Flightless Cormorant
Nannopterum harrisi
- Where
- 6 sites on 2 islands, mostly West
- When
- Year round
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On 42 of 97 routes · 1011 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$3,570
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.
4 of 4 species shown
almost alwaysoftensometimesnot in this month
Marine Iguana
Amblyrhynchus cristatus
- Where
- on most islands
- When
- Year round, more between Jan and Mar
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On 85 of 97 routes · 1955 departures in season
See these departures →Galápagos Hawk
Buteo galapagoensis
- Where
- 7 sites on 6 islands, mostly West
- When
- Year round
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On 82 of 97 routes · 2050 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
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On 78 of 97 routes · 1876 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
680 of the 2126 upcoming departures put you where the Vermilion Flycatcher is, at the time it is there.
680
- 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.
28/09/2026US$5,415
Alya · 6-Day Western Islands: Punta Vicente Roca's Mantas
3 spotsAsk about this date
30/09/2026US$7,140
Galaxy Stella · 8-Day Western Islands: Mangle Point's Rare Access
4 spotsAsk about this date
03/10/2026US$3,570
Galaxy Orion · 8-Day Western Islands: Isabela's Tortoise Hatchery
1 spotAsk about this date
03/10/2026US$5,576
Treasure · 7-Day Western Islands: Dragon Hill Land Iguanas
2 spotsAsk about this date
04/10/2026US$7,992
ENDEMIC · 8-Day Western Islands: Tagus Cove's Sailor Graffiti
6 spotsAsk about this date
10/10/2026US$7,992
ELITE · 8-Day Western Islands: El Junco's Bathing Frigatebirds
6 spotsAsk about this date
12/10/2026US$5,415
Alya · 6-Day Western Islands: Punta Vicente Roca's Mantas
2 spotsAsk about this date
14/10/2026US$6,720
Galaxy Stella · 8-Day Western Islands: Mangle Point's Rare Access
3 spotsAsk about this date
17/10/2026US$5,266
Treasure · 7-Day Western Islands: Dragon Hill Land Iguanas
5 spotsAsk about this date
24/10/2026US$7,992
ELITE · 8-Day Western Islands: El Junco's Bathing Frigatebirds
4 spotsAsk about this date
24/10/2026US$6,390
Galaxy Sirius · 6-Day Western Islands: Albemarle Point's WWII Ruins
3 spotsAsk about this date
26/10/2026US$5,700
Alya · 6-Day Western Islands: Punta Vicente Roca's Mantas
2 spotsAsk about this date
29/10/2026US$7,916
Tribute · 7-Day Western Islands: Fernandina's Marine Iguanas
7 spotsAsk about this date
31/10/2026US$6,195
Treasure · 7-Day Western Islands: Dragon Hill Land Iguanas
2 spotsAsk about this date
07/11/2026US$7,100
Galaxy Sirius · 6-Day Western Islands: Albemarle Point's WWII Ruins
2 spotsAsk about this date
09/11/2026US$5,700
Alya · 6-Day Western Islands: Punta Vicente Roca's Mantas
1 spotAsk about this date
12/11/2026US$7,916
Tribute · 7-Day Western Islands: Fernandina's Marine Iguanas
6 spotsAsk about this date
14/11/2026US$7,191
GRAND OCEAN SPRAY · 6-Day Western Islands: Fernandina's Underwater Iguanas
5 spotsAsk about this date
21/11/2026US$9,990
ELITE · 8-Day Western Islands: El Junco's Bathing Frigatebirds
5 spotsAsk about this date
21/11/2026US$5,100
EcoGalaxy · 6-Day Western Islands: Dragon Hill's Restoration
4 spotsAsk about this date
23/11/2026US$5,700
Alya · 6-Day Western Islands: Punta Vicente Roca's Mantas
2 spotsAsk about this date
28/11/2026US$10,745
GRAND OCEAN SPRAY · 8-Day Western Islands: Punta Vicente Roca's Sunfish
15 spotsAsk about this date
28/11/2026US$6,195
