Who are the best luxury travel companies for a family trip with teenagers to the Galápagos?
By Richard Jasinski·Updated 5 November 2026
These 10 luxury travel companies name a Galápagos trip on their own websites and say they plan family trips that take teenagers. Of them, Metropolitan Touring, SA Expeditions and Quasar Expeditions have the most Google reviews. Each card gives the trip and what the company says about family trips, each with its own source.
Who are the best luxury travel companies for a family trip with teenagers to the Galápagos?
These 10 luxury travel companies name a Galápagos trip and say they plan family trips that take teenagers; Metropolitan Touring, SA Expeditions and Quasar Expeditions have the most Google reviews. Compare the trip and the second line on each card, then protection and reviews.
Aracari
- Best for
- 15-day Ecuador and Peru journey
- Galápagos trip
- Sells Life is a Beach, a 15-day private journey to Ecuador and Peru that includes the Galápagos Islands.
- For families
- Tailors private family journeys in South America to suit all ages, from toddlers to teenagers.
- Website
- aracari.com
Cookson Adventures
- Best for
- Galápagos multi-yacht trips
- Galápagos trip
- Organises multi-yacht trips in the Galápagos, with clients supporting the national park's conservation projects.
- For families
- Caters for family trips from babies, toddlers and teens to early adults, parents and grandparents.
- Limits it publishes
- Typically works with a minimum spend of £150,000 per journey.
- Money protection
- ATOL number 12608 protects flight-inclusive packages on certain bookings, usually where clients are based or book in the UK. It may not protect all services.
- Reviews
- Google: 4.7 out of 5 from 13 reviews. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
- Website
- cooksonadventures.com
Ecoventura
- Best for
- 7-night Galápagos cruises
- Galápagos trip
- Runs 7-night Galápagos cruises on its three yachts, Origin, Theory and Evolve, each for up to 20 guests.
- For families
- Takes children from age 6 on its 7-night Galápagos cruises, though most families bring children aged 11 and older.
- Website
- ecoventura.com
Ker & Downey World Travel
- Best for
- Galápagos cruise journey
- Galápagos trip
- Its Galápagos Getaway journey includes a seven-day Galápagos cruise, followed by a night in Guayaquil on mainland Ecuador.
- For families
- Can arrange itineraries designed for children, whether younger or older.
- Website
- kerdowney.com
Lindblad Expeditions
- Best for
- Galápagos expedition voyages
- Galápagos trip
- Runs Galápagos voyages whose guides are all Galápagueños or from mainland Ecuador.
- For families
- Welcomes children on any of its voyages. It runs its National Geographic Explorers-in-Training programme for children and teens on every Galápagos expedition.
- Reviews
- Google: 4.6 out of 5 from 84 reviews. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
- Website
- expeditions.com
Metropolitan Touring
- Best for
- 5-day Galápagos cruise
- Galápagos trip
- Sells the 5-day Galapagos Northwest Islands of Fire Cruise on Yacht Isabela II, from USD 4,700 per guest for 2027.
- For families
- Advises groups of mixed ages to take a multi-guided cruise vessel or a land-based tour, so that more active and more relaxed travellers can each do their own thing.
- Reviews
- Google: 4.5 out of 5 from 549 reviews. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
- Website
- metropolitan-touring.com
Quasar Expeditions
- Best for
- 8-day Galápagos itinerary
- Galápagos trip
- Sells an eight-day In the Steps of Pirates and Darwin Galápagos itinerary from US$9,950 per person.
- For families
- Sells family cruises alongside honeymoon, photography and private charter cruises.
- Reviews
- Google: 5.0 out of 5 from 115 reviews; Trustpilot: 5.0 out of 5 from 779 reviews, newest 12 June 2026. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
- Website
- quasarex.com
SA Expeditions
- Best for
- 10-day Galápagos island hopping
- Galápagos trip
- Sells a 10-day Galapagos Island Hopping trip from $7,690 per person (the page names no currency).
- For families
- Builds safaris with custom pacing and private vehicles so energetic children, relaxed parents and active seniors share one itinerary.
- Reviews
- Google: 5.0 out of 5 from 379 reviews; Trustpilot: 4.9 out of 5 from 1,304 reviews, newest 31 October 2026. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
- Website
- saexpeditions.com
Steppes Travel
- Best for
- 10-day Galápagos cruise
- Galápagos trip
- Sells a 10-day Galapagos Islands Cruise from £6,995 per person.
- For families
- Runs boat-based family adventures planned to suit every age.
