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 →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 18 species shown
almost alwaysoftensometimesnot in this month
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 →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 →Galápagos Hawk
Buteo galapagoensis
- Where
- 7 sites on 6 islands, mostly West
- When
- Year round
JFMAMJJASOND
On 82 of 97 routes · 2033 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 · 2012 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 · 1861 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 · 2064 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
26/09/2026US$7,992
ELITE · 8-Day Western Islands: El Junco's Bathing Frigatebirds
Punta Vicente Roca, day 5
26/09/2026US$4,080
EcoGalaxy · 6-Day Western Islands: Dragon Hill's Restoration
Tagus Cove, day 3
28/09/2026US$5,415
Alya · 6-Day Western Islands: Punta Vicente Roca's Mantas
Punta Vicente Roca, day 4
28/09/2026US$14,095
Solaris · Solaris: Route BCA
Punta Vicente Roca, day 12
29/09/2026US$10,345
Treasure · Treasure: Route BC
Punta Vicente Roca, day 9
29/09/2026US$14,095
Treasure · Treasure: Route BCA
Punta Vicente Roca, day 9
30/09/2026US$7,140
Galaxy Stella · 8-Day Western Islands: Mangle Point's Rare Access
Tagus Cove, day 4
01/10/2026US$13,490
Tribute · Tribute: Route CA
Punta Vicente Roca, day 4
01/10/2026US$18,000
Tribute · Tribute: Route CAB
Punta Vicente Roca, day 4
02/10/2026US$10,345
Solaris · Solaris: Route CA
Punta Vicente Roca, day 8
02/10/2026US$14,095
Solaris · Solaris: Route CAB
Punta Vicente Roca, day 8
03/10/2026US$3,570
Galaxy Orion · 8-Day Western Islands: Isabela's Tortoise Hatchery
Tagus Cove, day 5
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
Punta Vicente Roca, day 5
03/10/2026US$14,095
Treasure · Treasure: Route CAB
Punta Vicente Roca, day 5
04/10/2026US$7,992
ENDEMIC · 8-Day Western Islands: Tagus Cove's Sailor Graffiti
Tagus Cove, day 6
05/10/2026US$5,295
Archipel I · 8-Day Western Islands: Urbina Bay's Coral Uplift
Punta Vicente Roca, day 6
05/10/2026US$7,475
Archipel I · Archipel I: Route AB4
Punta Vicente Roca, day 6
05/10/2026US$10,300
Archipel I · Archipel I: Route AB
Punta Vicente Roca, day 6
06/10/2026US$5,266
Solaris · 7-Day Western Islands: Las Tintoreras' Reef Sharks
Punta Vicente Roca, day 4
06/10/2026US$10,345
Solaris · Solaris: Route AB
Punta Vicente Roca, day 4
06/10/2026US$14,095
Solaris · Solaris: Route ABC
Punta Vicente Roca, day 4
07/10/2026US$18,000
Tribute · Tribute: Route ABC
Punta Vicente Roca, day 12
08/10/2026US$6,632
MONIQUE · 8-Day Western Islands: Elizabeth Bay's Penguins
Punta Vicente Roca, day 3
08/10/2026US$5,295
Archipel I · Archipel I: Route A5B4
Punta Vicente Roca, day 3
08/10/2026US$2,966
Archipel I · 5-Day Western Islands: Puerto Egas' Fur Seal Colony
Punta Vicente Roca, day 3
08/10/2026US$8,345
Archipel I · Archipel I: Route A5B
Punta Vicente Roca, day 3
09/10/2026US$14,095
Treasure · Treasure: Route ABC
Punta Vicente Roca, day 13
10/10/2026US$7,992
ELITE · 8-Day Western Islands: El Junco's Bathing Frigatebirds
Punta Vicente Roca, day 5
12/10/2026US$5,415
