Santa Fé Land Iguana
Conolophus pallidus
- Where
- 1 site, Santa Fé Bay
- When
- Year round
JFMAMJJASOND
On 42 of 97 routes · 967 departures in season
See these departures →The Galápagos Cruise · Wildlife
Galápagos Wildlife: 25 Animals and Where to See Them
25
species recorded
14
found only here
15
islands
US$1,800
per guest, double occupancy
Twenty-five animals account for most of the reason people come to Galápagos, and fourteen of them live nowhere else on earth: the giant tortoise, the marine iguana, the flightless cormorant, the waved albatross, the only penguin that breeds on the equator. All twenty-five are recorded across the 15 islands our ships call at, and no single itinerary reaches all of them. The best get to twenty-four, a typical departure to eighteen.
Where you go decides more than when. Fifteen of the twenty-five are on record all year, so the itinerary matters more than the calendar. The waved albatross is on Española and nowhere else, and it is at sea from January to March. The flightless cormorant is on Fernandina and Isabela only, in the cold water of the west. The Santa Fé land iguana lives on the one island it is named after. Blue-footed boobies dance from June to August, the male frigatebirds of Genovesa inflate their red throat pouches from March to June, sea lion pups arrive between August and November, and the marine iguanas of Punta Suárez turn red and green from December to March. Green turtles, white-tipped reef sharks and brown pelicans turn up almost everywhere, on ordinary snorkeling stops and at every landing. The map below shows which island holds what, and the list further down counts only the departures that are in the right place in the right month.
Where they are
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25 of 25 species shown
almost alwaysoftensometimesnot in this month
Waved Albatross
Phoebastria irrorata
- Where
- 1 site, Punta Suárez
- When
- Apr to Dec, peak in Oct
JFMAMJJASOND
On 45 of 97 routes · 851 departures in season
See these departures →Vermilion Flycatcher
Pyrocephalus nanus
- Where
- 2 sites on 2 islands, mostly Central
- When
- Year round
JFMAMJJASOND
On 45 of 97 routes · 1160 departures in season
See these departures →Galápagos Mockingbird
Mimus parvulus
- Where
- 3 sites on 3 islands, mostly North
- When
- Year round
JFMAMJJASOND
On 66 of 97 routes · 1507 departures in season
See these departures →Flightless Cormorant
Nannopterum harrisi
- Where
- 6 sites on 2 islands, mostly West
- When
- Year round
JFMAMJJASOND
On 42 of 97 routes · 1011 departures in season
See these departures →Marine Iguana
Amblyrhynchus cristatus
- Where
- on most islands
- When
- Year round, more between Jan and Mar
JFMAMJJASOND
On 85 of 97 routes · 1955 departures in season
See these departures →Swallow-tailed Gull
Creagrus furcatus
- Where
- 6 sites on 5 islands, mostly South
- When
- Year round
JFMAMJJASOND
On 77 of 97 routes · 1812 departures in season
See these departures →Darwin's Finches
Geospiza / Camarhynchus spp.
- Where
- on most islands
- When
- Year round
JFMAMJJASOND
On 82 of 97 routes · 1993 departures in season
See these departures →Galápagos Fur Seal
Arctocephalus galapagoensis
- Where
- 7 sites on 5 islands, mostly Central
- When
- Year round
JFMAMJJASOND
On 82 of 97 routes · 2008 departures in season
See these departures →Galápagos Hawk
Buteo galapagoensis
- Where
- 7 sites on 6 islands, mostly West
- When
- Year round
JFMAMJJASOND
On 82 of 97 routes · 2050 departures in season
See these departures →Galápagos Land Iguana
Conolophus subcristatus
- Where
- 7 sites on 6 islands, mostly South
- When
- Year round
JFMAMJJASOND
On 83 of 97 routes · 2028 departures in season
See these departures →Galápagos Penguin
Spheniscus mendiculus
- Where
- 8 sites on 5 islands, mostly West
- When
- Year round, more between Jun and Nov
JFMAMJJASOND
On 78 of 97 routes · 1876 departures in season
See these departures →Galápagos Giant Tortoise
Chelonoidis spp.
