The Galápagos Cruise · Wildlife

Galápagos Reptiles: 6 Species and Where to See Them

species recorded

found only here

islands

US$4,560

per guest, double occupancy

Six species are recorded across the 12 islands our ships call at: the giant tortoise, two land iguanas, the marine iguana, the Pacific green sea turtle and the endemic rice rat. Between them they are most of what people picture before they arrive.

Reptiles are the easiest wildlife here to plan around, because almost none of it is seasonal. The giant tortoises are in the Santa Cruz highlands all year and easiest to reach from January to May, when the pastures are wet. Marine iguanas hold the shoreline on every island, and on Española they turn red and green in the mating season. Green sea turtles nest between December and June. Santa Fé has a land iguana that lives nowhere else, and South Plaza the only known hybrids of land and marine iguana. The map below shows which island holds what.

Where they are

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almost alwaysoftensometimesnot in this month

Pacific Green Sea Turtle

Chelonia mydas agassizii

Where: on most islands
When: Year round, more between Jan and Jun

On 85 of 97 routes · 1996 departures in season

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296 of the 2108 upcoming departures put you where the Galápagos Giant Tortoise is, at the time it is there.

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30/09/2026US$7,140

Galaxy Stella · 8-Day Western Islands: Mangle Point's Rare Access

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08/10/2026US$6,632

MONIQUE · 8-Day Western Islands: Elizabeth Bay's Penguins

Departure	Ship and route	When it meets it	Spots	from
30/09/2026	Galaxy Stella · 8-Day Western Islands: Mangle Point's Rare Access	—	4	US$7,140	Ask about this date
08/10/2026	MONIQUE · 8-Day Western Islands: Elizabeth Bay's Penguins	—	1	US$6,632	Ask about this date
14/10/2026	Galaxy Stella · 8-Day Western Islands: Mangle Point's Rare Access	—	3	US$6,720	Ask about this date
22/10/2026	MONIQUE · 8-Day Western Islands: Elizabeth Bay's Penguins	—	7	US$6,632	Ask about this date
19/11/2026	MONIQUE · 8-Day Western Islands: Elizabeth Bay's Penguins	—	6	US$6,632	Ask about this date
23/11/2026	Solaris · Solaris: Route BCA	—	1	US$14,095	Ask about this date
29/11/2026	ENDEMIC · 8-Day Western Islands: Tagus Cove's Sailor Graffiti	—	2	US$8,563	Ask about this date
03/12/2026	MONIQUE · 8-Day Western Islands: Elizabeth Bay's Penguins	—	14	US$6,632	Ask about this date
07/12/2026	Solaris · Solaris: Route BCA	—	3	US$14,095	Ask about this date
08/12/2026	GRAND OCEAN SPRAY · 5-Day Northern & Western: Prince Philip's Boobies	—	5	US$6,690	Ask about this date
13/12/2026	ENDEMIC · 8-Day Western Islands: Tagus Cove's Sailor Graffiti	—	2	US$9,990	Ask about this date
15/12/2026	ELITE · 5-Day Northern & Western: Darwin Bay's Flooded Caldera	—	5	US$6,190	Ask about this date
19/12/2026	EcoGalaxy · 6-Day Western Islands: Dragon Hill's Restoration	—	3	US$7,270	Ask about this date
20/12/2026	Bonita · 7-Day Western Islands: Dragon Hill's Flamingos	—	5	US$5,875	Ask about this date
