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The Danubio Azul is a Tourist Class Diving yacht just launched in August 2016.
Our vessel is authorized by the Galapagos National Park for Naturalist and Diving Cruises.
We guarantee an exceptional, safe and unique experience in one of the Top Diving places in the world, "The Galapagos Islands".
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DAY |
ISLAND | PLACE |
| TUE | Santa Cruz |
AM: Baltra Airport PM: Black Turtle Cove |
| WED |
South Plaza Santa Fe |
AM: South Plaza Island PM: Santa Fe Island |
| THU |
San Cristobal |
AM: Jacinto Gordillo Breeding Center PM: Brujo Hill |
| FRI |
Floreana |
AM: Post Office Bay PM: Cormorant Point |
| SAT |
Santiago Bartolome |
AM: Sullivan Bay PM: Bartolome Island |
| SUN |
Rabida Santiago |
AM: Rabida Island PM: Chinese Hat |
| MON |
Santa Cruz |
AM: Eden Islet or Whale Bay PM: El Chato |
| TUE |
Santa Cruz |
AM: Bachas Beach Baltra Airport |
ITINERARY DAY BY DAY:
On departing from Quito or Guayaquil, you will take a three hour flight to the Galapagos Islands landing on the Island of Baltra. Here you will be met by your guide and after a short bus ride you will board the yacht Danubio Azul and start your holiday.
BLACK TURTLE COVE (SANTA CRUZ ISLAND)
Is one of the most beautiful marine sites; located in a small mangrove lagoon. It is a nursery grounds for many marine species such as sharks, spotted eagle rays and sting rays. Also it is a favored breeding ground for the sea turtle. It is also a wonderful site for watching, herons, finches and blue-footed boobies feeding. This site does not involve a land visit; it is all seen from the small zodiac boats.
SOUTH PLAZA ISLAND
An uplifted island, like Baltra, it is highly populated by sea lions, over 1000 inhabit this island residing in 10 harems each one attended by a male. One of the characteristics of this island is its vegetation of Opuntia Cactuses and sesuvium plants. This small island offers cliffs with swallow-tailed gulls, red-billed tropicbirds.
SANTA FE ISLAND
This Island offers the unique opportunity to see the hybrid iguana, a land and marine iguana mix. There is also the opportunity to see an unusual prickly pear cactus forest.
JACINTO GORDILLO BREEDING CENTER (SAN CRISTOBAL ISLAND)
Here it is explained, in a simple manner, the natural phenomena that created the Galapagos Islands. They explain the series of natural processes, such as volcanic eruption and marine current locations that have lead to the amazing islands that you are now visiting.
BRUJO HILL
Located north of Puerto Baquerizo Moreno is known for being part of the volcanic zone where visitors may watch small cones located in the interior. There is abundant vegetation but you can find two types of “lechoso”. There is a beautiful coral sand beach which is visited by many sea birds, sea lions and marine iguanas. The salt water pools behind the sand dunes were once used by fishermen as a salt mine.
As one of the oldest islands, Floreana has the most interesting human history. It has stories of marooned whales, prisoners and colonists as well as bizaree disaperances and even murders! It is made up of numerous extinct volcanic cones and has an established extensive scrubby vegetation.
POST OFFICE BAY (FLOREANA ISLAND)
Significant for its human history. In 1793, James Colnett, the captain of a whaling vessel, established the wooden post barrel on Floreana. Whaling ships, typically offshore for two years at a time, frequented the archipelago Outbound ships would drop off letters after rounding the cape and the ships returning home would mail them. Over the years, thousand of ships have stopped to send and receive mail at Post Office Bay. This will be your opportunity to partake in this amazing postal service. You will be given letters to take home and mail to their intended recipients, and also have the opportunity to drop off letters ourselves.
CORMORANT POINT
Offers two highly contrasting beaches. The landing beach is of volcanic origin and is composed of olivine crystals, giving it a greenish tinge. At the end of the short trail is a carbonate beach of extremely fine white sand, formed by the erosion of coral skeletons, it is a nesting site for green sea turtles.
SULLIVAN BAY (SANTIAGO ISLAND)
The main attraction of this bay is the broad, pahoehoe or rope lava flow. It is one of the most incredible places to compare the lava flows and their characteristics.
