Get ready for a cycling adventure that will take you to the exciting “Arnaldo Tupiza” Turtle Breeding Center! Along the way, you will enjoy the beautiful landscape of Isabela and the nature that surrounds it. Once you arrive at the center, you will have the opportunity to learn more about the important conservation work carried out there while admiring these magnificent creatures. Don't miss this once in a lifetime experience!

OBSERVATION PROBABILITIES

4 types of mangroves, corals, marine iguanas, giant turtles, panoramic view of the island, endemic vegetation of the island and endemic birds of the area.

ITINERARY

All passengers must arrive at the agency at 8:30 in the morning, where they will meet their naturalist guide, and we will prepare all the equipment.

We will begin our adventure by bicycle and our first destination is the “Arnaldo Tupiza” Turtle Breeding Center. The Isabela Turtle Breeding Center is located 1.5 km from Puerto Villamil, in this Breeding Center Galapagos from the populations of Isabela Sur (Sierra Negra and Cerro Azul Volcanoes) are being reproduced in captivity: Cazuela, Cinco Hills, Roca Unión, San Pedro, Tablas and Cerro Paloma. The turtles are fed three times a week, basing their diet on Otoy and Cachimuela plants. The water is taken from small artificial lagoons that exist within the corrals. The Breeding Center also has beautiful gardens made up of native plants, such as manzanillo, carob, prickly pears, palo santo, cat's claw, hawthorn, chala, horse's knee, cotton, milky, veryuyo, rooster's spur, myrtle, chililica and Galapagos daisy.

Once our activities are finished, we ride our bicycles and head to our second point called “Los Humedales”, along the way we can see giant tortoises in their natural state, we can also enjoy several interesting resting places: among them “El estero”, the only place where you can see the 4 types of Galapagos mangroves.

The Estero is a 227m trail delimited by 1.5 meter wide lava rocks. It consists of a picnic site where the population comes to carry out recreational activities. At this site you can see the four species of mangrove present in the Galapagos and a small majagual forest. It is part of stories and legends from the time when the penal colony was present in Isabela.

La Poza Escondida is a stone and wood path where the main attraction is the mangrove forest and at the end of it you can see a pool.

There is a coral beach where many iguanas come to mate and nest. Something incredible is the Mirador whose name is “Cerro Orchilla”, where after climbing some stairs you can enjoy a spectacular view of the island.

Finally we went to our most important, famous and historical “Wall of Tears”, which is full of very important stories, you can see how it was formed from heavy rocks and the lives of the convicts who built this wall.

The return to the port is at approximately 12:00 in the afternoon.

CONDITIONS

*This itinerary is subject to change at the discretion of the Galapagos National Park and your naturalist guide. In certain cases, depending on weather conditions. We take security seriously and always strive to provide you with the best and safest experience.

*In light of the pandemic, we will implement strict cleaning policies. Each piece of equipment will be fully sanitized between uses, and the agency and ground transportation will be cleaned daily. Hand sanitizer will be available at all times.