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This Steel-hulled motor Yacht was built to impeccably high standard in Guayaquil/Ecuador (2001).
| Motor
Yacht Tip Top III - Technical Specifications |
| Type |
First
class Motor Yacht / Built in Guayaquil 2001. |
| Length |
98
feet |
| Width |
22
feet |
| Draft |
5
feet |
| Speed |
14
knots under power |
| Engines |
Twin
N-14M TA Cummins main engines 400 HP each / Twin 55 MCGGA
Cummins-Onan generators 55 kW each.110/220 V. AC current |
| Navigation
& Safty Equipment |
Twin
RL72C, 24 miles range Raytheon radar's; Raytheon L755 Ecosounder
& Chart plotter; 667 Furuno Ecosounder; Raytheon GPS-112;
1503 Furuno SSB radio; Standard Spectrum VHF radio; ACR
RLB-23 Epirb; Ritchie magnetic compass, barometer; clock;
thermometer; helm indicator; searchlight; horn. One DSB
inflatable life raft for 12 passengers; One DSB inflatable
life raft for 16 passengers; (Solas 74/83); 50 life jackets;
fire & smoke detectors; complete fire system; Twin 14
feet Nautical RIB Inflatable boats with 25 HP outboard motor
for 10 passengers each. Safety equipment complies with international
Coast Guard regulations. |
| Crew |
7
Plus Naturalist Multilingual guide |
| Accommodation |
16
passengers in 10 cabins. Each cabin with private bathroom
(toilet, shower, washbasin and vanity); locker and drawers.
Bar, dining room, saloon and sun deck. All cabins and public
areas are fully carpeted. Cabins are located as follows:
LOWER DECK 2 cabins with one double lower berth and one
single upper berth cabins: 1 & 2
LOWER DECK 4 cabins with a double lower berth & a single
lower berth cabins: 3 - 4 - 5 - 6
UPPER DECK 2 cabins with one double lower berth cabins:
7 & 8
UPPER DECK 2 cabins with two single lower berths cabins:
9 & 10 |
| Comfort
Equipment |
Freezer;
ice maker; refrigerator; electric range with grill &
oven; Reverse osmosis seawater desalinator (1,500 gallons/day);
fully air conditioned (Aqua Air Chill Water System); hot
& cold freshwater pressure system; royal flush toilets;
TV; VCR; stereo music system; Upon request Bauer Nautilus
dive compressor; 50 diving cylinders with harness &
weight belts. Snorkelling gear available for rent. |
Intinerary:
Day 01.- Friday: Flight Quito - Guayaquil - Baltra / Bachas Beach
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 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.
Day 02.- Saturday: Genovesa / Darwin Bay
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.
Day 03.- Sunday: Santiago Island / Bartolome Island
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 hold our nightly orientation about what we have seen and will see the following day.
Day 04.- Monday: San Cruz Island / Charles Darwin Station / Highlands
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 centre. Dinner. Optional: you may visit the town again at night for dancing and entertainment.
Day 05.- Tuesday: Plazas Island / Santa Fe Island
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.
Day 06.- Wednesday: Espanola Island
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.
Day 07.- Thursday: Floreana Island
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 snorkelling 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.
Day 08.- Friday: Seymour North / Baltra / Flight Back
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.
Prices per person for 2008:
| Regular Cruises - Days |
4 Days/3 Nights |
5 Days/4 Nights |
8 Days/7 Nights |
| Accupancy |
DBL |
SGL |
DBL |
SGL |
DBL |
SGL |
| Cabins No 1 to 6 |
USD 1.300.- |
N/A |
USD 1.625.- |
N/A |
USD 2.275.- |
N/A |
| Cabins No 7 & 8 |
N/A |
USD 2.100.- |
N/A |
USD 2.625.- |
N/A |
USD 3.675.- |
| Cabins No 9 & 10 |
USD 1.400.- |
N/A |
USD 1.750.- |
N/A- |
USD 2.450.- |
N/A |
| Charter - 16 Pax Max. |
USD 18.200.- |
USD 23.400.- |
USD 36.400 |
In the price included:
All transfers, 5-8 or 15-day cruise on board of Motor Yacht TIP TOP III in double accommodation with all facilities, three meals a day and snacks in-between, English speaking naturalist III guide, purified water free for drink, coffee or tea.
Not includedin the price:
Flights mainland to/from Galápagos USD 410.-, Entrance fee to Galápagos National Park USD 100.-, beverages, tips, personal items, International flight airport tax (USD 41.- per person).
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