Blue-footed Booby
Where in this region
Darwin Bay · North Seymour Trail
JFMAMJJASOND
Likely, all year
The Galápagos Cruise · Regions · North
Northern Galápagos Cruises: Genovesa and North Seymour
US$2,036
per guest, double occupancy
55
itineraries in the region
15
ships
1,251
departures with space
3 to 14
nights
3
visitor sites
About the north islands
Northern Galápagos itineraries visit Genovesa and North Seymour and are built around red-footed and Nazca boobies, frigatebirds and storm petrels. Landing sites are Darwin Bay, Prince Philip's Steps and the North Seymour trail. 55 itineraries reach the region and 1,341 upcoming departures still have space, with prices from $1,796 per person.
Genovesa is the birding island. It sits alone in the north, 38 itineraries call there, and it is the one place where all three booby species are on record in the same bay. The region is small on purpose: Marchena and Pinta belong to it geographically, but no itinerary we sell lands on either.
Visitor sites in this region
Darwin Bay · North Seymour Trail · Prince Philip's Steps
The 2 islands of this region
A region is not a route name. It is a group of islands, and each of them has its own page with its own departures.
The islands of this region
The rest of the archipelago
North Seymour
42 itineraries · 1 visitor sites
A flat island with one of the largest colonies of blue-footed boobies and magnificent frigatebirds.
Genovesa
38 itineraries · 2 visitor sites
A flooded caldera in the far north, known as Bird Island for its red-footed boobies, frigatebirds and short-eared owls.
Select a departure through the North region
1,251 upcoming departures with space, across 55 itineraries and 15 ships. Sold-out dates are not listed.
25/09/20264 nights
Treasure · 5-Day Northern & Western: Punta Pitt's Triple Boobies
back 29/09/2026 · 3 spots
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26/09/20267 nights
ELITE · 8-Day Western Islands: El Junco's Bathing Frigatebirds
back 03/10/2026 · 6 spots
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28/09/20264 nights
Solaris · 5-Day Northern Islands: South Plaza's Hybrid Iguana
back 02/10/2026 · 11 spots
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28/09/20268 nights
Solaris · Solaris: Route BC
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28/09/202614 nights
Solaris · Solaris: Route BCA
back 12/10/2026 · 4 spots
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29/09/202614 nights
Treasure · Treasure: Route BCA
back 13/10/2026 · 2 spots
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01/10/20265 nights
Galaxy Sirius · 6-Day Western & Northern: Rabida's Red Sand Beach
back 06/10/2026 · 7 spots
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01/10/202610 nights
Tribute · Tribute: Route CA
back 11/10/2026 · 14 spots
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01/10/202614 nights
Tribute · Tribute: Route CAB
back 15/10/2026 · 14 spots
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02/10/202614 nights
Solaris · Solaris: Route CAB
back 16/10/2026 · 4 spots
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03/10/20267 nights
Galaxy Orion · 8-Day Western Islands: Isabela's Tortoise Hatchery
back 10/10/2026 · 1 spot
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03/10/202610 nights
Treasure · Treasure: Route CA
back 13/10/2026 · 2 spots
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03/10/202614 nights
Treasure · Treasure: Route CAB
back 17/10/2026 · 2 spots
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04/10/20267 nights
ENDEMIC · 8-Day Western Islands: Tagus Cove's Sailor Graffiti
back 11/10/2026 · 4 spots
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04/10/20264 nights
MONIQUE · 5-Day Southern & Western: Kicker Rock's Swim Channel
back 08/10/2026 · 6 spots
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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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05/10/20263 nights
Archipel I · 4-Day Southern & Northern: Chinese Hat's Shark Channel
back 08/10/2026 · 5 spots
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05/10/202610 nights
Archipel I · Archipel I: Route AB4
back 15/10/2026 · 1 spot
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05/10/202614 nights
Archipel I · Archipel I: Route AB
back 19/10/2026 · 1 spot
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06/10/202610 nights
Solaris · Solaris: Route AB
back 16/10/2026 · 4 spots
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06/10/202614 nights
Solaris · Solaris: Route ABC
back 20/10/2026 · 4 spots
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07/10/20264 nights
Galaxy Stella · 5-Day Northern Islands: Kicker Rock's Shark Channel
