See the wildlife of the Galápagos Islands
A friend has invited you to do this with them.
The Galápagos National Park manages 176 visitor sites across the islands, 85 on land for walking and 91 at sea for snorkelling, kayaking, diving and panga rides. In this Natural World Heritage Site, visitors are asked to keep two metres from the animals, cameras included.
ModerateOver £500 / $650A few weeksOutdoorsWith othersEcuador
How to start
- Read the Galápagos National Park Directorate's visitor pages, which list the visitor sites and what you may do at each.
- Book with authorised tour operators only, as the park asks every visitor to do.
- Learn the visit rules before you go; keep your distance from wildlife, never touch or feed the animals, stay on the trails and take nothing away, not even stones or sand.
Where to go
- Galápagos National Park Directorate: visitor sites
- Galápagos National Park Directorate: the visit rules (in Spanish)
We opened these links on 2 November 2026 and found them to be what we say. Dates, places and prices are on the official page, where they stay up to date.
Plan this
Pick a day, or a month, and we will set out how to get ready, step by step, with a date and a reason for each. The hard part of a day out is the timing: the right season, tickets and getting there. The plan watches the calendar for you.
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