins of the leper colony and the doctor's house which is now a museum with information about Curieuse Island's history.

This voyage explores in depth some of the larger islands in the Galapagos, with landings to see Galapagos penguins, Galapagos giant tortoises and a host of unique bird species.

Snorkel with sea lions, travel by public speedboats around the Galápagos Islands, camp in the middle of it all to stay closer to nature, visit Charles Darwin Research Station and the Giant Tortoise...

Snorkel with sea lions, travel by public speedboats around the Galápagos Islands, camp in the middle of nature, visit Charles Darwin Research Station and the Giant Tortoise Breeding Centre, hike Si...

Seven nights cruising through the Galápagos National Park aboard Xavier, coming face - to - face with 200 - year - old giant tortoises, exploring large colonies of blue - footed boobies and marine iguanas on...

Over the following five days, the adventures continue as you'll snorkel with green sea turtles and walk along the white sandy beaches of Isla Española; visit the Charles Darwin Research Center to see giant tortoises and walk through the lave tubes on Isla Santa Cruz.

From giant tortoises to various species of birds, its is a fantastic place teeming with wildlife.

You'll share the space with plenty of tropical birds, and encounters with Aldabra giant tortoises are common.

Begin our day in the forested highlands, with ample opportunity to see and photograph giant tortoises in the wild.

The Galapagos giant tortoise is the largest living species of tortoise on earth, weighing up to 900 pounds, with a lifespan of over 100 years.

Scenic Highlights: Snorkel with sea lions, travel by public speedboats around the Galápagos Islands, camp in the middle of it all to stay closer to nature, visit Charles Darwin Research Station and the Giant Tortoise Breeding Centre, hike Sierra Negra Volcano.

We are also working closely with Galapagos Conservancy to support the development of reintroduction plans for giant tortoises that carry Floreana Giant Tortoise ggiant tortoises that carry Floreana Giant Tortoise gGiant Tortoise genes.

Stroking a Giant Tortoise under the chin (they love it) or being inches away from a Yellow Billed Tropic Bird and her chick on her nest at the base of a tree is something that you would normally only associate with the Galapagos.

To that end we took a seven day cruise with Variety Cruises on a motor yacht with 24 other people that visited eight islands seeing not only the everyday life in villages but the dedicated volunteers who live on the outer islands to preserve the giant tortoises, turtles and other endangered species for our children and grandchildren to enjoy in the future.

This starts from San Cristobal Island with an introduction to the island and the giant tortoises.

The chain of 115 atolls that make up the Seychelles are what desert island dreams are made of: gorgeous white - sand beaches dotted with huge boulders polished smooth by the sea, lush rain forests, unusual wildlife like giant tortoises and seabirds, and healthy coral reefs that make for some of the best diving and snorkeling in the world.

Snorkel with sea lions, witness the famous dance of the blue - footed boobies, and see the giant tortoises which gave this archipelago its name.

You'll see a range of animals - including iguanas, penguins, blue - footed boobies, and giant tortoises - and become intimately acquainted with the ecosystems of the Galápagos.

If the planet was held up by giant tortoises or in contact with some other object (or in the case of early Earth, when there are significant extraterrestrial impact events) then this would not be the case.

He sat in the grass to watch the magic that is giant tortoises doing it (nothing wrong with a little testudinal voyeurism) but the male tortoise, understandably, didn't take very well to the peeping Tom.