Ecuador · Wildlife

Isabela Island Explorer 3 days 2 nights

3 Days Round trip from EC Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Spend 3 days exploring Isabela Island
  • 02 Visit Tintoreras Islet by boat from Puerto Villamil
  • 03 See lava channels that are home to blue sharks
  • 04 Look for iguanas and other island wildlife
  • 05 Hike Sierra Negra and Chico Volcano
  • 06 Experience changing volcanic and rainforest landscapes
  • 07 Breakfast included
  • 08 Snorkelling equipment and inter-island transportation included

Spend three days exploring Isabela Island at a more relaxed pace, with time to experience some of its most remarkable natural highlights. This multi-day adventure combines island transfers, wildlife encounters, and volcanic landscapes for a well-rounded Galapagos experience.

Visit Tintoreras Islet to look for blue sharks in the lava channels, along with iguanas and other island species. Then hike through the dramatic terrain of Sierra Negra and Chico Volcano, where changing landscapes, birdlife, and volcanic scenery make for an unforgettable day on Isabela.

Visit Tintoreras Islet to look for blue sharks in the lava channels, along with iguanas and other island species.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 3 Days
Tour type Shared
Activity level Easy
Accommodation Included
Transport Included
Wheelchair access No
City Santa Cruz Island
Languages English, Spanish

Day by day

The itinerary

1
Day 01

Ferry a Isabela y tintoreras

Transfer in-Ferry from Santa Cruz to Isabela Island in the afternoon visit to Tintoreras, The tour starts at the dock of Puerto Villamil of Puerto Villamil, where we will embark and start sailing and start sailing for about 10 minutes to a small islet to a small islet near Isabela Island. Isabela Island. This is the Tintoreras Islet. Its name is due to because here there is a crack of volcanic lava that has formed a kind of has formed a kind of channels that have become a favorite become the favorite place of the blue sharks (an endemic species sharks (endemic species of the Galapagos Islands). In this crevice you can see hundreds of sharks in the water as well as iguanas and other water as well as iguanas and other species of the island. and other species of the island.

2
Day 02

Sierra Negra volcano

The tour starts early in the morning or in the afternoon after we picked you up from your hotel in Isabela, Take a one-day adventure in the Sierra Negra volcano, heading to the sector of "El Cura" from where we will start a hike and enjoy a wonderful and unique landscape, from a volcanic aridity of black soil and sparse vegetation to a rainforest of endemic and introduced plants until we reach one of the most beautiful volcanoes in the world - Sierra Negra with a crater of approximately 7 kilometers wide, which is an excellent place for bird watching as pinzones and currucas, among many others. We will continue on to the Chico Volcano and begin our return trip to El Cura. your guide will take you on a 9.4 mile (15 km) hike that will take you through some of the best flora and fauna that Galapagos has to offer. The terrain can be rocky, but the slopes are gradual and easy.

3
Day 03

Ferry to Santa Cruz

At the afternoon we will go to the pier of Isabela to take the speedboat to take a water taxi that will take us to Puerto Villamil, which will take us back to the Island of Santa Cruz. End of our services

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map
Round trip from EC 1 city · 3 Days

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • Breakfast
  • Activities to be carried out according to the itinerary
  • Use of Snorkelling equipment
  • Transportation between islands

What's Not Included

  • Entrance to the Galapagos National Park
  • Galapagos National Park Entrance (USD 100)/ Ingala Card (USD 20)
  • 10 USD of the Isabella port fee

Know before you go

  • PASSPORT REQUIRED
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Not stroller accessible
  • Not suitable for pets
  • No public transportation nearby
  • Infants must not sit on laps
  • Infant seats unavailable
  • Not recommended for people with back problems
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Not recommended for people with heart conditions
  • We can pick you up at any hotel inside the urban perimeter of Puerto Ayora or directly at the dock of it.

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point
EC
Tour start
EC
Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
End of the journey

Your 3 days finish where they began, in EC.

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