Isabela Tours

Full day Lava Tunnels Tour from Isabela Island

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Ages 4-99, max of 10 per group

Duration: 7h

Start time: Check availability

Mobile ticket

Meets animal welfare guidelines

Live guide: English, Spanish

Professional Guide
Use of Snorkeling Equipment ( Mask and fins)
Hotel Pick Up (Inside the Urban Perimeter of Puerto Villamil)
Transportation and Box Lunch

What's not included

Breakfast
Food and drinks (Unless specified)
Hotel Drop off
Gratuities
Wet suits you must rent by yourself if you decide

Start:Multiple pickup locations offered.

Las Fragatas, Puerto Villamil, Ecuador

Pickup details

The guide will pick you up in the lobby of the hotel, (Hotel pick up inside the urban perimeter of Puerto Villamil) or we can give you a good meeting point to join with us.

Hotel pickup offered

During checkout you will be able to select from the list of included hotels.

End:This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Not wheelchair accessible

If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 220666P67

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Most travelers can participate
Taking comfortable shoes for walking
Children must be accompanied by an adult
This tour is on boat and we practice snorkeling activity
There no drop off in the hotel, the tour end in Puerto Villamil's Dock
Wet suits is not included you must rent by yourself if you decide
This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 10 travelers

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.

If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 220666P67

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$253.00

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The tour to the Tunnels lasts approximately 1 hour and a half to 2 hours. Once in this sector, the boat will travel the different paths through the tunnels where you can clearly observe the landscape of the place, we go to Roca Unión, a small islet located in the open sea where you can see Pelicans, Nazca Boobies and Patas Boobies. Blue and one or another sea lion resting on the rocks. We will sail for about 45 minutes approx to reach the most beautiful rocky lava formations of the Galapagos, they are called tunnels because in ancient eruptions, the lava passed under the ground forming tunnels that later collapsed and gave rise to these arches. on the water where you can clearly see vegetation that comes out of the rocks, the crystal clear water, the sea lions flutter between the arches. We will snorkel with sea turtles, "tintoreras" sharks, golden rays, eagle rays, seahorses, fish such as surgeons, damselfish, after having done the two activities we prepare for the return to Isabela.
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About the operator

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Perfect Destiny
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Guayaquil, Ecuador
Joined in November 2019
E5884LBjohnc
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Great 1/2 day trip
Excellent bilingual guide Staff great Right combo of swimming and walking A little chilly in October for swimming however
Written October 6, 2024
Guide807615
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A must-do tour if you go to Galapagos!
The guide Martin was wonderful. It was more than expected to easily see blue-footed boobies (chicks and eggs, too), magnificent frigate bird (with red balloon) , marine iguanas, land iguanas, sea lions, lava lizards, Galapagos snakes, and more. Lunch was delicious, prepared by the cook on the yacht. After lunch, we went snorkeling. A big green turtle appeared right in front of me and I was happy to swim with it for a while.
Written August 23, 2024
Companion08013684289
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Best time ever - wonderful birthday!!
Our guide Roberto and Henry the drive made my trip to Ecuador very special. It was my birthday and I couldn’t of had a better birthday. It was just wonderful so the guy is so knowledgeable and so easy to talk to and I got a chance to see hummingbirds and the spa was excellent. I will definitely book with him on a trip next time I go to Ecuador, which I love this country is so beautiful and there’s so much to see. I highly recommend it.
Written June 14, 2024
Peter G
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Good to do as a first tour. We had seen a lot of the wildlife already so it was a little tedious.
Very hot, and a lot of talking by the guide initially. Once we got to the snorkeling portion the tour improved. We did this tour last amongst 5 tours, and it would have been better suited for doing first.
Written February 23, 2024
Z5225BRjeffersons
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Amazing program
Great experiences i did in everyday activities, that was very tired but a great experience, definitive you have to explore Galápagos with this guys
Written February 21, 2024
P1659CTbrianc
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Lovely volcano hike
Beautiful views of the second largest Crater in the world. About 10 miles round trip to volcano Chico. It's hot bring lots of water and sunscreen!
Written January 28, 2024
TSBuchanan
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Snorkeling, hiking
Very knowledgeable guide, fun day on the water snorkeling and hiking the beaches. Actually spotted a blue footed booby!
Written January 22, 2024
Joseph Z
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EXCELLENT sites, poor Guide
Best tour on Santa Cruz Island. Tour visits 5 off-shore sites that are all great. Lots of snorkeling, swimming, hiking, boating. Includes snorkeling/swimming in the infamous Las Grietas. Would be 5 stars but our Guide, David Ascencio, yelled at us for using our saliva in our masks….? He embarrassed us by yelling in Spanish “go spit in your own private mask and not ours….? Ummm, that’s diving and snorkeling 101 dude. Without David Ascencio berating and over-controlling us, would have been great.
Written January 4, 2024
MikeSantaMonica
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Nice Introduction to Santa Cruz Island
Good introduction to Santa Cruz, if you arrive early and want to take advantage of a later afternoon tour. Saw some beautiful wildlife, including a Blue Footed Boobie, iguanas and sea turtle.
Written October 4, 2023
laura_romine
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Amazing wildlife and great overview
We really enjoyed this tour. We had the chance to snorkel and saw a shark laying in the sand and a sea turtle swimming and coming up for air, not to mention all the beautiful fish. This was also our first sighting of the blue-footed boobies and frigatebirds. The bay tour is a standard trip here, and having English translations was super helpful.
Written July 25, 2023
Trip65050093618
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Never book with these people
Never book with these people. After taking our money and booking us for a very expensive excursion, they told us they didn't have room on that day and that we would have to come two days later. Then my travel companion got covid when they did have room for us, but they refused to give us a refund, not caring at all that we could come on the excursion and infect everyone else on the trip.
Written July 20, 2023
AmorAida
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Half day tour in Santa Cruz
Eddie and the rest are wonderful . The activities were great for a first timer in Galapagos . Highly recommended.
Written July 17, 2023
Flyer757337
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DO NOT book with this tour company!!
Here’s why: 1. The per person price through TripAdvisor is $246. The day after our tour, we walked by their office and asked what the price would be and was told $125 -- $100 if we book for the next day. 2. The tour description is misleading or inaccurate! It gives the impression that you’ll be on a private boat and says “We will have lunch on board…” The reality is that it’s an old water taxi and others outside of the tour were passengers. Lunch was at a restaurant on the island. They also say “This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers” when our group had 18 participants. 3. The boat ride itself was very rough with a constant smell of exhaust fumes – good thing we had Dramamine! 4. We had 5 minutes to change into our wetsuits at the restaurant, in full view of everyone. Good thing I wore my good boxer briefs! 5. Our guide was completely unmotivated! He would also walk way ahead of the group sometimes rather than provide any explanations or make sure that everyone was safe. On positive note: 1. The snorkeling and sights on Floreana were worth a visit. 2. The restaurant food was delicious.
Written November 5, 2022
242ruthesthers
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PERFECT DESTINY 100%RECOMMENDABLE
The guide, the lunch , the excursion all was excellent, the tour is recommendable, I made snorkeling too.
Written November 2, 2022
zambitoTL
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Enjoyable day with a perfect guide
Very nice city tour with fantastic guide Antonio (Toño). Highly recommended for a three hours though the main attractions of the city. 🔝
Written October 10, 2022

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