back 11/10/2026 · 4 spots
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07/10/20268 nights
Tribute · Tribute: Route AB
back 15/10/2026 · 14 spots
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07/10/202614 nights
Tribute · Tribute: Route ABC
back 21/10/2026 · 14 spots
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08/10/20267 nights
MONIQUE · 8-Day Western Islands: Elizabeth Bay's Penguins
back 15/10/2026 · 1 spot
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08/10/20267 nights
Archipel I · Archipel I: Route A5B4
back 15/10/2026 · 1 spot
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08/10/202611 nights
Archipel I · Archipel I: Route A5B
back 19/10/2026 · 1 spot
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09/10/20264 nights
Treasure · 5-Day Northern & Western: Punta Pitt's Triple Boobies
back 13/10/2026 · 5 spots
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09/10/20268 nights
Treasure · Treasure: Route AB
back 17/10/2026 · 2 spots
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09/10/202614 nights
Treasure · Treasure: Route ABC
back 23/10/2026 · 2 spots
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10/10/20267 nights
ELITE · 8-Day Western Islands: El Junco's Bathing Frigatebirds
back 17/10/2026 · 6 spots
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12/10/20267 nights
Archipel I · 8-Day Southern & Northern: Prince Philip's Booby Steps
back 19/10/2026 · 1 spot
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12/10/20263 nights
Archipel I · 4-Day Northern & Western: Sullivan Bay's Fresh Lava
back 15/10/2026 · 4 spots
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12/10/20264 nights
Solaris · 5-Day Northern Islands: South Plaza's Hybrid Iguana
back 16/10/2026 · 5 spots
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12/10/20268 nights
Solaris · Solaris: Route BC
back 20/10/2026 · 5 spots
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12/10/202614 nights
Solaris · Solaris: Route BCA
back 26/10/2026 · 5 spots
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13/10/202614 nights
Treasure · Treasure: Route BCA
back 27/10/2026 · 2 spots
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15/10/20265 nights
ENDEMIC · Western Galápagos Islands
back 20/10/2026 · 8 spots
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15/10/20265 nights
Galaxy Sirius · 6-Day Western & Northern: Rabida's Red Sand Beach
back 20/10/2026 · 8 spots
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15/10/20265 nights
EcoGalaxy · 6-Day Western & Northern: Bartolome's Pinnacle Rock
back 20/10/2026 · 5 spots
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18/10/20264 nights
MONIQUE · 5-Day Southern & Western: Kicker Rock's Swim Channel
back 22/10/2026 · 4 spots
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20/10/20264 nights
ELITE · 5-Day Northern & Western: Darwin Bay's Flooded Caldera
back 24/10/2026 · 1 spot
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21/10/20268 nights
Tribute · Tribute: Route AB
back 29/10/2026 · 4 spots
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21/10/202614 nights
Tribute · Tribute: Route ABC
back 04/11/2026 · 4 spots
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22/10/20267 nights
MONIQUE · 8-Day Western Islands: Elizabeth Bay's Penguins
back 29/10/2026 · 7 spots
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22/10/20264 nights
Alya · 5-Day Northern & Western: Bartolome's Endemic Plant
back 26/10/2026 · 3 spots
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24/10/20267 nights
ELITE · 8-Day Western Islands: El Junco's Bathing Frigatebirds
back 31/10/2026 · 4 spots
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25/10/20264 nights
Tribute · 5-Day Northern & Eastern: Genovesa's Daylight-Hunting Owl
back 29/10/2026 · 4 spots
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25/10/202610 nights
Tribute · Tribute: Route BC
back 04/11/2026 · 4 spots
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25/10/202614 nights
Tribute · Tribute: Route BCA
back 08/11/2026 · 4 spots
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27/10/202614 nights
Treasure · Treasure: Route BCA
back 10/11/2026 · 2 spots
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29/10/20265 nights
EcoGalaxy · 6-Day Western & Northern: Bartolome's Pinnacle Rock
back 03/11/2026 · 9 spots
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29/10/20266 nights
Tribute · 7-Day Western Islands: Fernandina's Marine Iguanas
back 04/11/2026 · 7 spots
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29/10/202610 nights
Tribute · Tribute: Route CA
back 08/11/2026 · 7 spots
