The Expeditions
Guided by the greats
Nature's Original Laboratory
Journey through one of the world's most biologically rich marine environments, the Galápagos Marine Reserve, part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site where volcanic islands are still being born from a mantle hotspot beneath the sea. Evolution isn't a theory here; it's the finches, mockingbirds, and tortoises that shaped Darwin's thinking.
Where Nothing Learned to Run
An archipelago about 600 miles (1,000 km) off Ecuador, caught in a slow tectonic drift that carries its oldest islands beneath the sea — some already halfway submerged — while new ones rise to take their place. Yet it sustains more than 7,500 recorded species of plants and animals, a density of life made possible by cold currents flowing up from far south to meet warm equatorial waters, and by an isolation so complete that evolution had no choice but to improvise. This is where Darwin’s ideas took shape. Discover what still makes it a living laboratory today.
This is the place that shaped Darwin's thinking. Discover what still makes it a living laboratory today.
Two Routes, One Archipelago
Seven nights or fourteen, two distinct ways to see the archipelago. Rising Earth traces its youngest, still-forming islands to the west: lava fields, penguins and the only marine lizard on Earth, gathering where the cooler currents run deepest. Ancient Shores explores its oldest islands to the east, south and north, through white-sand bays and wildlife-dense shorelines that have had millions of years longer to settle, from the albatross of Española to the seabird colonies of Genovesa.
For those with fourteen nights to spend, the two can be sailed as one continuous journey, The Full Immersion, a single expedition across the full arc of the archipelago's making.
Step Into the Wild
Wet landings on beaches with no dock. Snorkeling alongside a sea turtle. A highland trail where a giant tortoise grazes just steps away. Every excursion moves through the Galápagos National Park — inscribed in 1978 among the very first UNESCO World Heritage sites on Earth — balancing land and water in equal measure, in groups of no more than six, with a naturalist guide beside you translating what you're seeing into why it matters. This is how sixteen guests actually spend a day in the Galápagos.
Prepare for the Unknown
What to pack, when to go, what the crossing involves, and everything else worth knowing before you step aboard — so the only thing left to think about once you're here is what's in front of you.
Talk to an Expert
We'll Help You Find Your Route
Every Anakata expedition starts long before departure — with a conversation. Our team will help you choose the best itinerary based on what you actually want from the islands, walk you through what each day looks like, and handle everything from there. Tell us what draws you to the Galápagos, and we'll take it from here.
Be the First to Explore
An inaugural voyage.
Sail ANAMARA before the world does.
Stories
The Journal
Stories of the wildlife, the water, and the way this archipelago changes those who take the time to truly see it.