Rabida

South of Santiago Island, Rabida has a distinctive red sand beach made from eroded cinder cliffs. Pelicans can sometimes to be seen nesting in the saltbush which backs the beach, and sea lions and the occasional flamingo in a saltwater lagoon behind the beach. There is a steep, looped trail where some of the island’s 9 species of Darwin’s finches can be seen, and the rocks to the eastern end of the beach are a good location to practise snorkelling.