I had planned a week to see the Galapagos solo I know it’s not a ton of time but I found a good flight because it left on New Year’s Eve but now I am worried that the trip is terrible timing. I feel bad for the animals.

Hi all,

My wife and I are planning our honeymoon for around Easter 2027 (late March / early April) and want to build it around a Galápagos liveaboard to Wolf and Darwin. We have about three weeks in total and may add a few days in the Ecuadorian Amazon before the diving.

About us: We’re both Advanced Open Water and Rescue divers, Nitrox certified, with 50+ logged dives each, some of them in stronger currents. We’re comfortable in cooler water, but Galápagos would be the most demanding diving we’ve done so far.

Liveaboard questions:

• Which boats would you recommend, and which would you avoid?
• Is 50+ dives realistic for Wolf and Darwin, or did you see people with similar experience struggle? Any tips on preparing?
• What did you see in March/April (mantas, hammerheads, anything else)?
• Wetsuit thickness for that time of year?
• How early do these need to be booked? We know Easter is busy.

On land:

• Which islands or spots are must-sees before or after the liveaboard? We’re mostly into nature, wildlife and landscapes.
• Island hopping on your own with ferries and day tours, or a land-based tour? How easy is it to get around?
• Any accommodation recommendations? Simple is fine, but since it’s our honeymoon we’d happily splurge once or twice.

Bonus: If anyone combined Galápagos with the Amazon (Yasuní, Cuyabeno…), which lodge did you like, and which order worked better?

Thanks a lot for any tips and trip reports!

Hi, I am traveling to the Galapagos Islands on Nov. 27th - Dec 2nd. I have an 8 year old daughter and we would like to see and swim with penguins. Do you have any recommendations?

Thank you for your help

Hi - We are looking to honeymoon in the Galapagos Nov 2027. We want to do a cruise and are deciding between Lindblad - National Geographic Endeavour II or Natural Paradise. Has anyone had experience on either of those ships that would be able to speak a little bit to their experience?

We are traveling to the Galpagos in November. We land in Quito at 1 AM on the 22nd. We fly to Baltra from Quito at 7:45 AM on November 23. I would appreciate any advice on where to stay in Quito or what to do for our short layover. We are family of 4 with two teenagers.

HELLO EVERYONE.

I’m planning to go on a Galápagos liveaboard diving safari in mid-October 2027. I’ve seen a lot of reports about the “El Niño” event, and I wanted to ask whether you think it would be better to postpone the trip because of it.

Are hammerhead sharks, whale sharks, and other unique marine life likely to be present in significantly lower numbers than usual due to El Niño?

THANKS YOU

Buenas alguno sabe donde se puede comprar tickets de los ferrys online de forma confiable?

Hi.
We'll be staying in San Cristobal for a week in late November.
We've seen advice to book tours in advance because they sell out, then other advice to wait until we're on the island and pay in cash for big discounts.
Thoughts?

The Galápagos is widely considered a dream destination for divers around the world. Whether it's Darwin and Wolf for heavy shark action or central islands for unique endemic species, expectations are usually sky-high.

​When you booked your trip (or if you’re planning one now), what was the main animal you were dying to encounter? Whale sharks? Hammerheads? Mola molas?

​Would love to hear your experiences and if the islands lived up to your expectations!

We are currently planning to visit the Galapagos (via cruise) in October/November of next year, however, we’re very concerned that the Galapagos will still be seeing the effects of this El Niño by then. A lot of what I’ve read indicates that the ecosystem shift in the Galapagos doesn’t happen until later on as food chains are disrupted and mating behavior is altered. We’re animal lovers and while we understand that nature can be cruel, we’d rather avoid seeing the wildlife suffering. If this El Niño is severe in the Galapagos through early/mid-2027, is there a chance the food chain will have recovered enough to be a “normal” year in the Galapagos by October? Or should we not risk it and postpone our trip to 2028?

I work remotely sort of based in Quito. I’ve eyed the Galapagos for years. Reading Airbnb reviews it feels like in 2026, Starlink is fast enough to provide solid Internet. I was also surprised how affordable some Airbnbs were for a 2 week stay. Anyways, I currently plan on spending two weeks on San Cristobal and 2 weeks in Santa Cruz. How are those towns for a longer term stay? My question really is how enjoyable or relaxing that may be or are the towns really set up for shorter stays, transitioning in and out where more than a couple days might get old or inconvenient.

We're planning to come to the Galapagos late March/early April (from the UK). We've heard that the internal flights between islands make it it difficult to bring hold/checked in luggage. Would it be better to fly into San Cristobal from Quito, stay in San Cristobal for the whole trip while island hopping for day trips to other islands? Or would it make sense to pack light for the whole trip, only packing cabin baggage for the whole trip, staying on different islands in different hotels? Any help appreciated!

hermositos

Trying to understand what I should expect out of my trip & how bad it can be. It’s a combination of cruise (16 passenger) and land (Isabela) trip mid November 2026 . Anyone who’s been there recently? Any crazy predictions for next month?

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​What you’re looking at is Kicker Rock, located off the coast of San Cristóbal Island in the Galápagos Islands.

If you've been to the Galápagos, what was your favorite island or wildlife spot?

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Hey! I'm travelling to the Galapagos and doing a JFK -> GYE -> GPS and GPS -> GYE -> JFK travel itinerary.

My group is not bringing any check-in (just carry-on) and we will be doing airport travel in the middle of the week (not weekends/friday). We will also do all of our forms in advance.

That being said, I'm still a bit worried that our layover times are not enough. On the way there we have 2h20m layover and on the way back we have 1h20m layover time. Is this too risky? Specifically the return flight is what is worrying me.

Thanks!

Please can someone help?!
I'm trying to find a day tour to Santa Fe that includes the land as well as sea. I've seen a couple of recommendations but they are on a Thursday and I can only do a Friday, Saturday or Sunday. Any ideas please? 🙏🙏

Is laguna Las Ninfas closed? When i went in 2020 it was closed, now i am going the next month and google maps says its closed again. :(