The nation­al park is home to the Gala­pa­gos Islands with the park bound­aries encom­pass­ing an area of 7,880 sq km.

There is a total of 21 islands with 18 of them con­sid­ered sig­nif­i­cant. The total Gala­pa­gos Islands mea­sures square miles (7,995.4 sq km) and spread across 45,000 sq km of ocean waters. Gala­pa­gos Nation­al Park is a UNESCO World Her­itage Site and the country’s first nation­al park.

The high­est point in the Gala­pa­gos Islands occurs at Vol­cán Wolf on Isabela Island and it reach­es a height of 1,707 m. Isabela Island is the largest island and accounts for the major­i­ty of land area in the Gala­pa­gos. The Ecuado­ri­an gov­ern­ment has declared 97% of the Gala­pa­gos Island area as a pro­tect­ed area through the Gala­pa­gos Nation­al Park.

Along with Isabela, Bal­tra, Flo­re­ana, San Cristo­bal, and San­ta Cruz are the pop­u­lat­ed islands and account for about 3% of the total Gala­pa­gos Island area.

The wildlife in the Gala­pa­gos Islands is glob­al­ly renowned fea­tur­ing the Gala­pa­gos land igua­nas, the marine igua­nas, and the giant Gala­pa­gos tor­toise. The marine igua­nas of the nation­al park are the only ones that swim and eat from the sea.

Oth­er pop­u­lar species include the green tur­tle, blue-foot­ed boo­by, waved alba­tross, and the Gala­pa­gos hawk and Gala­pa­gos pen­guin. Sea lions, whale sharks, ham­mer­head sharks, and sev­er­al oth­er marine species await divers and snorkel­ers.

Endem­ic mock­ing­birds, finch­es, and tan­agers are spe­cial treats for vis­i­tors as well.