Galápagos Rice Rat
Nesoryzomys / Aegialomys spp.
- Where
- 1 site, Santa Fé Bay
- When
- Year round
JFMAMJJASOND
On 42 of 97 routes · 955 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 · 955 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 · 1936 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 · 2010 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 · 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
JFMAMJJASOND
On 85 of 97 routes · 1995 departures in season
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MONIQUE · 8-Day Western Islands: Elizabeth Bay's Penguins
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ELITE · 8-Day Western Islands: El Junco's Bathing Frigatebirds
Isabela Interpretation Center, day 3
26/09/2026US$4,080
EcoGalaxy · 6-Day Western Islands: Dragon Hill's Restoration
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26/09/2026US$2,120
Galaxy Orion · 5-Day Western & Southern: San Cristobal's Highlands
Bartolomé Summit, day 2
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Galaxy Stella · 4-Day Southern Islands: Isla Lobos' Fur Seals
Post Office Bay, day 3
28/09/2026US$5,415
Alya · 6-Day Western Islands: Punta Vicente Roca's Mantas
Santa Cruz Highlands, day 1
28/09/2026US$3,320
Solaris · 5-Day Northern Islands: South Plaza's Hybrid Iguana
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28/09/2026US$8,300
Solaris · Solaris: Route BC
Santa Cruz Highlands, day 1
28/09/2026US$14,095
Solaris · Solaris: Route BCA
Santa Cruz Highlands, day 1
29/09/2026US$3,735
Treasure · 5-Day Southern Islands: Los Gemelos' Daylight Owl
Santa Cruz Highlands, day 4
29/09/2026US$10,345
Treasure · Treasure: Route BC
Santa Cruz Highlands, day 4
29/09/2026US$14,095
Treasure · Treasure: Route BCA
Santa Cruz Highlands, day 4
30/09/2026US$7,140
Galaxy Stella · 8-Day Western Islands: Mangle Point's Rare Access
Santa Cruz Highlands, day 1
01/10/2026US$3,352
MONIQUE · 4-Day Southern Islands: Santa Cruz's Wild Tortoises
Santa Cruz Highlands, day 1
01/10/2026US$6,035
Galaxy Sirius · 6-Day Western & Northern: Rabida's Red Sand Beach
Santa Cruz Highlands, day 3
01/10/2026US$13,490
Tribute · Tribute: Route CA
Santa Cruz Highlands, day 1
01/10/2026US$18,000
Tribute · Tribute: Route CAB
Santa Cruz Highlands, day 1
02/10/2026US$3,320
Solaris · 5-Day Southern Islands: Devil's Crown Hammerhead Sharks
Post Office Bay, day 3
02/10/2026US$10,345
Solaris · Solaris: Route CA
Post Office Bay, day 3
02/10/2026US$14,095
Solaris · Solaris: Route CAB
Santa Cruz Highlands, day 11
03/10/2026US$3,992
ELITE · 4-Day Southern Islands: Espanola's Albatross Colony
Post Office Bay, day 3
03/10/2026US$3,570
Galaxy Orion · 8-Day Western Islands: Isabela's Tortoise Hatchery
Santa Cruz Highlands, day 1
03/10/2026US$5,576
Treasure · 7-Day Western Islands: Dragon Hill Land Iguanas
Tagus Cove, day 4
03/10/2026US$10,045
Treasure · Treasure: Route CA
Santa Cruz Highlands, day 7
03/10/2026US$14,095
Treasure · Treasure: Route CAB
Santa Cruz Highlands, day 7
04/10/2026US$7,992
ENDEMIC · 8-Day Western Islands: Tagus Cove's Sailor Graffiti
Santa Cruz Highlands, day 3
04/10/2026US$4,152
MONIQUE · 5-Day Southern & Western: Kicker Rock's Swim Channel
Kicker Rock (León Dormido), day 1
05/10/2026US$5,295
Archipel I · 8-Day Western Islands: Urbina Bay's Coral Uplift
Santa Fé Bay, day 2
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Archipel I · 4-Day Southern & Northern: Chinese Hat's Shark Channel
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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
Post Office Bay, day 3
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Solaris · 7-Day Western Islands: Las Tintoreras' Reef Sharks
Las Tintoreras, day 2
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26/09/2026 · 7 nights · from US$7,992
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