Top Things to do in Isabela
5 Sights & Landmarks in Isabela That You Shouldn't Miss
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.
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1. Isabela Island Wetlands Complex
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4.5 based on 86 reviews
Reviewed By DwjTay - Niagara Falls, Canada
This is a great walk over to the tortoise sanctuary and on the way you will see iguanas, flamingos, and lots of other birds.
2. The Wall of Tears
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4.0 based on 687 reviews
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.
3. Iglesia Cristo Salvador
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4.0 based on 18 reviews
Reviewed By Cavydad - Camarillo, United States
Watching the nuns go to church! We sat in a restaurant eating lunch and watching time pass around the town square whose focus is this uniquely crafted church. Elsewhere it would only be an afterthought. Nothing special. Yet watching the nuns going down the road to church made it special.
4. Malecon Cuna del Sol
5. Caballos de la Isla Isabela
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