The Galápagos Cruise · Islands · Isabela
Galápagos Cruises to Isabela
About Isabela
The caldera of Sierra Negra, ten kilometres wide, penguins standing on the lava at Tagus Cove, a cormorant that gave up flying because nothing here hunts it: Isabela is larger than every other island put together, and six of its volcanoes are still active. Five of them carry their own subspecies of giant tortoise. The cold Cromwell current runs up against the west coast, which is the reason penguins and flightless cormorants live on the equator at all. Forty-two of our itineraries call at Isabela across 16 ships, from $2,966 per person, on trips of 4 to 14 nights.
They do not all call at the same places. Sierra Negra and the tortoise breeding centre are reached from Puerto Villamil in the south, while Tagus Cove, Urbina Bay and Elizabeth Bay lie on the west coast and appear only on the longer western circuits. The crossing costs time, so Isabela is rare on the shortest departures. If one particular site matters to you, the route matters more than the ship.
Visitor sites on Isabela
Albemarle Point · Elizabeth Bay · Isabela Interpretation Center · Isabela Wetlands · Las Tintoreras · Los Túneles · Punta Moreno · Punta Vicente Roca · Sierra Negra · Tagus Cove · Urbina Bay
Select a departure that calls at Isabela
996 upcoming departures with space, across 42 itineraries and 16 ships. Sold-out dates are not listed.
Wildlife you can see on Isabela
38 of the 42 species recorded on Isabela have a photo. What differs between them is how sure a sighting is and which visitor site you have to reach for it.
Flightless Cormorant
Only in Galápagos
Where on Isabela
Elizabeth Bay · Punta Moreno · Punta Vicente Roca · Tagus Cove · Urbina Bay
Likely, all year
Galápagos Land Iguana
Only in Galápagos
Where on Isabela
Tagus Cove · Urbina Bay
Likely, all year
Galápagos Penguin
Only in Galápagos
Where on Isabela
Elizabeth Bay · Los Túneles · Punta Vicente Roca · Tagus Cove
Likely, all year
American Flamingo
Where on Isabela
Isabela Wetlands · Punta Moreno
Possible, all year
Bottlenose Dolphin
Where on Isabela
Punta Vicente Roca
Possible, all year
Brown Pelican
Where on Isabela
Elizabeth Bay · Isabela Wetlands · Punta Vicente Roca
Possible, all year
Galápagos Fur Seal
Only in Galápagos
Where on Isabela
Punta Vicente Roca
Possible, all year
Galápagos Sea Lion
Only in Galápagos
Where on Isabela
Elizabeth Bay · Las Tintoreras · Punta Vicente Roca
Possible, all year
Golden Cownose Ray
Where on Isabela
Elizabeth Bay · Los Túneles
Possible, all year
Ocean Sunfish
Where on Isabela
Punta Vicente Roca
Possible July to November
Pacific Green Sea Turtle
Where on Isabela
Elizabeth Bay · Las Tintoreras
Possible, all year
Darwin's Finches
Only in Galápagos
Where on Isabela
Isabela Interpretation Center · Tagus Cove
Rare, all year
Galápagos Flycatcher
Only in Galápagos
Where on Isabela
Tagus Cove
Rare, all year
Galápagos Giant Tortoise
Only in Galápagos
Where on Isabela
Isabela Interpretation Center · Tagus Cove · Urbina Bay
Rare, all year
Galápagos Hawk
Only in Galápagos
Where on Isabela
Sierra Negra · Urbina Bay
Rare, all year
Giant Manta Ray
Where on Isabela
Punta Vicente Roca
Rare June to November
Lava Heron
Only in Galápagos
Where on Isabela
Elizabeth Bay
Rare, all year
Magnificent Frigatebird
Where on Isabela
Isabela Wetlands
Rare, all year
Marine Iguana
Only in Galápagos
Where on Isabela
Las Tintoreras
Rare, all year
Red-lipped Batfish
Only in Galápagos
Where on Isabela
Punta Vicente Roca
Rare, all year
Smooth-billed Ani
Where on Isabela
Isabela Interpretation Center
Rare, all year
Sperm Whale
Where on Isabela
Elizabeth Bay · Punta Vicente Roca
Rare, all year
Vermilion Flycatcher
Only in Galápagos
Where on Isabela
Sierra Negra
Rare, all year
White-cheeked Pintail
Where on Isabela
Isabela Wetlands · Punta Moreno
Rare, all year
Yellow Warbler
Where on Isabela
Isabela Wetlands · Tagus Cove
Rare, all year
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