Damas Islands

Approx. Time: 8 hours
Activity Level: Easiest

Head north out of La Serena about 75 miles on the Pan American Highway to Caleta Punta Choros. There, take in the views of Gaviota, Chaņaral, Choros and Damas islands, the later three of which are part of the Humboldt Penguin National Reserve: a protected territory covering some 2,000 offshore acres where the Humboldt penguin has been known to nest. Settle into a motor boat and sail escorted by a leaping, lurching colony of bottle-nosed dolphins on your way to the rocky shores of Gaviota and Choros islands. There look for sea lions, sea gulls, pelicans and the like. Disembark on Isla Damas, enjoy a picnic lunch, and spend the afternoon relaxing on the white-sand beaches of La Poza and Tijera.

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