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The Galápagos Cruise  ·  Wildlife

Galápagos Birds: 41 Species and Where to See Them

41
species recorded
17
found only here
15
islands
US$2,036
per guest, double occupancy

Forty-one bird species are recorded across the 15 islands our ships call at, and 17 of them live nowhere else on earth.

Where you go matters more than when. Most species are here the whole year round, but almost half are recorded at a single island: the waved albatross only on Española, the flightless cormorant only in the west. The map below shows which island holds what.

1 of 1 species shown
almost alwaysoftensometimesnot in this month

Galápagos Penguin

Spheniscus mendiculus

Where
8 sites on 5 islands, mostly West
When
Year round, more between Jun and Nov
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On 78 of 97 routes · 1861 departures in season

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816 of the 2108 upcoming departures put you where the Galápagos Penguin is, at the time it is there.

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  • Right island, wrong month. The route calls there outside the months on record.
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28/09/2026US$14,095

Solaris  ·  Solaris: Route BCA

Chinese Hat, day 14

Stragglers4 spotsAsk about this date
30/09/2026US$7,140

Galaxy Stella  ·  8-Day Western Islands: Mangle Point's Rare Access

Chinese Hat, day 7

Stragglers4 spotsAsk about this date
01/10/2026US$6,035

Galaxy Sirius  ·  6-Day Western & Northern: Rabida's Red Sand Beach

Chinese Hat, day 2

Stragglers7 spotsAsk about this date
01/10/2026US$18,000

Tribute  ·  Tribute: Route CAB

Chinese Hat, day 14

Stragglers14 spotsAsk about this date
02/10/2026US$10,345

Solaris  ·  Solaris: Route CA

Chinese Hat, day 10

Stragglers4 spotsAsk about this date
02/10/2026US$14,095

Solaris  ·  Solaris: Route CAB

Chinese Hat, day 10

Stragglers4 spotsAsk about this date
05/10/2026US$5,295

Archipel I  ·  8-Day Western Islands: Urbina Bay's Coral Uplift

Chinese Hat, day 3

Stragglers1 spotAsk about this date
05/10/2026US$2,036

Archipel I  ·  4-Day Southern & Northern: Chinese Hat's Shark Channel

Chinese Hat, day 3

Stragglers5 spotsAsk about this date
05/10/2026US$7,475

Archipel I  ·  Archipel I: Route AB4

Chinese Hat, day 3

Stragglers1 spotAsk about this date
05/10/2026US$10,300

Archipel I  ·  Archipel I: Route AB

Chinese Hat, day 3

Stragglers1 spotAsk about this date
06/10/2026US$5,266

Solaris  ·  7-Day Western Islands: Las Tintoreras' Reef Sharks

Chinese Hat, day 6

Stragglers4 spotsAsk about this date
06/10/2026US$10,345

Solaris  ·  Solaris: Route AB

Chinese Hat, day 6

Stragglers4 spotsAsk about this date

What's included

All meals on board

Two certified national park naturalist guides

All excursions and landings listed in the itinerary

Snorkelling gear and wetsuit

Kayaks and stand-up paddleboards on board

Coffee, tea and water at any time

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Solaris · Solaris: Route CA
02/10/2026 · 10 nights · from US$10,345
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