Off the coast of Ecuador, a tour of the Galapagos Islands is the highlight of many Latin America tours. The best time to visit the Islands is from December to March.
This is when the weather is at its warmest and the sea is calm, which also makes it the best time for diving and snorkelling. The Galapagos Islands form a unique eco-system and offers close encounters with some of the world's most spectacular wildlife on land and water - you literally come face-to-face with iguanas, penguins, blue-footed boobies, flamingos and giant tortoises. And in the waters you will find marine iguanas, hammer head sharks, whale sharks, manta rays and sea lions... the list is endless.