We started our day early to meet our snorkeling tour at the pier. While waiting for our speedboat to pick us up, we saw pelicans, frigatebirds, a ray, sea lions, puffer fish, and a baby reef shark from the pier. Snorkeling at Santa Fe Island, we swam with sea lions and sea turtles, as well as many schools of fish (salema fish, parrot fish, King angel fish, and puffer fish). On our ride to enjoy Playa Escondida (Hidden Beach, on Santa Cruz Island), we were graced by a pod of about 100 dolphins. Playa Escondida had the softest white sand beach where we saw more wildlife (frigatebirds, marine iguanas, bright red crabs, and lizards).
Snorkeling Tour of Santa Fe Island and Hidden Beach
Huge frigatebird circling the pier in Santa Cruz
Frigatebird at the pier in Santa Cruz
Cocoa and snacks after snorkeling
Nazca Booby
Nazca Boobies
Pulling up to Santa Fe island to snorkel
Sea lion swimming by
Shot of snorkelers with a sea lion at the end of our snorkeling tour
Arriving at Hidden Beach
Our first marine iguana sighting of the trip
Crab
On the most beautiful hidden beach
Cactus trees lining the beach
Frigatebird over the mangroves
Sea lions lounging back at the port in Santa Cruz
