Las Tintoreras has one of the most compelling descriptions of any tour on Isabela Island. A narrow lava channel where many whitetip reef sharks sleep stacked on top of each other. Penguins. Boobies. Marine iguanas everywhere you look. We went. The sharks were not...

I am not aware of anywhere else in the world where you can snorkel with penguins in clear water from a free public beach. No tour. No boat. No guide required. And my husband and I have snorkeled across five continents, so that is not a claim I make lightly. Playa...

Sharks. Penguins. Seahorses. Lava arches you can swim through. Blue footed boobies up close. If you have been researching Isabela Island for more than ten minutes, you have seen Los Tuneles on every list. We went in excited and came out with mixed feelings on the...