Snorkel with sea lions before breakfast, every day for a week.
The Galapagos can only be seen by boat, and the boats are small: Celebrity Flora and Xpedition with 48 to 100 guests, Lindblad-National Geographic’s Endeavour II and Islander II, Silversea’s Silver Origin, HX’s Santa Cruz II, Aqua Expeditions and a fleet of 16-guest yachts. Seven nights with Ecuadorian naturalists, two landings a day and a Quito or Guayaquil hotel package, all year. SmartCruiser shows every Galapagos sailing with taxes and fees included, and puts the sailings with SmartCruiser bonus credit at the top.
Which Galapagos boat?
Pick a style and the list below filters to it.
Celebrity Flora & Xpedition
- 100 guests on the all-suite Flora, 48 on Xpedition
- Quito or Guayaquil hotel nights, flights to the islands and park fees bundled on most packages
- Northern and southern 7-night loops, or back to back for the whole archipelago
Best for: a first visit, families, Celebrity fans
Lindblad-National Geographic
- Endeavour II (96 guests) and Islander II (48) with Nat Geo photographers and undersea specialists
- Kayaks, a glass-bottom boat and snorkeling twice a day
- Family departures in summer
Best for: photographers, teens, serious naturalists
4 to 6 night island loops
- Half the archipelago in a long weekend of boat time
- Pairs with Machu Picchu or the Amazon in Ecuador’s Oriente
- Santa Cruz II, the small yachts and Celebrity Xpedition sail them every week
Best for: combining with Peru, tight schedules
Galapagos deals: SmartCruiser picks first
Every Galapagos sailing from every operator, priced live with taxes, fees and port expenses included. The picks at the top are sailings where booking with SmartCruiser gets you something extra: instant savings, bonus onboard credit, a Special SmartCruiser rate, or a senior or resident fare that beats the public price. Below them, every other sailing with full sorting.
SmartCruiser picks
Sorted by what you save, biggest firstEvery Galapagos sailing
Stack any filters, then pick a sortPrices are per person, double occupancy, in US dollars, and include cruise fare, taxes, fees and port expenses as published by the cruise line at the moment you load this page. Fares are capacity controlled and change daily; the fare is confirmed when you book. Flights, hotels and transfers are extra unless the line’s offer says otherwise. SmartCruiser instant savings and bonus onboard credit are provided by SmartCruiser on top of the cruise line’s price and are not available when booking direct; amounts are per stateroom, vary by stateroom category and are shown for the lowest category offered. Special SmartCruiser rates are pricing SmartCruiser holds on that sailing for its clients, with extra onboard credit; you book your own stateroom and travel on your own. Senior fares apply to guests 55 and over; resident fares need proof of residency in a listed state or province at check-in; police and fire fares apply to active or retired police, fire and EMT personnel with ID. Qualifier-fare savings are measured against the best fare the cruise line offers the general public for the same stateroom category on the day the list was pulled, updated weekly.
Quito or Guayaquil first, then your ship
Every Galapagos cruise begins with a flight from mainland Ecuador; pick a ship and the list above filters to it.
Which line for the Galapagos?
The park limits every ship to 100 guests, so the choice is about guides, comfort and what is bundled.
When to go
There is no bad month; the two seasons simply trade warm water for cool, rich water.
Galapagos cruise questions we answer every day
Do I need a passport or visa?
A passport valid six months beyond your trip; US citizens need no visa for Ecuador. You also pay the Galapagos National Park fee and the transit control card, which most packages here include; we tell you if yours does not.
How do I get to the islands?
Fly to Quito or Guayaquil, stay a night, then a two-hour flight to Baltra or San Cristobal where your ship meets you. Celebrity, Lindblad and Silversea bundle the hotel night and the island flight; we price the whole package so you can compare like for like.
Is seven nights too long?
No. The islands are spread out and the ship moves at night, so a week sees seven or eight islands. Four and five night halves exist for tight schedules, and combining both loops gives you the whole archipelago.
Do I need to be a strong swimmer?
No, but snorkeling is the best part: sea lions, turtles, penguins and rays within arm’s reach. Wetsuits, masks and fins are provided and the guides stay with you. Non-swimmers still get every landing, plus the glass-bottom boat on some ships.
Are taxes and fees included in the prices here?
Yes. Every price on this page includes cruise fare, taxes, fees and port expenses; where a package bundles the Quito hotel, the island flights and the park fee, that is in the price too. Mainland flights, gratuities and anything outside the package are extra.
Is it good for kids?
Very, from about age seven. Lindblad and Celebrity run family departures with kid-focused naturalists, and the wildlife is fearless and close. Teens love the snorkeling and the kayaks.
Talk to a Galapagos specialist
Tell us the month and who is traveling, and we match the ship, the loop and the Quito or Machu Picchu add-on. Monday to Thursday 9 to 6, Friday 9 to 5, Saturday 10 to 6 ET.