Treasure · 7-Day Western Islands: Dragon Hill Land Iguanas
4 spotsAsk about this date
29/11/2026US$8,563
ENDEMIC · 8-Day Western Islands: Tagus Cove's Sailor Graffiti
2 spotsAsk about this date
09/12/2026US$7,560
Galaxy Stella · 8-Day Western Islands: Mangle Point's Rare Access
2 spotsAsk about this date
12/12/2026US$5,576
Treasure · 7-Day Western Islands: Dragon Hill Land Iguanas
1 spotAsk about this date
12/12/2026US$10,745
GRAND OCEAN SPRAY · 8-Day Western Islands: Punta Vicente Roca's Sunfish
2 spotsAsk about this date
13/12/2026US$9,990
ENDEMIC · 8-Day Western Islands: Tagus Cove's Sailor Graffiti
2 spotsAsk about this date
24/12/2026US$10,114
Tribute · 7-Day Western Islands: Fernandina's Marine Iguanas
1 spotAsk about this date
26/12/2026US$6,300
Galaxy Orion · 8-Day Western Islands: Isabela's Tortoise Hatchery
1 spotAsk about this date
04/01/2027US$6,500
Alya · 6-Day Western Islands: Punta Vicente Roca's Mantas
1 spotAsk about this date
06/01/2027US$8,550
Galaxy Stella · 8-Day Western Islands: Mangle Point's Rare Access
6 spotsAsk about this date
07/01/2027US$9,250
Tribute · 7-Day Western Islands: Fernandina's Marine Iguanas
6 spotsAsk about this date
16/01/2027US$10,490
ELITE · 8-Day Western Islands: El Junco's Bathing Frigatebirds
1 spotAsk about this date
16/01/2027US$5,600
EcoGalaxy · 6-Day Western Islands: Dragon Hill's Restoration
4 spotsAsk about this date
18/01/2027US$6,500
Alya · 6-Day Western Islands: Punta Vicente Roca's Mantas
2 spotsAsk about this date
20/01/2027US$8,100
Galaxy Stella · 8-Day Western Islands: Mangle Point's Rare Access
4 spotsAsk about this date
30/01/2027US$8,100
Galaxy Sirius · 6-Day Western Islands: Albemarle Point's WWII Ruins
2 spotsAsk about this date
30/01/2027US$10,490
ELITE · 8-Day Western Islands: El Junco's Bathing Frigatebirds
1 spotAsk about this date
03/02/2027US$8,100
Galaxy Stella · 8-Day Western Islands: Mangle Point's Rare Access
12 spotsAsk about this date
04/02/2027US$9,250
Tribute · 7-Day Western Islands: Fernandina's Marine Iguanas
10 spotsAsk about this date
06/02/2027US$4,600
Galaxy Orion · 8-Day Western Islands: Isabela's Tortoise Hatchery
1 spotAsk about this date
15/02/2027US$6,500
Alya · 6-Day Western Islands: Punta Vicente Roca's Mantas
1 spotAsk about this date
17/02/2027US$8,550
Galaxy Stella · 8-Day Western Islands: Mangle Point's Rare Access
8 spotsAsk about this date
18/02/2027US$9,250
Tribute · 7-Day Western Islands: Fernandina's Marine Iguanas
14 spotsAsk about this date
27/02/2027US$10,490
ELITE · 8-Day Western Islands: El Junco's Bathing Frigatebirds
1 spotAsk about this date
27/02/2027US$8,100
Galaxy Sirius · 6-Day Western Islands: Albemarle Point's WWII Ruins
2 spotsAsk about this date
01/03/2027US$6,500
Alya · 6-Day Western Islands: Punta Vicente Roca's Mantas
1 spotAsk about this date
03/03/2027US$8,370
Galaxy Stella · 8-Day Western Islands: Mangle Point's Rare Access
10 spotsAsk about this date
04/03/2027US$9,250
Tribute · 7-Day Western Islands: Fernandina's Marine Iguanas
14 spotsAsk about this date
06/03/2027US$8,490
GRAND OCEAN SPRAY · 6-Day Western Islands: Fernandina's Underwater Iguanas
1 spotAsk about this date
13/03/2027US$7,940
Galaxy Sirius · 6-Day Western Islands: Albemarle Point's WWII Ruins
5 spotsAsk about this date
17/03/2027US$8,370
Galaxy Stella · 8-Day Western Islands: Mangle Point's Rare Access
9 spotsAsk about this date
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✓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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