Galapagos Isabela Island Penguin

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.

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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.

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Price:

$195 per person.

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Map with the route of the tour to Isabela island.
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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.

Arnaldo Tupiza Breeding Center.

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.

Giant Tortoises Isabela Island Galapagos
Giant tortoises Isabela island
Arnaldo Tupiza Breeding Center.
Flamingo

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.

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Wetland isabela island.
Tintoreras Islet

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.

Tintoreras Islet
Blue sharks.
Tintoreras Islet Isabela Island.
Marine iguana.
Galapagos penguin.
Person taking a photograph of a Galapagos penguin.
Snorkeling on Tintoreras islet.
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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.


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The tour does not include:

• Sodas.
• Towel.
• Tips.



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