Isabella – The volcanic landscape of Sierra Negra (Galapagos Islands)

Kategorien: Reiseblog, South America, Ecuador, Galapagos Islands

Our tour to the volcanic crater of Sierra Negra and the volcano Chico on the Galapagos island Isabella started today at 7 o’clock in the morning.

Isabella

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The Start of the hike

In a group of 20 people we went on an open-air bus to the Highlands of Isabela. After about 30 minutes drive we have arrived at our starting point for the hike – at the southern foot of the volcano.

The Sierra Negra volcano reaches an altitude of over 1,100 meters and is the oldest of the six volcanoes on isabela island – and at the same time the most active. There were 8 eruptions between 1911 and 2005. The corresponding volcanic crater is the second largest crater in the world after the Ngorongoro in Africa.

The Sierra Negra Volcanic Crater

The path leads along the edge of the crater, from which one has a breathtaking view over the entire crater. The crater is about 100 meters deep and is a plain of black lava rock surrounded by green slopes. The size of the crater is difficult to convey, as it looks like a curved mountain range in the pictures. Only in Google Maps and on the panorama can you see that it is a closed huge crater. Inside the crater you can easily see the different old lava fields.

Panoramic view, Sierra Negra, Volcano, Isabella Island, Galapagos, Ecuador, Tour, Wildlife, Travelreport

Panoramic view of the volcanic crater Sierra Negra

The Chico Volcano

The path then took us further over the rugged crater landscape of the chico volcano, which could well rival the lunar surface. The further you went, the drier and stony the landscape became. Only a few large cacti can be found here. Everywhere you can see volcanic formations such as lava tunnels as well as bizarrely grown boulders.

At the end of the “One Way” hiking trail, you reach a plateau on the Chico volcano, where you get a great view over the island and the many cold lava fields. Here we also took a short break for our little lunch.

On the way back, unlike the way out, we were unfortunately not lucky: it was raining and raining. Luckily we had our ponchos with us. After five hours we arrived at our starting point rather soaked and took the bus back to the village.

Unsere Reiseberichte von Ecuador & den Galapagos-Inseln

Unsere 10 Tage auf den Galapagos-Inseln zählen auf jeden Fall zu einem der Highlights unserer Weltreise. Die grandiose Nataur und die faszinierende Tierwelt hat uns unglaublich gut gefallen. Egal ob San Cristobal, Santa Cruz, Isabella, Floreana oder North Seymour - jede Insel ist komplett einzigartig und es gibt immer etwas neues zu entdecken.

Reiseberichte Galapagos-Inseln » Guayaquil: Die Leguane im Park Seminario
» Insel San Cristobal: Einreise nach Galapagos & die Tierwelt von San Cristobal
» Insel San Cristobal: Schnorcheln am Kicker Rock
» Insel Santa Cruz: Puerto Ayora & die Schildkröten auf der El Chato Ranch
» Insel Floreana: Tagesausflug auf die Insel Floreana
» Insel North Seymour: Tagesausflug auf die Insel North Seymour
» Insel Santa Cruz: Auflug zum Bachas Beach
» Insel Santa Cruz: Die Charles Darwin Station & Überfahrt nach Isabella
» Insel Isabella: Die Vulkanlandschaft des Sierra Negra
» Insel Isabella: Ausflug zur Isla Tintorera & Schnorcheln mit Seelöwen
» Insel Isabella: Schnorcheln an den Los Tuneles
» Insel Santa Cruz: Leguane & Babyhaie in der Tortuga Bay
» Insel Santa Cruz: Tauchen an den Gordon Rocks
» Quito: Die Sehenswürdigkeiten der Hauptstadt