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Galapagos
Encantada Sailboat |
| Sail among the islands of the Galápagos in a charming candy-apple red schooner affectionately known as the Encantada (the Enchanted). This 70 foot yacht can accommodate 10 passengers in twin cabins with upper and lower berths. | |
| OVERVIEW
ITINERARIES
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
CABINS SOCIAL
AREAS CRUISE PRICE
ADDITIONAL INFO ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES |
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GALAPAGOS
ISLANDS TOURIST SUPERIOR CLASS SAILBOAT YACHT "M/Y ENCANTADA"
Facilities
include private bathrooms in each cabin. Public areas offer generous deck
space, dining room and bar.
Cruising at 7 knots with a 5-person crew, including a naturalist guide, Encantada is also an ideal boat for private charters and scuba diving groups.
The
m/s Encantada, an exotic, romantic motor sailer is outfitted to carry
12 passengers in 6 double cabins on a once-in-a-lifetime cruise to the
Galapagos.
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Itinerary Back
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| The
M/Y Encantada Sailboat Yacht |
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| 4
Nights Cruise Eastern Islands of the Galapagos archipelago, Sunday to Thursday |
4
nights cruise Western islands of the Galapagos archipelago, Wednesday to Sunday |
7 nights cruise Complete visit to the Galapagos archipelago, Wednesday to Wednesday or Sunday to Sunday |
Activities and highlights |
| Day
1: Sunday AM Baltra Airport PM North Seymour / Black Turtle Cove (Santa Cruz Island) |
Day
1: Wednesday AM Baltra Airport PM Charles Darwin Station (Santa Cruz Island) |
Day
1: Wednesday AM Baltra Airport PM Charles Darwin Station (Santa Cruz Island) |
Baltra:
arrival Charles Darwin Station: Dry landing, walking, science, Giant tortoises, baby tortoises. North Seymour: Snorkelling. Black Turtle Cove: Zodiac boat ride, mangrove lagoon, sea turtles, golden rays, sharks |
| Day
2: Monday AM Rabida Island PM Bartolome Island |
Day
2: Thursday AM Point Cormorant (Floreana Island) PM Post Office Bay (Floreana island) |
Day
2: Thursday AM Point Cormorant (Floreana Island) PM Post Office Bay (Floreana island) |
Rabida:
Wet landing, hiking, snorkeling, sea lions, sea birds. Bartolome Island: Dry and wet landings, hiking, snorkeling, Pinnacle rock, Green sea turtles, Galapagos Penguins, white tipped reef sharks. Cormorant Point: Wet landing, hiking, green sand beack, flamingo lagoon, sea turtles, rays, sharks. Devils Crown: No landing, snorkelling, submerged crater, sea lions, white tipped reef sharks, rays, colorful fishes. Post Office Bay: Wet landing, hiking, snorkeling, historic post office, lava tube. |
| Day
3: Tuesday AM El Barranco (Genovesa Island) PM Darwin Bay (Genovesa Island) |
Day
3: Friday |
Day
3: Friday AM Gardner Bay (Española Island) PM Suarez Point (Española Island) |
El
Barranco: Dry landing, hiking, red footed boobies and many
other sea birds Darwin Bay: Wet landing, hiking, snorkelling, sunken crater, red footed boobies, hammer head sharks. Suarez Point: Dry landing, hiking, blowhole, waved albatross(april to december), masked boobies. Gardner Bay: Wet landing, hiking, snokelling, sea lions, marine iguanas, shore birds, sea turtles, white tipped reef sharks. Santa Fe Island: Wet landing, hiking, snorkeling, giant opuntia cactus forest, endemic land iguanas, sea lions. Bartolome Island: Dry and wet landings, hiking, snorkeling, Pinnacle rock, Green sea turtles, Galapagos Penguins, white tipped reef sharks. |
| Day
4: Wednesday AM Plazas Island PM Charles Darwin Station (Santa Cruz Island) - Puerto Ayora (last night is a hotel night) |
Day
4: Saturday AM Sleeping Lion, Lobos Island (San Cristobal Island) PM Santa Fe Island |
Day
4: Saturday |
Plazas
Islands: Dry landing, hiking, land iguanas, sea lions, swallow
tailed gulls, tropic birds, boobies, opuntia cacti. Charles Darwin Station: Dry landing, walking, science, Giant tortoises, baby tortoises. Leon Dormido (Sleeping Lion) or Kicker Rock: While not on the island itself, Leon Dormido is a rock formation in the sea north west of Puerto Baquerizo Moreno. This is a vertical rock formation formed from a tuff cone and about 500 feet high. It is not possible to land here but a panga trip can be made between the two rocks which make up the formation. Blue footed boobies, masked boobies, frigatebirds and sea-lions can be seen here. Lobos Island: Wet landing, a small island, it's main claim to fame are the sea lions from which it takes it's name. Blue footed boobies and frigate birds also nest here. |
| Day
5: Thursday AM Highlands (Santa Cruz Island), Baltra Airport |
Day
5: Sunday AM North Seymour Island, Baltra Airport |
Day
5: Sunday AM North Seymour Island PM Black Turtle Cove (Santa Cruz Island) |
Highlands
of Santa Cruz: Dry landing, hiking, Darwin's finches, giant
tortoises, land birds, lava tunnels, volcanic craters. North Seymour: Dry landing, hiking, blue footed boobies, frigate birds. Black Turtle Cove: Zodiac boat ride, mangrove lagoon, sea turtles, golden rays, sharks Baltra: departure |
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2: Monday AM Rabida Island PM Bartolome Island |
Rabida:
Wet landing, hiking, snorkeling, sea lions, sea birds. Bartolome Island: Dry and wet landings, hiking, snorkeling, Pinnacle rock, Green sea turtles, Galapagos Penguins, white tipped reef sharks. |
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3: Tuesday AM El Barranco (Genovesa Island) PM Darwin Bay (Genovesa Island) |
El
Barranco: Dry landing, hiking, red footed boobies and many
other sea birds Darwin Bay: Wet landing, hiking, snorkelling, sunken crater, red footed boobies, hammer head sharks. |
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8: Wednesday AM Plazas Island Baltra Airport |
Plazas
Islands: Dry landing, hiking, land iguanas, sea lions, swallow
tailed gulls, tropic birds, boobies, opuntia cacti. Baltra: departure |
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Technical Specifications
Type:
Motor Yacht
CLASS: TOURIST SUPERIOR
LAST
RECONSTRUCTION: GUAYAQUIL, 1992.
