Lodging House Casa del Lago

Top choice in Puerto Ayora


Ideal for laid-back families or small groups. Choose from several suites with fully stocked kitchens and charming private patios or porches: everything is made from recycled materials and decorated with colorful tiles and textiles. A short walk from the harbor and next to Laguna Las Ninfas, it’s run by an environmentally conscious owner who also runs the charming attached cafe.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Puerto Ayora attractions

1. Laguna de las Ninfas

0.05 MILES

This peaceful lagoon has a short boardwalk path, where you can stop to take in the mangroves while looking for stingrays, baby sharks, sea turtles and…

2. MAPRAE

0.31 MILES

The first of its kind in the world, this museum uses augmented reality to showcase a permanent exhibition of 55 pre-Columbian artifacts. The ancient…

3. Tortoise Statue

0.37 MILES

Among the various statues of prominent Galapagos wildlife around Puerto Ayora, this is probably the most photographed of them all.

4. Punta Estrada Beach

0.52 MILES

The small beach in front of the Finch Bay Hotel is a good place to while away a few hours. The water here is pristine and sharks have been known to pass…

5. Las Grietas

0.77 MILES

For nice swimming and snorkeling, head to this water-filled crevice in the rocks. Talented and fearless locals climb the nearly vertical walls to plunge…

6. Charles Darwin Research Station

0.9 MILES

Just northeast of Puerto Ayora is this iconic national-park site, where over 200 scientists and volunteers are involved with research and conservation…

7. Tortuga Bay

1.52 MILES

In terms of sheer white-sand beauty, this beach is the rival of any in South America. You’ll find it at the end of a 2.5km paved trail southwest of Puerto…

8. Playa Mansa

2.04 MILES

If you walk the length of Tortuga Bay, you'll reach this picturesque lagoon lined with mangroves. Here you can spot marine iguanas, brown pelicans and…