Galápagos Cruises to Rábida

About Rábida

A beach the colour of rust, a saltwater lagoon behind it that draws flamingos in some months and stands empty in others, and cliffs of the same iron-red rock above: Rabida owes its colour to lava unusually high in iron, oxidised where it meets the air. The island is small enough to walk in an hour. 45 of our itineraries call at Rabida across 14 ships, from US$2,945 per person, on trips of 3 to 14 nights.

The lagoon is the reason to come and the reason to keep expectations low: flamingos use it irregularly, and in a dry year there may be none at all. The beach and the snorkelling off it are reliable, the birds are not.