Galápagos Land Iguana
Only in Galápagos
Where on South Plaza
South Plaza Trail
JFMAMJJASOND
Likely, all year
The Galápagos Cruise · Islands · South Plaza
Galápagos Cruises to South Plaza
US$2,036
per guest, double occupancy
41
itineraries call here
13
ships
939
departures with space
3 to 14
nights
1
visitor sites
About South Plaza
A carpet of red sesuvium across the whole island, land iguanas sitting under the Opuntia waiting for a pad to fall, and swallow-tailed gulls nesting on the cliff at the far end: South Plaza is an uplifted slab about a kilometre long and two hundred metres wide, tilted so that one side is a low beach and the other a thirty-metre drop. The only known hybrids of land and marine iguana live here. Forty-one of our itineraries call at South Plaza across 13 ships, from $1,797 per person, on trips of 3 to 14 nights.
The sesuvium is red in the dry season and green after rain, so photographs taken in March look nothing like photographs taken in October. The trail is short and the cliff edge is unfenced, which makes the site unsuitable for anyone unsteady on uneven lava.
Visitor sites on South Plaza
South Plaza Trail
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939 upcoming departures with space, across 41 itineraries and 13 ships. Sold-out dates are not listed.
05/10/20267 nights
Archipel I · 8-Day Western Islands: Urbina Bay's Coral Uplift
back 12/10/2026 · 1 spot
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28/11/20267 nights
GRAND OCEAN SPRAY · 8-Day Western Islands: Punta Vicente Roca's Sunfish
back 05/12/2026 · 15 spots
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02/12/20267 nights
Galaxy Stella · 8-Day Southern Islands: Gardner Bay's Sea Lion Pups
back 09/12/2026 · 6 spots
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12/12/20267 nights
GRAND OCEAN SPRAY · 8-Day Western Islands: Punta Vicente Roca's Sunfish
back 19/12/2026 · 2 spots
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14/12/20267 nights
Archipel I · 8-Day Western Islands: Urbina Bay's Coral Uplift
back 21/12/2026 · 1 spot
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07/01/20277 nights
Archipel I · Archipel I: Route B5A4
back 14/01/2027 · 4 spots
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30/01/20277 nights
Galaxy Orion · 8-Day Southern Islands: Punta Pitt's Triple Booby Colony
back 06/02/2027 · 6 spots
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08/02/20277 nights
Archipel I · 8-Day Western Islands: Urbina Bay's Coral Uplift
back 15/02/2027 · 1 spot
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13/02/20277 nights
Galaxy Orion · 8-Day Southern Islands: Punta Pitt's Triple Booby Colony
back 20/02/2027 · 6 spots
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20/03/20277 nights
GRAND OCEAN SPRAY · 8-Day Western Islands: Punta Vicente Roca's Sunfish
back 27/03/2027 · 1 spot
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01/04/20277 nights
Archipel I · Archipel I: Route B5A4
back 08/04/2027 · 1 spot
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24/04/20277 nights
Galaxy Orion · 8-Day Southern Islands: Punta Pitt's Triple Booby Colony
back 01/05/2027 · 2 spots
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03/05/20277 nights
Archipel I · 8-Day Western Islands: Urbina Bay's Coral Uplift
back 10/05/2027 · 2 spots
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17/05/20277 nights
Archipel I · 8-Day Western Islands: Urbina Bay's Coral Uplift
back 24/05/2027 · 1 spot
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22/05/20277 nights
Galaxy Orion · 8-Day Southern Islands: Punta Pitt's Triple Booby Colony
back 29/05/2027 · 6 spots
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28/05/20277 nights
PETREL · 8-Day Western Islands: Underwater Marine Iguanas
back 04/06/2027 · 16 spots
02/06/20277 nights
Galaxy Stella · 8-Day Southern Islands: Gardner Bay's Sea Lion Pups
back 09/06/2027 · 10 spots
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12/06/20277 nights
GRAND OCEAN SPRAY · 8-Day Western Islands: Punta Vicente Roca's Sunfish
back 19/06/2027 · 1 spot
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14/06/20277 nights
Archipel I · 8-Day Western Islands: Urbina Bay's Coral Uplift
back 21/06/2027 · 1 spot
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19/06/20277 nights
Galaxy Orion · 8-Day Southern Islands: Punta Pitt's Triple Booby Colony
back 26/06/2027 · 8 spots
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25/06/20277 nights
PETREL · 8-Day Western Islands: Underwater Marine Iguanas
back 02/07/2027 · 16 spots
10/07/20277 nights
GRAND OCEAN SPRAY · 8-Day Western Islands: Punta Vicente Roca's Sunfish
back 17/07/2027 · 6 spots
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12/07/20277 nights
Archipel I · 8-Day Western Islands: Urbina Bay's Coral Uplift
back 19/07/2027 · 10 spots
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26/07/20277 nights
Archipel I · 8-Day Western Islands: Urbina Bay's Coral Uplift
back 02/08/2027 · 1 spot
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Wildlife you can see on South Plaza
9 of the 9 species recorded on South Plaza have a photo. What differs between them is how sure a sighting is and which visitor site you have to reach for it.
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Galápagos Sea Lion
Only in Galápagos
Where on South Plaza
South Plaza Trail
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Likely, all year
Swallow-tailed Gull
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Where on South Plaza
South Plaza Trail
JFMAMJJASOND
Likely, all year
Galápagos Shearwater
Only in Galápagos
Where on South Plaza
South Plaza Trail
JFMAMJJASOND
Possible, all year
Marine Iguana
Only in Galápagos
Where on South Plaza
South Plaza Trail
JFMAMJJASOND
Possible, all year
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GRAND OCEAN SPRAY · 8-Day Western Islands: Punta Vicente Roca's Sunfish
28/11/2026 · 7 nights · from US$10,745
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