Galápagos Sea Lion
Zalophus wollebaeki
- Where
- on most islands
- When
- Year round, more between Aug and Nov
JFMAMJJASOND
On 86 of 97 routes · 2108 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$3,320
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.
2 of 2 species shown
almost alwaysoftensometimesnot in this month
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 · 1995 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
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
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$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
04/10/2026US$7,992
ENDEMIC · 8-Day Western Islands: Tagus Cove's Sailor Graffiti
Mosquera Islet, day 8
06/10/2026US$10,345
Solaris · Solaris: Route AB
Mosquera Islet, day 8
06/10/2026US$14,095
Solaris · Solaris: Route ABC
Mosquera Islet, day 8
07/10/2026US$4,956
Tribute · 5-Day Southern Islands: Espanola's Albatross Colony
Mosquera Islet, day 2
07/10/2026US$11,150
Tribute · Tribute: Route AB
Mosquera Islet, day 2
07/10/2026US$18,000
Tribute · Tribute: Route ABC
Mosquera Islet, day 2
08/10/2026US$6,632
MONIQUE · 8-Day Western Islands: Elizabeth Bay's Penguins
Mosquera Islet, day 7
12/10/2026US$3,528
Solaris · 5-Day Northern Islands: South Plaza's Hybrid Iguana
Mosquera Islet, day 2
12/10/2026US$8,300
Solaris · Solaris: Route BC
Mosquera Islet, day 2
12/10/2026US$14,095
Solaris · Solaris: Route BCA
Mosquera Islet, day 2
21/10/2026US$4,956
Tribute · 5-Day Southern Islands: Espanola's Albatross Colony
Mosquera Islet, day 2
21/10/2026US$11,150
Tribute · Tribute: Route AB
Mosquera Islet, day 2
21/10/2026US$18,000
Tribute · Tribute: Route ABC
Mosquera Islet, day 2
22/10/2026US$6,632
MONIQUE · 8-Day Western Islands: Elizabeth Bay's Penguins
Mosquera Islet, day 7
22/10/2026US$4,370
Alya · 5-Day Northern & Western: Bartolome's Endemic Plant
Mosquera Islet, day 4
25/10/2026US$18,000
Tribute · Tribute: Route BCA
Mosquera Islet, day 12
29/10/2026US$13,490
Tribute · Tribute: Route CA
Mosquera Islet, day 8
31/10/2026US$3,992
ELITE · 4-Day Southern Islands: Espanola's Albatross Colony
Mosquera Islet, day 4
04/11/2026US$5,576
Tribute · 5-Day Southern Islands: Espanola's Albatross Colony
Mosquera Islet, day 2
19/11/2026US$6,632
MONIQUE · 8-Day Western Islands: Elizabeth Bay's Penguins
Mosquera Islet, day 7
19/11/2026US$4,140
Alya · 5-Day Northern & Western: Bartolome's Endemic Plant
Mosquera Islet, day 4
22/11/2026US$18,000
Tribute · Tribute: Route BCA
Mosquera Islet, day 12
23/11/2026US$3,735
Solaris · 5-Day Northern Islands: South Plaza's Hybrid Iguana
Mosquera Islet, day 2
23/11/2026US$8,300
Solaris · Solaris: Route BC
Mosquera Islet, day 2
23/11/2026US$14,095
Solaris · Solaris: Route BCA
Mosquera Islet, day 2
26/11/2026US$13,490
Tribute · Tribute: Route CA
Mosquera Islet, day 8
26/11/2026US$18,000
Tribute · Tribute: Route CAB
Mosquera Islet, day 8
29/11/2026US$8,563
ENDEMIC · 8-Day Western Islands: Tagus Cove's Sailor Graffiti
Mosquera Islet, day 8
02/12/2026US$4,956
Tribute · 5-Day Southern Islands: Espanola's Albatross Colony
Mosquera Islet, day 2
02/12/2026US$11,150
Tribute · Tribute: Route AB
Mosquera Islet, day 2
02/12/2026US$18,000
Tribute · Tribute: Route ABC
Mosquera Islet, day 2
03/12/2026US$6,632
MONIQUE · 8-Day Western Islands: Elizabeth Bay's Penguins
Mosquera Islet, day 7
03/12/2026US$4,370
Alya · 5-Day Northern & Western: Bartolome's Endemic Plant
Mosquera Islet, day 4
06/12/2026US$18,000
Tribute · Tribute: Route BCA
Mosquera Islet, day 12
07/12/2026US$4,150
Solaris · 5-Day Northern Islands: South Plaza's Hybrid Iguana
Mosquera Islet, day 2
07/12/2026US$8,300
Solaris · Solaris: Route BC
Mosquera Islet, day 2
07/12/2026US$14,095
Solaris · Solaris: Route BCA
Mosquera Islet, day 2
08/12/2026US$6,690
GRAND OCEAN SPRAY · 5-Day Northern & Western: Prince Philip's Boobies
Mosquera Islet, day 5
10/12/2026US$13,490
Tribute · Tribute: Route CA
Mosquera Islet, day 8
10/12/2026US$18,000
Tribute · Tribute: Route CAB
Mosquera Islet, day 8
12/12/2026US$3,327
ELITE · 4-Day Southern Islands: Espanola's Albatross Colony
Mosquera Islet, day 4
13/12/2026US$9,990
ENDEMIC · 8-Day Western Islands: Tagus Cove's Sailor Graffiti
Mosquera Islet, day 8
16/12/2026US$4,956
Tribute · 5-Day Southern Islands: Espanola's Albatross Colony
Mosquera Islet, day 2
16/12/2026US$11,150
Tribute · Tribute: Route AB
Mosquera Islet, day 2
17/12/2026US$4,140
Alya · 5-Day Northern & Western: Bartolome's Endemic Plant
Mosquera Islet, day 4
31/12/2026US$6,900
Alya · 5-Day Northern & Western: Bartolome's Endemic Plant
Mosquera Islet, day 4
04/01/2027US$3,698
Solaris · 5-Day Northern Islands: South Plaza's Hybrid Iguana
Mosquera Islet, day 2
05/01/2027US$7,050
GRAND OCEAN SPRAY · 5-Day Northern & Western: Prince Philip's Boobies
Mosquera Islet, day 5
07/01/2027US$15,745
Tribute · Tribute: Route CA
Mosquera Islet, day 8
07/01/2027US$22,240
Tribute · Tribute: Route CAB
Mosquera Islet, day 8
09/01/2027US$5,250
ELITE · 4-Day Southern Islands: Espanola's Albatross Colony
Mosquera Islet, day 4
13/01/2027US$6,495
Tribute · 5-Day Southern Islands: Espanola's Albatross Colony
Mosquera Islet, day 2
13/01/2027US$12,990
Tribute · Tribute: Route AB
Mosquera Islet, 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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Solaris · 5-Day Northern Islands: South Plaza's Hybrid Iguana
07/12/2026 · 4 nights · from US$4,150
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