This is why an expedition cruise around the Galápagos Islands should be on your bucket list.
“There they are!” a disembodied voice cries out from somewhere behind me. An excited buzz takes over as I — and my fellow Zodiac passengers — lean overboard and strain our eyes towards the rapidly approaching craggy island in the near distance. Sure enough, I see them — sea lions, and lots of them!
I’m only one day into my week-long Wild Galapagos Escape voyage onboard the National Geographic Lindblad Islander II and already the Galapagos has worked its magic upon me. Pioneers in Galapagos cruising, Lindblad brought the very first group of citizen explorers more than 50 years ago and, in the intervening decades since, they have honed their offering. In fact, the expedition company is renowned for having the best education and science components in the biz.
All this adventure is bound to work up an appetite and for hungry cruise hounds, the food and drink offering on any ship is a highlight, and the National Geographic Islander ll certainly doesn’t disappoint. Meals are largely influenced by Ecuadorian and Galapagos flavours and utilise locally sourced ingredients wherever possible.
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