ECUADOR’S FAVORITE ATTRACTIONS

 Isabela Island

 Isabela Island is the largest island in the Ecuadorian archipelago of the Galapagos Islands, with 4588 km² of surface. It represents 60% of the total land area of the Galapagos Islands.

Isabela Island is the largest land mass in the Galapagos and one of the most popular islands to visit. The combination of diverse wildlife and spectacular volcanic landscapes is hard to beat. There are snorkeling, hiking and diving activities to enjoy. The quiet town of Isabela and the beautiful beach are the best places to hang out. Isabela Island also offers flexibility for visitors:

More Galapagos Penguins live here than anywhere else, making Isabela Island the best place in the archipelago to see them.

• Five different species of giant tortoises call Isabela home. Visitors can see it all at the Arnaldo Tupiza turtle breeding center.

• Isabela is one of the two Galapagos Islands where Flightless Cormorants nest. Through complex evolution, these fascinating birds have incredibly lost the ability to fly.

• Isabela is a great place to observe Marine Iguanas, with large colonies at several different visitor sites.

• Snorkeling with white tip reef sharks and seahorses in Los Tuneles.

• Isabela is home to a great diversity of Galapagos landbirds. The avid bird watcher should keep an eye out for Galapagos Finches (including the critically endangered mangrove finch), Flamingos, Galapagos Pigeons, pintail ducks, many waders and shorebirds, Galapagos Hawks and much more.

• Colonies of both Galapagos Sea Lions and Sea Lions can be found on the west coast of Isabela. See if you can tell them apart.

Isabela in Galapagos is an Island where you can enjoy incredible landscapes, a wonderful fauna and flora that make it very recognized worldwide.

Originally called Albermarle or Santa Gertrudis, today Isla Isabela is the largest island in the Galapagos archipelago that offers a variety of land and marine tourist sites.

Its volcanoes, six in total, still active, are responsible for shaping the profile of the island into a hippocampus. The highest point on this island is the Wolf Volcano, with an altitude of approximately 1,707 meters.