ティントレラ島、シュノーケリング湿地、フラミンゴのあるイザベラ島への日帰りツアー

The tour to Isla Isabella was amazing. The tours Guides and staff were very helpful and friendly extremely knowledgeable. It’s a great experience and will be back again .

We were staying four days on Santa Cruz, so to maximize our chances of seeing a lot of wildlife in a short time, we decided to take the full day tour to Isabela, which also included snorkeling. The tour was well-organized and the briefing given by Felipe the day before was especially helpful and absolutely necessary. The pros: we saw blue-footed boobies, penguins, cormorants, herons, a sea lion and shark play together in the bay. We also saw flamingos in the wild, and we visited the tortoise breeding center. The included lunch served on the beach was delicious. The cons: there is no “ferry” between Santa Cruz and Isabela. What you have a series of water taxis and a 2-hr speedboat ride there and back. It is an extremely rough ride and takes about 4 hours of the entire tour. There was a small mishap with one of our bags that got left behind on the boat after we were assured it would be brought to us. It ended up being taken to the ticket counter and we had no idea it was there. There could have been better communication as far as our bags and equipment goes. The snorkeling was disappointing. You spend 20 min trying to put on your wetsuit with 15 other passengers on a small boat. You finally jump in the water and spend 30-40 minutes snorkeling and looking around for some fish. The visibility is terrible. If you’re lucky, you’ll barely see a turtle, a seal, and a few schools of fish; but if you’ve snorkeled in Hawaii or other tropical places- you’ll be wondering what all the fuss is about in Galapagos waters. I understand it is not the tour operator’s fault for the conditions of the water. I would use this tour agency again for shorter tours, but I will not get on another 2-hr rough and tumble speedboat ride again.

We booked this tour for 2 adults and an 8 year old. It was a very small group outside our family, probably 30 people on the boat to the islands and 8 total on the tour. We had an incredible time and saw everything we hoped to see, hundreds of nesting blue footed boobies, dozens of Galapagos penguins, a great blue heron nest and 15 flamingos. Snorkeling wasn't the best on this tour as it wasn't a good season for it(July), but other months are much clearer. The view from the restaurant for lunch was incredible and everything went very smoothly. We didn't shop around for other prices on this tour, but it's priced similar to other day trips we shopped around for. I booked many other tours with Guiding Galapagos on this trip and recommended them to other friends travelling with us. Felipe and Omar were amazing and very accommodating to my last minute reservations. They also spoke perfect English which is somewhat difficult to find on the islands. Very highly recommended!

This was a great tour with lots of animals to see. First we took a boat around the island of Isabella where we saw penguins, a lot of blue footed boobies, sea lions, and other birds. After that we got off the boat to a place called the iguanas day care where we saw a lot of baby iguanas and even saw a white tipped shark and sea turtles relaxing in the canal. After that we got back onto the boat and went snorkeling in the bay near the iguanas day care. The snorkeling gear was provided by the boat and I think that was my favorite part. We snorkeled for around 45 minutes u we saw sea turtles, lots of fish, sting rays, and white tailed sharks. The sharks stayed pretty deep in the water. Our guide Tito was absolutely amazing and can’t recommend him enough. He made sure everyone’s equipment was safe and secured, kept eyes on everyone so that no one was left behind. Was extremely knowledgeable. I was trying to get a good video of one of the sharks but I was unable to dive that far down to get a clear shot. So Tito asked for my go pro and he dove all the way to the bottom and captured a great video for me and I really appreciate him doing that. After the snorkeling we ate an included lunch which we went to a restaurant called Blue Summer and had a three course meal there and it was really good! After lunch we went to a lagoon and saw flamingos and other birds. And then finally went to the tortoise hatchery and got to see little baby ones. This was definitely an all day tour that was well worth the money. I recommend doing it especially if Tito is your guide.

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We met with Omar before the trip who clearly and patiently explained everything. We did have different guides during the day but they we easy to identify and connect with. The tour was amazing especially snorkeling. The lunch provided was at a local restaurant and very tasty. The boat ride is long and bumpy but the trip was well coordinated and lots of fun.

We found this tour particularly good. We are writing this tour after taking multiple ones and we can say we loved all parts of it. First, pick-up, communication and organisation was done flawlessly over WhatsApp which was not a given with the other tours. The guys were organised and were on time. After that, we took a 2 hour boat to isabella and we found ourselves in the very capable hands of Glenda who was an excellent guide with in-depth knowledge and experience, cant recommend her enough. The experience and variety of wildlife on the island is not to be discussed- absolutely fantastic. This was the best tour we took while we were on the islands. Hotly recommend!

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It was indeed a fantastic trip. We found and booked the tour through "Get Your Guide." The correspondence was excellent over WhatsApp. We had a briefing the day before, where we completed the formalities and prepared the equipment. The briefing was very informative and detailed. Simply wonderful. The trip was fantastic; everything, truly everything, was perfect. Transfer, guides super friendly and helpful. Nothing was left to chance. We have seen everything: Sharks, stingrays, sea lions, turtles, and especially the penguins ❤️❤️ On land, we saw the flamingos and visited the turtle breeding station. Simply indescribable.

Had a really great time on this tour of Isabela Island and would absolutely recommend doing if, for example, you are staying on Santa Cruz and want to get a brief taste of what Isabela Island has to offer. This was the second tour I went on organised by Guiding Galapagos Expeditions and I really want to highlight them here as well. Omar helped set up everything for me - for this tour in particular, I wanted to spend a bit more time on Isabela Island so he organised my ferry ticket back to Santa Cruz for the next day. Guiding Galapagos provided me with my own snorkelling equipment, and made sure to reach out the day before the tour to organise the details and fit me for the snorkelling gear. I found them to be really excellent in organising tours around the Galápagos Islands - if you are shopping around different tour agencies in the Galapagos, I would absolutely recommend reaching out to Guiding Galapagos Expeditions.

I toured Isabela Island and overall it was an excellent experience. From the first contact with the agency, the care was very good. The guide was professional and friendly, and the guide at Isabela was simply exceptional. In my case, the tour was practically private (just him and me), which made the experience even more special. He was very attentive, friendly and always willing to help. As for the experience itself, it was amazing: I could see penguins (even swimming very close), marine iguanas, turtles and a variety of fauna. In addition, there is a high probability of seeing blue-footed birds, which makes the tour very complete. As a complement, the tour also includes a visit to giant turtles, so in a single day you can observe many of the most emblematic species of the Galapagos. I highly recommend this tour, but with an important observation: it is essential to bring a good camera, ideally capable of recording underwater. Otherwise, many of the best experiences will remain only in the memory. On the negative side, the organization of water taxi transportation could be improved considerably. Communication was limited, with little guidance for passengers, which at times creates confusion. It would be important to make this service clearer, more organized and more customer-oriented. Despite this detail, the overall balance of the tour is very positive and definitely worth it. I recommend it.

Excellent experience from start to finish. Very communicative and informative guides. Snorkeling was great! Highly recommend Guiding Galápagos Expeditions!!