Galapagos Tower Cruise
5 Days - Beluga
Explore the Galapagos Islands and all they have to offer in this remarkable 5 days experience. Beluga offers a spacious and comfortable Superior First Class motor yacht, with panoramic windows and great deck space. See the beauty of the Galapagos Island and cruise in style on this beautiful Beluga yacht.
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Itinerary Highlights
- See Galapagos giant tortoises in their natural habitat
- Visit the Charles Darwin Station and National Park Information Centre
- Snorkel alongside some of the rare, local wildlife
- Learn about the giant tortoises at the Tortoise Breeding Station
Itinerary in Brief
- Day 1: Baltra Island Airport - Dragon Hill
- Day 2: Santa Fe Island - South Plaza Island
- Day 3: Witch Hill - Kicker Rock - Puerto Baquerizo Moreno
- Day 4: Gardner Bay - Gardner Islet - Osborn Islet - Suarez Point
- Day 5: Charles Darwin Station - Transfer to Airport
Special Itineraries for 15 night cruises are also available, please call us for details
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Day 1: Baltra Island Airport - Dragon Hill
Arrival to Baltra airport. Passengers are welcome by our guides and transferred to the Beluga. After departure the first island visit is made.
Dragon Hill is located in the northwestern side of Santa Cruz Island. Some highlights include small lagoons with flamingos, Palo Santo trees, and Opuntia cactus.
Day 2: Santa Fe Island - South Plaza Island
Santa Fe is a smaller island of 24 km2. The visitor site Santa Fe is located on the northeast end of the island. Highlights include Santa Fe land iguanas, pelican nesting site, sea lion colony, mockingbird, and Palo Santo trees.
Plazas consists of two very small islands that were uplifted from the sea, separated by a channel. Only South Plazas has a visitor site. The highlights include tall Opuntia cactus, land and marine iguanas, rocky cliff that looks out towards open ocean which is also a nesting site for red-billed tropic birds and gulls, and a seal lion bachelor colony.
Day 3: Witch Hill - Kicker Rock - Puerto Baquerizo Moreno
San Cristóbal is the easternmost island of Galapagos and also one of the oldest. Witch Hill (Cerro Brujo) is a volcanic cone that looks over a beautiful white sandy beach which has plenty of sea lions, pelicans, blue-footed boobies, waders and marine iguanas. Kicker Rock (Leon Dormido) is the remains of a lava cone eroded by the sea, the two vertical rocks rising 500 feet from the ocean form a small channel that is navigable by small boats. Many sea birds can be seen here.
Here you will either visit El Junco o Cerro Tijereta depending on conditions, followed by a visit to the Nature Interpretation Centre. El Junco is a freshwater lagoon at 700m, with great views and ferns, miconias, pintails and gallinules. Cerro Tijereta has a frigate bird colony.
Day 4: Gardner Bay - Gardner Islet - Osborn Islet - Suarez Point
Española is the oldest of the Southern Islands and is the southernmost in the archipelago. Because of its remote location a unique range of endemic species evolved here. Located on the northeast of the island, the site has a long and beautiful white sand beach inhabited by sea lion colonies. Gardner and Osborn islets are snorkelling sites where visitors will see an abundance of tropical fish, reef sharks and turtles.
The wildlife at Punta Suarez is plentiful and varied. Along the cliff visitors can enjoy the blowhole where seawater is forced about 20m into the air. The highlights are the Waved albatross (April-Dec), Galapagos Hawks, blue-footed boobies, Ñasca boobies, and Española lava lizards.
Day 5: Charles Darwin Station - Transfer to Airport
Santa Cruz is the second largest island and the most populated of all islands. Morning visit to the Charles Darwin Station research facility and National Park Information centre. The Charles Darwin Station has a giant tortoise and land iguana breeding program and interpretation centre.
Return flight to the mainland of Ecuador.
Cabin Details
Cabin 1
One single bed & one bunk bed, two portholes, storage space, private bath, hot/cold showers, vanity table & security safe.
Cabin 2
Two beds, two portholes, storage space, private bath, hot/cold showers, vanity table & security safe.
Cabin 3
One bed, two portholes, storage space, private bath, hot/cold showers, vanity table & security safe.
Cabin 4
Two beds, two portholes, storage space, private bath, hot/cold showers, vanity table & security safe.
Cabin 5
One bed, two portholes, storage space, private bath, hot/cold showers, vanity table & security safe.
Cabin 6
Two beds, large windows providing a 180-degree panoramic view, storage space, private bath, hot/cold showers, vanity table & security safe.
Cabin 7
One bed, large windows providing a 180-degree panoramic view, storage space, private bath, hot/cold showers, vanity table & security safe.
Cabin 8
Two beds, a wide panoramic window, storage space, private bath, hot/cold showers, vanity table & security safe.
Beluga Deckplan
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Specifications
- Category: Superior First Class
- Capacity: 16 passengers
- Length: 110 ft.
- Beam: 23 ft.
- Cruise Range: 12 knots cruising.
- Type: Motor Vessel, Steel hull
- Mechanical Equipment: Twin Scania Diesel Electronic 450 HP each, 3 Perkins generators for 110v and 220v, 2 reverse osmosis watermakers, autopilot system, sewage treatment plant
- Safety Equipment: VHF (DSC) & HF (DSC) radios. EPIRB, SART, satellite tracking device, 2 GPS’s, 2 radars, depth sounder, flares, basic first aid kits, 2 tenders with outboards, fin keels for extra stability, flotation rings, life rafts with surplus capacity for all passengers and crew, fire alarm system.
- Guest Accommodation: 8 Double cabins each with a private bath. Hot/cold water showers. Security safe in each cabin.
- Crew: All crew are fully trained and certified. Captain, multilingual naturalist guide, cook, 2 engineers, barman, and 4 sailors.
Whats included?
- On-board accommodation
- All meals during voyage
- Scheduled excursions
- Services of experienced guide(s)
- Use of snorkel and kayaking equipment
- Welcome cocktail
What’s not included?
- Air transportation
- Passport, visa, and immigration fees
- Airport entrance/departure taxes
- Galapagos National Park entrance fee US$100 per person
- Transit control card US$20 per person
- Christmas & new-year surcharges
- Additional hotel nights
- Travel protection plan
- Alcoholic & non-alcoholic beverages
- Wet-suit rentals
- Laundry service
- Gratuities
- Any items not mentioned as included