- Where
- 10 sites on 5 islands, mostly Central
- When
- Year round, more between Jun and Dec
JFMAMJJASOND
On 85 of 97 routes · 2081 departures in season
See these departures →Galápagos Sea Lion
Zalophus wollebaeki
- Where
- on most islands
- When
- Year round, more between Aug and Nov
JFMAMJJASOND
On 86 of 97 routes · 2126 departures in season
See these departures →Bottlenose Dolphin
Tursiops truncatus
- Where
- on most islands
- When
- Year round
JFMAMJJASOND
On 36 of 97 routes · 861 departures in season
See these departures →Giant Manta Ray
Mobula birostris
- Where
- 5 sites on 5 islands, mostly Central
- When
- Jun to Nov
JFMAMJJASOND
On 50 of 97 routes · 692 departures in season
See these departures →Red-footed Booby
Sula sula
- Where
- 5 sites on 4 islands, mostly North
- When
- Year round
JFMAMJJASOND
On 53 of 97 routes · 1151 departures in season
See these departures →Scalloped Hammerhead
Sphyrna lewini
- Where
- 5 sites on 5 islands, mostly South
- When
- Year round, more between Jun and Nov
JFMAMJJASOND
On 12 of 97 routes · 208 departures in season
See these departures →White-tipped Reef Shark
Triaenodon obesus
- Where
- on most islands
- When
- Year round
JFMAMJJASOND
On 40 of 97 routes · 862 departures in season
See these departures →Great Frigatebird
Fregata minor
- Where
- 6 sites on 3 islands, mostly North
- When
- Year round, more between Mar and Jun
JFMAMJJASOND
On 67 of 97 routes · 1554 departures in season
See these departures →American Flamingo
Phoenicopterus ruber
- Where
- 7 sites on 4 islands, mostly Central
- When
- Year round
JFMAMJJASOND
On 79 of 97 routes · 1890 departures in season
See these departures →Brown Pelican
Pelecanus occidentalis
- Where
- on most islands
- When
- Year round
JFMAMJJASOND
On 83 of 97 routes · 2051 departures in season
See these departures →Nazca Booby
Sula granti
- Where
- 8 sites on 7 islands, mostly South
- When
- Year round
JFMAMJJASOND
On 81 of 97 routes · 1983 departures in season
See these departures →Blue-footed Booby
Sula nebouxii
- Where
- 11 sites on 8 islands, mostly South
- When
- Year round, more between Jun and Aug
JFMAMJJASOND
On 83 of 97 routes · 2014 departures in season
See these departures →Pacific Green Sea Turtle
Chelonia mydas agassizii
- Where
- on most islands
- When
- Year round, more between Jan and Jun
JFMAMJJASOND
On 85 of 97 routes · 2012 departures in season
See these departures →The full lists, group by group
The fifteen above are the shortlist. Each group has its own page with every species on record, the same island map and the same departure check.
Select a departure that actually reaches it
2126 of the 2126 upcoming departures put you where the Galápagos Sea Lion is, at the time it is there.
2126
- You see it. The ship is at the site while the species is recorded there.
- Right island, wrong month. The route calls there outside the months on record.
- Never gets there. The route does not call at any of its sites.
