Elizatheth Bay and Punta Moreno are located on the west coast of Isabela Island, and their remoteness makes both rarely visited. Elizabeth Bay is a marine site next to the inhospitable volcanic waste...
This small and intimate Centro de Crianza de Tortugas Gigantes (Giant Turtle Breeding Centre) is a short twenty minute walk from Puerto Villamil. With a small interesting interpretation centre, corra...
A short walk from Puerto Villamil brings you to the port town’s port, where there are a couple of options. The natural pool of Concha de Perla offers good snorkelling, although a trip further out to ...
The third largest settlement in Galapagos is located on the southern coast of Isabela Island. With daily flights from Baltra (subject to demand), several hotels and a wealth of things to do and see ne...
On the northern tip of Isabela Island lies Punta Albemarle, which was used as a radar base by the US in World War II. Rough seas make landings here tricky, but for those who do visit it is a good loc...
Punta Garcia is situated on the east coast of Isabela Island, across the Isabela Channel from Santiago Island. It is the only visitor site on the east of the island so more accessible for boats, but r...
Overlooking Isla Isabela and the Galapagos Archapelogo, the Sierra Negra Volcano rises to 1490 metres above the cool blue seas below. Boasting the world’s second biggest crater after Ngorongoro in Ta...
Located on the west coast of Isabela, below the Darwin Volcano, Tagus Cove was named after a British vessel that moored here in the 1800s. Names of ships since these times have been carved in nearby r...
Sitting beneath Volcan Alcedo, in 1954 Urbina Bay was subject to a major uplift of the Earth’s crust. Rising almost 4 metres, almost one square mile of the sea bed of this shallow bay were pushed upw...
Walking west of Puerto Villamil lies the beautiful long beach named Playa de Amor, and a short distance inland several wetland lagoons (Humedales). This is the best area in Galapagos for viewing migr...
