Sky Dancer 8 days sample itinerary*
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SUNDAY: SAN CRISTOBAL/ISLA LOBOS
MONDAY: SEYMOUR / BARTOLOME
TUESDAY: WOLF/ WOLF
WEDNESDAY: DARWIN/WOLF
THURSDAY: WOLF/DARWIN
FRIDAY: CAPE MARSHALL/PUERTO EGAS, SANTIAGO
SATURDAY: GORDONS ROCKS/PUERTO AYORA, STA CRUZ IS
SUNDAY: INTERPRETATION CENTER/ SAN CRISTOBAL
Skydancer's 7 night itinerary offers a total of approx 21 dives and 3 land excursions, and covers 565,5 nautical miles of ocean. It has two days with long navigations (15 hours from Wolf to North Seymour and back) Tender diving is the rule rather than the exception. There will be up to 4 dives per day including night dives at Wolf and Darwin. The first two days and last two days will be a combination of shore excursions with 2-3 dives per day. Most dives are drift dives along with the cliff faces of off-shore rocks and pinnacles.
When the TAME or AEROGAL flight is scheduled for early arrival, our Sky Dancer crew will escort all guests to the Galapagos Interpretation Center after being greeted at the airport and before boarding the Sky Dancer. This gives our guests a wonderful opportunity to learn more about the oceanography and volcanic origins, plus a very nice exhibit on the human history of the Galapagos Islands.
Sunday:Guests are welcomed aboard at approx. 1:00. After a short period of relaxation and adjustment there is a briefing and mandatory "check out dive" at Isla Lobos. A land walk at Isla Lobos is also scheduled. Dinner at 7:00 pm followed by Orientation Slide Show. Each weekday morning is greeted with morning beverage service to your stateroom and a breakfast cooked to order. Lunch is always buffet, but an elegant dinner will be served to the table. Each evening provides an opportunity for entertainment, education or other diversion.
Monday:2 dives at Cousins Rock in the morning and a land excursion at Bartolome Island. Possible opportunity to snorkel with Penguins at Bartolome. Night dive at Cousins Rock.
Tuesday:Land walk at Punta Espinosa and possibly opportunities to snorkel with Marine Iguanas. 3 dives this day including Caleta Tagus Cove and Punta Vicente Roca, an excellent night dive.
Wednesday to Friday:These days will include diving at the remote Wolf and Darwin Islands with up to four or five dives per day on Wednesday and Thursday and two dives on Friday before returning to the Central islands.
Saturday:Two dives will be scheduled at North Seymour and possibly Gordon Rocks in the Morning with a visit to Puerta Ayora in the afternoon for shopping and a tour of the Charles Darwin Research Station.
Sunday:8:00 am departure is preceeded by a continental breakfast buffet. Once guests disembark there is still an opportunity to visit the Interpretation Center at San Cristobal before boarding the flight back to Ecuador's mainland.
Please note that this is a sample itinerary is always subject to change without previous notice due to operational purposes *
Sky Dancer, Galapagos
Port of Registry: Ecuador
Built: Eduador 2000
Construction: Steel
Type: Mono Hull
Length: 100 feet
Beam: 24 feet
Max. Passengers: 16
Staterooms: 8
Number of Crew: 8 Seamen plus 2 Nat'l Park Guides and 1 student Guide
Number of Tenders: 2 MK-V Zodiacs
Fuel Capacity: 8000 gallons
Fresh Water Capacity: 6000 gallons
Desalination Production: 1500 gallons per day
Cruising Speed: 12 knots
Range: 2400 nautical miles
Navigation Aids: VHF, GMDSS, SSB, color radar, echo sounder, GPS, weather fax
Compressor: (2) K-14 Bauer
Voltage: 110 volts and 220 volts
Air-conditioning: Yes
Length of Charters: 7 and 10 night itineraries
Dives Per Day: Up to 5 (But usually 4)
Photographic Services: Camera rental, Video rental
