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Length: 90 feet
Beam: 28 feet
Speed: 9 knots
Passengers: 16 pax.
Crew: 8 members + 1 naturalist guide
All cabins have air conditioning
8 Luxury double cabins
Cabins with private bathrooms
Cabins with a beautiful sea view
Dining room
Living room
Bar
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Day by Day Itinerary:
Monday: San Cristobal Island – Lobos Island
In the morning you will fly to Galapagos Island - San
Cristobal where you will start your cruise. After paying the National
Park Entrance Fee, a crew member will accompany you to your yacht which
anchors at Baquerizo Moreno harbor. After arrival on board, check- in
and explanations in general, lunch will be served. Afterwards you will
start with your first excursion. In the afternoon you will visit Lobos Island, which is located in front of San Cristobal Island.
It is a seasonal nesting location for the blue footed booby and frigate
birds. You also should enjoy swimming and snorkeling with sea lions in
this calm bay. -/L/D
Tuesday: Punta Pitt
Is
located at the Northeast of San Cristobal, it has a unique volcanic
formation. The area is a nesting side for all three species of the
Galapagos booby and home to an endemic species of the lava lizard.
Cerro Brujo where flamingos and turtles can be seen, are often visited during trips to Punta Pitt. This fascinating volcanic crater-shaped landscape is situated at the north coast of San Cristobal.
Wednesday: Española Island – Gardener Bay - Suarez Point
Española
is the southernmost and oldest island of the Galápagos archipelago.
Because of its isolated position you can explore a lot of endemic
wildlife. Gardener Bay
is on the eastern shore with turquoise shot colored water and a
magnificent beach. Around the small islets nearby, snorkelers will find
lots of fish and sometimes turtles and sharks. The bay is also
frequented by a transient colony of sea lions which like to swim with
you. Birds, like the endemic Hood-Mockingbird and different species of Darwin
finches, are omnipresent. In the afternoon you will have an excursion
to Point Suarez which is one of the most outstanding wildlife areas of
the archipelago, with a long list of species found along its cliffs and
sand or pebble beaches. In addition to five species of nesting seabirds
there are the curious and bold Española Island
mockingbirds, Galapagos doves and Galapagos hawks. Several types of
reptiles, including the marine iguana and the oversized lava lizard,
are unique to this island. When heavy swells are running, Point Suarez
is also the site of a spectacular blowhole, with thundering spray
shooting 30 yards into the air. The walkabout on a stony path is about 2km (duration about 3 hours). B/L/D
Thursday: Floreana Island – Cormorant Point – Post Office Bay
Floreana Island is perceived as one of the most exotic Island of the archipelago. At Cormorant Point you land on a green olivine sand beach. Following a 100
m long path you will soon reach a lagoon with flamingoes, white-checked
pintail ducks and other shorebirds. Afterwards you will visit the
famous Post Office Bay which keeps the legendary post barrel that
whalers historically used to post their mail in. Nowadays you can leave
a letter and hope that it will make its destination via another
tourist. B/L/D
Friday: Santa Cruz Island – Charles Darwin Station – Highlands
Today you anchor at the harbor of Puerto
Ayora on Island Santa Cruz. Beside its rank as home stay for sea lions
and pelicans, the marina is a popular starting point for
round-the-world-yachtsman. The island itself has come to be both
touristic and scientific center of the archipelago. The Charles Darwin
Research Station and the Galapagos National Park offices are based on Santa
Cruz Island. The station encompasses an information centre, a museum, a
library and a tortoise breeding station. Here you will have an
opportunity to visit some of the best scientists of the Galápagos. Park
rangers and park managers among others, who make huge efforts to
preserve this Unesco World Heritage Site, conduct the conservation of
the islands. In the tortoise breeding and rearing centre you can
encounter tortoises of different subspecies, which are prepared for
reintroduction to their natural habitats. The most popular inhabitant
of this Station is probably Lonesome George. He is the only survivor of
his specific turtle species. In the past all approaches to find a
partner for him failed. But in July 2008 the scientists found a carved
nest wit nine eggs from a female tortoise. Three of them could be saved
and now accordingly to strict instructions they are incubated
synthetically. In the afternoon you will visit the highlands of Santa
Cruz. The lush landscape there is a welcome contrast to the arid
scenery of the smaller, lower islands. On your way you will cross the
different zones of vegetation, from the dry lower region full of
cactuses to the woods of scalesia in the highlands. B/L/D
Saturday: North Seymour Island / Bartolome Island
After a dry landing, you will have a short walk along the coast of the northernmost island of Seymour.
Guests will encounter swallow tailed gulls, sea lions and cliff crabs.
This site is also known for being a major nesting colony of blue footed
boobies, and the largest colony of the magnificent frigate bird, a
species different to the great frigate bird. You can also spot both
endemic species of iguanas, the marine iguanas and land iguanas. You
will enjoy this relaxing hike around the nesting sites, on this island there are blue-footed boobies, fork-tailed seagulls, sea lions and marine iguanas. The Palo Santo trees are here also. BartolomeOn this island it is possible to see interesting formations of lava and
ash cones. After a 30 to 40-minute climb to the high part, a wooden
stairway goes to the top where there is a beautiful view of the nearest
bays. This island is one of the most visited and photographed because
of its Pinnacle Rock and the sea lions and penguins around its base.
Dry landing. B/L/D
Sunday: Bachas Beach / Plazas Island
This beach is on the north side of Santa Cruz. It is an excellent place to swim. Plazas.-This island is full of life. There are colonies of sea lions and land
iguanas. On the steep banks it is possible to see a great number of
birds such as nesting tropic birds and fork-tailed seagulls, but most
of all, enjoying the beautiful view from atop the steep banks or
strolling along the base of the cliff is an extremely pleasurable
experience. The Opuntia cacti grow here too and the vegetation changes
color according to the season of the year. Dry landing. B/L/D
Monday: Island San Cristobal – Isla Lobos – return flight
At the port of Baquerizo Moreno, which is the capital of the province Galápagos, you will visit the Interpretation Center. The center will give you a good impression of the history of the Galápagos Islands. Afterwards you will be taken to the airport to the airport you will fly back to the mainland of Ecuador. B
B: Breakfast / L: Lunch / D: Dinner
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