Marine Iguana
Amblyrhynchus cristatus
- Where
- on most islands
- When
- Year round, more between Jan and Mar
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Galápagos Reptiles: 6 Species and Where to See Them
6
species recorded
5
found only here
12
islands
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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.
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996 of the 2107 upcoming departures put you where the Galápagos Land Iguana is, at the time it is there.
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24/09/2026US$6,632
MONIQUE · 8-Day Western Islands: Elizabeth Bay's Penguins
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24/09/2026US$2,966
Archipel I · 5-Day Western Islands: Puerto Egas' Fur Seal Colony
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26/09/2026US$7,992
ELITE · 8-Day Western Islands: El Junco's Bathing Frigatebirds
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26/09/2026US$4,080
EcoGalaxy · 6-Day Western Islands: Dragon Hill's Restoration
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28/09/2026US$5,415
Alya · 6-Day Western Islands: Punta Vicente Roca's Mantas
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30/09/2026US$7,140
Galaxy Stella · 8-Day Western Islands: Mangle Point's Rare Access
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03/10/2026US$3,570
Galaxy Orion · 8-Day Western Islands: Isabela's Tortoise Hatchery
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03/10/2026US$5,576
Treasure · 7-Day Western Islands: Dragon Hill Land Iguanas
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04/10/2026US$7,992
ENDEMIC · 8-Day Western Islands: Tagus Cove's Sailor Graffiti
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05/10/2026US$5,295
Archipel I · 8-Day Western Islands: Urbina Bay's Coral Uplift
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06/10/2026US$5,266
Solaris · 7-Day Western Islands: Las Tintoreras' Reef Sharks
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08/10/2026US$6,632
MONIQUE · 8-Day Western Islands: Elizabeth Bay's Penguins
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08/10/2026US$2,966
Archipel I · 5-Day Western Islands: Puerto Egas' Fur Seal Colony
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10/10/2026US$7,992
ELITE · 8-Day Western Islands: El Junco's Bathing Frigatebirds
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12/10/2026US$5,415
Alya · 6-Day Western Islands: Punta Vicente Roca's Mantas
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14/10/2026US$6,720
Galaxy Stella · 8-Day Western Islands: Mangle Point's Rare Access
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17/10/2026US$5,266
Treasure · 7-Day Western Islands: Dragon Hill Land Iguanas
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20/10/2026US$5,266
Solaris · 7-Day Western Islands: Las Tintoreras' Reef Sharks
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22/10/2026US$6,632
MONIQUE · 8-Day Western Islands: Elizabeth Bay's Penguins
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22/10/2026US$2,966
Archipel I · 5-Day Western Islands: Puerto Egas' Fur Seal Colony
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24/10/2026US$7,992
ELITE · 8-Day Western Islands: El Junco's Bathing Frigatebirds
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24/10/2026US$6,390
Galaxy Sirius · 6-Day Western Islands: Albemarle Point's WWII Ruins
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26/10/2026US$5,700
Alya · 6-Day Western Islands: Punta Vicente Roca's Mantas
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29/10/2026US$7,916
Tribute · 7-Day Western Islands: Fernandina's Marine Iguanas
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31/10/2026US$6,195
Treasure · 7-Day Western Islands: Dragon Hill Land Iguanas
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