TL;DR September is the best value month in the Galapagos dry season. Summer crowds have cleared as northern hemisphere schools return, prices drop 15-20% below the July-August peak, and the wildlife is essentially unchanged from peak season. Sea lion pups…
TL;DR August is the peak of the Galapagos dry season and shares the busiest, most expensive window of the year with July. The wildlife payoff is genuine: sea lion pups begin arriving on beaches, Galapagos penguin activity peaks, whale watching…
TL;DR July is the most popular month in the Galapagos, and the wildlife makes it easy to understand why. Blue-footed booby courtship hits its peak. Humpback whales and multiple other cetacean species are active. Galapagos penguins are hunting in nutrient-rich…
TL;DR June marks the start of the cool, dry season, and it’s genuinely one of the best months in the Galapagos. The heat and humidity of the warm season are gone. Skies are clear and blue. Marine life surges as…
TL;DR May is one of the most underrated months in the Galapagos. The rain is essentially gone, the air cools to its most comfortable of the warm season, the water is still warm enough to snorkel without a wetsuit, and…
TL;DR April is widely considered one of the two or three best months in the entire Galapagos calendar. The wet season rain has largely cleared, the islands are still lush and green, water temperatures peak at their annual high, and…
TL;DR March is the hottest and rainiest month in the Galapagos, which sounds like a con until you look at what it actually means on the water. Seas are calm, water temperatures peak at their warmest all year, visibility is…
TL;DR Yes, February is one of the best months to cruise the Galapagos. You get warm, calm seas with the best underwater visibility of the entire year, air temps peaking around 86°F (30°C), and a lineup of wildlife moments that…
TL;DR January is one of the better months to cruise the Galapagos, especially for first-timers. The warm season is in full swing, seas are calm, water temperatures sit around 74°F (23°C), and snorkeling visibility is excellent. Green sea turtles are…
TL;DR There is no bad month to cruise the Galapagos, but the experience varies a lot depending on what you want to see. The warm season (December to May) brings calmer seas, clearer water, and excellent snorkeling. The dry season…