Galápagos Cruise Destinations

The Galápagos National Park sets fixed routes among the islands. Here are the highlights and the wildlife each is known for.

Santa Cruz & the highlands

The islands’ hub — the Charles Darwin Research Station, and highland reserves where giant tortoises roam free. A common start or end point.

Isabela & Fernandina (Western)

The youngest, most volcanic islands — flightless cormorants, Galápagos penguins, whales and dramatic lava landscapes on the Western route.

Española & Floreana (Southern)

Española for waved albatross and blue-footed boobies; Floreana for flamingos, snorkeling at Devil’s Crown and its curious human history.

Genovesa (Northern)

“Bird Island” — a seabird paradise of red-footed and Nazca boobies, frigatebirds and storm petrels, on the Northern route.

Bartolomé & San Cristóbal

Bartolomé’s iconic Pinnacle Rock and snorkeling with penguins; San Cristóbal’s sea-lion beaches and frequent island airport.

Want a few land days on Santa Cruz or San Cristóbal before or after the cruise? See hotels in the Galápagos Islands.

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