ISABELA
The island’s seahorse shape is the product of the merging of six large volcanoes into a single landmass. On this island Galápagos Penguins, Flightless Cormorants, Marine Iguanas, pelicans and Sally Lightfoot crabs abound. At the skirts and calderas of the volcanos of Isabela, Land Iguanas and Galápagos Tortoises can be observed, as well as Darwin Finches, Galápagos Hawks, Galápagos Doves and very interesting lowland vegetation.
Vistor Sites
- Albermarle Point
- Cape Marshall
- Elizabeth Bay
- Moreno Point
- Puerto Villamil
- Las Tintoreras
- Sierra Negra
- Tagus Cove
- Tortoise Breeding St.
- Urbina Bay
- Vicente Roca Point
- The Wall of Tears
- Wetlands
Isabela Island
Albemarle Point
At Isabela’s remote northern tip the remains of a US World War II radar base line the shore. The Point is the nesting site for flightless cormorants and home to a colony of the largest marine iguanas in the Islands. One of the most pristine visitor sites within the Galapagos National Park, here you can see a pahoehoe lava flow.
- Highlights: The largest marine iguanas
- Animals: Marine iguanas, flightless cormorants, lava lizards, lava herons, Madeiran storm petrels
- Difficulty: Easy
- Landing: Dry
*Note that the listed activites may differ depending of the time of the day of your visit, cruise itinerary and National Park regulations.
