Red-lipped Batfish
Ogcocephalus darwini
- Where
- 2 sites on 2 islands, mostly Central
- When
- Year round
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On 36 of 97 routes · 853 departures in season
See these departures →The Galápagos Cruise · Wildlife
Galápagos Underwater: 22 Species and Where to See Them
22
species recorded
3
found only here
14
islands
US$2,966
per guest, double occupancy
Twenty-two species are recorded in the water around the 14 islands our ships reach. Most of what you will actually swim with turns up on ordinary snorkeling stops rather than on dedicated dives: sea lions, fur seals, white-tipped reef sharks and rays. Bottlenose dolphins often ride the bow between islands.
The water changes with the season more than the animals do. December to May the sea is warm, the surface is calm and the visibility is at its clearest, which is the better half of the year for snorkeling. From June the cold Cromwell current pushes up the west coast, the water is colder and richer, and the larger animals feed closer in. Sea lion pups arrive between August and November and are the most curious thing you will meet in the water. Kicker Rock is the hammerhead site and it is never promised. Devil's Crown closes when the swell is wrong. The map below shows which island holds what.
Where they are
Tap an island to filter the species below. The number is how many species are recorded there.
9 of 22 species shown
almost alwaysoftensometimesnot in this month
Galápagos Fur Seal
Arctocephalus galapagoensis
- Where
- 7 sites on 5 islands, mostly Central
- When
- Year round
JFMAMJJASOND
On 82 of 97 routes · 1992 departures in season
See these departures →Galápagos Sea Lion
Zalophus wollebaeki
- Where
- on most islands
- When
- Year round, more between Aug and Nov
JFMAMJJASOND
On 86 of 97 routes · 2108 departures in season
See these departures →Balloonfish
Diodon holocanthus
- Where
- on most islands
- When
- Year round
JFMAMJJASOND
Not on any itinerary we sell
Bottlenose Dolphin
Tursiops truncatus
- Where
- on most islands
- When
- Year round
JFMAMJJASOND
On 36 of 97 routes · 853 departures in season
See these departures →Diamond Stingray
Dasyatis brevis
- Where
- 1 site, Devil's Crown
- When
- Year round
JFMAMJJASOND
Not on any itinerary we sell
Galápagos Bullhead Shark
Heterodontus quoyi
- Where
- 1 site, Buccaneer Cove
- When
- Year round
JFMAMJJASOND
On 2 of 97 routes · 78 departures in season
See these departures →Giant Hawkfish
Cirrhitus rivulatus
- Where
- 1 site, Devil's Crown
- When
- Year round
JFMAMJJASOND
Not on any itinerary we sell
King Angelfish
Holacanthus passer
- Where
- 1 site, Devil's Crown
- When
- Year round
JFMAMJJASOND
Not on any itinerary we sell
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1088 of the 2108 upcoming departures put you where the Golden Cownose Ray is, at the time it is there.
1088
- 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$4,080
EcoGalaxy · 6-Day Western Islands: Dragon Hill's Restoration
Elizabeth Bay, day 2
28/09/2026US$5,415
Alya · 6-Day Western Islands: Punta Vicente Roca's Mantas
Elizabeth Bay, day 2
28/09/2026US$8,300
Solaris · Solaris: Route BC
Black Turtle Cove, day 9
28/09/2026US$14,095
Solaris · Solaris: Route BCA
Black Turtle Cove, day 9
30/09/2026US$7,140
Galaxy Stella · 8-Day Western Islands: Mangle Point's Rare Access
Black Turtle Cove, day 8
01/10/2026US$6,035
Galaxy Sirius · 6-Day Western & Northern: Rabida's Red Sand Beach
Black Turtle Cove, day 1
01/10/2026US$18,000
Tribute · Tribute: Route CAB
Black Turtle Cove, day 12
02/10/2026US$3,320
Solaris · 5-Day Southern Islands: Devil's Crown Hammerhead Sharks
Black Turtle Cove, day 5
02/10/2026US$10,345
Solaris · Solaris: Route CA
Black Turtle Cove, day 5
02/10/2026US$14,095
Solaris · Solaris: Route CAB
Black Turtle Cove, day 5
03/10/2026US$3,570
Galaxy Orion · 8-Day Western Islands: Isabela's Tortoise Hatchery
Elizabeth Bay, day 3
04/10/2026US$7,992
ENDEMIC · 8-Day Western Islands: Tagus Cove's Sailor Graffiti
Elizabeth Bay, day 5
04/10/2026US$4,152
MONIQUE · 5-Day Southern & Western: Kicker Rock's Swim Channel
Black Turtle Cove, day 5
05/10/2026US$5,295
Archipel I · 8-Day Western Islands: Urbina Bay's Coral Uplift
Black Turtle Cove, day 8
05/10/2026US$7,475
Archipel I · Archipel I: Route AB4
Black Turtle Cove, day 8
05/10/2026US$10,300
Archipel I · Archipel I: Route AB
Black Turtle Cove, day 8
06/10/2026US$14,095
Solaris · Solaris: Route ABC
