Paddle out from Isabela Island to commune with the Tintoreras (white-tipped sharks) famous in the area. As you paddle, your guide will point out the different Galapagos animals including various bird species, sea lions, and marine iguanas.
Every day
Mornig & Afternoon
2 hours
Shared
Every day
Morning & Afternoon
2 hours
Shared
Our guide will pick us up in our hotel and take us to the pier. Where, after a short briefing we will start paddling at the bay where we can enjoy the local wildlife.
On the way we can observe penguins, blue-footed boobies, pelicans, iguanas Marinas, sea turtles, sea lions, eagle rays and sometimes Sharks "Tintoreras" juveniles.
We arrive to our snorkel point and get ready to jump in! Its turquoise, crystalline waters are inhabited by white-tipped reef sharks, Galapagos Penguins, marine sea turtles and sea lions. Once we are done snorkeling and it is time to return paddling to the pier and head back to your selected hotel.
Activities: Kayaking, snorkeling, wildlife observation.
Wildlife: Galapagos penguins, blue-footed boobies, pelicans, iguanas Marinas, sea turtles, sea lions, eagle rays, white-tipped sharks.
Landing Type: Dry.
Departure Location: Hotel pick up or Meeting Point (depends on provider at the moment of booking).
Return Location: Hotel pick up or Meeting Point (depends on provider at the moment of booking).
To participate in this tour, you must be at Isabela Island (Puerto Villamil) one day prior to departure. The itinerary might change due to regulations of the Galapagos National park or weather conditions.
Please consider that in order to protect the environment of the Galapagos Islands, the Government of Ecuador has banned the use of shopping plastic bags, plastic straws and polyethylene containers in the Archipelago. Visitors to the islands are not allowed to bring these objects with them. This measure is effective as of May 2018.
We thank you for collaboration in protecting the Galapagos pristine ecosystem.