27/09/2026US$3,600
Galaxy Stella · 4-Day Southern Islands: Isla Lobos' Fur Seals
Gardner Bay, day 2
28/09/2026US$5,415
Alya · 6-Day Western Islands: Punta Vicente Roca's Mantas
Elizabeth Bay, day 2
28/09/2026US$3,320
Solaris · 5-Day Northern Islands: South Plaza's Hybrid Iguana
North Seymour Trail, day 2
29/09/2026US$3,735
Treasure · 5-Day Southern Islands: Los Gemelos' Daylight Owl
Gardner Bay, day 2
29/09/2026US$10,345
Treasure · Treasure: Route BC
Gardner Bay, day 2
29/09/2026US$14,095
Treasure · Treasure: Route BCA
Gardner Bay, day 2
30/09/2026US$7,140
Galaxy Stella · 8-Day Western Islands: Mangle Point's Rare Access
Las Tintoreras, day 2
01/10/2026US$3,352
MONIQUE · 4-Day Southern Islands: Santa Cruz's Wild Tortoises
Gardner Bay, day 3
01/10/2026US$6,035
Galaxy Sirius · 6-Day Western & Northern: Rabida's Red Sand Beach
Rábida Beach, day 2
01/10/2026US$13,490
Tribute · Tribute: Route CA
Gardner Bay, day 10
01/10/2026US$18,000
Tribute · Tribute: Route CAB
Gardner Bay, day 10
02/10/2026US$3,320
Solaris · 5-Day Southern Islands: Devil's Crown Hammerhead Sharks
Gardner Bay, day 2
03/10/2026US$3,992
ELITE · 4-Day Southern Islands: Espanola's Albatross Colony
Gardner Bay, day 2
03/10/2026US$3,570
Galaxy Orion · 8-Day Western Islands: Isabela's Tortoise Hatchery
Las Tintoreras, day 2
03/10/2026US$5,576
Treasure · 7-Day Western Islands: Dragon Hill Land Iguanas
Rábida Beach, day 6
03/10/2026US$10,045
Treasure · Treasure: Route CA
Rábida Beach, day 6
03/10/2026US$14,095
Treasure · Treasure: Route CAB
Gardner Bay, day 12
04/10/2026US$7,992
ENDEMIC · 8-Day Western Islands: Tagus Cove's Sailor Graffiti
Elizabeth Bay, day 5
04/10/2026US$4,152
MONIQUE · 5-Day Southern & Western: Kicker Rock's Swim Channel
Kicker Rock (León Dormido), day 1
05/10/2026US$5,295
Archipel I · 8-Day Western Islands: Urbina Bay's Coral Uplift
Chinese Hat, day 3
05/10/2026US$2,036
Archipel I · 4-Day Southern & Northern: Chinese Hat's Shark Channel
Chinese Hat, day 3
05/10/2026US$7,475
Archipel I · Archipel I: Route AB4
Chinese Hat, day 3
05/10/2026US$10,300
Archipel I · Archipel I: Route AB
Gardner Bay, day 13
06/10/2026US$5,130
Galaxy Sirius · 5-Day Southern Islands: Isla Lobos' Sea Lion Colony
Gardner Bay, day 2
06/10/2026US$5,266
Solaris · 7-Day Western Islands: Las Tintoreras' Reef Sharks
Las Tintoreras, day 2
06/10/2026US$10,345
Solaris · Solaris: Route AB
Las Tintoreras, day 2
06/10/2026US$14,095
Solaris · Solaris: Route ABC
Gardner Bay, day 12
07/10/2026US$3,840
Galaxy Stella · 5-Day Northern Islands: Kicker Rock's Shark Channel
Kicker Rock (León Dormido), day 5
07/10/2026US$4,956
Tribute · 5-Day Southern Islands: Espanola's Albatross Colony
Gardner Bay, day 4
07/10/2026US$18,000
Tribute · Tribute: Route ABC
Gardner Bay, day 4
08/10/2026US$6,632
MONIQUE · 8-Day Western Islands: Elizabeth Bay's Penguins
Rábida Beach, day 2
08/10/2026US$5,295
Archipel I · Archipel I: Route A5B4
Rábida Beach, day 4
08/10/2026US$2,966
