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 →The Galápagos Cruise · Wildlife
Galápagos Wildlife: 25 Animals and Where to See Them
25
species recorded
14
found only here
15
islands
US$2,966
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 10 species shown
almost alwaysoftensometimesnot in this month
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 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 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 →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 →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
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On 83 of 97 routes · 2051 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 →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
2046 of the 2126 upcoming departures put you where the Galápagos Giant Tortoise is, at the time it is there.
2046
- 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
Charles Darwin Station, day 4
28/09/2026US$5,415
Alya · 6-Day Western Islands: Punta Vicente Roca's Mantas
Santa Cruz Highlands, day 1
28/09/2026US$3,320
Solaris · 5-Day Northern Islands: South Plaza's Hybrid Iguana
Santa Cruz Highlands, day 1
28/09/2026US$8,300
Solaris · Solaris: Route BC
Santa Cruz Highlands, day 1
28/09/2026US$14,095
Solaris · Solaris: Route BCA
Santa Cruz Highlands, day 1
29/09/2026US$3,735
Treasure · 5-Day Southern Islands: Los Gemelos' Daylight Owl
Santa Cruz Highlands, day 4
29/09/2026US$10,345
Treasure · Treasure: Route BC
Santa Cruz Highlands, day 4
29/09/2026US$14,095
Treasure · Treasure: Route BCA
Santa Cruz Highlands, day 4
30/09/2026US$7,140
Galaxy Stella · 8-Day Western Islands: Mangle Point's Rare Access
Santa Cruz Highlands, day 1
01/10/2026US$3,352
MONIQUE · 4-Day Southern Islands: Santa Cruz's Wild Tortoises
Santa Cruz Highlands, day 1
01/10/2026US$6,035
Galaxy Sirius · 6-Day Western & Northern: Rabida's Red Sand Beach
Santa Cruz Highlands, day 3
01/10/2026US$13,490
Tribute · Tribute: Route CA
Santa Cruz Highlands, day 1
01/10/2026US$18,000
Tribute · Tribute: Route CAB
Santa Cruz Highlands, day 1
02/10/2026US$3,320
Solaris · 5-Day Southern Islands: Devil's Crown Hammerhead Sharks
13 spotsAsk about this date
02/10/2026US$10,345
Solaris · Solaris: Route CA
Charles Darwin Station, day 11
02/10/2026US$14,095
Solaris · Solaris: Route CAB
Santa Cruz Highlands, day 11
03/10/2026US$3,570
Galaxy Orion · 8-Day Western Islands: Isabela's Tortoise Hatchery
Santa Cruz Highlands, day 1
03/10/2026US$5,576
Treasure · 7-Day Western Islands: Dragon Hill Land Iguanas
Charles Darwin Station, day 1
03/10/2026US$10,045
Treasure · Treasure: Route CA
Santa Cruz Highlands, day 7
03/10/2026US$14,095
Treasure · Treasure: Route CAB
Santa Cruz Highlands, day 7
04/10/2026US$7,992
ENDEMIC · 8-Day Western Islands: Tagus Cove's Sailor Graffiti
Santa Cruz Highlands, day 3
04/10/2026US$4,152
MONIQUE · 5-Day Southern & Western: Kicker Rock's Swim Channel
6 spotsAsk about this date
05/10/2026US$5,295
Archipel I · 8-Day Western Islands: Urbina Bay's Coral Uplift
Charles Darwin Station, day 4
05/10/2026US$7,475
Archipel I · Archipel I: Route AB4
Charles Darwin Station, day 4
05/10/2026US$10,300
Archipel I · Archipel I: Route AB
Charles Darwin Station, day 4
06/10/2026US$5,130
Galaxy Sirius · 5-Day Southern Islands: Isla Lobos' Sea Lion Colony
Charles Darwin Station, day 5
06/10/2026US$5,266
Solaris · 7-Day Western Islands: Las Tintoreras' Reef Sharks
Charles Darwin Station, day 7
06/10/2026US$10,345
Solaris · Solaris: Route AB
Santa Cruz Highlands, day 7
06/10/2026US$14,095
Solaris · Solaris: Route ABC
Santa Cruz Highlands, day 7
07/10/2026US$3,840
Galaxy Stella · 5-Day Northern Islands: Kicker Rock's Shark Channel
Santa Cruz Highlands, day 4
07/10/2026US$4,956
Tribute · 5-Day Southern Islands: Espanola's Albatross Colony
Santa Cruz Highlands, day 1
07/10/2026US$11,150
Tribute · Tribute: Route AB
Santa Cruz Highlands, day 1
07/10/2026US$18,000
Tribute · Tribute: Route ABC
Santa Cruz Highlands, day 1
08/10/2026US$6,632
MONIQUE · 8-Day Western Islands: Elizabeth Bay's Penguins
Charles Darwin Station, day 8
08/10/2026US$5,295
Archipel I · Archipel I: Route A5B4
Charles Darwin Station, day 1
08/10/2026US$2,966
Archipel I · 5-Day Western Islands: Puerto Egas' Fur Seal Colony
Charles Darwin Station, day 1
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✓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
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