Isla de la Plata

This island is sometimes referenced to as Poor Man’s Galapagos for the presence of a colony of Blue-footed Boobies, Red-footed Boobies, Naszca Boobies, Waved Albatros,  Tropic Birds, and Magnificent Frigatebirds.  With a little luck it is also possible to see sea lions, dolphins and whales.  The Humback Whales can be observed in the July to September months when the whales seek these warm tropical waters to give birth and search for a strong partner for reproduction.

Isla de la Plata is 27 km west of the coast with 1200 hectares of land area with minimum rainfall and scrub desert vegetation.  There are two main trails that are used to visit the island, only one trail can be visited on a single day unless special arrangements are made with the tour company.  There is control the number of visitors and therefore the time allowed to each group on the island is limited.

Isla de la Plata is also part of the Machalilla National Park and as such is part of the IBAs by Birdlife International EC016 but it has it’s own denomination due to the different bird species found there.

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West Slope Tours:
Yanachocha Reserve
Pululahua Geobotanical Reserve
Refugio Paz de las Aves
Oil Bird Cave
23 de Junio
Yellow House
Maquipucuna Cloud Forest
Mindo Nambillo Reserve
Santa Lucia Cloud Forest
EcoRuta o Paseo del Quinde
Mirador Rio Blanco
Septimo Paraiso Cloud Forest
Mindo Loma Cloud Forest
Pachijal Reserve
Sachatamia Rain Forest
Milpe Bird Sanctuary
Bellavista Cloud Forest
San Tadeo

Western Lowlands
Mangaloma Reserve
Rio Silanche Bird Sanctuary
Mashpi Reserve
Bilsa Research Station
Rio Canade Reserve
Botrosa Road

East Slope Tours
Papallacta Pass
Cayambe Coca Reserve
Guango Lodge
Cabañas San Isidro
Hosteria Hacienda Cumanda
Guacamayo Cordillera
WildSumaco

Northern Amazon Tours:
Jatun Sacha
Garenolodge
Laguna Paikawe

Southern Ecuador:
Cordillera del Condor & Marañon Region
Cabañas Copalinga
Podocarpus National Park
Cabañas Yankuam
Tapichalaca Reserve
El Cajas

Southwestern Ecuador: Tubmesian & Aquatic  Birds
Rio Palenque
Isla de la Plata
Rio Ayampe
Machalilla National Park- Aguas Blancas
Isla Corazon
Segua Marsh
Lalo Loor Reserve
Juananu Marsh
Cojimies Mangroves
Mache-Chindul Reserve

GALAPAGOS ISLANDS TOURS
Land Tour & Darwin’s Finches
 

Northern Highland Sites
Antisana Reserve
Papallacta Pass Antenas
Cayambe-Coca Reserve
Bosque Jerusalen
Condor Park
Cuicocha Lake
San Pablo Lake