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Galapagos Motor Yacht Tip Top III - 8 Day Cruise

Galapagos Motor Yacht Tip Top III

important information

Departure Days:
8 days: Friday
5 days: Friday/Monday

Capacity:
up to 16 passengers

Detailed Itinerary:
8 days 5 days

Price:
between USD 2,520 – USD 2,730
between USD 1,800 – USD 1,950
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General Description:

This Steel-hulled motor Yacht was built to impeccably high standard in Guayaquil/Ecuador (2001).
The Motor Yacht Tip Top III provides a great comfort as a bar, dining room, lounge, and a sun deck. The entire boat is fully carpeted, air-conditioned and has certain features as TV, VCR and a hi-fi system. The 10 cabins have a private bathroom with cot and cold water showers. Furthermore snorkel equipment is available for rent.

Motor Yacht Tip Top III - Technical Specifications
Type	First class Motor Yacht
Length	30 m
Year of Construction	2001
Beam	6,7 m
Speed	12 knots
Capacity	up to 16 passengers
Crew	8 Plus Naturalist guide
Accommodation	10 double cabins with private bathroom and air conditioning
Upper Deck	4 Double cabins with twin bed
Lower Deck	4 Double cabins with twin bed and 2 with bunk beds

Itinerary Overview
Friday:	Island Santa Cruz - Black Turtle Cove
Saturday:	Island Rabida – Island Bartolome
Sunday:	Island Genovesa – Darwin Bay – Prince Philips Steps
Monday:	Island Santa Cruz – Highlands – Charles Darwin Station
Tuesday:	Island South Plaza / Island Santa Fe
Wednesday:	Island Española – Gardener Bay – Punta Suarez
Thurday:	Island Floreana – Punta Cormorant – Post Office Bay
Friday:	Island Daphne – Bachas Beach – return flight

Detailed Itinerary:

Friday: Island Santa Cruz - Black Turtle Cove
In the morning you will fly to the Galapágos Island Baltra. After paying the National Park Entrance Fee, a crew member will accompany you to your yacht. In the afternoon you visit the nearby Black Turtle Cove, a nesting site for marine turtles. With good luck you can observe different types of sharks in the calm water, so for example the white-tipped shark or schools of golden mustard rays as well. -/L/D

Saturday: Island Rabida – Island Bartolome
Today you will make an excursion to the small volcano island Rábida with its dark red beach. A small path there leads you to the little lagoon, which is often visited by flamingos. On your way to this lagoon you will pass nesting pelicans and other sea birds. The beach of Rábida Island is considered as one of the most beautiful places to go snorkeling. Because of a huge richness of fishes you can also observe a lot of sea lions there. In the afternoon you will visit Bartolomé Island and ascend a lookout point from where you can admire the spectacular panorama of the Sullivan Bay and the famous needle shaped rock, the so called Pinnacle Rock. The beaches at the foot of the Pinnacle Rock boast some fine snorkeling spots from which you can discover the marvelous underwater world with a good chance to encounter penguins or the softly gliding turtles. B/L/D

Sunday: Island Genovesa – Darwin Bay – Prince Philips Steps
Your destination for today is Genovesa Island. Genovesa is considered as one of the wildest and untouched within the National Park of Galápagos. It is also known as “Bird Island” or “Tower Island”. On your way to this island you will cross the equator. Afterwards you visit Darwin Bay for an easy stroll observing seemingly thousands of birds, mainly frigate and red footed and masked boobies. On the beach you can see the interesting spectacle how the frigates try to catch the prey of the boobies. After a panga ride along the cliffs of Genovesa Island you will make a dry landing at Prince Philip’s Steps, a carved out of stone stair. This will lead you to a wide plateau, where you can observe large colonies of masked boobies, frigate birds, storm petrels and bahama ducks. During this easy stroll you will cross a little Scalesia wood, in which you can observe the short-eared owl. The same path will lead you back to your boat. B/L/D

Galapagos Motor Yacht Tip Top III

Monday: Island Santa Cruz – Highlands – Charles Darwin Station
Today you anchor at the harbour of Puerto Ayora on Island Santa Cruz. Beside its rank as homestay 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 archipeleago. You will pass through the highlands of Santa Cruz from south to north. On your way, you will cross the different vegetation zones of this fascinating island. Those vary from lower dry zones with many cactuses to scalesia- woods in the humid highland. You will also visit the twin crater Caldera de los Gemelos, which are known for their diversity of ca. 300 different fern species and the close by “forest” of sunflowers. In the afternoon you have the chance to discover the great Charles Darwin Research Station. 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. B/L/D

Tuesday: Island South Plaza / Island Santa Fe
Today you will explore South Plaza Island, the more southernly island of the both Plaza Island, located in the east of Island Santa Cruz. On this island so full of life you will encounter 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 cactus and red coral bushes grow here and the vegetation changes colour according to the seasons of the year. In the afternoon you visit Santa Fe Island, a small rocky peninsula which is covered by little Palo Santo trees and by up to 6m high opuntia cacti. Inhabitants of this island are a specific species of large yellow land iguanas, the Galápagos buzzard, some blue footed boobies and pelicans. After the hike you can swim or snorkel in the bay in company of sea lions and marine turtles. Finally you can observe the tropic underwater world. B/L/D

Wednesday: Island Española – Gardener Bay – Punta Suarez
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 coloured 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: Island Floreana – Punta Cormorant – 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: Island Daphne – Bachas Beach – return flight
In the morning you will go to Daphne Mayor where you can observe tropical birds. Then you will visit the long sandy “Las Bachas” Beach. Here you encounter sea lions, herons and marine iguanas and with good luck penguins. You also have the opportunity to swim offshore of this soft white sand beach. Snorkelling enthusiasts can explore the fascinating underwater world as well. Then you will be taken to Baltra from where you will fly back to the mainland. B/-/-

B: Breakfast / L: Lunch / D: Dinner

Prices per person for 2011:

Regular Cruises - Days	5 Days		8 Days
	Double	Single	Double	Single
Cabins No 1 to 6	USD 1,800.-	USD 2,700.-	USD 2,520.-	USD 3,780.-
Cabins No 7 & 8	-	USD 2,925.-	-	USD 4,095.-
Cabins No 9 & 10	USD 1.950.-	USD 2,925.-	USD 2.730.-	USD 4,095.-
Charter - 16 Pax Max.	USD 25,920.-		USD 40.320.-
Fuel supplement per person	USD 160.-		USD 270.-
Fuel supplement for Charter	USD 2,365.-		USD 3,995.-

Discount for children under 12 years: 10%

Included in the price:
All transfers in Galapagos, cruise on board of the MOTOR YACHT TIP TOP III in double accommodation with all facilities, naturalist guide, purified water free to drink.

Not included in the price:
flights mainland to/from Galápagos (e.g. Quito – Galapagos – Quito USD 420.- per person), entrance fee to Galapagos National Park USD 100.-, migration card USD 10.- per person, beverages, tips, personal items, insurance.

NB Itinerary is subject to change without previous notice, due to weather conditions, operational matters, National Park Authorities advise, or Captain´s decision for passengers security.

NET RATE FOR THE FLIGHT TICKETS TO GALAPAGOS:
ROUTE	ADT	CHD
Quito - Galápagos - Quito	420.00	216.00
Quito - Galápagos - Guayaquil	396.00	205.00
Guayaquil - Galápagos - Guayaquil	369.00	195.00