rate includes Accomodation in dbl share cabin, all meals on board, excursions to the islands with a naturalist bilingual guide english spanish
*not included airfare ticket Quito Galapagos Quito US $408 (subject to change)
alcoholic or extra drinks on board, tips and personal expenses, snorkelling equipment (available for rental on board)
Entrance fee to Galapagos $ 100 per person plus Galapagos immigration card $10 per person (to be paid in cash by all visitors upon arrival to the islands)
Fuel surcharge (cost depends on length and date of cruise and on cruiseship)
Itinerary 5 days*
Friday to Tuesday
Friday: Baltra / Sail around Daphne / Las Bachas Beach
Saturday: Darwin Bay / Prince Phillip´s Steps (Genovesa Is.)
Sunday: James Bay (Santiago Island) / Bartolome Island
Monday: Santa Cruz Is.: Highlands & Charles Darwin Station
Tuesday: Puerto Ayora / Baltra
Monday to Friday *
Monday: Baltra / Puerto Ayora: Charles Darwin Station
Tuesday: Plazas Island / Santa Fe Island
Wednesday: Gardner Bay / Punta Suarez (Española Island)
Thursday: Punta Cormorant/Post Office Bay (Floreana Is)
Friday: North Seymour Island / Baltra
Itinerary 8 days *
Friday: Baltra / Sail around Daphne / Las Bachas Beach
Saturday: Darwin Bay / Prince Phillip's Steps (Genovesa Island)
Sunday: James Bay (Santiago Island) / Bartolome Island
Monday: Santa Cruz Is.: Highlands and Charles Darwin Station
Tuesday: Plazas Island / Santa Fe Island.
Wednesday: Gardner Bay / Punta Suarez (Española Island)
Thursday: Punta Cormorant / Post Office Bay (Floreana Island)
Friday: North Seymour / Baltra
Please note that this is a sample itinerary is always subject to change without previous notice due to operational purposes *
Facilities and Accommodation
16 passengers in 10 cabins. Each cabin with private bathroom (toilet, shower, washbasin and vanity); locker and drawers. Bar, dining room, saloon and sun deck. All cabins and public areas are fully carpeted. Cabins are located as follows:
LOWER DECK
2 cabins with one double lower berth and one single upper berth
(cabins: 1 & 2)
LOWER DECK
4 cabins with one double lower berth and one single lower berth
(cabins: 3 - 4 - 5 - 6)
UPPER DECK
2 cabins with one double lower berth
(cabins: 7 & 8)
UPPER DECK
2 cabins with two single lower berths
(cabins: 9 & 10)
Freezer; ice maker; refrigerator; electric range with grill & oven; Reverse osmosis seawater desalinators (1,500 gallons/day); fully air conditioned (Aqua Air Chill Water System); hot & cold freshwater pressure system; royal flush toilets; TV; VCR; stereo music system; Upon request Bauer Nautilus dive compressor; 50 diving cylinders with harness & weight belts. Snorkeling gear available for rent.
Specifications
Steel-hulled motor Yacht, built to impeccably high standard in Guayaquil/Ecuador (2001).
Length: 98 feet Beam: 22 feet Draft: 5 feet
Twin N-14M TA Cummins main engines
(525 HP each.)
Twin 55 MCGGA Cummins-Onan generators (55 kW each.)
110/220 V. AC current
Cruising speed: 12 knots
Navigation & Safety Equipment
Twin RL72C, 24 miles range Raytheon radar's; Raytheon L755 Ecosounder & Chart plotter; 667 Furuno Ecosounder; Raytheon GPS-112; 1503 Furuno SSB radio; Standard Spectrum VHF radio; ACR RLB-23 Epirb; Ritchie magnetic compass, barometer; clock; thermometer; helm indicator; searchlight; horn. One DSB inflatable life raft for 12 passengers; One DSB inflatable life raft for 16 passengers; (Solas 74/83); 50 life jackets; fire & smoke detectors; complete fire system; Twin 14 feet Nautical RIB Inflatable boats with 25 HP outboard motor for 10 passengers each. Safety equipment complies with international Coast Guard regulations.
Crew: (8) In separate accommodation
Captain, Multilingual guide, Engineer, International cook, Barman & waitress
Two sailors
