Luxury Travel For Nature Lovers
Luxury Travel For Nature Lovers
Enjoy A Galapagos Cruise In Style
A Galapagos Cruise provides a trip of a lifetime for people of all ages, from children to retirees. Travelers looking to enjoy an exotic and pristine natural environment can have the best of both worlds: rugged nature by day and an elegant all-suite ship by night. The Galapagos Islands are truly a dream vacation that sets them apart from all other travel destinations. This is particularly true for travelers interested in native plants, vegetation, and Charles Darwin’s famous theory of evolution.
While traveling on the Explorer II, nature lovers will enjoy the luxurious all-suite accommodations, briefings on Galapagos Island twice daily tours the ship arranges, and a relaxing massage or star-gazing in the evenings. Nature lovers particularly interested in vegetation on the volcanically formed Galapagos Islands are host to can learn about numerous species that thrive in seven zones of the archipelago.
The Coastal zone is extensive, filled with lush and green vegetation. It has very diverse plant life, some existing because of the prevalence of salt water. While on your Galapagos cruise, visitors can see evidence of coastal plant life from either a guided tour on land or from the ship while traveling in and around the islands.
The Arid zone is a semi-desert area revealing even more diverse vegetation. Some areas have dry-leaved trees and shrubs. Most species living here are drought resistant.
The Transition zone interfaces between the Arid and Scalesia zones. It has different species not found in either zone it interfaces. Travelers will see thick, dense forests here.
The Scalesia zone is a highland region with continued dense forests, taller trees and numerous endemic species. It is particularly famous for its pedunculata that tower over the forest floor.
The disappearing Brown zone is another interfacing zone (between the Scalesia and Miconia). It sports many ferns, epiphytes, mosses, and livertorts. Scientists believe the Brown zone’s disappearing act has been precipitated by excessive human colonization.
The Miconia zone is only found on the slopes of San Cristobal and Santa Cruz Islands. Plant lovers enjoy their thick blanket of shrubs known as the Miconia Robinsonian. There are also many ferns living in this eco-system.
The Pampa zone has no trees but is filled with endemic and colorful ferns, grasses, and sedges. It is the most humid of all the zones on the islands.
Travelers have the opportunity to visit each zone on their Galapagos cruise. Nature lovers can enjoy several zones by ship and the rest by tour guide on this vacation of a life time while traveling on the Explorer II.
