Pikaia Lodge
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Pikaia Lodge

Ecuador & Galapagos

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“Go where evolution is still unfolding — and let the experience stay with you forever.”
Family & Generational
Honeymoon
Couples
Adventure & Nature
Solo
Conservation Focus
Eco

Stays

Terrace Rooms
Balcony Rooms
Garden Suite
Pool Suite.

Adventures

Galápagos wildlife exploration
Land-based island adventures
Day cruises aboard M/Y Vision Pikaia
Galápagos beaches
Island excursions
Marine exploration.

Features

Evolution Restaurant
Lobby Lounge
Homo Sapiens Lounge
Sumaq Spa
Infinity Pool
Private Yacht — M/Y Vision Pikaia
Half-day tour expedition boats
M/Y Galapagos Aggressor III.

Only Here

Pikaia brings together the elemental character of the Galápagos with a luxury lodge experience designed around exploration. Pikaia combines a land-based stay with day-cruise discovery, giving travelers a place to return to between encounters with the islands, beaches and wildlife.

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Stay Where Evolution Becomes Your Adventure

Pikaia Lodge is designed around the idea that luxury and adventure can exist together. Its homepage positions the property as a gateway to the Galápagos, combining accommodation, land exploration, day cruises and access to the islands' extraordinary natural world.

Best traveler types:

  • Family & Generational
  • Honeymoon & Couples
  • Adventure & Nature
  • Solo Travelers
  • Conservation & Eco Mindfulness
  • Travelers seeking a transformative Galápagos experience

Why Stay Here

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Choose Your Experience

Pikaia's experience is built around the extraordinary geography and wildlife of the Galápagos. Rather than treating the lodge simply as somewhere to sleep, the property presents itself as a base for land exploration, marine discovery and day cruises across the archipelago.
Galápagos Beaches
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Follow the islands to the edge of the sea.

The archipelago's beaches as part of the destination experience, making coastal discovery an essential part of a stay.

Island Discovery
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Every island changes the story.

The island gallery introduces destinations including Santa Cruz, Bartolome, Chinese Hat, Sullivan Bay, Plazas, Santa Fe, North Seymour, Bachas, Mosquera, and Cerro Dragon & Eden.

Island-Hopping by Day
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One lodge. A world of islands.

Explore the Galápagos through a land-based luxury approach combined with day-cruise adventures. The experience is designed to connect travelers with the distinctive character of the archipelago while returning them to the comfort of Pikaia Lodge.

Life on the Water
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Trade the shoreline for open horizons.

Pikaia's experience extends beyond land through its private yacht, M/Y Vision Pikaia, and half-day expedition boats.

The Evolution Journey
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Travel into the living story of evolution.

Pikaia's entire identity is built around evolution, fire-born islands and the extraordinary natural history associated with the Galápagos.

Wildlife of the Galápagos
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Meet the wild where evolution wrote its story.

The Galápagos wildlife at the heart of the Pikaia experience, inviting travelers to explore one of the world's most remarkable natural destinations.

Pikaia Lodge + Sustainability In Action

<h2 class="ts--heading-l">Luxury that evolves <br/>‍<span class="u-capitalize--none u-italic">with the wild</span> around it</h2>

A Different Definition of Luxury

Pikaia is a sustainable luxury land-based and day-cruise combination and frames its approach around eco-adventure. Its central promise is to let travelers experience the Galápagos through a combination of comfort, exploration and connection with the natural world.

View Fact Sheet
Book Now
Turn your Galápagos dream into a journey designed around discovery.

Request a custom itinerary built around the kind of Galápagos experience you want to remember from island discovery and wildlife encounters to time on the water and slow moments back at the lodge.

Request a personal experience or see our list of sample itineraries.

Choose Your Experience

Pikaia's experience is built around the extraordinary geography and wildlife of the Galápagos. Rather than treating the lodge simply as somewhere to sleep, the property presents itself as a base for land exploration, marine discovery and day cruises across the archipelago.
Galápagos Beaches
Details +
Less -
Follow the islands to the edge of the sea.

The archipelago's beaches as part of the destination experience, making coastal discovery an essential part of a stay.

Island Discovery
Details +
Less -
Every island changes the story.

The island gallery introduces destinations including Santa Cruz, Bartolome, Chinese Hat, Sullivan Bay, Plazas, Santa Fe, North Seymour, Bachas, Mosquera, and Cerro Dragon & Eden.

