Top 9 Things to do for Honeymoon in Isabela, Galapagos Islands

September 24, 2021 Darwin Bolte

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. Pahoehoe Galapagos Tours

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5.0 based on 291 reviews

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.

2. 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.

3. Sierra Negra

Ecuador
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4.5 based on 423 reviews

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.

4. Concha de Perla

Puerto Villamil Ecuador
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Concha de Perla

Reviewed By StorkRN1 - Roseville, United States

Our tour group of 3 went snorkeling here late morning and it was fantastic! You have to walk over marine iguanas and sea lions on the boardwalk to the cove! Not super clear water like in Hawaii, but once I got used to it, I saw more and more! We saw sea turtles, bat rays, tons of fish, chocolate chip sea stars, a sleeping marble ray, about 60 black-tipped reef sharks, hundreds of sardines/mackerels(?), marine iguanas swimming (which is really cool to watch), and sea lions swimming with us! Amazing! I had a free afternoon the next day and went back. It was a little choppier, but still saw quite a bit! Didn't see nearly as much in the other 3 spots I snorkeled in the Galapagos as I did here!

5. 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.

6. Centro de Crianza Arnaldo Tupiza

Puerto Villamil Ecuador
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4.5 based on 485 reviews

Centro de Crianza Arnaldo Tupiza

Reviewed By Caramw - London, United Kingdom

A little path takes you past enclosures of adult tortoises (50-120yrs) - the breeding groups which are helping to repopulate Isabela island. They all hang out quite close to the path, so you can see them relatively close up, and if you visit on Monday, Wednesday or Friday mornings (feeding days), you can see them munching away on giant ‘Elephant Ear’ leaves! It’s great to see the conservation efforts up close for this endangered and critically endangered species, and a quick chat to the park rangers gave us the information we needed (the signage could do with improvement!) There are 2 species at the centre; some of them were rescued when a volcano erupted, others rescued from farms where humans tied them up by their back legs as ‘pets’ - their legs subsequently got gangrene and sadly had to be cut off. The centre does a good job of providing a safe and healthy living environment for these gentle giants while they get the population back up to where it needs to be. We also saw the juveniles 3–5 years in the middle, which are getting ready for release in the wild. Unfortunately you can’t see the babies up close due to security measures (you can see these better in the Darwin Centre in Santa Cruz). The museum area is a little tired, though I hear they have plans to renovate. Also loved the walkway to get here, past flamingoes and marine iguanas swimming in the wetlands. A great (and free) way to spend a few hours on Isabela.

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. Laguna Salinas

Puerto Villamil Ecuador
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Laguna Salinas

Reviewed By cymopterus - Salt Lake City, United States

The boardwalk starts next to the Iguana Crossing Hotel and continues 1.5 km to the tortoise breeding complex, also well worth a visit. As you enter the boardwalk, you are greeted by many marine iguanas. There are so many at times it is difficult to avoid them. The boardwalk then continues across several lagoons containing flamingos and other interesting water fowl. A wonderful way to spend a morning and its free!

9. Los Tuneles

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Los Tuneles

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