Turtle Bay – Marine Iguanas on the Beach loop from Puerto Ayora

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Ecuador

Galápagos

Puerto Ayora

Turtle Bay – Marine Iguanas on the Beach loop from Puerto Ayora

Moderate

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(48)

540

hikers

Turtle Bay – Marine Iguanas on the Beach loop from Puerto Ayora

02:16

8.72km

60m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: November 1, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Parque Nacional Galápagos

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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37 m

San Francisco Church, Puerto Ayora

Highlight • Religious Site

One is quickly inclined to walk past this church on the harbor. But that's a mistake, because the stained glass window with animal and nature motifs is definitely worth seeing.

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2.92 km

Turtle Bay

Highlight (Segment) • Beach

Tortuga Bay is a very beautiful white sand beach. The waves are strong so you should not swim there. In the evening the sea turtles lay their eggs there, which …

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3.96 km

Marine Iguana Observation Point

Highlight • Viewpoint

Marine iguanas frolic here to warm up after their excursions in the sea water.

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4.37 km

Playa Mansa

Highlight • Beach

Rent a kayak and see many animals. Manta Rays, Sharks, Turtles...

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4.38 km

Kayak Rental at Tortuga Bay

Highlight • Rest Area

Here you can rent a kayak for $10 per person per hour. In the bay you can use it to watch turtles and sharks.

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7.82 km

Viewpoint at the entrance to Galápagos National Park

Highlight • Viewpoint

8.72 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.74 km

2.70 km

1.29 km

Surfaces

5.45 km

2.05 km

656 m

519 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Today

Thursday 5 November

28°C

27°C

16 %

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Comments

November 1, 2023,🇪🇨 Tortuga Bay

We are back on Santa Cruz. The tour to Tortuga Bay was torture. The path to the beach is without shade and the sun beats down without being depressing. But the beach is beautiful. However, today is also a holiday here, so the beach was much more crowded than expected.

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November 20, 2024,Tortuga-Bay, Ecuador, St. Cruz

Today we explored Tortuga Bay on St. Cruz, Galapagos. We saw a blue-footed booby and other birds and animals.

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February 20, 2023,🇦🇩 Auf zur weißen Tortuga Bay 🥾 🦎 & 🦶🤿...Isla Santa Cruz, Galapagos...🤠🌎

🏖️🏝️Fantastic beautiful beach... Can only be reached via a slightly shady footpath or via a boat trip/guided excursion
(my recommendation is the footpath), open daily until 6 p.m., last access at 5 p.m., walk barefoot along the water on the large beach, the feeling is sensational and unique...🦎🤠🌎🇦🇩

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June 5, 2023,🇪🇨 Isla Santa Cruz - Puerto Ayora Bahia de Tortuga

Great national park hike through the opuncia forest to 2 beautiful beaches. At Tortuga Beach you should wg. better not bathe in the undercurrent. But there is enough to look at... iguanas, turtle nests and just a great beach.
At Playa Mansa, on the other hand, you can swim carefree and kayaks can also be rented at the end of …

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