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Christian Saa

Christian was born on the island of Isabela in the Galápagos archipelago. He grew up on a farm and had a magical childhood devoid of cars, electricity, telephones—just pure nature and playful sea lions along the beach. At the age of seven, he moved with his family to Santa Cruz Island, the economic hub of the Galápagos Islands. His father began to work in tourism and took Christian around the islands during school vacations. It was during this time that Christian learned to love and understand the real value of this unique archipelago, and he decided to devote his life to its stewardship. A lifelong passion for nature and its creatures took root in his heart, and he eventually decided to become a naturalist, which he has now been doing for 18 years now.

He has been working as an expedition leader around Peru and Ecuador for several years in concert with his other activities. Besides the natural world and Galápagos, Christian’s other great passion is music and entertainment. When not out in the islands, he works as a TV producer and in a recording studio he owns in the town of Puerto Ayora. His studio produces two TV magazines, one for a local TV channel and another on Ecuador TV. He has recorded two albums, writing and composing his own music, and he also plays several musical instruments. His third album is currently in production.

He received his Photo Instructor certification in a multi-day training workshop.  Developed and taught by National Geographic and Lindblad Expeditions photographers, the workshop helped him develop additional insight and skills necessary to help you better understand your camera and the basics of composition — to better capture the moments at the heart of your expedition.

My upcoming expeditions

Exploring Galápagos

Jul 18 2025
Jul 25 2025
Aug 8 2025
Aug 15 2025
Aug 22 2025
Sep 12 2025
Sep 19 2025
Jun 5 2026
Aug 21 2026
Aug 28 2026
Sep 18 2026
Sep 25 2026
Apr 24 2026
May 1 2026
May 8 2026
May 29 2026

Exploring Galápagos, Machu Picchu and Peru's Land of the Inca

Jul 18 2025
Jul 25 2025
Aug 8 2025
Aug 15 2025
Aug 22 2025
Sep 12 2025
Sep 19 2025
Jun 5 2026
Aug 21 2026
Aug 28 2026
Sep 18 2026
Sep 25 2026
Apr 24 2026
May 1 2026
May 8 2026
May 29 2026

Peru and Galápagos Escape

Sep 26 2025
Oct 10 2025
Jul 16 2026
Jul 30 2026
Feb 12 2026

Galápagos Escape: A 7-Day Voyage

Sep 30 2025
Oct 14 2025
Jul 21 2026
Aug 4 2026
Feb 17 2026

Galápagos Escape

Sep 30 2025
Oct 4 2025
Oct 9 2025
Oct 14 2025
Nov 1 2025
Nov 6 2025
Jul 21 2026
Jul 25 2026
Aug 4 2026
Aug 8 2026
Dec 26 2026
Feb 12 2026
Feb 17 2026

Galápagos Escape: An 8-Day Voyage

Oct 4 2025
Oct 9 2025
Nov 1 2025
Nov 6 2025
Jul 25 2026
Aug 8 2026
Dec 26 2026
Feb 12 2026

Galápagos by Catamaran, Machu Picchu and Peru's Land of the Inca

Oct 24 2025
Jun 19 2026
Jun 26 2026
Nov 20 2026
Jan 16 2026
Jan 23 2026
Jan 30 2026
Mar 13 2026
Mar 20 2026
Mar 27 2026

Galápagos by Catamaran: An Intimate Voyage

Oct 24 2025
Jan 16 2026
Jun 19 2026
Jun 26 2026
Nov 20 2026
Jan 23 2026
Jan 30 2026
Mar 13 2026
Mar 20 2026
Mar 27 2026

Upper Amazon: A River Expedition

Dec 6 2025
Dec 13 2025
Dec 20 2025

Exploring Peru: Machu Picchu and the Amazon

Dec 7 2026
Feb 16 2026
Feb 23 2026

Upper Amazon: A River Expedition 6-Day

Dec 7 2026
Feb 16 2026
Feb 23 2026