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Navigation &
Safety Equipment
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
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Yacht Equipment
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.Snorkeling
gear available for rent.
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Tip Top II Galapagos Yacht Bar |
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Guest 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:
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LOWER DECK - 6 cabins with two single
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
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Itinerary: |
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Fly from mainland Ecuador (Quito
or Guayaquil) with airline TAME (EQ 193) arriving in Baltra
at approximately 12:00 p.m. Your guide conducts you to the bus
and after a short 5-kilometer ride to the pier, we board the
Yacht to begin our Galapagos cruise without delay. As the crew
weigh anchor, we greet you with our first orientation and offer
of a light snack.
After navigating around the Daphne Islets to observe some tropical
bird species, we disembark on Playa de Las Bachas, a place where
we can appreciate a Flamingo lagoon. During all walks, your
guide will be explaining details about the lives of the birds
and animals. Optional: time for those who would like to swim
and/or snorkel in the evening, we have an orientation about
the Galapagos Islands in general: their origin and evolution.
Welcome cocktail with the entire crew, and dinner.
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| Sat: |
After breakfast, we make a dry
landing on Bahia Darwin to walk and observe colonies of birds.
Optional: time for those who would like to swim and/or snorkel.
We come aboard for a delicious lunch. Later in the afternoon
we take a dingy ride and make a dry landing on Barranco, then
walk and observe the interesting lives of the birds here. Dinner
on the Yacht, and then our orientation about conservation efforts
is made to protect the Islands.
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| Sun: |
After a delicious breakfast, we
make an early wet landing to visit Puerto Egas and walk to grottos
where Fur seals live in colonies. Again, we will be observing
marine and land birds as we walk. Return to the Yacht for a
delicious midday meal.
In the afternoon the Yacht sails to the island of
Bartolome . At about three in the afternoon we make a dry
landing and walk to the top of the island, and return for a
dingy ride around the Tower to observe Galapagos penguins. Optional:
time for those who would like to swim and/or snorkel. We return
to the Yacht for dinner and our nightly orientation about what
we have seen and will see the following day.
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| Mon: |
The 5D/4N cruise guests will join the yacht on this day.
We disembark, board a bus, which takes us to the highlands of
Santa Cruz Island for a visit to the native forests, and
twin craters. Return to the port for a walk through the little
town to appreciate various handicrafts. We return to the Yacht
for lunch. In the afternoon we land at the pier of the National
Park, for a visit to the Charles Darwin Station and its interpretive
center. Dinner. Optional: you may visit the town again at night
for dancing and entertainment.
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| Tue: |
After breakfast we make a dry landing
on the pier of the Island of Plaza Sur, where we can enjoy the
antics of the sea lions. A walk through a cactus forest allows
us to observe land iguanas and a great many species of tropical
birds. Return to the Yacht for lunch and sail to
Santa Fe Island . At 3:00 p.m. we make a wet landing on
the Island to visit the cactus forest and a colony of land iguanas
native to Santa Fe. At the end of the afternoon, we return to
the Yacht for dinner and our nightly orientation.
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| Wed: |
After breakfast, we make an early
wet landing in Gardner Bay for a walk on the beach here. We
then take a dingy ride around the islets of Gardner and Tortuga.
Optional: time for those who would like to swim and/or snorkel.
Return to the Yacht and sail to Punta Suarez; lunch being served
as we travel. In the afternoon we make a dry landing and walk
along lava beds where we will observe unique colonies of marine
birds, including Albatross (May - December). Return to the Yacht
for dinner and our nightly orientation.
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| Thu: |
After breakfast, we make an early
wet landing on Point Cormorant and take a short walk to the
Flamingo Lagoon of this island. We then continue the walk until
we reach the beach called "La Picona" to see marine
turtles and their spawning grounds.
We return to Point Cormorant for a dinghy ride, and snorkeling
for those who wish it. Lunch aboard the Yacht. Sail to Mailbox
Bay, and a visit to this, the oldest postal system in the world.
Return to the Yacht for dinner and our last nightly orientation,
which will be about important historical figures in the history
of the Islands.
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| Fri: |
After breakfast we make a dry landing
for a walk along the coast and the interior of
North Seymour Island , observing colonies of birds, marine
iguanas, and sea lions. Return to the Yacht and sail to Baltra.
We receive instructions and enjoy a farewell cocktail and snack
before disembarking on the pier at 11:00. Your guide accompanies
you on the bus ride directly to the airport. |
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