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31/10/202610 nights
Treasure · Treasure: Route CA
back 10/11/2026 · 2 spots
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31/10/202614 nights
Treasure · Treasure: Route CAB
back 14/11/2026 · 2 spots
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01/11/20264 nights
MONIQUE · 5-Day Southern & Western: Kicker Rock's Swim Channel
back 05/11/2026 · 10 spots
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02/11/20263 nights
Archipel I · 4-Day Southern & Northern: Chinese Hat's Shark Channel
back 05/11/2026 · 2 spots
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04/11/20264 nights
Galaxy Stella · 5-Day Northern Islands: Kicker Rock's Shark Channel
back 08/11/2026 · 5 spots
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06/11/20264 nights
Treasure · 5-Day Northern & Western: Punta Pitt's Triple Boobies
back 10/11/2026 · 16 spots
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09/11/20263 nights
Archipel I · 4-Day Northern & Western: Sullivan Bay's Fresh Lava
back 12/11/2026 · 2 spots
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12/11/20265 nights
Galaxy Sirius · 6-Day Western & Northern: Rabida's Red Sand Beach
back 17/11/2026 · 8 spots
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12/11/20266 nights
Tribute · 7-Day Western Islands: Fernandina's Marine Iguanas
back 18/11/2026 · 6 spots
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15/11/20264 nights
MONIQUE · 5-Day Southern & Western: Kicker Rock's Swim Channel
back 19/11/2026 · 1 spot
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18/11/20264 nights
Galaxy Stella · 5-Day Northern Islands: Kicker Rock's Shark Channel
back 22/11/2026 · 4 spots
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19/11/20267 nights
MONIQUE · 8-Day Western Islands: Elizabeth Bay's Penguins
back 26/11/2026 · 6 spots
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19/11/20264 nights
Alya · 5-Day Northern & Western: Bartolome's Endemic Plant
back 23/11/2026 · 8 spots
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20/11/20264 nights
Treasure · 5-Day Northern & Western: Punta Pitt's Triple Boobies
back 24/11/2026 · 1 spot
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20/11/20268 nights
Treasure · Treasure: Route AB
back 28/11/2026 · 1 spot
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20/11/202614 nights
Treasure · Treasure: Route ABC
back 04/12/2026 · 1 spot
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22/11/20264 nights
Tribute · 5-Day Northern & Eastern: Genovesa's Daylight-Hunting Owl
back 26/11/2026 · 6 spots
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22/11/202610 nights
Tribute · Tribute: Route BC
back 02/12/2026 · 6 spots
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22/11/202614 nights
Tribute · Tribute: Route BCA
back 06/12/2026 · 6 spots
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23/11/20264 nights
Solaris · 5-Day Northern Islands: South Plaza's Hybrid Iguana
back 27/11/2026 · 1 spot
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23/11/20268 nights
Solaris · Solaris: Route BC
back 01/12/2026 · 1 spot
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23/11/202614 nights
Solaris · Solaris: Route BCA
back 07/12/2026 · 1 spot
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24/11/202614 nights
Treasure · Treasure: Route BCA
back 08/12/2026 · 3 spots
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26/11/20265 nights
Galaxy Sirius · 6-Day Western & Northern: Rabida's Red Sand Beach
back 01/12/2026 · 5 spots
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26/11/20265 nights
EcoGalaxy · 6-Day Western & Northern: Bartolome's Pinnacle Rock
back 01/12/2026 · 2 spots
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26/11/202610 nights
Tribute · Tribute: Route CA
back 06/12/2026 · 14 spots
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26/11/202614 nights
Tribute · Tribute: Route CAB
back 10/12/2026 · 10 spots
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26/11/20263 nights
ENDEMIC · 4-Day Western & Southern: Black Turtle Cove's Mangroves
back 29/11/2026 · 14 spots
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28/11/202610 nights
Treasure · Treasure: Route CA
back 08/12/2026 · 4 spots
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28/11/202614 nights
Treasure · Treasure: Route CAB
back 12/12/2026 · 3 spots
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Wildlife you can see here
22 of the 23 species recorded in this region have a photo. What differs between them is how sure a sighting is and which of the 3 visitor sites you have to reach for it. The map on each card shows where in the archipelago that is.