Island-Hopping by Day
Details +
Less -
One lodge. A world of islands.

Explore the Galápagos through a land-based luxury approach combined with day-cruise adventures. The experience is designed to connect travelers with the distinctive character of the archipelago while returning them to the comfort of Pikaia Lodge.

Life on the Water
Details +
Less -
Trade the shoreline for open horizons.

Pikaia's experience extends beyond land through its private yacht, M/Y Vision Pikaia, and half-day expedition boats.

The Evolution Journey
Details +
Less -
Travel into the living story of evolution.

Pikaia's entire identity is built around evolution, fire-born islands and the extraordinary natural history associated with the Galápagos.

Wildlife of the Galápagos
Details +
Less -
Meet the wild where evolution wrote its story.

The Galápagos wildlife at the heart of the Pikaia experience, inviting travelers to explore one of the world's most remarkable natural destinations.

Pikaia Lodge + Sustainability In Action

<h2 class="ts--heading-l">Luxury that evolves <br/>‍<span class="u-capitalize--none u-italic">with the wild</span> around it</h2>

A Different Definition of Luxury

Pikaia is a sustainable luxury land-based and day-cruise combination and frames its approach around eco-adventure. Its central promise is to let travelers experience the Galápagos through a combination of comfort, exploration and connection with the natural world.

View Fact Sheet
Book Now
Turn your Galápagos dream into a journey designed around discovery.

Request a custom itinerary built around the kind of Galápagos experience you want to remember from island discovery and wildlife encounters to time on the water and slow moments back at the lodge.

Balcony Rooms
Balcony Rooms
2 guests | 1 King Bed or 2 Queen Beds
From $3773 pp/night

Six first-floor rooms, each measuring 61 sq. m. including an 11 sq. m. private balcony, with panoramic floor-to-ceiling windows and views of the Pacific Ocean, islands, Galapagos savannah, and volcanic mountains. Each room features contemporary décor, natural ventilation, bamboo flooring, and a 21 sq. m. bathroom with walk-in closet, dual sinks, separate shower, and bathtub with views.

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Terrace Rooms
Terrace Rooms
2 guests | 1 King Bed or 2 Queen Beds
From $3575 pp/night

Six ground-floor rooms, each measuring 61 sq. m. including an 11 sq. m. private shaded terrace, with panoramic floor-to-ceiling windows and views of the Pacific Ocean, islands, Galapagos savannah, and volcanic mountains. Each room features contemporary décor, a large bathroom with walk-in closet, dual sinks, separate shower, and bathtub with views.

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Garden Suite
Garden Suite
3 guests | 1 King Bed and 1 Sofa Bed
From $4116 pp/night

A spacious 74 sq. m. suite with a 16 sq. m. private shaded terrace and garden, panoramic floor-to-ceiling windows, and views of the Pacific Ocean, islands, Galapagos savannah, and volcanic mountains. It features contemporary décor, bamboo flooring, a large 22 sq. m. bathroom with walk-in closet, dual sinks, separate shower, and bathtub with views.

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Pool Suite
Pool Suite
3 guests | 1 King Bed and 1 Sofa Bed
From $4400 pp/night

A spacious 74 sq. m. suite with a 36 sq. m. private ground-floor terrace, plunge pool, and private garden. It features panoramic floor-to-ceiling windows with views of the Pacific Ocean, islands, Galapagos savannah, and volcanic mountains, along with contemporary décor, bamboo flooring, and a 22 sq. m. bathroom with walk-in closet, dual sinks, separate shower, and bathtub with views.

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Choose Your Experience

Pikaia's experience is built around the extraordinary geography and wildlife of the Galápagos. Rather than treating the lodge simply as somewhere to sleep, the property presents itself as a base for land exploration, marine discovery and day cruises across the archipelago.
Galápagos Beaches
Details +
Follow the islands to the edge of the sea.

The archipelago's beaches as part of the destination experience, making coastal discovery an essential part of a stay.

Island Discovery
Details +
Every island changes the story.

The island gallery introduces destinations including Santa Cruz, Bartolome, Chinese Hat, Sullivan Bay, Plazas, Santa Fe, North Seymour, Bachas, Mosquera, and Cerro Dragon & Eden.

Island-Hopping by Day
Details +
One lodge. A world of islands.