26/12/2026	Galaxy Orion · 8-Day Western Islands: Isabela's Tortoise Hatchery	—	1	US$6,300	Ask about this date
02/01/2027	EcoGalaxy · 6-Day Western Islands: Dragon Hill's Restoration	—	3	US$5,600	Ask about this date
03/01/2027	Bonita · 7-Day Western Islands: Dragon Hill's Flamingos	—	3	US$4,560	Ask about this date
04/01/2027	Alya · 6-Day Western Islands: Punta Vicente Roca's Mantas	—	1	US$6,500	Ask about this date
05/01/2027	GRAND OCEAN SPRAY · 5-Day Northern & Western: Prince Philip's Boobies	—	1	US$7,050	Ask about this date
06/01/2027	Galaxy Stella · 8-Day Western Islands: Mangle Point's Rare Access	—	6	US$8,550	Ask about this date
16/01/2027	EcoGalaxy · 6-Day Western Islands: Dragon Hill's Restoration	—	4	US$5,600	Ask about this date
17/01/2027	Bonita · 7-Day Western Islands: Dragon Hill's Flamingos	—	2	US$4,800	Ask about this date
18/01/2027	Alya · 6-Day Western Islands: Punta Vicente Roca's Mantas	—	2	US$6,500	Ask about this date
20/01/2027	Galaxy Stella · 8-Day Western Islands: Mangle Point's Rare Access	—	8	US$8,100	Ask about this date
26/01/2027	Solaris · 7-Day Western Islands: Las Tintoreras' Reef Sharks	—	2	US$6,495	Ask about this date
30/01/2027	Galaxy Sirius · 6-Day Western Islands: Albemarle Point's WWII Ruins	—	4	US$8,100	Ask about this date
31/01/2027	Bonita · 7-Day Western Islands: Dragon Hill's Flamingos	—	2	US$4,800	Ask about this date
03/02/2027	Galaxy Stella · 8-Day Western Islands: Mangle Point's Rare Access	—	12	US$8,100	Ask about this date
06/02/2027	Galaxy Orion · 8-Day Western Islands: Isabela's Tortoise Hatchery	—	1	US$4,600	Ask about this date
14/02/2027	Bonita · 7-Day Western Islands: Dragon Hill's Flamingos	—	3	US$4,800	Ask about this date
15/02/2027	Alya · 6-Day Western Islands: Punta Vicente Roca's Mantas	—	1	US$6,500	Ask about this date
16/02/2027	GRAND OCEAN SPRAY · 5-Day Northern & Western: Prince Philip's Boobies	—	7	US$7,050	Ask about this date
17/02/2027	Galaxy Stella · 8-Day Western Islands: Mangle Point's Rare Access	—	8	US$8,550	Ask about this date
20/02/2027	Galaxy Orion · 8-Day Western Islands: Isabela's Tortoise Hatchery	—	1	US$4,600	Ask about this date
23/02/2027	ELITE · 5-Day Northern & Western: Darwin Bay's Flooded Caldera	—	1	US$6,550	Ask about this date
27/02/2027	Galaxy Sirius · 6-Day Western Islands: Albemarle Point's WWII Ruins	—	4	US$8,100	Ask about this date
28/02/2027	Bonita · 7-Day Western Islands: Dragon Hill's Flamingos	—	3	US$4,800	Ask about this date
01/03/2027	Alya · 6-Day Western Islands: Punta Vicente Roca's Mantas	—	1	US$6,500	Ask about this date
03/03/2027	Galaxy Stella · 8-Day Western Islands: Mangle Point's Rare Access	—	10	US$8,370	Ask about this date
09/03/2027	Solaris · 7-Day Western Islands: Las Tintoreras' Reef Sharks	—	1	US$6,495	Ask about this date
11/03/2027	MONIQUE · 8-Day Western Islands: Elizabeth Bay's Penguins	—	3	US$8,690	Ask about this date
13/03/2027	Galaxy Sirius · 6-Day Western Islands: Albemarle Point's WWII Ruins	—	5	US$7,940	Ask about this date
14/03/2027	Bonita · 7-Day Western Islands: Dragon Hill's Flamingos	—	1	US$4,800	Ask about this date
17/03/2027	Galaxy Stella · 8-Day Western Islands: Mangle Point's Rare Access	—	9	US$8,370	Ask about this date
