Destination · Ecuador
The Galapagos Islands
Sea lions that swim to you, boobies that nest on the trail, and a different volcanic island outside your cabin window every morning.
The Galapagos is a boat decision before it is anything else. The archipelago is a national park spread across hundreds of miles of ocean, visits run on licensed vessels with fixed itineraries, and the ship you choose decides which islands you see, how far you reach, and who you share the deck with. We have placed travelers on Galapagos ships since 2006, from intimate 16-guest yachts to 90-guest expedition vessels, on itineraries from five days to a full two-week loop of the archipelago.
The honest advice: the loop matters more than the label. Western routes reach the youngest, wildest islands and the richest cold water; southern and eastern routes carry the classic postcards, the albatross season, and the historic sites. Two ships with the same star rating can deliver very different weeks. That match, your party, your legs, your photography patience, is the actual planning work, and it is what we do.
Cruises pair naturally with the Andes or the coast on the way in or out, and the Galapagos itself is gentle travel: wildlife has no fear of you here, distances on land are short, and the naturalist guides do the interpreting. It suits honeymoons, grandparents, and children who like animals more than screens.
How we plan it
- Match the vessel to your party: size, pace, cabin layout, and who else books that class of ship
- Pick the island loop by what you want to see, not by what happens to have space
- Hold the cabins and the internal flights under one reservation trail
- Pair the cruise with the mainland on request, one proposal for the whole trip
Tell us your dates and your party.
A specialist matches you to the right ship and loop, then sends one clear proposal.
Plan a Galapagos trip