Gal Pagos Photography Expedition
What you'll see
The journey, one day at a time
Arrive Santa Cruz Island
Arrive in Santa Cruz Island, met and transferred to your accommodation. Santa Cruz's green highlands shelter wild giant tortoises, easily met on foot.
Santa Cruz Island
Island day trips for snorkelling and wildlife. A full day of Santa Cruz beaches and highlands.
Santa Cruz Island
A full day of Santa Cruz beaches and highlands. The Darwin station, lava tubes and tortoises.
Santa Cruz Island
The Darwin station, lava tubes and tortoises. Giant tortoises in the highlands and Tortuga Bay.
To Galápagos Expedition Cruise
Fly to the Galápagos and embark your expedition ship, beginning the island voyage. Fly to the Galápagos, board your expedition ship and settle in for the voyage.
Galápagos Expedition Cruise
Zodiac landings among sea lions, iguanas and seabirds. Snorkel with sea lions and rays, then a coastal walk. A cruise reaches the outer islands — albatross colonies, seabird cliffs — that island-based trips simply cannot.
Galápagos Expedition Cruise
Snorkel with sea lions and rays, then a coastal walk. A full day exploring the islands by ship and panga.
Galápagos Expedition Cruise
A full day exploring the islands by ship and panga. Cruise to a new island for landings, snorkelling and wildlife.
Galápagos Expedition Cruise
Cruise to a new island for landings, snorkelling and wildlife.
Departure
A final morning in Galápagos Expedition Cruise — a last outing or a slow start as time allows — before the transfer onward and the journey home.
The season changes what you see.
Peak season
A year-round island; every month rewards.
Good season
Warmer seas, best for snorkelling.
Hand-picked camps & lodges
Aqua Mare
A superyacht in the Galápagos, the archipelago's most luxurious live-aboard.
Pikaia Lodge
A striking design lodge in the Santa Cruz highlands, overlooking a tortoise reserve.
Hermes Mega Catamaran
A spacious modern catamaran offering smooth, stable island cruising.
Finch Bay Hotel
A beachfront eco-hotel near Puerto Ayora, a relaxed island base.
Galápagos Expedition Fleet
A choice of well-run expedition vessels (Origin, Theory, Evolution, Endemic and Natural Paradise), matched on enquiry.
Ikala Galápagos
A comfortable hotel in Puerto Ayora, central for day trips.
Make it yours.
Add nights, swap a park, extend to the coast — this route is a starting point, not a fixed menu. Tell us how you travel and we'll route the rest.