Black Turtle Cove, day 15
07/10/2026US$11,150
Tribute · Tribute: Route AB
Black Turtle Cove, day 6
07/10/2026US$18,000
Tribute · Tribute: Route ABC
Black Turtle Cove, day 6
08/10/2026US$6,632
MONIQUE · 8-Day Western Islands: Elizabeth Bay's Penguins
Elizabeth Bay, day 4
08/10/2026US$5,295
Archipel I · Archipel I: Route A5B4
Black Turtle Cove, day 5
08/10/2026US$2,966
Archipel I · 5-Day Western Islands: Puerto Egas' Fur Seal Colony
Black Turtle Cove, day 5
08/10/2026US$8,345
Archipel I · Archipel I: Route A5B
Black Turtle Cove, day 5
12/10/2026US$5,415
Alya · 6-Day Western Islands: Punta Vicente Roca's Mantas
Elizabeth Bay, day 2
12/10/2026US$8,300
Solaris · Solaris: Route BC
Black Turtle Cove, day 9
12/10/2026US$14,095
Solaris · Solaris: Route BCA
Black Turtle Cove, day 9
14/10/2026US$6,720
Galaxy Stella · 8-Day Western Islands: Mangle Point's Rare Access
Black Turtle Cove, day 8
15/10/2026US$5,992
ENDEMIC · Western Galápagos Islands
Black Turtle Cove, day 4
15/10/2026US$6,390
Galaxy Sirius · 6-Day Western & Northern: Rabida's Red Sand Beach
Black Turtle Cove, day 1
15/10/2026US$4,335
EcoGalaxy · 6-Day Western & Northern: Bartolome's Pinnacle Rock
Black Turtle Cove, day 1
16/10/2026US$4,150
Solaris · 5-Day Southern Islands: Devil's Crown Hammerhead Sharks
Black Turtle Cove, day 5
16/10/2026US$10,345
Solaris · Solaris: Route CA
Black Turtle Cove, day 5
18/10/2026US$4,152
MONIQUE · 5-Day Southern & Western: Kicker Rock's Swim Channel
Black Turtle Cove, day 5
20/10/2026US$4,952
ELITE · 5-Day Northern & Western: Darwin Bay's Flooded Caldera
Black Turtle Cove, day 4
21/10/2026US$11,150
Tribute · Tribute: Route AB
Black Turtle Cove, day 6
21/10/2026US$18,000
Tribute · Tribute: Route ABC
Black Turtle Cove, day 6
22/10/2026US$6,632
MONIQUE · 8-Day Western Islands: Elizabeth Bay's Penguins
Elizabeth Bay, day 4
22/10/2026US$4,370
Alya · 5-Day Northern & Western: Bartolome's Endemic Plant
Black Turtle Cove, day 1
22/10/2026US$2,966
Archipel I · 5-Day Western Islands: Puerto Egas' Fur Seal Colony
Black Turtle Cove, day 5
24/10/2026US$6,390
Galaxy Sirius · 6-Day Western Islands: Albemarle Point's WWII Ruins
Elizabeth Bay, day 2
25/10/2026US$5,576
Tribute · 5-Day Northern & Eastern: Genovesa's Daylight-Hunting Owl
Black Turtle Cove, day 2
25/10/2026US$13,490
Tribute · Tribute: Route BC
Black Turtle Cove, day 2
25/10/2026US$18,000
Tribute · Tribute: Route BCA
Black Turtle Cove, day 2
26/10/2026US$5,700
Alya · 6-Day Western Islands: Punta Vicente Roca's Mantas
Elizabeth Bay, day 2
29/10/2026US$4,080
EcoGalaxy · 6-Day Western & Northern: Bartolome's Pinnacle Rock
Black Turtle Cove, day 1
30/10/2026US$4,150
Solaris · 5-Day Southern Islands: Devil's Crown Hammerhead Sharks
Black Turtle Cove, day 5
30/10/2026US$10,345
Solaris · Solaris: Route CA
Black Turtle Cove, day 5
01/11/2026US$4,152
MONIQUE · 5-Day Southern & Western: Kicker Rock's Swim Channel
Black Turtle Cove, day 5
07/11/2026US$7,100
Galaxy Sirius · 6-Day Western Islands: Albemarle Point's WWII Ruins
Elizabeth Bay, day 2
08/11/2026US$4,135
Bonita · 7-Day Western Islands: Dragon Hill's Flamingos
Elizabeth Bay, day 5
09/11/2026US$5,700
Alya · 6-Day Western Islands: Punta Vicente Roca's Mantas
Elizabeth Bay, day 2
12/11/2026US$6,035
Galaxy Sirius · 6-Day Western & Northern: Rabida's Red Sand Beach
Black Turtle Cove, day 1
14/11/2026US$7,191
GRAND OCEAN SPRAY · 6-Day Western Islands: Fernandina's Underwater Iguanas
Elizabeth Bay, day 4
15/11/2026US$4,152
MONIQUE · 5-Day Southern & Western: Kicker Rock's Swim Channel
Black Turtle Cove, day 5
19/11/2026US$6,632
MONIQUE · 8-Day Western Islands: Elizabeth Bay's Penguins
Elizabeth Bay, day 4
19/11/2026US$4,140
Alya · 5-Day Northern & Western: Bartolome's Endemic Plant
Black Turtle Cove, day 1
21/11/2026US$5,100
EcoGalaxy · 6-Day Western Islands: Dragon Hill's Restoration
Elizabeth Bay, day 2
22/11/2026US$5,576
Tribute · 5-Day Northern & Eastern: Genovesa's Daylight-Hunting Owl
Black Turtle Cove, day 2
22/11/2026US$13,490
Tribute · Tribute: Route BC
Black Turtle Cove, day 2
22/11/2026US$18,000
Tribute · Tribute: Route BCA
Black Turtle Cove, day 2
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What's included
✓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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Galaxy Stella · 8-Day Western Islands: Mangle Point's Rare Access
14/10/2026 · 7 nights · from US$6,720
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