Where Is The Best Place To Go For A Wildlife Holiday?
Wildlife holidays are great if there are a lot of different creatures to view. One of the top destinations people choose when they go on an adventurous wildlife holiday are the Galapagos Islands. What makes the Galapagos Islands so special is that the animals found there are extremely unique.
It often passes people by that wildlife holidays are also active holidays. For people who enjoy walking holidays the Galapagos Islands have some great trails and places to go. You will also find an array of additional activities available if you fancy do something a little more than walking. The additional activities include water sports like snorkelling and kayaking as well as activities like horse riding.
You will find the Galapagos Islands situated 525 miles off the coast of Ecuador. Listed as a UNESCO world heritage site the Galapagos Islands contain some truly astonishing species of wildlife. 23,000 people live on the Galapagos Islands speaking the native language Spanish.
See below for some of the amazing creature you can find whilst on holiday in the Galapagos Islands:
You will find 11 different species of Galapagos Tortoises on the Islands, there were previously 14 however 3 species recently became extinct. Although recently 3 of these species became extinct.
The Pacific Green Turtle is the only sea turtle that has its home on the Galapagos Islands. If you go in the first part of the year you will be able to find these turtles laying their eggs on the beach.
The Galapagos Islands also contains lot of species of lizards one of which can be found living in the ocean. You will find the other lizards on land eating cactus plants.
Most people wouldn’t of thought of penguins living on the Galapagos Islands but there they are. These are the only penguins that you can find near to the line of the equator.
On you travels to the Galapagos Islands there will be many more amazing species of animals to be seen.
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Tags: Active Holidays, Galapagos Islands, Walking Holidays, Wildlife Holidays