Where is Pikaia Lodge?

Pikaia Lodge sits on the rim of an extinct volcanic crater on Santa Cruz Island in the Galápagos, Ecuador, overlooking Galápagos National Park.

What makes Pikaia Lodge different?

It is a Relais & Châteaux eco-lodge with fourteen suites, a private yacht (M/Y Vision Pikaia), and all-inclusive land-and-sea Galápagos adventures.

Do you offer all-inclusive packages?

Yes. Adventure packages include yacht navigations, guided land excursions, meals, and lodging. Room & Breakfast rates are also available.

Intimate

Into The Unknown

Yacht Expeditions

Destination Galápagos

Inaugural Season: Fall 2027

The Galápagos Islands hold one of the highest concentrations of endemic species on Earth — giant tortoises, flightless cormorants, marine iguanas — drifting through a landscape still shaped by the Nazca Plate beneath the sea.

Journey through the Galápagos aboard our expedition yacht built for those seeking a new dimension of feeling.

Discovery and depth

The Galápagos runs on a set rhythm - the islands and the routes. What's never fixed is what you find. Sail the Rising Earth Route through the archipelago's wildest terrain, the Ancient Shores Route across its sheltered southern waters, or combine both for a complete journey — built for travelers who want more than a view from the deck.

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Intimacy by design

Sixteen guests. Never more. Every landing, every encounter stays close and unhurried — built small on purpose, so nothing about the islands ever feels crowded. Every detail, from service to setting, is curated to a world-class standard.

The Yacht

One Family, One Philosophy

Three generations in these islands, one instinct passed down: that Galápagos is an ecosystem to be respected, not consumed. For more than 40 years, our family never left these waters. Anakata is the new chapter — new vessels, same way of looking.

Our Story

Sustainability
& Conservation

Protecting the wildlife and fragile environments of the Galápagos is our standard everything else is built against.

Our Commitment

Life on Board

Unmatched at Sea,Unmatched Aboard

Suites

Nine suites, each framed by full-height windows. Intimate by design, built around you.

Suites

Dining

A gastronomic journey through Ecuador's local flavors.

Dining

Wellness

Sauna heat against cold Pacific air, a jacuzzi on deck, a massage after the water, yoga at first light. Recovery, built into the expedition.

Wellness

Return to

The Wild

Plan your expedition

The expeditions

Two Routes. One Archipelago

Every seven-night voyage is built to reveal the Galápagos in full: extraordinary wildlife, dramatic landscapes, a marine world teeming with life, and centuries of history woven through it all. Choose the Rising Earth Route, the Ancient Shores Route, or combine both for the complete journey.

7 nights / 8 days

Rising Earth

Western Route

Isabela, Fernandina and Santa Cruz. Flightless cormorants, whale corridors, sea turtles, marine iguanas and the youngest volcanoes on earth. In the highlands of Santa Cruz, giant tortoises roam free.

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7 nights / 8 days

Ancient Shores

Eastern Route

Española, Floreana and Santiago. The sheltered southern waters at the archipelagos’s calmest. White-sand bays, sea-lion colonies, waved-albatross, marine iguanas, Galápagos penguins, and blue-footed boobies nesting close by.

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14 nights / 15 days

The Full Expedition

Rising Earth & Ancient Shores

For those who don't want to choose between the archipelago's youngest ground and its oldest — this is the full circle: the raw and the weathered, the newest cormorant and the oldest albatross, one continuous water beneath one ship. Fourteen nights. Every chapter.

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Excursions