THINKGALAPAGOS

06/09/2026

Are you planning a trip to the Galapagos Islands in 2027? We've updated our website to include 2027 prices and are already booking people for their cruises next year. You can find all of our handpicked Galapagos yachts on the 'Cruises' tab on our website.

>> ⛴Just a note on how we display yachts compared to other websites you might visit. We have deliberately chosen NOT to display live departure and cabin choice on our site. We also don't have an AI chat bot.

>> This is because we don't want you to waste hours researching unnecessary details online and going down wormholes. Planning a big trip is complicated enough! Instead we ask that you speak to us. From our first chat, we use our decades of expertise and direct relationships with the best yachts to choose the right yacht and cabin for you, dependent on your availability, interests and budget. We know the itineraries inside out - they all differ - and we know which will best suit you. Not AI, not a chatbot, but a real destination expert. 💙

01/09/2026

The Angel is one of our most popular Galapagos Yachts. Many of our guests travel on her and the feedback we get after their cruise is always glowing... here's a recent comment:

"We had the most super time on the Angel with the best group ever and Fabian our fabulous guide, so knowledgeable and enthusiastic. The Angel team were slick, professional and good fun, snorkelling with sea lions, turtles and white tipped reef sharks was 🤩, seeing the Waved Albatross........we had so many incredible moments to remember."

Angel is a small yacht with capacity for 16 guests and is one of the newest yachts in Galapagos, launched in 2024 and purpose built in the Netherlands for Galapagos cruising. All cabins have panoramic windows, lots of great deck spaces including a Jacuzzi on the sundeck, indoor and outdoor dining areas and built-in stabilisers for a smooth ride. Angel boasts excellent itineraries, great Galapagos National Park guides and our favourite feature is that it is owned and run by a local family who are very hands on looking after it and with a real family feel on board! What's not to love?

Check out the video 👉 https://youtu.be/zG16Q-bPiLg?si=zODa57Sou5kUjJNq

If you're looking for a Galapagos Cruise, get in touch and we can match you with the right yacht for your travel plans 🙂

The Galapagos Angel is our newest first-class private yacht with th...

23/08/2026

Some journeys aren't just about the destination — they're about who you share it with.

We recently welcomed a multi-generational family aboard Galaxy, and it's exactly the kind of charter we love: one designed around keeping everyone engaged, from the youngest grandchildren to the grandparents — because the best family trips are the ones the whole family remembers together.

Here's what they told us:

"Our trip went extremely well and everyone was super-excited. Memories to last a lifetime! So thank you very much for setting it up, listening to what we were looking for, proposing an excellent range of options, attention to detail, and your advice on so many things along the way. Galaxy and her crew were wonderful, and the excursions were well organized, informative and a good balance of activities for all — from young to me!"

Multi-generational charters take a different kind of planning — different ages, different energy levels, one itinerary. It's a specialty of ours, and reviews like this one are why we keep doing it.

Thinking about a family charter of your own? Get in touch and let's start planning 🙂

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16/08/2026

Laura travelled with us solo to the Amazon and Galapagos in July, and we loved reading her review when she got back from her trip.

She mentions Omar and Javier, the guides at Sani Lodge, and how smoothly Galapagos Suites ran things — down to timing her taxi to the yacht. Then she got on board the Sea Star and said she kept saying "oh my god" because she couldn't quite believe she was there!

Travelling alone is a bigger leap of faith than travelling with company. You're trusting people you've never met to look after you properly, the whole way through. Laura's message tells us that the guides and crews got that right for her, which matters so much to our whole team, particularly those on the ground in Ecuador.

Read her full review on our website: https://thinkgalapagos.com/reviews/

11/08/2026

August 9 is the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples
A date chosen by the UN to mark the first meeting of the Working Group on Indigenous Populations in 1982, formally recognised as a global observance in 1994.

Indigenous people make up less than 6% of the global population, yet they are the guardians of most of the world's remaining biodiversity. In Ecuador and Peru, two of the countries Think Galapagos has spent most of its working life helping people visit, that connection between people and landscape is visible, daily, and remarkable.

Ecuador alone has 14 recognised indigenous nationalities, from the Kichwa of the Andes to the Waorani and Cofán of the Amazon. In Peru, the Quechua, Aymara and dozens of Amazonian communities continue to hold knowledge of ecosystems that science is only beginning to understand.

When tourism is designed around these communities rather than past them, when the lodge is community-owned, when the guide grew up in the forest — travel becomes something genuinely different. It is far more than a regular holiday; it is a reason for these places to stay intact.

Which indigenous community or culture has left the deepest impression on you?

04/08/2026

August is the peak of the garua or dry season in the Galapagos, and in many ways it's also the peak of what the islands can offer wildlife-wise — though it's a month I always like to talk through with guests before they commit, because the conditions are worth understanding; cooler with rougher seas.

On land, Galapagos Hawks begin their courtship this month — they're one of the rarest raptors in the world, found only here — and the Waved Albatross chicks on Española are getting bigger and bolder by the week.

The seas are at their roughest in August and September, and the water has cooled to around 21°C, so it's really not the month for warm, calm snorkelling. But for marine life, it's quite extraordinary. The currents are at full strength, which means the underwater productivity is at its highest. Sea lion pups are just beginning to appear on beaches, Hammerheads are gathering at Gordon Rocks and Kicker Rock. And August is one of the better months for Humpback Whale encounters around Isabela, which is rather special.

Full August guide here: https://thinkgalapagos.com/months/august/

04/08/2026

See the winners of this year's Galapagos Conservation Trust photography competition 📸💚

29/07/2026

29/07/2026

Here are just a few of the incredible photos taken by recent guest of ours and professional photographer based in San Diego, Mike Sauder.

Mike has very kindly written a guest blog for us about his trip and you can read it here: https://thinkgalapagos.com/my-photography-dream-expedition-to-the-galapagos/

Mike was on a 15 day cruise on board Integrity, one of our favourite yachts. We love reading accounts of guests’ travels and the impact it had on them. Enjoy 💚

21/07/2026

Wonderful conservation news from our partners at Napo Wildlife Center 💚 🦅.... https://www.facebook.com/napowildlifecentercka

Deep in the heart of the Ecuadorian Amazon, an extraordinary story is unfolding. For the second year in a row, the harpy eagle has returned to nest within the protected territory of the Kichwa Añangu Community, near Napo Wildlife Center, in Yasuní National Park. 🌿

This is much more than a wildlife sighting. It is a powerful sign of a healthy forest, a symbol of hope, and living proof that community-based conservation can protect even the most iconic and threatened species of the Amazon.

The harpy eagle depends on mature forests, giant trees, abundant wildlife, and protected ecosystems to survive. Its return reminds us that when the forest is cared for, life finds a way to come back.

🦅 Deep in the heart of the Ecuadorian Amazon, an extraordinary stor...