BARTOLOME ISLAND
Most likely the first of the islands to rise from the sea, Bartolome, is a small island that has beautiful white sand beaches and luxuriant green mangroves. Here, penguins may join us at the swimming beach, and a hike to the summit of a once-active volcano rewards us with beautiful panoramic views of the often-photographed Pinnacle Rock panoramic and it’s amazingly moon landscapes.
RABIDA ISLAND
One of the special features of Rabida Island is its remarkable red color, which is a result of the high percentage of oxidized iron in the composition of lava. Here we will witness the nine varieties of finches also the large-billed flycatchers and brown pelicans. Here a small salt-water lagoon where greater Flamingos can be seen and a beautiful colony of sea lions.
CHINESE HAT (SANTIAGO ISLAND)
Chinese Hat gets its name from its appearance, which is that of a Chinese hat. Sitting just off the south-eastern tip of Santiago, this fairly recently formed island makes for a pleasant visit as the island itself is quite beautiful and is definitely worth a trip.
To truly appreciate the shape of this island, visit the northern end of Sombrero Chino. Here there is a tiny sea lion colony on the north shore cove, where one can anchor their boats and land. Galapagos penguins can also be found swimming here sometimes.
Follow the trail around the cove and you will catch a glimpse of American oystercatchers in action, along with marine iguanas, lava lizards and Sally Lightfoot crabs. Starting from a crescent-shaped white sandy beach, this 400 meter long trail provides some wonderful landscapes to view. There are also some good swimming and snorkelling opportunities in the cove area amidst white-tipped reef sharks and tropical fish.
EDEN ISLET
Facing the west coast of Santa Cruz Island, the Eden Islet, offers a great opportunity to observe a wide variety of Galápagos wildlife, from a boat ride, both on land and underwater.
WHALE BAY (SANTA CRUZ ISLAND)
On the cost of Santa Cruz Island, this is a semicircle beach, which is green in color, due to a high volume of olivine crystals. It extends 25 meters from the base of the hill. The beach has some historical interest as it was the first trail to the highlands used to search for fresh water. There are a number of pieces of ceramics strewn about, although no verified information exists concerning the origins of the ceramic. Here can be found a curious galapagos Hawk.
EL CHATO
An amazing opportunity to see the magnificent giant land tortoise in its natural habitat, having just seen the tortoise in the breading program in the station, you can now see them bathing and eating in the wild (depending on the season). This area is vegetated with transition zone vegetation and is located in the humid zone of the highlands of Santa Cruz. The walk to the reserve is one of the best places to observe ground birds, tree and ground finches, the vermillion flycatcher, cattle egrets and occasionally galapagos rails.
BACHAS BEACH
The visitor site Las Bachas is located in northern part of Santa Cruz Island, it consists of two beaches that have a combined length of about 1 km long. The name Las Bachas originates from the Second World War, when the American army left two barges discarded on the beach, the first settlers could not pronounce the name correctly in English, which resulted in Las Bachas Beach. The predominant vegetation is of the coastal zone. It represents one of the main nesting sites of sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) on Isla Santa Cruz. It is a good place to see flamingos, as well as migratory and aquatic birds.
After this final visit, you will be transferred to the Baltra airport in time for your flight back to the mainland.
Important: Itineraries are unlikely to change significantly but are subject to change. Weather, wildlife breeding, safety concerns, instructions from the Galapagos National Park, specific abilities and interests of passengers as well as operational matters may cause your guide or captain to change the time or nature of visits. Your guide and captain will always endeavor to select the best itinerary within these limits.
| Name | Yate Danubio Azul |
| Category | Tourist Class |
| Capacity | 10 passengers |
| Accommodation | 5 Double Cabins1 Matrimonial double bed cabin (Upper deck)1 Double twin bed cabin (Main Deck)3 Bunk Beds Cabins ( Lower deck) |
| Crew | 6 crew members + guide |
| Gear | Snorkeling equipment and wetsuits |
| Specifications | Cabins with A/C, Private bathrooms with hot and cold showers, DIN adapters, Dive Deck, Tenders for Diving. |
| Lenght | 71 feet |
| Width | 18 feet |
| Speed | 13 knots |
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