What to do and see in Isabela, Galapagos Islands: The Best Things to do Good for Adrenaline Seekers

May 27, 2021 Marlin Saiz

The largest of the Galapagos Islands, Isabela is one of the most volcanically active places in the world. Whether this is thrilling or terrifying is up to you. It doesn’t seem to bother the iguanas and penguins of Las Tintoreras, a nearby island cluster and popular snorkeling site. Walk from Puerto Villamil through mangrove forests and saltwater lagoons to reach the Tortoise Breeding Center. Isabela was once used as an exile for prisoners, who built the devastating Wall of Tears as part of their punishment.
Restaurants in Isabela

1. Volcan Trillizos

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Volcan Trillizos

There are 2 diarial outputs the volcano one at 9:00 and one at 2:00 pm The tour begins at Puerto Villamil and takes about four hours until your return . We went by car to the volcano , this section takes approximately 30 minutes. On the path to the main crater we see a landscape filled mostly of ferns in this sector have 8 difrentes types of this plant ; We can also observe birds, including the

2. Pahoehoe Galapagos Tours

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Pahoehoe Galapagos Tours

Pahoehoe Galapagos Tours offers Galapagos Island Hopping and Isabela Day Tours so you can visit all of Galapagos's most popular locations, as well as it’s best kept secrets. We are proud to say Pahoehoe Galapagos Tours has a perfect safety record and has had zero incidents in our 10 year history. Pahoehoe Galapagos Tours have been fully certified as a tour operator by the Ministerio de Turismo and the Ecuadorian government.

3. Galapagos Bike & Surf

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Galapagos Bike & Surf

We are a group of young individuals with a love of nature, ocean and life on Isabela Island in the Galapagos. We have been serving adventurous and curious tourists for more than 10 years with unique experiences enjoying the beauties and riches of Isabela Island. Galapagos Bike and Surf was created in 2000 as “Carapachudo Tours”, with the idea of allowing visitors to explore and discover the remote and magical sites on the most pristine island of the Galapagos, in a variety of ways. Passionate about adventurous sports, we strive every day to offer the best conditions to practice surfing, SUP (Stand Up Paddle Boarding), kayaking, snorkeling, trekking, and mountain biking.

4. Paddle To The Penguins

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Paddle To The Penguins

We are a kayak/rental shop working in the heart of Isabela Island, Galapagos offering the best Kayak/SUP snorkel tours, Tuneles snorkeling tour, Surf lessons, Volcano hike, Highlands tours, and much more. We rent surfboards, bikes, snorkel/mask/fins, and beach games.

5. Sierra Negra

Ecuador
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Sierra Negra

Reviewed By Babygirl20202020

Long hike, need to be some what fit or you can go on horseback. Wear a hat and use sunscreen. Very unique experience.

6. Las Tintoreras

Puerto Villamil Ecuador +593 5-252-9229
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Las Tintoreras

Reviewed By Hazel42

We enjoyed this guided tour hiking through lava formations and then snorkeling in the bay, where we saw sea lions, sea turtles, reef fish and baby sharks.

7. Rosedelco- Day tour

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Rosedelco- Day tour

We are a family Tourist Operator with 3 years in the market, offering our services to all world travelers and publicizing the wonders of our beautiful Isabela Island in its entirety. Tour Operator Rosedelco provides and meets all the expectations of our Travelers to meet your needs and comfort, professional staff able to address your concerns and share the information necessary for the customer is satisfied in a wonderful place through our services. For us it is a pleasure to serve the customer at all times with the highest standards of security to enjoy our beautiful and enchanted Galapagos Islands.

8. The Wall of Tears

Puerto Villamil Ecuador
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The Wall of Tears

Reviewed By adrianalP387XP

I highly recommend renting a bike with a lock to ride to the wall of tears. The entire path takes about 3 hours depending on whether or not you stop along the way, and hike up to the lookouts at the end of the trail. This is a great activity, and one of the few on the island that you can do on your own. We saw many iguanas and land tortoises. I recommend hiking up to the lookouts, there are 3, to the left of the wall of tears. The views are amazing and its a nice exercise made up of mostly stairs. I also recommend stopping at Playa del amor, la Playita and El Estuario. Be careful with the horseflies at the beaches and El Estuario. They like to bite when your skin is wet and salty, therefore recommend drying off ASAP to prevent them from biting.

9. La Playita

Isla isabella, Puerto Villamil 200250 Ecuador
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La Playita

10. Los Tuneles

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Los Tuneles

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