Now, diving in the Galapagos is not for the inexperienced ... These guys are a subspecies of the marine iguana, and only during mating season will the male iguanas have this wonderful display ...

“I enjoy them because they come across as very amiable and easygoing,” says Amy MacLeod, a conservation biologist at Leipzig University, who studies marine iguana populations. “They are ...

including swimming and diving with marine animals in stunning waters. Galápagos offers fantastic snorkeling with playful sea lions and marine iguanas at Española and Bartolomé Islands.