Alya · 6-Day Western Islands: Punta Vicente Roca's Mantas
Punta Vicente Roca, day 4
12/10/2026US$14,095
Solaris · Solaris: Route BCA
Punta Vicente Roca, day 12
13/10/2026US$10,345
Treasure · Treasure: Route BC
Punta Vicente Roca, day 9
13/10/2026US$14,095
Treasure · Treasure: Route BCA
Punta Vicente Roca, day 9
14/10/2026US$6,720
Galaxy Stella · 8-Day Western Islands: Mangle Point's Rare Access
Tagus Cove, day 4
16/10/2026US$10,345
Solaris · Solaris: Route CA
Punta Vicente Roca, day 8
17/10/2026US$5,266
Treasure · 7-Day Western Islands: Dragon Hill Land Iguanas
Punta Vicente Roca, day 5
20/10/2026US$5,266
Solaris · 7-Day Western Islands: Las Tintoreras' Reef Sharks
Punta Vicente Roca, day 4
21/10/2026US$18,000
Tribute · Tribute: Route ABC
Punta Vicente Roca, day 12
22/10/2026US$6,632
MONIQUE · 8-Day Western Islands: Elizabeth Bay's Penguins
Punta Vicente Roca, day 3
22/10/2026US$2,966
Archipel I · 5-Day Western Islands: Puerto Egas' Fur Seal Colony
Punta Vicente Roca, day 3
24/10/2026US$7,992
ELITE · 8-Day Western Islands: El Junco's Bathing Frigatebirds
Punta Vicente Roca, day 5
24/10/2026US$6,390
Galaxy Sirius · 6-Day Western Islands: Albemarle Point's WWII Ruins
Tagus Cove, day 3
25/10/2026US$13,490
Tribute · Tribute: Route BC
Punta Vicente Roca, day 8
25/10/2026US$18,000
Tribute · Tribute: Route BCA
Punta Vicente Roca, day 8
26/10/2026US$5,700
Alya · 6-Day Western Islands: Punta Vicente Roca's Mantas
Punta Vicente Roca, day 4
27/10/2026US$10,345
Treasure · Treasure: Route BC
Punta Vicente Roca, day 9
27/10/2026US$14,095
Treasure · Treasure: Route BCA
Punta Vicente Roca, day 9
29/10/2026US$7,916
Tribute · 7-Day Western Islands: Fernandina's Marine Iguanas
Punta Vicente Roca, day 4
29/10/2026US$13,490
Tribute · Tribute: Route CA
Punta Vicente Roca, day 4
30/10/2026US$10,345
Solaris · Solaris: Route CA
Punta Vicente Roca, day 8
31/10/2026US$6,195
Treasure · 7-Day Western Islands: Dragon Hill Land Iguanas
Punta Vicente Roca, day 5
31/10/2026US$10,045
Treasure · Treasure: Route CA
Punta Vicente Roca, day 5
31/10/2026US$14,095
Treasure · Treasure: Route CAB
Punta Vicente Roca, day 5
03/11/2026US$6,195
Solaris · 7-Day Western Islands: Las Tintoreras' Reef Sharks
Punta Vicente Roca, day 4
07/11/2026US$7,100
Galaxy Sirius · 6-Day Western Islands: Albemarle Point's WWII Ruins
Tagus Cove, day 3
08/11/2026US$4,135
Bonita · 7-Day Western Islands: Dragon Hill's Flamingos
Punta Vicente Roca, day 3
09/11/2026US$5,700
Alya · 6-Day Western Islands: Punta Vicente Roca's Mantas
Punta Vicente Roca, day 4
12/11/2026US$7,916
Tribute · 7-Day Western Islands: Fernandina's Marine Iguanas
Punta Vicente Roca, day 4
14/11/2026US$7,191
GRAND OCEAN SPRAY · 6-Day Western Islands: Fernandina's Underwater Iguanas
Punta Vicente Roca, day 2
19/11/2026US$6,632
MONIQUE · 8-Day Western Islands: Elizabeth Bay's Penguins
Punta Vicente Roca, day 3
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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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MONIQUE · 8-Day Western Islands: Elizabeth Bay's Penguins
24/09/2026 · 7 nights · from US$6,632
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