- Money protection
- ATOL covers its flight-inclusive packages booked from the UK, or booked from outside the UK when the first leg of travel starts in the UK; no ATOL number is given. ABTOT number 5488 covers non-flight packages for UK and EU customers only; bookings made outside the UK are covered only when bought directly from Steppes Travel. Money for ATOL-protected bookings is held in a trust account managed by Serenity Trust.
- Reviews
- Google: 4.7 out of 5 from 23 reviews. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
- Website
- steppestravel.com
Tauck
- Best for
- Peru and Galápagos tour
- Galápagos trip
- Its Peru and Galápagos guided tour includes a 6-night Galápagos cruise on the expedition ship Isabela II, with no more than 40 Tauck guests.
- For families
- Welcomes children aged 3 and over on many of its Tauck Bridges family itineraries.
- Limits it publishes
- Requires at least one guest in the travelling party to be 21 or older to make a reservation.
- Founded
- 1925
- Reviews
- Google: 3.4 out of 5 from 40 reviews; Trustpilot: 2.7 out of 5 from 93 reviews, newest 13 October 2026. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
- Website
- tauck.com
Which of these companies protect your money?
2 of the 10 name a scheme that protects guest payments on their own websites, such as ATOL for UK flight packages, ABTA or USTOA membership, or a trust account; the rest do not name one on the pages read.
- Cookson Adventures: ATOL number 12608 protects flight-inclusive packages on certain bookings, usually where clients are based or book in the UK. It may not protect all services.
- Steppes Travel: ATOL covers its flight-inclusive packages booked from the UK, or booked from outside the UK when the first leg of travel starts in the UK; no ATOL number is given. ABTOT number 5488 covers non-flight packages for UK and EU customers only; bookings made outside the UK are covered only when bought directly from Steppes Travel. Money for ATOL-protected bookings is held in a trust account managed by Serenity Trust.
Which other companies on this page plan family trips to the Galápagos?
Metropolitan Touring has the most Google reviews of the 10; these 4 have the most Google reviews of the rest.
- SA Expeditions: 10-day Galápagos island hopping
- Quasar Expeditions: 8-day Galápagos itinerary
- Lindblad Expeditions: Galápagos expedition voyages
- Tauck: Peru and Galápagos tour
Who to contact first
Start with the 2 companies on this page that name a scheme protecting your payments on their own websites, then add any other card that fits your dates.
What to ask each one to set out in writing:
- What the price includes and excludes, line by line: stays, guides, transfers, internal flights, park or entry fees.
- The deposit, when the balance is due and what you lose if you cancel.
- Which scheme protects your money and the number to check it.
Galápagos family trips with teenagers: the questions people ask
What should I ask a tour company before booking?
What the price includes, line by line; the deposit and when the balance is due; what you lose if you cancel; and which scheme protects your money.
Do these companies publish prices?
Some do on their trip pages and some quote only on request. The cards give what each company says; ask for a written quote with the same inclusions from each.
Can I book with these companies directly?
Yes. Each card links the company's own website; ask for a written quote that lists what the price includes.
Do these companies all sell the same kind of trip?
No. Each card names what the company's own website gives; lengths, styles and prices differ, so compare the cards before you ask for quotes.
Which of these companies protect my money if they fail?
2 of the 10 name a protection scheme on their own websites: Cookson Adventures and Steppes Travel. Check the number with the scheme itself before you pay.
Which of these have Trustpilot profiles?
3 of the 10: Quasar Expeditions, SA Expeditions and Tauck. Each card gives the TrustScore, the review count and the newest review date, read 3 November 2026.
Which of these have the most Google reviews?
Metropolitan Touring, SA Expeditions and Quasar Expeditions, in that order. A count says how many people reviewed a company, not whether it fits your trip; each card gives the rating and count, read 3 November 2026.
Where can I check these facts myself?
Each card links the pages of the company's own website its lines were read from, with the date they were read.
How were these companies chosen?
Each one is in the Uncompromised Travel luxury tour operators table, built from the luxury tour operators ChatGPT names most often; its own website names a Galápagos trip and says it plans family trips that take teenagers. A company is on the page because its published facts fit the question, never because it paid.
Is any company on this page paying to be here?
No. No company on this page is a partner of Uncompromised Travel; none paid to be on it.
Read next
Built to answer the question in the main heading. What is shown: what each company published on its own website, read on 3, 4 and 5 November 2026, with links to the pages read, with its Google and Trustpilot figures where the listing carries the company's own name, from the Uncompromised Travel luxury tour operators table. Cards are in alphabetical order. Photos show the places named in their captions, not any company's trips. No company on this page is a partner of Uncompromised Travel. How this site earns · How we work.