Recommended vaccines for your trip to Galapagos

| Updated on July 26, 2026

Hepatitis A: This is a viral infection of the liver and is contracted mainly from contaminated food and water.
The vaccination is strongly recommended, and a booster after 6 or 12 months guarantees protection for over 10 years.

Typhoid fever: This dangerous gut infection is also acquired from food and water.
Yellow fever: This vaccination is necessary when entering Ecuador from Peru and Columbia (both officially infected countries), but it’s a good idea in any case because it’s a dangerous disease.

Hepatitis B: This is a less-common travelers’ disease because it’s contracted through sexual contact or exposure to infected blood.

Health sorted? Start planning the dive trip itself — our Darwin and Wolf liveaboard page has the full seven-night itinerary.

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