Explore the Galápagos through a land-based luxury approach combined with day-cruise adventures. The experience is designed to connect travelers with the distinctive character of the archipelago while returning them to the comfort of Pikaia Lodge.

Life on the Water
Details +
Trade the shoreline for open horizons.

Pikaia's experience extends beyond land through its private yacht, M/Y Vision Pikaia, and half-day expedition boats.

The Evolution Journey
Details +
Travel into the living story of evolution.

Pikaia's entire identity is built around evolution, fire-born islands and the extraordinary natural history associated with the Galápagos.

Wildlife of the Galápagos
Details +
Meet the wild where evolution wrote its story.

The Galápagos wildlife at the heart of the Pikaia experience, inviting travelers to explore one of the world's most remarkable natural destinations.

Pikaia Lodge + Sustainability In Action

<h2 class="ts--heading-l">Luxury that evolves <br/>‍<span class="u-capitalize--none u-italic">with the wild</span> around it</h2>

A Different Definition of Luxury

Pikaia is a sustainable luxury land-based and day-cruise combination and frames its approach around eco-adventure. Its central promise is to let travelers experience the Galápagos through a combination of comfort, exploration and connection with the natural world.

View Fact Sheet
Book Now
Turn your Galápagos dream into a journey designed around discovery.

Request a custom itinerary built around the kind of Galápagos experience you want to remember from island discovery and wildlife encounters to time on the water and slow moments back at the lodge.

Pikaia Lodge + Sustainability In Action

<h2 class="ts--heading-l">Luxury that evolves <br/>‍<span class="u-capitalize--none u-italic">with the wild</span> around it</h2>

A Different Definition of Luxury

Pikaia is a sustainable luxury land-based and day-cruise combination and frames its approach around eco-adventure. Its central promise is to let travelers experience the Galápagos through a combination of comfort, exploration and connection with the natural world.

View Fact Sheet
Request a custom itinerary built around the kind of Galápagos experience you want to remember from island discovery and wildlife encounters to time on the water and slow moments back at the lodge.
Book Now
Turn your Galápagos dream into a journey designed around discovery.

Request a custom itinerary built around the kind of Galápagos experience you want to remember from island discovery and wildlife encounters to time on the water and slow moments back at the lodge.

Choose Your Experience

Pikaia's experience is built around the extraordinary geography and wildlife of the Galápagos. Rather than treating the lodge simply as somewhere to sleep, the property presents itself as a base for land exploration, marine discovery and day cruises across the archipelago.
The archipelago's beaches as part of the destination experience, making coastal discovery an essential part of a stay.
Galápagos Beaches
Details +
Less -
Follow the islands to the edge of the sea.

The archipelago's beaches as part of the destination experience, making coastal discovery an essential part of a stay.

The archipelago's beaches as part of the destination experience, making coastal discovery an essential part of a stay.
The island gallery introduces destinations including Santa Cruz, Bartolome, Chinese Hat, Sullivan Bay, Plazas, Santa Fe, North Seymour, Bachas, Mosquera, and Cerro Dragon & Eden.
Island Discovery
Details +
Less -
Every island changes the story.

The island gallery introduces destinations including Santa Cruz, Bartolome, Chinese Hat, Sullivan Bay, Plazas, Santa Fe, North Seymour, Bachas, Mosquera, and Cerro Dragon & Eden.

The island gallery introduces destinations including Santa Cruz, Bartolome, Chinese Hat, Sullivan Bay, Plazas, Santa Fe, North Seymour, Bachas, Mosquera, and Cerro Dragon & Eden.
Explore the Galápagos through a land-based luxury approach combined with day-cruise adventures. The experience is designed to connect travelers with the distinctive character of the archipelago while returning them to the comfort of Pikaia Lodge.
Island-Hopping by Day
Details +
Less -
One lodge. A world of islands.

Explore the Galápagos through a land-based luxury approach combined with day-cruise adventures. The experience is designed to connect travelers with the distinctive character of the archipelago while returning them to the comfort of Pikaia Lodge.

Explore the Galápagos through a land-based luxury approach combined with day-cruise adventures. The experience is designed to connect travelers with the distinctive character of the archipelago while returning them to the comfort of Pikaia Lodge.
Pikaia's experience extends beyond land through its private yacht, M/Y Vision Pikaia, and half-day expedition boats.
Life on the Water
Details +
Less -
Trade the shoreline for open horizons.

