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
*Last night to be spent in a Hotel in Puerto Ayora
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 8 double and 1 single cabins. Each cabin with private bathroom (toilet, shower, washbasin and vanity); locker and drawers. Bar, dining room, library, sun deck and diving platform. All cabins and public areas are fully carpeted. Cabins are located as follows:
LOWER DECK
6 cabins with two singles lower berths
(cabins 1 to 6)
UPPER DECK
2 cabins with two single lower berths
(cabins 7-8)
UPPER DECK
1 cabin with one double lower berth
(cabin 9)
Crew: (8) In separate accommodation:
Captain, Multilingual guide, Engineer
International cook, Barman, waitress, Two sailors
Freezer; icemaker; refrigerator; electric range with grill & oven; fully air-conditioned (Aqua Air Chill Water System); hot & cold freshwater pressure system; Royal flush electric 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
Technical Information:
Steel-hulled motor Yacht built to impeccably high standard in Guayaquil/Ecuador (1998).
Length: 85 feet Beam: 20 feet Draft: 5 feet
Twin GM 6-71 Detroit diesel main engines (175 HP each.)
Twin Perkins generators (40 kW each.)
110/220 V. AC current
Cruising speed: 9 knots
Twin 24 miles range Furuno radar's; Apelco Loran echosounder; GP-50 Furuno GPS; MC-7000 SSB radio; M125 Icom VHF radio; ACR RLB-23 Epirb; Silva 150 magnetic compass, barometer; clock; thermometer; helm indicator; searchlight; horn, twin Elliot inflatable life rafts for 12 passengers each (Solas 74/83); 50 life jackets; fire & smoke detectors; complete fire system; twin 17 feet tender with 25 HP outboard motor for 12 passengers each. Safety equipment complies with international Coast Guard regulations.
