Isabela Island Day Trip: Explore Tintoreras and Galápagos Wildlife
3.7
6 Ratings
Puerto Ayora
Embark on an exciting day trip to Isabela Island and discover the stunning wildlife of the Galápagos. Explore Tintoreras, encounter land turtles, flamingos, and zarapitos, and enjoy swimming and snorkeling with tropical fish, penguins, and turtles at Concha Perla Beach.
Duration:
8 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Malecon de Puerto Ayora - We begin the tour at 06H45 AM at the port of Puerto Ayora to board the ferry that will take us to Isabela. (Transfer in boat has a duration of 2 hours approximately until arrive to Isabela)
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Isabela Island - We start the activity at 09:00 from Isabela Island, from the bay we go by means of a boat to a group of islets called Tintoreras. Well known for being the habitat of penguins and white tip sharks!
Other animals that we can observe while we surround the islets are: rays, sea turtles, bay sharks, colorful fish, etc. -
Las Tintoreras - Tintorera sharks. Along a channel with fences on one of its edges, we can find a large number of individuals of the species. Likewise, we enjoyed a snorkeling time near the site.
At the end of our activity in the complex, we headed to the port to enjoy lunch.
Our next stop is the flamingo lagoon. We have time to take pictures. To finish, we headed to the Arnaldo Tupiza Breeding Center. We can see the turtles in the conservation area.
We finish the tour at 14:00 p.m. then we have to come back to Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz - 2 Hours of Ferry
What's Included
- Lunch
- Use of Snorkeling Equipment (Mask and fins)
- Hotel Pick Up (Inside the Urban Perimeter of Puerto Ayora)
- Professional Guide
- Ferrys Sta Cruz - Isabela - Sta Cruz
What's Not Included
- Breakfast - Hotel Drop off
- Tax of use of the dock in Isabela USD ($10.00 this price has to be paid directly at the location)
- Marine transportation ($2.00 this price has to be paid directly at the location
- Wet suits is not included you must rent by yourself if you decide
Additional Information
We begin our journey in Puerto Ayora, followed by a swift boat ride to Isabela Island where we encounter indigenous creatures like tortoises, flamingos, and whimbrels, surrounded by abundant plant and animal life.
Explore Concha Perla Beach, a place where guests can dive into the water or snorkel amongst a variety of tropical fish, penguins, and sea turtles.
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- This is travel by boat, please plan accordingly (i.e motion sickness medication)
- Wet suits is not included you must rent by yourself if you decide
Location
Puerto Ayora
The guide will pick you up in the lobby of the hotel, (Hotel pick up inside the urban perimeter of
Puerto Ayora) or we can give you a good meeting point to join with us.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Renee_p
May 27, 2024
Saw so many animals! - Flamingo, Shark, Sea Lion, Land Turtle, Sea Turtle, Lunch! Awesome day boating, touring. So fun!!!!!
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Matthias_k
Aug 14, 2023
Costly but priceless memories - We loved snorkeling around Las Tintoreras! After a quick boat ride to the lava rocks and tunnels we snorkeled with our wonderful guide and saw green sea turtles and a number of white tip sharks with us in the water. The boat also stopped to let us take pictures of the famous blue footed boobies. The tour also featured a lunch at a nearby restaurant and stops at a flamingo lagoon as well as the turtle breeding center. Overall very well organized and full of experiences, though pricey.
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Silas
Feb 29, 2024
Beautiful trip with fantastic experiences - The day trip to Isabela has it all. You see land turtles, sea turtles, flamingos, penguins and lots of sharks and other marine life. You start on land with a trip around, where you then have lunch at a local restaurant, this is included in the price. Then it's off on a fantastic snorkelling trip.
The trip was made extra good by our sweet guide, Roger
The snorkel gear is the only downside as it's not very good, so if you have your own which is good, bring it!
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Allann842
Sep 26, 2022
Less than expected - We booked with you because you were the only tour including flamingos. There was only one and he was distant to us. I don’t expect you to control the birds, but we could have swung back by the location after visiting the tortoise breeding facility. We were so disappointed and the guide seemed unconcerned
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James_k
Jan 6, 2023
Lunch (included in a tour) that they provided were the worst for all of 15 woolen of our group all agreed this - In the middle a tour, Shark snorkeling and a guide was wonderful local guy who knows well about his own place.
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