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Galápagos Islands aerial view

Galápagos Islands, Ecuador

Some 1,000 kilometres off the Ecuadorian coast, the Galápagos Islands are a living laboratory of evolution, where sea lions doze on harbour benches and giant tortoises roam the highlands. Land-based stays pair boutique hotels in Puerto Ayora, San Cristóbal and Isabela with day cruises to uninhabited islands, snorkelling among rays and penguins, and walks across young volcanic landscapes.

Royal Palm Galápagos, Curio Collection by Hilton

A secluded estate in the green highlands of Santa Cruz Island, where villas with private hot tubs, a spa and a pool sit among misty forest above Puerto Ayora.

Finch Bay Galápagos Hotel

A carbon-neutral beach hotel on Punta Estrada, reached by water taxi across Academy Bay, with a pool, a garden-to-table restaurant and its own yacht for island day trips.

Golden Bay Hotel & Spa

A beachfront hotel on the bay of Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, on San Cristóbal Island, with harbour-view rooms, a spa and sea lions dozing on the sand just below.

Iguana Crossing Boutique Hotel

A boutique hotel at the edge of Puerto Villamil, on Isabela Island, facing the Pacific on one side and flamingo lagoons on the other, with a pool and hot tub.

Angermeyer Waterfront Inn

A waterfront inn on Punta Estrada, reached by water taxi from Puerto Ayora, on land settled by the Angermeyer pioneers, with ocean-view suites and a restaurant by the dock.

Hotel Solymar

A waterfront hotel on Avenida Charles Darwin in central Puerto Ayora, with an infinity pool and hot tub over Academy Bay, beside the fish market where sea lions gather.

Ikala Galápagos Hotel

A contemporary hotel in central Puerto Ayora, with 22 rooms designed around the trees of the plot, an outdoor pool and a rooftop restaurant with ocean views.

Hotel Albemarle

A white beachfront boutique hotel in Puerto Villamil, on Isabela Island, with ocean-front rooms, a pool and the Cartago restaurant looking out over the Pacific.

Blu Galápagos Sustainable Waterfront Lodge

The former Red Mangrove, a waterfront lodge among the mangroves of Puerto Ayora where sea lions, marine iguanas and pelicans share the shore with ocean-view suites, a spa and yoga.