Meet Your Guides
Meet your Galapagos Islands Guide!
Steven (left) Duncan (right) are a well known father/son Guide duo.
Steven Divine
Steven Divine comes from one of the earliest families to settle in the Galapagos Islands. His parents, Bud and Doris Divine, sailed from the United States and arrived in the Galapagos in 1949. They made their home on Santa Cruz Island, which had fewer than 100 residents at the time. Steven's father established a farm in the highlands of Santa Cruz.
In the late 1960s, Steven began working with tourists at the age of 14, leading horseback tours to the Tortoise Reserve. Over the years, he became a certified naturalist guide and gained recognition as one of the islands' most prominent guides.
Steven is married and has four children and three grandchildren. His passion for natural history and the outdoors keeps him active in activities such as hiking, cycling, and maintaining physical fitness at the gym. He also stays updated on wildlife in the Galapagos Islands during his free time.
Duncan Divine
Duncan holds a bachelor's degree in ecotourism from Universidad Central de Quito, Galapagos extension, and has served as a Galapagos National Park naturalist guide since 1999. Born and raised in the Galapagos Islands, he possesses extensive knowledge and experience of the region.
He spent five months living in England and traveled throughout Europe for an additional three months, practicing English, German, and Italian. Duncan studied German for six months at the Humboldt Institute.
For 15 years, he has sailed around the Galapagos Islands as a naturalist guide and has volunteered at the Charles Darwin Research Station's giant tortoise breeding center on several occasions. He is married to Marcela, also a native Galapagueña, and they have two children, Devin and Martina.
Duncan's hobbies include playing guitar, biking, playing chess, reading, snorkeling, and scuba diving. He is a self-taught biologist, avidly reading books on natural history, geology, evolution, and the flora and fauna of the Galapagos Islands.