Pikaia's experience extends beyond land through its private yacht, M/Y Vision Pikaia, and half-day expedition boats.

Pikaia's experience extends beyond land through its private yacht, M/Y Vision Pikaia, and half-day expedition boats.
Pikaia's entire identity is built around evolution, fire-born islands and the extraordinary natural history associated with the Galápagos.
The Evolution Journey
Details +
Less -
Travel into the living story of evolution.

Pikaia's entire identity is built around evolution, fire-born islands and the extraordinary natural history associated with the Galápagos.

Pikaia's entire identity is built around evolution, fire-born islands and the extraordinary natural history associated with the Galápagos.
The Galápagos wildlife at the heart of the Pikaia experience, inviting travelers to explore one of the world's most remarkable natural destinations.
Wildlife of the Galápagos
Details +
Less -
Meet the wild where evolution wrote its story.

The Galápagos wildlife at the heart of the Pikaia experience, inviting travelers to explore one of the world's most remarkable natural destinations.

The Galápagos wildlife at the heart of the Pikaia experience, inviting travelers to explore one of the world's most remarkable natural destinations.
Why you'll stay forever
Features only at <br/> Pikaia Lodge
Evolution Restaurant

A signature dining space that anchors the lodge experience and gives travelers a place to reconnect after days of exploration.

A signature dining space that anchors the lodge experience and gives travelers a place to reconnect after days of exploration.
Infinity Pool

A dedicated infinity pool adds an unhurried dimension to the Pikaia experience.

A dedicated infinity pool adds an unhurried dimension to the Pikaia experience.
M/Y Vision Pikaia

Pikaia's identifies its private yacht as a central component of its exploration offering.

Pikaia's identifies its private yacht as a central component of its exploration offering.
Sumaq Spa

A dedicated spa space designed to bring restoration into an adventure-focused stay.

A dedicated spa space designed to bring restoration into an adventure-focused stay.
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YOUR HOST
Connections Matter!

Meet your dedicated Stay Host and the Wild Earth Stays team during a live consultation, and together we’ll plan your perfect journey.

Your host will be joined by members of the Wild Earth team to walk you through your stay and answer your questions live.

From the Wild at Heart

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“Perhaps the most unique feature, is the opportunity to stay under the stars, in the middle of the bush, in the safety of a treehouse!”

KATRYNM, DEC 2022

“Perhaps the most unique feature, is the opportunity to stay under the stars, in the middle of the bush, in the safety of a treehouse!”

KATRYNM, DEC 2022

“Perhaps the most unique feature, is the opportunity to stay under the stars, in the middle of the bush, in the safety of a treehouse!”

KATRYNM, DEC 2022
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Location
Ecuador & Galapagos / South America
-0.6455217, -90.2793655
Santa Cruz Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador
NEAREST AIRPORT
Seymour Airport (GPS)
Arrival is via Seymour Airport on Baltra Island, followed by a transfer to Santa Cruz Island and onward travel to Pikaia Lodge.
BEST TIME TO VISIT
June - December
June to December generally offers cooler, drier conditions in the Galápagos, while the islands' wildlife activity and marine conditions vary throughout the year.

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Request a custom itinerary built around the kind of Galápagos experience you want to remember from island discovery and wildlife encounters to time on the water and slow moments back at the lodge.
Book Now
Turn your Galápagos dream into a journey designed around discovery.

Request a custom itinerary built around the kind of Galápagos experience you want to remember from island discovery and wildlife encounters to time on the water and slow moments back at the lodge.

Connections That Truly Matter

Meet your dedicated Stay Host and the Wild Earth Stays team in a live consultation to plan your perfect journey together.

Your host will be joined by members of the Wild Earth team to walk you through your stay and answer your questions live.

Pikaia Lodge
From the Wild at Heart

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Name, Date, Source

“Perhaps the most unique feature, is the opportunity to stay under the stars, in the middle of the bush, in the safety of a treehouse!”

KATRYNM, DEC 2022

“Perhaps the most unique feature, is the opportunity to stay under the stars, in the middle of the bush, in the safety of a treehouse!”

KATRYNM, DEC 2022

“Perhaps the most unique feature, is the opportunity to stay under the stars, in the middle of the bush, in the safety of a treehouse!”

KATRYNM, DEC 2022
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