Visitor site · Floreana Island
Puerto Velasco Ibarra
Puerto Velasco Ibarra, Floreana: the island's only village, on Black Beach, with the Wittmer family's hotel and the road to the highlands.
About the site
Puerto Velasco Ibarra
Puerto Velasco Ibarra is the only town on Floreana and the smallest of the inhabited settlements of the Galápagos: a quiet village facing Black Beach, on the west coast of the island. It is named after José María Velasco Ibarra, five times president of Ecuador. Floreana was the first island to be settled, in 1832, soon after Ecuador claimed the archipelago.
Fewer than two hundred people live on Floreana, most of them here. The Wittmer family, who settled on the island in 1932, still runs a small hotel by the beach. Sea lions and marine iguanas rest on the sand, and the sunsets over the bay are beautiful.
From the village, a road climbs to the highlands, to Asilo de la Paz, with its freshwater spring and the caves of the first settlers, and to Cerro Alieri, while a short trail leads to the sea lions of La Lobería.
Most cruises visit the north of Floreana, with Post Office Bay, Cormorant Point and Devil's Crown, and some land here to drive up to the highlands. Day tours from Santa Cruz also arrive at the village.
Highlights
- First Colonized Island
Live dates & prices
Cruises visiting Floreana Island
Puerto Velasco Ibarra is not on our current cruise schedules. These cruises visit other sites on Floreana Island; ask us and we will tell you which routes come closest.
| Departure | Yacht | Route | Price per person | Mindo gift | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | |||||
| 17 – 22 Oct6 days / 5 nights |
 AlyaLuxury catamaran · 16 guests
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C · Española, Floreana & North SeymourBaltra | US$5,130 |
★ All-InclusiveWith private guide | See departure2 places left |
| 18 – 25 Oct8 days / 7 nights |
 Origin, Theory & EvolveLuxury motor yacht · 20 guests
|
A · Española, Floreana, Bartolomé & North SeymourSan Cristóbal | US$10,950 | ★ All-InclusiveWith private guide | See departure |
| 20 – 27 Oct8 days / 7 nights |
 Natural ParadiseLuxury motor yacht · 16 guests
|
8B · Española, Fernandina, Isabela & FloreanaBaltra → San Cristóbal | US$9,345 | ★ All-InclusiveWith private guide | See departure2 places left |
| 20 – 25 Oct6 days / 5 nights |
 Galapagos Sea StarLuxury motor yacht · 16 guests
|
6A · Española, Floreana & North SeymourSan Cristóbal → Baltra | US$3,222 |
Complimentary nightsAll meals & transfers | See departure3 places left |
| 20 – 24 Oct5 days / 4 nights |
 Galaxy SiriusLuxury catamaran · 16 guests
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A · Española, Floreana & South PlazaSan Cristóbal → Baltra | US$5,130 |
★ All-InclusiveWith private guide | See departure4 places left |
| 21 – 25 Oct5 days / 4 nights |
 TributeLuxury motor yacht · 16 guests
|
A · Española, Floreana & South PlazaBaltra → San Cristóbal | US$6,195 | ★ All-InclusiveWith private guide | See departure |
| 21 – 29 Oct9 days / 8 nights |
TributeLuxury motor yacht · 16 guests
|
AB · Genovesa, Española, Floreana & SantiagoBaltra | US$11,150 | ★ All-InclusiveWith private guide | See departure4 places left |
| 23 – 27 Oct5 days / 4 nights |
 InfinityLuxury motor yacht · 20 guests
|
5A · Española & FloreanaBaltra → San Cristóbal | US$5,545 |
★ All-InclusiveWith private guide | See departure4 places left |
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