Galápagos Rice Rat
Nesoryzomys / Aegialomys spp.
- Where
- 1 site, Santa Fé Bay
- When
- Year round
JFMAMJJASOND
On 42 of 97 routes · 952 departures in season
See these departures →The Galápagos Cruise · Wildlife
Galápagos Reptiles: 6 Species and Where to See Them
6
species recorded
5
found only here
12
islands
US$2,036
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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Santa Fé Land Iguana
Conolophus pallidus
- Where
- 1 site, Santa Fé Bay
- When
- Year round
JFMAMJJASOND
On 42 of 97 routes · 952 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 →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 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 →Pacific Green Sea Turtle
Chelonia mydas agassizii
- Where
- on most islands
- When
- Year round, more between Jan and Jun
JFMAMJJASOND
On 85 of 97 routes · 1996 departures in season
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952 of the 2108 upcoming departures put you where the Galápagos Rice Rat is, at the time it is there.
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- You see it. The ship is at the site while the species is recorded there.
- 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.
26/09/2026US$2,120
Galaxy Orion · 5-Day Western & Southern: San Cristobal's Highlands
Santa Fé Bay, day 3
28/09/2026US$3,320
Solaris · 5-Day Northern Islands: South Plaza's Hybrid Iguana
Santa Fé Bay, day 4
28/09/2026US$8,300
Solaris · Solaris: Route BC
Santa Fé Bay, day 4
28/09/2026US$14,095
Solaris · Solaris: Route BCA
Santa Fé Bay, day 4
29/09/2026US$3,735
Treasure · 5-Day Southern Islands: Los Gemelos' Daylight Owl
Santa Fé Bay, day 4
29/09/2026US$10,345
Treasure · Treasure: Route BC
Santa Fé Bay, day 4
29/09/2026US$14,095
Treasure · Treasure: Route BCA
Santa Fé Bay, day 4
01/10/2026US$18,000
Tribute · Tribute: Route CAB
Santa Fé Bay, day 12
02/10/2026US$14,095
Solaris · Solaris: Route CAB
Santa Fé Bay, day 14
03/10/2026US$14,095
Treasure · Treasure: Route CAB
Santa Fé Bay, day 14
04/10/2026US$4,152
MONIQUE · 5-Day Southern & Western: Kicker Rock's Swim Channel
Santa Fé Bay, day 2
05/10/2026US$5,295
Archipel I · 8-Day Western Islands: Urbina Bay's Coral Uplift
Santa Fé Bay, day 2
05/10/2026US$2,036
Archipel I · 4-Day Southern & Northern: Chinese Hat's Shark Channel
Santa Fé Bay, day 2
05/10/2026US$7,475
Archipel I · Archipel I: Route AB4
Santa Fé Bay, day 2
05/10/2026US$10,300
Archipel I · Archipel I: Route AB
Santa Fé Bay, day 2
06/10/2026US$5,130
Galaxy Sirius · 5-Day Southern Islands: Isla Lobos' Sea Lion Colony
Santa Fé Bay, day 4
06/10/2026US$10,345
Solaris · Solaris: Route AB
Santa Fé Bay, day 10
06/10/2026US$14,095
Solaris · Solaris: Route ABC
Santa Fé Bay, day 10
07/10/2026US$3,840
Galaxy Stella · 5-Day Northern Islands: Kicker Rock's Shark Channel
Santa Fé Bay, day 2
07/10/2026US$11,150
Tribute · Tribute: Route AB
Santa Fé Bay, day 6
07/10/2026US$18,000
Tribute · Tribute: Route ABC
Santa Fé Bay, day 6
09/10/2026US$8,300
Treasure · Treasure: Route AB
Santa Fé Bay, day 8
09/10/2026US$14,095
Treasure · Treasure: Route ABC
Santa Fé Bay, day 8
12/10/2026US$3,528
Solaris · 5-Day Northern Islands: South Plaza's Hybrid Iguana
Santa Fé Bay, day 4
12/10/2026US$8,300
Solaris · Solaris: Route BC
Santa Fé Bay, day 4
12/10/2026US$14,095
Solaris · Solaris: Route BCA
Santa Fé Bay, day 4
13/10/2026US$3,735
Treasure · 5-Day Southern Islands: Los Gemelos' Daylight Owl
Santa Fé Bay, day 4
13/10/2026US$10,345
Treasure · Treasure: Route BC
Santa Fé Bay, day 4
13/10/2026US$14,095
Treasure · Treasure: Route BCA
Santa Fé Bay, day 4
18/10/2026US$4,152
MONIQUE · 5-Day Southern & Western: Kicker Rock's Swim Channel
Santa Fé Bay, day 2
20/10/2026US$4,845
Galaxy Sirius · 5-Day Southern Islands: Isla Lobos' Sea Lion Colony
Santa Fé Bay, day 4
21/10/2026US$11,150
Tribute · Tribute: Route AB
Santa Fé Bay, day 6
21/10/2026US$18,000
Tribute · Tribute: Route ABC
Santa Fé Bay, day 6
25/10/2026US$5,576
Tribute · 5-Day Northern & Eastern: Genovesa's Daylight-Hunting Owl
Santa Fé Bay, day 2
25/10/2026US$13,490
Tribute · Tribute: Route BC
Santa Fé Bay, day 2
25/10/2026US$18,000
Tribute · Tribute: Route BCA
Santa Fé Bay, day 2
27/10/2026US$4,150
Treasure · 5-Day Southern Islands: Los Gemelos' Daylight Owl
Santa Fé Bay, day 4
27/10/2026US$10,345
Treasure · Treasure: Route BC
Santa Fé Bay, day 4
27/10/2026US$14,095
Treasure · Treasure: Route BCA
Santa Fé Bay, day 4
31/10/2026US$14,095
Treasure · Treasure: Route CAB
Santa Fé Bay, day 14
01/11/2026US$4,152
MONIQUE · 5-Day Southern & Western: Kicker Rock's Swim Channel
Santa Fé Bay, day 2
02/11/2026US$2,156
Archipel I · 4-Day Southern & Northern: Chinese Hat's Shark Channel
Santa Fé Bay, day 2
03/11/2026US$3,485
EcoGalaxy · 5-Day Southern Islands: Santa Fe's Endemic Iguana
Santa Fé Bay, day 4
04/11/2026US$4,080
Galaxy Stella · 5-Day Northern Islands: Kicker Rock's Shark Channel
Santa Fé Bay, day 2
08/11/2026US$4,952
ENDEMIC · 5-Day Southern Islands: Lonesome George's Legacy
Santa Fé Bay, day 4
10/11/2026US$4,150
Treasure · 5-Day Southern Islands: Los Gemelos' Daylight Owl
Santa Fé Bay, day 4
15/11/2026US$4,152
MONIQUE · 5-Day Southern & Western: Kicker Rock's Swim Channel
Santa Fé Bay, day 2
17/11/2026US$5,130
Galaxy Sirius · 5-Day Southern Islands: Isla Lobos' Sea Lion Colony
Santa Fé Bay, day 4
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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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Treasure · 5-Day Southern Islands: Los Gemelos' Daylight Owl
29/09/2026 · 4 nights · from US$3,735
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