Santa Fé Land Iguana
Conolophus pallidus
- Where
- 1 site, Santa Fé Bay
- When
- Year round
JFMAMJJASOND
On 42 of 97 routes · 952 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$2,120
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
Tap an island to filter the species below. The number is how many species are recorded there.
9 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 · 836 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 · 1155 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 · 1488 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 · 1003 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 · 1937 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 · 1794 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 · 1978 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 · 1992 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
1995 of the 2108 upcoming departures put you where the Blue-footed Booby is, at the time it is there.
1995
- 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.
25/09/2026US$3,320
Treasure · 5-Day Northern & Western: Punta Pitt's Triple Boobies
Cerro Brujo, day 4
26/09/2026US$7,992
ELITE · 8-Day Western Islands: El Junco's Bathing Frigatebirds
Kicker Rock (León Dormido), day 7
26/09/2026US$2,120
Galaxy Orion · 5-Day Western & Southern: San Cristobal's Highlands
Cerro Brujo, day 4
27/09/2026US$3,600
Galaxy Stella · 4-Day Southern Islands: Isla Lobos' Fur Seals
Isla Lobos, day 1
28/09/2026US$5,415
Alya · 6-Day Western Islands: Punta Vicente Roca's Mantas
Punta Vicente Roca, day 4
28/09/2026US$3,320
Solaris · 5-Day Northern Islands: South Plaza's Hybrid Iguana
Mosquera Islet, day 2
28/09/2026US$8,300
Solaris · Solaris: Route BC
Mosquera Islet, day 2
28/09/2026US$14,095
Solaris · Solaris: Route BCA
Mosquera Islet, day 2
29/09/2026US$3,735
Treasure · 5-Day Southern Islands: Los Gemelos' Daylight Owl
Punta Suárez, day 2
29/09/2026US$14,095
Treasure · Treasure: Route BCA
Cerro Brujo, day 14
01/10/2026US$3,352
MONIQUE · 4-Day Southern Islands: Santa Cruz's Wild Tortoises
Punta Suárez, day 3
01/10/2026US$6,035
Galaxy Sirius · 6-Day Western & Northern: Rabida's Red Sand Beach
Darwin Bay, day 5
01/10/2026US$13,490
Tribute · Tribute: Route CA
Mosquera Islet, day 8
01/10/2026US$18,000
Tribute · Tribute: Route CAB
Mosquera Islet, day 8
02/10/2026US$3,320
Solaris · 5-Day Southern Islands: Devil's Crown Hammerhead Sharks
Punta Suárez, day 2
02/10/2026US$14,095
Solaris · Solaris: Route CAB
Mosquera Islet, day 12
03/10/2026US$3,992
ELITE · 4-Day Southern Islands: Espanola's Albatross Colony
Mosquera Islet, day 4
03/10/2026US$3,570
Galaxy Orion · 8-Day Western Islands: Isabela's Tortoise Hatchery
Darwin Bay, day 7
03/10/2026US$5,576
Treasure · 7-Day Western Islands: Dragon Hill Land Iguanas
Punta Vicente Roca, day 5
03/10/2026US$10,045
Treasure · Treasure: Route CA
Cerro Brujo, day 10
03/10/2026US$14,095
Treasure · Treasure: Route CAB
Cerro Brujo, day 10
04/10/2026US$7,992
ENDEMIC · 8-Day Western Islands: Tagus Cove's Sailor Graffiti
Darwin Bay, day 2
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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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Galaxy Orion · 5-Day Western & Southern: San Cristobal's Highlands
26/09/2026 · 4 nights · from US$2,120
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1995 departures