CONSTRUCTION:
NAVAL STEEL HULL
TRB:
78.01
LENGHT:
21.44 M
BREADTH:
5.21 M
DRAFT:
2.44 M
CAPACITY:
10 PASSNG.
GUEST
ACCOMMODATIONS:
5
DOUBLE CABINS WITH UPPER AND LOWER BERTH, 3 BATHROOMS W/3 SHOWERS, SUNDECK,
TV-VCR ROOM, INTERIOR & EXTERIOR DINING ROOM
CREW:
05 MEMBERS PLUS 1 BILINGUAL GUIDE IN SEPARATE ACCOMMODATIONS.
CRUISING
SPEED: 7 KNOTS (W/ MOTOR)
ENGINES:
MAIN MOTOR GM DETROIT 471.
GENERATORS:
GENERATOR ONAM 12.5 KVA./ PHASOR 16 KVA
DIESEL
CAPACITY: 06 TONS OF PURE WATER
NAVEGATION
EQUIPMENT: 24 MILES RADAS FURUNO
GPS
FURUNO
VIDEO
SONDA FURUNO
SIGNALS
FIRE
EXTINGUISHERS
COMUNICATION
EQUIPMENT: EPIRB RADIOS VHF & HF
ADDITIONAL
EQUIPMENT: 02 OUTBOARD MOTORS
02
ZODIAC FOR 6 & 10 PASSENGERS
SNORKEL
EQUIPMENT FOR ALL THE GUESTS.
CELLULAR
PHONE.
INDEPENDENT
GAS KITCHEN AREA EQUIPPED WITH 3 FREEZERS FOR GOOD PRESERVATION, BLOWERS,
AND SMOKE EXTRACTORS.
CENTRAL
AIR CONDITIONER AND NEW EQUIPMENTS OF SAFETY
SCUBA DIVING EQUIPMENT
TWO
NEW ZODIAC BOATS, CAPACITY 6 AND 10 DIVERS.
TWO
NEW OUTBOARD MOTOR
01
ELECTRICAL COMPRESSOR, BAUER CAPITANO
01
GASOLINE COMPRESSOR, UTILUS
60
TANKS OF ALUMINUM FOR DIVING
WEIGHTS
FOR THE BELTS
FIRST
AID OXIGEN TANKS
PERSONAL
DIVE EQUIPMENT
SETS
SAIL: Sundays and Wednesdays
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All 6 cabins are carpeted and have A/C, private bathrooms, hot
water, oceanview portholes.
| Standard
cabin Upper / Lower Beds Air conditioning Private facilities 110/220 volt outlets 6 cabins with U/L beds |
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| Sundeck, Tv-Vcr Room, Large Interior & Exterior Dining Room sitting 12 passengers. |
Cruise Price Back to top
| Galapagos Sailboat yacht cruise | Encantada
Sailboat / yacht cruise |
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| Naturalist
cruise with optional daily dives |
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| 4 or 7 night cruise options | #
of nights |
Twin
oceanview cabins with Upper / Lower beds, private bathrooms and
A/C, double share |
| Encantada Sailboat / Yacht | 4 |
$715
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| Encantada Sailboat / Yacht | 7 |
$1155
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Includes
All meals on board (breakfast B, lunch L, dinner D), Galapagos cruise,
Guided excursions, Briefings and lectures, Bottled water on cruise ship,
aiport to dock transfers in the Galapagos islands.
Not
Included
Use of snorkeling equipment, soft drinks and alcoholic beverages, gratuities,
personal expenses. Local
Roundtrip airfare: Quito
/ Galapagos / Quito $393, Guayaquil
/ Galapagos / Guayaquil $366, Galapagos
park tax $100, Ecuador international departure tax $25,
hotel nights in Quito or Guayaquil, airport transfers in mainland Ecuador,
Airfare to Ecuador is extra.
Scuba diving is optional at $65 per day (payable on board)
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Pricing: U.S. Dollars
Departures: Every Sunday all year round.
Meeting and departing: Quito or Guayaquil. You must plan
to arrive at least 1 day before cruise and will have to depart at least
1 day after, airline connections do not allow for direct international
flight connections to the Galapagos islands.
Advantages
The privacy of a smaller yacht is unparalelled, service and food are much
better than on the larger ships, the Encantada is a Tourist Superior class
sailboat / yacht in the islands and has a very niceitinerary amongst the
smaller boats, a smaller boat docks closer to the islands, a smaller boat
allows for more flexibility, no lines or cues waiting for dinner or landing
on the islands.
Disadvantages
Less people to socialize with than on larger vessels, less stability and
more movement than on larger vessels, people prone to seasickness are
better off on a larger vessel.
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