Pinzón or Devil’s Crown?

Yikes… need to make a call: Pinzón or Devil’s Crown.

Bit of a long shot, but has anyone actually snorkeled both and can compare?

Right now, I’m planning a land-based itinerary on all islands and have a Pinzón day trip planned from Santa Cruz (seems like everyone raves about it). But I also have the option to hop on a short cruise (in addition to the land-based) that hits Devil’s Crown… which would mean dropping Pinzón.

From what I’ve gathered:

  • Pinzón = calmer, shallower water, LOTS of white tips, turtles, maybe marine iguanas (which would be really cool if it’s possible to see them munching on algae on the rocks underwater) 
  • Devil’s Crown = deeper snorkel, lots of fish, some white tips, maybe some eagle/golden rays, subject to current, often called one of the best snorkel spots in the Galápagos 

Galapagos itinerary planning is so hard because so many snorkeling sites sound amazing. And I have major FOMO, so I want to snorkel all the spots, lol. 

If you’ve done both Devil’s Crown and Pinzon, which would you pick and why? And if you did Pinzon, did you go on a SPECIFIC boat that you LOVED? Thanks in advance!!! :)

Posted Apr 10, 2026, 12:42 AM UTC

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