Archipel I · 5-Day Western Islands: Puerto Egas' Fur Seal Colony
Rábida Beach, day 4
08/10/2026US$8,345
Archipel I · Archipel I: Route A5B
Gardner Bay, day 10
09/10/2026US$3,528
Treasure · 5-Day Northern & Western: Punta Pitt's Triple Boobies
North Seymour Trail, day 3
09/10/2026US$14,095
Treasure · Treasure: Route ABC
Gardner Bay, day 6
10/10/2026US$7,992
ELITE · 8-Day Western Islands: El Junco's Bathing Frigatebirds
Rábida Beach, day 6
11/10/2026US$1,800
Galaxy Stella · 4-Day Southern Islands: Isla Lobos' Fur Seals
Gardner Bay, day 2
12/10/2026US$5,415
Alya · 6-Day Western Islands: Punta Vicente Roca's Mantas
Elizabeth Bay, day 2
12/10/2026US$5,295
Archipel I · 8-Day Southern & Northern: Prince Philip's Booby Steps
Gardner Bay, day 6
12/10/2026US$2,036
Archipel I · 4-Day Northern & Western: Sullivan Bay's Fresh Lava
Bartolomé Summit, day 3
12/10/2026US$3,528
Solaris · 5-Day Northern Islands: South Plaza's Hybrid Iguana
North Seymour Trail, day 2
13/10/2026US$3,735
Treasure · 5-Day Southern Islands: Los Gemelos' Daylight Owl
Gardner Bay, day 2
13/10/2026US$10,345
Treasure · Treasure: Route BC
Gardner Bay, day 2
13/10/2026US$14,095
Treasure · Treasure: Route BCA
Gardner Bay, day 2
14/10/2026US$6,720
Galaxy Stella · 8-Day Western Islands: Mangle Point's Rare Access
Las Tintoreras, day 2
15/10/2026US$5,992
ENDEMIC · Western Galápagos Islands
Post Office Bay, day 2
15/10/2026US$3,352
MONIQUE · 4-Day Southern Islands: Santa Cruz's Wild Tortoises
Gardner Bay, day 3
15/10/2026US$6,390
Galaxy Sirius · 6-Day Western & Northern: Rabida's Red Sand Beach
Rábida Beach, day 2
15/10/2026US$4,335
EcoGalaxy · 6-Day Western & Northern: Bartolome's Pinnacle Rock
Rábida Beach, day 2
15/10/2026US$3,295
Archipel I · 5-Day Southern Islands: Espanola's Bold Mockingbird
Gardner Bay, day 3
16/10/2026US$4,150
Solaris · 5-Day Southern Islands: Devil's Crown Hammerhead Sharks
Gardner Bay, day 2
17/10/2026US$5,266
Treasure · 7-Day Western Islands: Dragon Hill Land Iguanas
Rábida Beach, day 6
18/10/2026US$4,152
MONIQUE · 5-Day Southern & Western: Kicker Rock's Swim Channel
Kicker Rock (León Dormido), day 1
20/10/2026US$4,952
ELITE · 5-Day Northern & Western: Darwin Bay's Flooded Caldera
Isla Lobos, day 5
20/10/2026US$4,845
Galaxy Sirius · 5-Day Southern Islands: Isla Lobos' Sea Lion Colony
Gardner Bay, day 2
20/10/2026US$5,266
Solaris · 7-Day Western Islands: Las Tintoreras' Reef Sharks
Las Tintoreras, day 2
20/10/2026US$10,345
Solaris · Solaris: Route AB
Las Tintoreras, day 2
20/10/2026US$14,095
Solaris · Solaris: Route ABC
Gardner Bay, day 12
21/10/2026US$4,956
Tribute · 5-Day Southern Islands: Espanola's Albatross Colony
Gardner Bay, day 4
22/10/2026US$6,632
MONIQUE · 8-Day Western Islands: Elizabeth Bay's Penguins
Rábida Beach, day 2
22/10/2026US$4,370
Alya · 5-Day Northern & Western: Bartolome's Endemic Plant
Chinese Hat, day 4
22/10/2026US$4,766
Archipel I · Archipel I: Route A5B4
Rábida Beach, day 4
22/10/2026US$2,966
