Which luxury tour operators are best for a Galápagos cruise?
By Richard Jasinski·Updated 7 November 2026
These 10 luxury travel companies say on their own websites that they sell a Galápagos cruise. Of them, Metropolitan Touring, Natural World Safaris and Backroads have the most Google reviews. Each card gives what the company's own page says, with its source.
Which luxury tour operators are best for a Galápagos cruise?
The 10 luxury travel companies below say on their own websites that they sell a Galápagos cruise; Metropolitan Touring, Natural World Safaris and Backroads have the most Google reviews. Compare what each card says before you ask for quotes.
Backroads
- Best for
- 8-day active cruise
- Galápagos cruise
- Runs an 8-day Galápagos Ocean Cruise Multi-Adventure Tour from $13,199 per person (the page names no currency).
- Founded
- 1979
- Reviews
- Google: 4.2 out of 5 from 123 reviews; Trustpilot: 2.3 out of 5 from 12 reviews, newest 28 October 2026. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
- Website
- backroads.com
Blue Parallel
- Best for
- Private yacht for up to 24
- Galápagos cruise
- Arranges private Galápagos yacht trips on vessels such as the Grace for groups of up to 16 or the M/V Origin for parties of up to 24.
- Founded
- 2003
- Website
- blueparallel.com
Ecoventura
- Best for
- Own yachts, 20 guests each
- Galápagos cruise
- Runs 7-night Galápagos cruises on its three yachts, Origin, Theory and Evolve, each for up to 20 guests.
- Website
- ecoventura.com
GeoEx
- Best for
- 5-day group cruise
- Galápagos cruise
- Runs Exploring the Enchanted Islands, a Galápagos group cruise, with a 5-day cruise from $5,987 based on double occupancy (the page names no currency).
- Reviews
- Trustpilot: 3.4 out of 5 from 2 reviews, newest 9 December 2025. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
- Website
- geoex.com
Ker & Downey World Travel
- Best for
- Seven-day cruise journey
- Galápagos cruise
- Its Galápagos Getaway journey includes a seven-day Galápagos cruise, followed by a night in Guayaquil on mainland Ecuador.
- Website
- kerdowney.com
Metropolitan Touring
- Best for
- 5 days on Isabela II
- Galápagos cruise
- Sells the 5-day Galapagos Northwest Islands of Fire Cruise on Yacht Isabela II, from USD 4,700 per guest for 2027.
- 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
Natural World Safaris
- Best for
- 7 nights on the Grand Majestic
- Galápagos cruise
- One of its adventures spends 7 nights on the Grand Majestic, a yacht built to explore the Galápagos Islands.
- Limits it publishes
- The person making a booking must be 18 years of age or older.
- Money protection
- For UK and EU clients, cover is included through ATOL or Trust My Travel. For clients outside the UK and EU it is available for a small extra fee through Trust My Travel; no ATOL number is given.
- Reviews
- Google: 4.9 out of 5 from 139 reviews. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
- Website
- naturalworldsafaris.com
Quasar Expeditions
- Best for
- 8 days on the Evolution yacht
- Galápagos cruise
- Sells an 8-day In the Steps of Pirates and Darwin itinerary aboard its Evolution yacht for 32 guests, from US$9,950 per person.
- 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
Steppes Travel
- Best for
- 10-day Galápagos cruise
- Galápagos cruise
- Sells a 10-day Galapagos Islands Cruise on the yacht Natural Paradise, for up to 16 passengers, from £6,995 per person; the page does not say whether flights are included.
- 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
- 6-night cruise on Isabela II
- Galápagos cruise
- Its Peru and the Galápagos tour includes a 6-night Galápagos cruise aboard the expedition ship Isabela II, with no more than 40 Tauck guests; the 15-day tour is from US$14,790 per person including on-tour air.
- 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.
- Natural World Safaris: For UK and EU clients, cover is included through ATOL or Trust My Travel. For clients outside the UK and EU it is available for a small extra fee through Trust My Travel; no ATOL number is given.
- 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 say they sell a Galápagos cruise?
Metropolitan Touring has the most Google reviews of the 10; these 4 have the most Google reviews of the rest.
- Natural World Safaris: 7 nights on the Grand Majestic
- Backroads: 8-day active cruise
- Quasar Expeditions: 8 days on the Evolution yacht
- Tauck: 6-night cruise on Isabela II
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 cruises: 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.
Does every company here offer the same thing?
No. Each card gives what that company's own page says; what is offered, where and at what price differs, 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: Natural World Safaris and Steppes Travel. Check the number with the scheme itself before you pay.
Which of these have Trustpilot profiles?
4 of the 10: Backroads, GeoEx, Quasar 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, Natural World Safaris and Backroads, 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 says that it sells a Galápagos cruise. 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, 5 and 7 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. No company on this page is a partner of Uncompromised Travel. How this site earns · How we work.