'Seabirds and marine mammals off SW Galicia, all year-round. Didactic, exciting experience at the best value!'

Route





From O Grove, we will travel along the S shore of the ría of Arousa (a ría is a fjord-like bay, but with a tectonical origin, linked with the flooding of the low valley of a river), reaching the S point of Sálvora island or the N channel of this island, depending on tides and/or sea condition. Then, we will sail W towards the 12 nm line, near the Arousa canyon, facing S to the nearby slopes of the Vigo canyon. Back trip will be performed after lunch, travelling NW near the W side of Ons archipelago towards O Grove.

This route would be changed depending on sea and wind conditions. 


  
WINTER ROUTES:


ROUTE 1 (INNER RÍA):

  1. O Grove harbour (Larus melanocephalus, Arenaria interpres, Phalacrocorax aristotelis).
  2. Umia river mouth (Larus marinus, Anas crecca, Numenius arquata).
  3. O Vao beach (Arousa island) (Gavia immer, Podiceps nigricollis, Mergus serrator).
  4. Cortegada archipelago (Mergus serrator, Larus marinus, Phalacrocorax carbo).
  5. Abanqueiro-Mañóns (Mergus serrator, Melanitta nigra, Aythya marila).
  6. Cabo de Cruz mussel platforms (Stercorarius pomarinus, Sterna sandvicensis, Platalea leucorodia).
  7. Arousa island / Area da Secada (Alca torda, Morus bassanus, Gavia immer).
  8. Guidoiros (Larus marinus, Phalacrocorax aristotelis, Alca torda).
  9. Galiñeiro (Larus marinus, Numenius arquata, Haematopus ostralegus).

ROUTE 2 (OUTER RÍA):

  1. O Grove harbour (Larus melanocephalus, Arenaria interpres, Phalacrocorax aristotelis).
  2. O Grove mussel platforms (Larus marinus, Sterna sandvicensis, Egretta garzetta).
  3. Pombeiro islet (Larus marinus, Phalacrocorax aristotelis, Morus bassanus).
  4. Inner A Lanzada bay (Melanita nigra, Gavia immer, Alca torda).
  5. Outer A Lanzada bay (Gavia immer, Morus bassanus, Uria aalge).
  6. Sálvora islands (Phalacrocorax aristotelis, Morus bassanus, Larus fuscus).
  7. Ribeira upwelling (Morus bassanus, Alca torda, Larus argentatus).
  8. Rúa (Alca torda, Morus bassanus, Gavia immer).
  9. Guidoiros (Larus marinus, Phalacrocorax aristotelis, Alca torda).
We will sail around 32 nm during each route.