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 · 1936 departures in season
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Galápagos Reptiles: 6 Species and Where to See Them
6
species recorded
5
found only here
12
islands
US$2,120
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.
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Galápagos Giant Tortoise
Chelonoidis spp.
- Where
- 10 sites on 5 islands, mostly Central
- When
- Year round, more between Jun and Dec
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On 85 of 97 routes · 2063 departures in season
See these departures →Pacific Green Sea Turtle
Chelonia mydas agassizii
- Where
- on most islands
- When
- Year round, more between Jan and Jun
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On 85 of 97 routes · 1995 departures in season
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791 of the 2107 upcoming departures put you where the Marine Iguana is, at the time it is there.
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- 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.
25/09/2026US$3,320
Treasure · 5-Day Northern & Western: Punta Pitt's Triple Boobies
Cerro Brujo, day 4
26/09/2026US$7,992
ELITE · 8-Day Western Islands: El Junco's Bathing Frigatebirds
Cerro Brujo, day 7
26/09/2026US$2,120
Galaxy Orion · 5-Day Western & Southern: San Cristobal's Highlands
Cerro Brujo, day 4
28/09/2026US$3,320
Solaris · 5-Day Northern Islands: South Plaza's Hybrid Iguana
Cerro Brujo, day 5
28/09/2026US$8,300
Solaris · Solaris: Route BC
Cerro Brujo, day 5
28/09/2026US$14,095
Solaris · Solaris: Route BCA
Cerro Brujo, day 5
29/09/2026US$14,095
Treasure · Treasure: Route BCA
Cerro Brujo, day 14
02/10/2026US$14,095
Solaris · Solaris: Route CAB
Cerro Brujo, day 15
03/10/2026US$10,045
Treasure · Treasure: Route CA
Cerro Brujo, day 10
03/10/2026US$14,095
Treasure · Treasure: Route CAB
Cerro Brujo, day 10
04/10/2026US$4,152
MONIQUE · 5-Day Southern & Western: Kicker Rock's Swim Channel
6 spotsAsk about this date
05/10/2026US$10,300
Archipel I · Archipel I: Route AB
Cerro Brujo, day 14
06/10/2026US$10,345
Solaris · Solaris: Route AB
Cerro Brujo, day 11
06/10/2026US$14,095
Solaris · Solaris: Route ABC
Cerro Brujo, day 11
07/10/2026US$3,840
Galaxy Stella · 5-Day Northern Islands: Kicker Rock's Shark Channel
4 spotsAsk about this date
08/10/2026US$8,345
Archipel I · Archipel I: Route A5B
Cerro Brujo, day 11
09/10/2026US$3,735
Treasure · 5-Day Northern & Western: Punta Pitt's Triple Boobies
Cerro Brujo, day 4
09/10/2026US$8,300
Treasure · Treasure: Route AB
Cerro Brujo, day 4
09/10/2026US$14,095
Treasure · Treasure: Route ABC
Cerro Brujo, day 4
10/10/2026US$7,992
ELITE · 8-Day Western Islands: El Junco's Bathing Frigatebirds
Cerro Brujo, day 7
12/10/2026US$5,295
Archipel I · 8-Day Southern & Northern: Prince Philip's Booby Steps
Cerro Brujo, day 7
12/10/2026US$3,528
Solaris · 5-Day Northern Islands: South Plaza's Hybrid Iguana
Cerro Brujo, day 5
12/10/2026US$14,095
Solaris · Solaris: Route BCA
Cerro Brujo, day 5
13/10/2026US$14,095
Treasure · Treasure: Route BCA
Cerro Brujo, day 14
15/10/2026US$3,295
Archipel I · 5-Day Southern Islands: Espanola's Bold Mockingbird
Cerro Brujo, day 4
16/10/2026US$14,095
Solaris · Solaris: Route CAB
Cerro Brujo, day 15
18/10/2026US$4,152
MONIQUE · 5-Day Southern & Western: Kicker Rock's Swim Channel
7 spotsAsk about this date
20/10/2026US$10,345
Solaris · Solaris: Route AB
Cerro Brujo, day 11
20/10/2026US$14,095
Solaris · Solaris: Route ABC
Cerro Brujo, day 11
24/10/2026US$7,992
ELITE · 8-Day Western Islands: El Junco's Bathing Frigatebirds
Cerro Brujo, day 7
26/10/2026US$3,735
Solaris · 5-Day Northern Islands: South Plaza's Hybrid Iguana
Cerro Brujo, day 5
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