Archipel I · 5-Day Western Islands: Puerto Egas' Fur Seal Colony
Rábida Beach, day 4
24/10/2026US$7,992
ELITE · 8-Day Western Islands: El Junco's Bathing Frigatebirds
Rábida Beach, day 6
24/10/2026US$6,390
Galaxy Sirius · 6-Day Western Islands: Albemarle Point's WWII Ruins
Elizabeth Bay, day 2
24/10/2026US$2,120
Galaxy Orion · 5-Day Western & Southern: San Cristobal's Highlands
Santa Fé Bay, day 3
25/10/2026US$2,880
Galaxy Stella · 4-Day Southern Islands: Isla Lobos' Fur Seals
Gardner Bay, day 2
25/10/2026US$5,576
Tribute · 5-Day Northern & Eastern: Genovesa's Daylight-Hunting Owl
Rábida Beach, day 4
25/10/2026US$13,490
Tribute · Tribute: Route BC
Rábida Beach, day 4
25/10/2026US$18,000
Tribute · Tribute: Route BCA
Gardner Bay, day 14
26/10/2026US$5,700
Alya · 6-Day Western Islands: Punta Vicente Roca's Mantas
Elizabeth Bay, day 2
26/10/2026US$2,036
Archipel I · 4-Day Northern & Western: Sullivan Bay's Fresh Lava
Bartolomé Summit, day 3
26/10/2026US$3,735
Solaris · 5-Day Northern Islands: South Plaza's Hybrid Iguana
North Seymour Trail, day 2
27/10/2026US$4,150
Treasure · 5-Day Southern Islands: Los Gemelos' Daylight Owl
Gardner Bay, day 2
27/10/2026US$10,345
Treasure · Treasure: Route BC
Gardner Bay, day 2
27/10/2026US$14,095
Treasure · Treasure: Route BCA
Gardner Bay, day 2
29/10/2026US$3,352
MONIQUE · 4-Day Southern Islands: Santa Cruz's Wild Tortoises
Gardner Bay, day 3
29/10/2026US$4,080
EcoGalaxy · 6-Day Western & Northern: Bartolome's Pinnacle Rock
Rábida Beach, day 2
29/10/2026US$7,916
Tribute · 7-Day Western Islands: Fernandina's Marine Iguanas
Punta Vicente Roca, day 4
30/10/2026US$4,150
Solaris · 5-Day Southern Islands: Devil's Crown Hammerhead Sharks
Gardner Bay, day 2
31/10/2026US$3,992
ELITE · 4-Day Southern Islands: Espanola's Albatross Colony
Gardner Bay, day 2
31/10/2026US$6,195
Treasure · 7-Day Western Islands: Dragon Hill Land Iguanas
Rábida Beach, day 6
31/10/2026US$10,045
Treasure · Treasure: Route CA
Rábida Beach, day 6
31/10/2026US$14,095
Treasure · Treasure: Route CAB
Gardner Bay, day 12
01/11/2026US$4,152
MONIQUE · 5-Day Southern & Western: Kicker Rock's Swim Channel
Kicker Rock (León Dormido), day 1
02/11/2026US$2,156
Archipel I · 4-Day Southern & Northern: Chinese Hat's Shark Channel
Chinese Hat, day 3
03/11/2026US$6,195
Solaris · 7-Day Western Islands: Las Tintoreras' Reef Sharks
Las Tintoreras, day 2
04/11/2026US$4,080
Galaxy Stella · 5-Day Northern Islands: Kicker Rock's Shark Channel
Kicker Rock (León Dormido), day 5
04/11/2026US$5,576
Tribute · 5-Day Southern Islands: Espanola's Albatross Colony
Gardner Bay, day 4
06/11/2026US$4,150
Treasure · 5-Day Northern & Western: Punta Pitt's Triple Boobies
North Seymour Trail, day 3
07/11/2026US$7,100
Galaxy Sirius · 6-Day Western Islands: Albemarle Point's WWII Ruins
Elizabeth Bay, day 2
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✓All excursions and landings listed in the itinerary
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