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See these departures
Galápagos Land Iguana
Only in Galápagos
Where in this region
North Seymour Trail
JFMAMJJASOND
Likely, all year
Great Frigatebird
Where in this region
Darwin Bay · North Seymour Trail · Prince Philip's Steps
JFMAMJJASOND
Likely, all year
Lava Heron
Only in Galápagos
Where in this region
Darwin Bay
JFMAMJJASOND
Likely, all year
Magnificent Frigatebird
Where in this region
North Seymour Trail
JFMAMJJASOND
Likely, all year
Nazca Booby
Where in this region
Darwin Bay · Prince Philip's Steps
JFMAMJJASOND
Likely, all year
Red-footed Booby
Where in this region
Darwin Bay · Prince Philip's Steps
JFMAMJJASOND
Likely, all year
Swallow-tailed Gull
Only in Galápagos
Where in this region
Darwin Bay · North Seymour Trail
JFMAMJJASOND
Likely, all year
Wedge-rumped Storm Petrel
Where in this region
Prince Philip's Steps
JFMAMJJASOND
Likely, all year
Galápagos Dove
Only in Galápagos
Where in this region
Darwin Bay
JFMAMJJASOND
Possible, all year
Galápagos Sea Lion
Only in Galápagos
Where in this region
North Seymour Trail
JFMAMJJASOND
Possible, all year
Galápagos Short-eared Owl
Where in this region
Prince Philip's Steps
JFMAMJJASOND
Possible, all year
Pacific Green Sea Turtle
Where in this region
Darwin Bay
JFMAMJJASOND
Possible, all year
Red-billed Tropicbird
Where in this region
Darwin Bay · Prince Philip's Steps
JFMAMJJASOND
Possible, all year
Galápagos Fur Seal
Only in Galápagos
Where in this region
Darwin Bay · Prince Philip's Steps
JFMAMJJASOND
Rare, all year
Galápagos Hawk
Only in Galápagos
Where in this region
Prince Philip's Steps
JFMAMJJASOND
Rare, all year
Galápagos Mockingbird
Only in Galápagos
Where in this region
Darwin Bay
JFMAMJJASOND
Rare, all year
Lava Gull
Only in Galápagos
Where in this region
Darwin Bay
JFMAMJJASOND
Rare, all year
Marine Iguana
Only in Galápagos
Where in this region
Darwin Bay
JFMAMJJASOND
Rare, all year
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
Where in this region
Darwin Bay
JFMAMJJASOND
Rare, all year
22 of 22 species with photos shown
Questions about this region
Questions that only concern this region. Everything that applies to a Galápagos trip in general is answered on the general page.
What is actually in the north?+
Two islands with three visitor sites: Darwin Bay and Prince Philip's Steps on Genovesa, and the trail on North Seymour. Marchena and Pinta lie in the north as well, but no itinerary we sell calls at them. 23 species are recorded at those three sites, most of them seabirds.
Why do people go to Genovesa?+
For the birds. Red-footed and Nazca boobies are recorded at both Genovesa sites with the highest certainty we track, and the wedge-rumped storm petrel is at Prince Philip's Steps. The blue-footed booby is on record there too, but only as a rare sighting; for that one North Seymour is the reliable stop.
How many itineraries reach Genovesa?+
38 of the 97, and 1,341 upcoming departures with space touch the region as a whole. Genovesa sits alone in the north, so a circuit has to be built around it; the same ship calls there one week and not the next.
When should I come for the frigatebirds?+
The great frigatebird is at its most active from March to June, the magnificent frigatebird from January to March, both on North Seymour. The blue-footed booby's courtship there runs June to August. Everything else in the region is recorded year round.
How long does a northern itinerary run?+
From 3 to 14 nights. Of the 1,341 upcoming departures with space, 293 are 4 nights, 238 are 7 nights and 280 are 14 nights. The longer ones are the ones that combine the north with the west.
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ELITE · 8-Day Western Islands: El Junco's Bathing Frigatebirds
24/10/2026 · 7 nights · from US$7,992
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