Galapagos Frontier: Meet Giant Tortoises & Lava Tunnels

Embark on a private tour in the Galapagos Islands to encounter giant tortoises, explore lava tunnels, and uncover the geological secrets of this natural paradise.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Galapagos frontier - Would you like to meet the incredible Galapagos giant tortoises in their natural habitat and explore the lava tunnels? Come discover the Galapagos Frontier reserve, where an experienced naturalist guide will accompany you on a tour of the endemic Galapagos forest!\n\nAt the Galapagos Frontier reserve, we will welcome you with…
What's Included
  • Tea and coffee provided
Additional Information

Are you ready to live an unforgettable adventure in the wonderful Galapagos Islands? We invite you to discover the Galapagos Frontier reserve, a natural paradise where you can meet face to face with the legendary giant tortoises and explore the mysterious lava tunnels in their natural state.
Our naturalist guide, with more than 30 years of experience,…

Location
Galapagos frontier
guayabillos
Located in the town of Guayabillos, 15 minutes from Puerto Ayora, you can take a taxi to the reserve called Galapagos frontier or arrive by bicycle.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Reesalat_a
Apr 26, 2025
Nice opportunity to see... - Nice opportunity to see multiple tortoises up close, along with lava tunnels. Very friendly guide who was attentive and informative.
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Ernest_l
Feb 27, 2025
Despite the tour guide... - Despite the tour guide English was limited, he was very professional and made a great effort to explain very detailed story about the giant turtles and formation and development of Lava tunnel during the trip. Enjoy seeing over dozen of giant turtles!
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Jaynad2023
Nov 26, 2024
Lots of tortoises and knowledgeable guides! - Guides were very knowledgeable and kind! We learned a lot and saw a LOT of giant tortoises. Beautiful property as well. Definitely wear hiking shoes or quality tennis shoes. The walk is a little challenging.
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Alexis_r
Jul 31, 2024
Great family experience - Great tour and very knowledgeable staff. The owner Cesar was on site and provided a great tour of his property and showed us some enormous tortoise. The staff was very friendly to our family and the entire place felt very homie. The optional lunch I highly recommend to add to your experience since the food was very good. Highly recommended this tour in between other snorkeling to give a break from the water activities.
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Navigator27430780828
Jul 18, 2024
Enchantment - Besides the turtles, Caesar is one thing to the part. If I want information here. Like an enchantment by nature that is magical, incredible.
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Mairac725
Jun 26, 2024
10/10 recommend - My friends and I loved the tour. Cesar was so knowledgeable about everything. The wild life, plants and animals. You can tell he enjoys teaching people about Galápagos Island and all the beautiful things it has to offer. We loved the fact that we could see the tortoises and birds in their natural habitat. We could ask him what ever questions we had in mind and the lava tunnels were so cool. Be sure to take long socks because of the fire ants, if you don’t have any they provide boots for you to wear so you don’t get bit. (The ants are nothing to be afraid of, I just got bit twice. It doesn’t hurt any more than a mosquito bite and it doesn’t swell or itch like mosquito bites either) 10/10 recommend this tour, you end the tour with a delicious cup of passion fruit juice made by Cesar himself
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Nraliegos
Jun 23, 2024
Visit to paradise - Amazing place with lots to know. You can’t miss the tour of the high area, craters, lava tunnel and turtles at the ranch La primicia.
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Curious763818
May 29, 2024
Give it a go - Caesar was awesome, as was his interpreter. I got to see many different aged tortoises. The lava tunnel was incredible. I've never seen anything quite like it. Caesar has a lot of knowledge of the different species of both animals and plants in the area. Tasty fresh juices from the fruit of the land was offered after. 10/10 would recommend
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Maria_b
Apr 12, 2025
Galapagos Tortuga Tour - It is a primitive experience. The guide Cesar was very informative and even though it was just me on the tour very engaged. It was raining and still enjoyed the experience.
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Katherines627
Jun 16, 2024
Frustrating experience  - I was disappointed with my experience at the Galapagos Frontier turtle and lava tunnel tour. Firstly, it was not a private tour (which is fine just don't advertise it as one) and the main guide only spoke Spanish to us and didn't leave enough time for the volunteer, who was wonderful and very kind, to translate. Apparently this is not typical on the tour but since one of the three tourists spoke spanish, the guide basically engaged only with him and ignored the other two of us.  To note, this tour is not one of the main turtle refuges, Charles Darwin or El Chato, that most people visit. Perhaps I should have realized that but it wasn't clear from the Trip Advisor information. Some people might prefer this as the tour is more in intimate (but not private despite the title) but you don't get to see young turtles or the extinct species.  The guide also zipped passed the turtles and didn't give much time for us to take photos. The tour focused much more on the plant and bird species as well as the tunnel formation. If this interests you than I think you would enjoy the tour.  Another point of frustration was that they didn't have enough functional flashlights for the tunnels (only had 2) and the guide gave me the smallest (essentially useless flashlight) and gave the two guys on the tour, who were together, the good ones. I felt ignored and had to use my phone flashlight! I am still giving three stars as the volunteer was really kind and informative, was happy to take pictures and really made the experience for me. Not sure how these tours would work if they don't have volunteers that day. Recommendations:  Wear long socks and long pants. There are biting fire ants and they give you boots but I only had short socks and shorts on so wasn't prepared.  Bring your own flashlight or headlamp if you have one for the tunnels in case they don't have enough.
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From $35
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).