Luxury Galápagos
Family Trips
made for you
Cruise the Islands
Discover the varied wildlife
Nature Walks
Head across the islands on foot
Beneath the Surface
Go snorkelling
Birdwatching
Look for birds on Santa Cruz
Adventure into this volcanic archipelago and experience diverse nature and wildlife
As the planet’s ultimate up-close wildlife encounter, family trips to the Galápagos are unparalleled. What’s more, our Galápagos travel designers know the best cruises, luxury boats, lodges and hotels to suit your family.
Your dedicated designer has years of experience in delivering tailor-made family trips to these unique islands and will shoulder all the detailed planning for a seamless Galápagos tour adventure that you can just sit back and enjoy.
With numerous differing routes and schedules, choosing the right cruise and vessel for your family can be tricky. We can help you choose between an expertly staffed larger ship, more personal smaller vessel, or, for larger family groups, an exclusive adventure on a privately chartered yacht. We also find twinning a cruise with time spent at a luxury lodge on one of the island works well for families, and we can extend your Galápagos adventure to include an exploration of mainland Ecuador or neighbouring Peru.
Our experts can talk you through the options to make sure you find the option that best suits your bespoke Galápagos family tour. We’ll make sure that you have an unforgettable time getting up close to the extraordinary microcosm of wildlife of each island; sea lions, marine iguanas, giant tortoises, beautiful birdlife, and climbing extinct volcanoes, sea kayaking and snorkeling in between.
Highlights
Snorkel and swim with playful sea lions
Enjoy an island-hopping cruise with water-based expeditions and guided nature tours
See Galápagos tortoises up close in their natural habitat
Take a long down-hill glide on mountain bikes to Garrapatero Beach
Lily Bunker
Travel Designer
I can’t imagine a better way to experience this incredible destination than with family. There’s nowhere else quite like it and the wildlife is active year-round, so you’ll always be witness to something special here – whether it’s snorkelling with somersaulting sea lions, spotting frigate birds puffing out their red chests trying to attract mates, or witnessing newly hatched albatrosses taking their first steps.
Lily Bunker
Senior Travel Designer
Luxury family accommodation in the Galápagos
Family trip inspiration
Where to go
Galapagos - Cruises
Spend your days hopping between islands, heading ashore to hike up volcanoes, meet giant tortoise and spotting hundreds of birds amid forest of cacti.
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Luxury Galapagos Hotels
There are a selection of lavish lodges and safari style camps to be found on the two main islands of Santa Cruz and Isabela.
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When to visit
Being so close to the equator means temperatures don’t vary much throughout the year, making the Galápagos Islands a great year-round destination. However, December to April are considered the best months to visit. Calm, clear waters, and warm weather make for great cruising and snorkelling conditions with beautiful, lush, green island landscapes.
Snorkelling
June - November
Bird watching
April
Whale spotting
June - September
The Galápagos Islands Travel Guides
Plan your family trip to the Galápagos
Whatever you want from your family adventure in the Galápagos, our team of expert travel designers are ready to help.
Why book with Jacada?
Personalised design
We’ll plan your trip around your family’s specific interests, tastes and preferences, providing helpful tips and honest advice based on first-hand knowledge of the destination.
Authentic experiences
Our expert guides and brilliant travel concierges are hand-picked to provide a genuine experience, bringing your destination to life with care and passion.
Responsible travel
Our luxury trips are designed with responsible travel principles that prioritise travel experiences that are both good for your family and good for the planet.
Jacada organized a completely custom made 17-day tour for our family of 4 to Ecuador and Peru, including the Galapagos and Machu Pichu. They really listened to our preferences and every details of the trip was well planned, super fun, and exceeded our expectations most of the time. Would highly recommend Jacada. We will definitely book with them again.
Jacada recently arranged our family trip to the Galápagos Islands. It was truly a once in a lifetime experience to share this unique geography, culture and wildlife with our children and grandchildren. Jacada understood the needs of our 3-generation group and helped us to design an island hopping tour that was special for everyone. Accommodations were lovely and local guides…
Working with Jacada Travel was wonderful. They handled the booking of our Galapagos cruise, arranged for our personal naturalist guide, we were met at the airport as promised and they added some other unexpected nice touches to make this a truly fantastic experience. Highly recommend!
Great customer service, from planning stages all the way through to following up after the trip.
Our travel advisors Lily and Berni were Easy to communicate with and planned the perfect vacation for our family! They listened to exactly what we wanted, guided us, and tailored a trip we will never forget.
Plan with peace of mind
When you book a trip in today’s world there’s a lot to think about. But with the right advice and expert planning, you can do it with confidence.
If you book to travel with us but your plans are impacted by circumstances you can’t control, we’ll change your reservation or cancel your booking for a full credit towards future travel.