Tour to Isabela Island
A one day tour to Isabela Island in the Galapagos departs from Santa Cruz Island. You will visit the Arnaldo Tupiza Interpretation Center where you can see giant tortoises. Then you will visit the wetlands where you will see flamingos, Black-necked Stilt birds, and the Islet, Tintoreras, an area of 12.4 hectares. You can visit it by boat and admire the sea lions, blue-footed boobies, and at times penguins during your adventure.
TRIP DETAILS:
• Departure time: 7:00 am.
• From: Puerto Ayora - Santa Cruz island.
• Duration: 8 - 9 hours.
• Transportation: Ferry boat.
• Navigation: 2 hours per route.
• Activities: 80% Hike and 20% Snorkeling.
Travel itinerary to Isabela Island
The tour to Isabela Island starts at 07:00 in the morning from the boarding dock in Puerto Ayora
on Santa Cruz Island.
The ride to Isabela island takes approximately 2 hours to get to Puerto
Villamil.
Recommendation: The sea voyage can be bumpy, we recommend taking motion sickness pills 30
minutes before embarkation, the tour takes about 2 hours.
Our staff will be waiting for you with a guide to visit the first point of interest: the
Arnaldo
Tupiza Breeding Center.
Here you can learn more about the struggle that the Galapagos National Park makes to conserve
adult and
baby Giant
Tortoises
from Cerro Paloma which are endangered along with the conservation of other species.
In total there are about
330 juvenile and adult turtles.
Following the tour, we will visit the wetlands which have one of the most extensive mangrove
areas of the Galapagos
Islands. This wetland is the transition zone between the ocean and the
terrestrial part, and
here you can see
pink
flamingos, ducks, Black-necked Stilt birds, and Common gallinules,
as well as beautiful
landscapes.
ISLOTE TINTORERAS
On this beautiful islet you can see several white tip sharks called blue
sharks, which are found
resting in a crevice of
crystal clear water. Along the way you can come across various
marine iguanas, sea lions,
penguins, and blue footed
boobies.
Finally, you will be able to go snorkeling from a small beach.
- Return to Santa Cruz Island at 15:00.
The tour to Isabela Island includes
• Round trip ferry from Santa Cruz to Isabela.
• Entrance fee to Isabela and water taxi.
• Certified Guide (English - Spanish)
• Dock tax.
• Lunch.
• Boat to visit the Tintoreras Islet.
• Full wetsuit.
• Snorkeling equipment.
The tour does not include:
• Sodas.
• Towel.
• Tips.
