Day-by-day plans for 3, 5, and 7 days — organised to make the most of your time.
A seven-night expedition cruise visiting multiple islands — the best way to see the archipelago.
Fly to Baltra or San Cristóbal Island. Board your expedition vessel and meet your naturalist guide. Afternoon snorkel at a nearby site to test equipment.
Charles Darwin Research Station and captive tortoise breeding programme. Afternoon: highland tortoise ranches where wild giant tortoises roam freely.
Española hosts the world's only waved albatross breeding colony (April–December). Sea lion beach with pups. Blowhole viewpoint. Some of the most dramatic snorkelling in the archipelago.
Floreana's famous post barrel (200+ years old) where visitors leave postcards for passing sailors to hand-deliver. Afternoon: snorkelling with green sea turtles.
Fernandina has the densest marine iguana colony in the archipelago. Isabela's volcanic landscape and penguin colonies (only penguins north of the equator).
The most photographed landscape in the Galápagos — Pinnacle Rock from the summit lookout (372 steps). Snorkelling with Galápagos penguins in the bay.
Final morning: North Seymour Island has one of the largest frigate bird colonies in the Galápagos — magnificent frigatebirds with inflated red throat pouches. Disembark and fly to Quito.