Tours to Seymour North depart from Itabaca Channel, north of Santa Cruz Island. This island is located north of Santa Cruz Island and is known for its large colonies of blue-footed boobies and frigatebirds (the latter known as Galapagos pirates). Some naturalist cruises also stop on this island.

Arriving at Seymour North, you disembark on land and immediately begin hiking along a 1.5 mile trail. You will either follow the coast clockwise or head inland to first visit the blue-footed boobies colony. During this tour you will access the nesting sites of the largest chick colonies on the islands. At that point you will understand why Seymour is known for its rich wildlife. Get ready to spot land iguanas, marine iguanas, a colony of sea lions, lava lizards and pelicans ! As you progress along the trail, you will see several trees where male and female frigatebirds nest. Then the terrain becomes rocky and this is where you can observe the place where the spectacular blue-footed boobies nest. This species is fascinating for their mating dance in which they can dance for hours until finally captivating the female to nest together.

Dive Site

One of the sites of Seymour North is in the channel which separates the island of Seymour and Mosquera. This sandy channel features large stones cascading down to the middle of the channel. Sites have a maximum depth of 65 feet (20 m). The sandy bottom is perfect for observing Galapagos garden eels, rays, moray eels, dense schools of reef fish, but also different species of sharks such as whitetip reef sharks, Galapagos reef sharks and sometimes hammerhead sharks which come along the sandy bottom. This is a beginner site, often used at the start of a diving cruise, combined with the Mosquera islet which is located right next to it.

It is also possible to dive on the northeast part of the island, on a site with a shallower sandy part, then a wall going down to almost 90 feet (27 m) deep. This site has more current, which can sometimes be very strong, but is also ideal for observing pelagic species such as the occasional manta rays, hammerhead sharks, eagle rays.

This island can be dived from a diving cruise or with a day trip from Santa Cruz, because the navigation from the Itabaca channel is not very long (around 45 minutes).

Punta Pitt is located on the northeastern tip of the island of San Cristóbal. This is the only place in the archipelago where it is possible to observe the 3 species of boobies present in the Galapagos. The seafloor is composed of a mixture of volcanic rock, sandy bottom and small islets of coral reef. It is possible to do snorkeling and scuba diving. This site can be visited by a day trip from San Cristobal or on certain naturalist cruise itineraries.

Dive site

This is a good place to dive with sea lions, different species of rays, sharks and reef fish. The maximum depth of the sites is approximately 75 feet (23 m). Given the proximity of the rocky cliffs of the point, swell is often felt at the different places. This site is only dived by day trips. No diving cruise pass through this site.