20/03/2027	ELITE · 8-Day Southern & Northern: David Rodriguez Reserve	—	1	US$10,490	Ask about this date
27/03/2027	Galaxy Sirius · 6-Day Western Islands: Albemarle Point's WWII Ruins	—	3	US$8,100	Ask about this date
29/03/2027	Alya · 6-Day Western Islands: Punta Vicente Roca's Mantas	—	1	US$6,500	Ask about this date
30/03/2027	GRAND OCEAN SPRAY · 5-Day Northern & Western: Prince Philip's Boobies	—	3	US$7,050	Ask about this date
31/03/2027	Galaxy Stella · 8-Day Western Islands: Mangle Point's Rare Access	—	12	US$8,370	Ask about this date
03/04/2027	Galaxy Orion · 8-Day Western Islands: Isabela's Tortoise Hatchery	—	1	US$4,600	Ask about this date
06/04/2027	ENDEMIC · 6-Day Western Islands: Sierra Negra's Giant Caldera	—	4	US$7,850	Ask about this date
06/04/2027	ELITE · 5-Day Northern & Western: Darwin Bay's Flooded Caldera	—	4	US$6,550	Ask about this date
10/04/2027	Galaxy Sirius · 6-Day Western Islands: Albemarle Point's WWII Ruins	—	4	US$8,100	Ask about this date
12/04/2027	Alya · 6-Day Western Islands: Punta Vicente Roca's Mantas	—	1	US$6,500	Ask about this date
13/04/2027	GRAND OCEAN SPRAY · 5-Day Northern & Western: Prince Philip's Boobies	—	4	US$7,050	Ask about this date
14/04/2027	Galaxy Stella · 8-Day Western Islands: Mangle Point's Rare Access	—	12	US$8,370	Ask about this date
20/04/2027	Solaris · 7-Day Western Islands: Las Tintoreras' Reef Sharks	—	2	US$6,495	Ask about this date
28/04/2027	Galaxy Stella · 8-Day Western Islands: Mangle Point's Rare Access	—	8	US$8,820	Ask about this date
01/05/2027	Galaxy Orion · 8-Day Western Islands: Isabela's Tortoise Hatchery	—	3	US$4,600	Ask about this date
04/05/2027	Solaris · 7-Day Western Islands: Las Tintoreras' Reef Sharks	—	1	US$6,495	Ask about this date
08/05/2027	Galaxy Sirius · 6-Day Western Islands: Albemarle Point's WWII Ruins	—	3	US$8,100	Ask about this date
09/05/2027	Bonita · 7-Day Western Islands: Dragon Hill's Flamingos	—	4	US$4,800	Ask about this date
10/05/2027	Alya · 6-Day Western Islands: Punta Vicente Roca's Mantas	—	3	US$6,500	Ask about this date
12/05/2027	Galaxy Stella · 8-Day Western Islands: Mangle Point's Rare Access	—	10	US$8,370	Ask about this date
15/05/2027	Galaxy Orion · 8-Day Western Islands: Isabela's Tortoise Hatchery	—	1	US$4,600	Ask about this date
20/05/2027	MONIQUE · 8-Day Western Islands: Elizabeth Bay's Penguins	—	1	US$8,690	Ask about this date
22/05/2027	Galaxy Sirius · 6-Day Western Islands: Albemarle Point's WWII Ruins	—	5	US$8,100	Ask about this date
23/05/2027	Bonita · 7-Day Western Islands: Dragon Hill's Flamingos	—	3	US$4,800	Ask about this date
25/05/2027	GRAND OCEAN SPRAY · 5-Day Northern & Western: Prince Philip's Boobies	—	9	US$7,050	Ask about this date
26/05/2027	Galaxy Stella · 8-Day Western Islands: Mangle Point's Rare Access	—	12	US$8,820	Ask about this date
29/05/2027	Galaxy Orion · 8-Day Western Islands: Isabela's Tortoise Hatchery	—	4	US$4,600	Ask about this date
01/06/2027	ELITE · 5-Day Northern & Western: Darwin Bay's Flooded Caldera	—	4	US$6,550	Ask about this date

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Pacific Green Sea Turtle

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