Galapagos Isabela Tour Backpacker 4D

At arrival to Isabela, make your own way to the hotel. 

Then, a visit to Las Tintoreras which is a delightful place reached by zodiac. "Tintoreras”, is the Spanish name for White Tipped Reef Shark. Here you will walk through a jagged ¨AA¨ lava field, passing abundant colonies of marine iguana´s, to see a small canal full of resting white tipped reef sharks. The black, treacherous lava field, the emerald, green sea, the forest green mangrove and the cloud-capped volcanoes of Isla Isabela is the sort of afternoon backdrop you will not soon forget. You can snorkel the warm, shallow bay surrounded by mangrove, for an opportunity to see white tipped reef sharks, sea lions, penguins and more. 

Tour duration: 3-4 Hours / Type: This is a shared tour service

A boat ride of about an hour and a half takes you to Tuneles; this is a fascinating landscape of huge collapsed ava tunnels. You begin on land where blue footed boobies often nest. Afterwards you will enjoy superb snorkeling at Cabo Rosa - this is one of the very best snorkel sites in Galapagos! White tipped reef sharks, green marine turtles, sting rays, sea lions, eagle rays and even sea horses are regularly seen here!

Tour duration: 5 Hours / Type: This is a shared tour service

In the afternoon, your hike adventure takes you over the trail along the beach and through the wetlands all the way to the Wall of Tears. Along the way you will discover mangrove forests, hidden beaches, swamp areas, lava tunnels and lookout viewpoints. In the wetlands you can also spot land tortoises living in the wild! You will also pass by the Tortoise Breeding Center where you will visit the breeding program of various species of land tortoises. 

Tour duration: 2-3 Hours / Type: This activity is a privately tour service.

An incredible hiking trip that is all about landscapes and volcanoes! A 45-minute bus ride will first take you to the start point of the hike. A guided 4 to 5 hours return trek takes you up to the summit of the active Sierra Negra volcano for wonderful views into one of the largest craters in the world. This approx. 12 km hike is long in terms of distance, but not very difficult as the inclines and declines are quite gradual. Sierra Negra Volcano has the second largest crater in the world, measuring approximately 6 miles in diameter and 300 feet deep.

Descending further you can visit Volcan Chico, to witness the incredible landscape of smouldering cones and craters formed by various past eruptions; it literally feels like you're walking on the moon!

If you decide to only visit the first viewpoint of Sierra Negra and not continue to Volcan Chico, this trip takes just 2-3 hours. 

Tour duration: 5 Hours / Type: This is a shared organized tour service

Check-out after breakfast.