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The M/Y Galapagos Odyssey is a brand new luxury yacht, offering the highest level of comfort of any boat its size in the Galapagos Islands.
The Galapagos Odyssey was built to fulfill the highest expectations of any traveler seeking to experience the wonders of the Galapagos Islands in the most exclusive way.
This luxury yacht has been designed especially for small groups to offer you more privacy and comfort, and to reduce the impact on the fragile Galapagos eco-system.
| DAY | ISLAND | PLACES |
| THU | Santa Cruz |
AM: Baltra Airport |
| FRI | Isabela |
AM: White Tipped Reef Shark Canal |
| SAT |
Isabela |
AM: Moreno Point |
| SUN |
Fernandina |
AM: Espinosa Point |
| MON |
Santiago |
AM: Espumilla Beach - Buccaneer Cove |
| TUE |
San Cristobal |
AM: Lobos Island |
Morning flight from Quito or Guayaquil to Baltra (Galapagos)
SANTA CRUZ: CHARLES DARWIN STATION
This morning you will fly from Quito or Guayaquil to Baltra Airport. After welcome, check-in, lunch, briefing and the safety-drill you will visit the famous " Charles Darwin Research Station " for an interesting introduction to Galapagos. You will also get some free time to stroll through the cozy town of Puerto Ayora.
Before dinner your guide will give the first daily briefing for tomorrow, and he/she will explain the yacht’s and National Park rules. Then the captain and his crew will present, and toast with a welcome cocktail to celebrate your first evening on board. Short before midnight we will lift the anchor and start our first nightly crossing to Puerto Villamil on Isabela. Depending on the sea state we will navigate about 6 hours in Western direction, leaving late night
ISABELA: WHITE TIPPED REEF SHARK CANAL AND SIERRA NEGRA VOLCANO.
Today you have a full program, so we will start with an early breakfast before leaving. First you will visit the Tintoreras-islets for a guided hike on a rough volcanic rock trail passing a unique tidal channel which is a resting-place for " Whitetip reef sharks ", among other trapped species, and where you will find huge marine iguanas (Easy/Moderate Level).
From there the inflatable dinghies will put you directly ashore to the harbour of Puerto Villamil, where you will board a bus that brings you to the lush highlands of Isabela. You will hike to the impressive rim of " Sierra Negra Volcano " and explore the mysterious and complete different world of the cloud-forest (Moderate Level; about 6,5 km / 4 mi.). Back aboard you can enjoy a well-earned lunch.
In the afternoon you will return to Puerto Villamil, where you will visit the local tortoise breeding center and make a tour by local bus through the marshes around, where you can observe American flamingos and other aquatic and song birds. Before returning aboard you will have the opportunity to enjoy the paradisiacal beaches full of countless marine iguanas. and Sally lightfoot crabs.
After dinner we will lift the anchor and start to round the southern lob of Isabela to its far west coast. This night navigation will take about 8 hours.
Additional options scuba-diving: Isla Tortuga, Cuatro Hermanos or Roca Viuda (advanced).
ISABELA: MORENO POINT AND ELIZABETH BAY
After breakfast you will make a guided morning hike across the crumbling, pitch black lava fields of " Moreno Point " with its bird-rich pools and sparkling intertidal life (Moderate Level; about 2 km / 1.25 mi.). After a snack we can make an inflatable dinghy-ride or emerge ourselves first-time for snorkelling.
At noon we sail for 2 hours to next visitor’s site, Elizabeth Bay, and meanwhile you can enjoy the delicious lunch buffet and a short siesta. Then we will undertake an adventurous ride by inflatable dinghy to some offshore rocks with a Galapagos penguin colony and from there we will turn to the estuary of " Elizabeth Bay " and penetrate the forest-like mangles.
At dinner-time we will continue to Fernandina, where we will anchor about midnight.
ESPINOSA POINT AND TAGUS COVE
You will start with a guided walk on the lava tongue of " Espinoza Point ", which is full of marine iguanas, the iconic flightless cormorant and the Galapagos penguin! (Easy/Moderate Level; about 2 km / 1.25 mi.). After a snack we will bring you to today’s snorkeling site.
While having lunch we will cross the Bolivar Channel, back to Isabela’s western coast. On the bridge and through the panoramic windows of the dining room we will careful watch for fountains, hence this is one of the best places in Galapagos for viewing whales and dolphins.
At " Tagus Cove " you will make the longer guided nature walk at this geologic and historic interesting site (Moderate Level; about 3 km / 2 mi.). Subsequently we will make a dinghy-ride along the shoreline, or you will have today’s second snorkeling opportunity.
Before dinner we will start our 12 hour’s navigation around the northern cape of Isabela to Santiago (and we will cross the equator two times).
SANTIAGO: ESPUMILLA BEACH AND EGAS PORT
From " Espumilla Beach " you will make a guided walk; uphill and land inward (Easy Level; about 2 km, 1.25 mi.). Afterwards you can explore Galapagos’ submarine world again, which is even more varied than island life.
Around lunch-time we navigate 12 km / 7 mi south and reach " Egas Port " with its famous fur seal grottos, where you will make another, very different guided walk along the coastline (Easy Level).
After this impressive day we leave for the longest navigation of this cruise route to the easternmost San Cristobal (about 13 hours). During this last night on board, you can enjoy a farewell cocktail with the crew and your fellow passengers.
SAN CRISTOBAL: LOBOS ISLAND
On the eastern end of the archipelago you can enjoy one more morning excursion. After a dry landing you will make a guided nature walk on the rocky trail of " Lobos Islet ", with its Galapagos sea lions and lots of birds; including blue-footed boobies (Moderate Level; About 850 m / 0.6 mi. or 400 m / 0.25 mi.).
Subsequently we will navigate to the harbour of Puerto Baquerizo Moreno and it’s time to leave the yacht and say goodbye .
Important: Itineraries and activities subject to change without prior notice. Depending on weather conditions and water currents, some wildlife described above may not be visible.
| Year of Construction | Guayaquil 2007/2008 |
| Capacity | 16 passenger on board |
| Lenght | 134 Feet ( 41 m) |
| Width | 26.67 Feet (8 m) |
| Crew | 10 experienced and certified by IMO (International Maritime Organization) + 1 Multilingual naturalist guide certified by the National Park. |
| Speed | 10 Knots |
| Machinery | 2 engines Cummins 465 HP |
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