When is the best time to visit the Galapagos Islands? As a bucket list destination for so many, the answer might be “anytime you can.” This archipelago in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Ecuador is ...

It was our first full day in the Galapagos Islands. We had spent the morning hiking and looking at the weird and wild designs on the Pahoehoe Lava Fields of Santiago Island, followed by a snorkeling ...

Perched on the edge of a rugged inflatable boat, I slip on my flippers and my snorkeling mask, then jump feet-first into the cerulean waters below. Swimming alongside fellow travelers from the MS ...

Our dinghy sped past its intended target, a snorkel spot at a submerged volcano off the rugged island of Floreana in the Galapagos Islands. Scrunched in wetsuits, we were in hot pursuit of a whale ...

The allure of the exotic Galapagos Islands can convert even a non-cruiser into an ocean-faring fan. Given that these legendary black-lava islands sit some 600 miles off the coast of Ecuador, arguably ...

Charles Darwin’s 1835 trip to the Galápagos Islands laid the groundwork for his theory of natural selection. Nearly two centuries later, science buffs can follow in his footsteps on a Galápagos Cruise ...

The Galápagos Islands include 13 large islands, though only four have permanent residents: Santa Cruz, San Cristóbal, Isabela, and Floreana. These islands are best known for wildlife found nowhere ...