Scalesia Lodge
Isabela highlands, Galápagos, Ecuador
Location
Isabela highlands
In the cloud-forest highlands of remote Isabela, on the slopes of the Sierra Negra volcano, with forest and Pacific views.
Transfer
A Galápagos transfer
Via the islands' airports and a boat to Isabela, reached from Quito (UIO) or Guayaquil (GYE).
Villas
16 tents
16 canvas tents on raised platforms, around 53 square metres each with a 23-square-metre private deck, with forest and Pacific views.
Best For
Who it suits
Couples and adventure travellers wanting the only highland base on Isabela.
Board Basis
All-inclusive
Guided excursions to Sierra Negra, Tintoreras and the Los Túneles lava tunnels.
About the Resort
A tented eco-lodge in the Isabela highlands
Scalesia Lodge is a safari-style tented eco-lodge in the cloud-forest highlands of remote Isabela, the Galápagos' largest island, on the slopes of the Sierra Negra volcano. Sixteen canvas tents on raised platforms run around 53 square metres each, with a 23-square-metre private deck and forest-and-Pacific views. A modern lodge plates gourmet home cooking, and all-inclusive programmes run guided excursions to Sierra Negra, the Tintoreras and the Los Túneles lava tunnels. It is the only highland lodge base on Isabela — glamping immersed in nature.
Accommodation
Tents
16 canvas tents on raised platforms with private decks.
Signature
Forest Tent
Sleeps two. A canvas tent on a raised platform, around 53 square metres with a 23-square-metre private deck and forest-and-Pacific views.
53 sqmPrivate deck
Food & Drink
Dining
Gourmet home cooking, all-inclusive.
Signature
The lodge restaurant
Gourmet home cooking.
All-inclusive
All-inclusive
Meals and guided excursions.
Bar
The bar
In the highlands.
Wellbeing
Highlands & nature
Private tent decks and the cloud-forest highlands, with all-inclusive guided excursions to Sierra Negra, the Tintoreras and the lava tunnels.
Private tent decks
Forest-and-Pacific views.
Sierra Negra
A volcano hike.
All-inclusive excursions
Guided daily.
Activities & Experiences
Signature Experiences
The volcano, the tunnels and the sea.
Sierra Negra
A volcano on the doorstep.
The Tintoreras
Marine wildlife.
Los Túneles
Lava tunnels.
Cloud-forest highlands
On Isabela.
All-inclusive guides
Daily excursions.
Getting There
Location & Transfers
By air
Via the islands
Then a boat to Isabela.
In the highlands
Isabela
On Sierra Negra.
Guest Reviews
What Our Clients Say
★★★★★
“The most extraordinary place I have ever stayed. Nothing prepares you for the depth of the silence, the beauty of the reef, or the sheer generosity of the experience.”
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★★★★★
“We’ve stayed here three times now. The house reef has no equal. The stargazing was, genuinely, one of the most moving experiences of my adult life.”
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★★★★★
“I had stayed at Four Seasons, One&Only and Velaa before visiting Scalesia Lodge. They are all magnificent. But this is different in a way that is hard to articulate.”
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Good to Know
Good to know
Board basis
- All-inclusive.
Made for couples
- And adventure travellers.
Setting
- The only Isabela highland base.
Getting there
- Via the islands, then a boat.
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