TECHNICAL FEATURES:

Ketch, gaff – rigged motor sailer

LENGTH: 63 feet
BEAM: 16 feet
CRUISIND SPEED: 8 knots
CAPACITY: 12 passengers

GUEST ACCOMMODATION:

6 double cabins, each with private bath. Hot/Cold water showers

CREW: Captain, multilingual naturalist guide, cook, and one sailor

EQUIPMENT: 280 H.P. Caterpilar diesel engine, 2*12 kilowatt generators, 110/220 A.C. and 24 D.C. volt systems, furuno radar, V.H.F. and S.S.B. marine radios, furuno GPS, tender with outboard motor, freezer and refrigeration. T.V. and V.H.S. video system. Water desalinator. Cabins air conditioned.

The yacht Sulidae is a truly special vessel, for special people. She is wooden-hulled and gaff-rigged, built in Denmark in 1901. Yes, you read that right, 1901! She has been lovingly restored and maintained, and, of course, modernized into a motor sailer. To be aboard the Sulidae is to be transported back in time: she has the look and feel of a pirate ship right out of a swashbuckler movie. The Sulidae has a fan club of passengers who love her, some returning again and again to sail on her. But passengers must be prepared to negotiate steep companionways and really cozy cabins. The Sulidae is slightly smaller than the Cachalote, being just 63 feet long. She carries 12 passengers in 6 double cabins, and is served by a crew of five. She is powered by an 82 HP Yammar diesel, but can also move under sail. She is fully equipped with radio communications, radar, GPS plotter, depth sounder, etc.

 
Note: All rates are per person in U.S. dollars and subject to change without notice

4NIGHT-5DAY ITINERARY / SATURDAY – WEDNESDAY

SATURDAY:
AM    Baltra - Turtles Reserve El Chato
PM    Cráteres Gemelos - Punta Carrión - Túneles de Lava 

SUNDAY:    
AM    Floreana – Cueva de los Piratas
PM    Lobería Beach 

MONDAY:        
AM    Island Isabela – Volcán Sierra Negra – Volcán Chico
PM    Arena Blanca Beach - La Concha Perla 

TUESDAY:       
AM    Humedales - Centro de Crianza de Tortugas
PM    Las Tintoreras 

WEDNESDAY:
AM    Charles Darwin Research Station - Baltra

7NIGHT-8DAY ITINERARY / THURSDAY – THURSDAY

THURSDAY:    
AM     San Cristóbal – Airport
PM     Playa Ochoa 

FRIDAY:          
AM     Puerto Grande Beach – León Dormido
PM     Isla Lobos 

SATURDAY:
AM    Island Santa Cruz – Turtles Reserve El Chato
PM    Cráteres Gemelos - Punta Carrión - Túneles de Lava 

SUNDAY:    
AM    Floreana – Cueva de los Piratas
PM    Lobería Beach 

MONDAY:        
AM    Island Isabela – Volcán Sierra Negra – Volcán Chico
PM    Arena Blanca Beach - La Concha Perla 

TUESDAY:       
AM    Humedales - Centro de Crianza de Tortugas
PM    Las Tintoreras 

WEDNESDAY:
AM    Charles Darwin Research Station 
PM    Tortuga Bay Beach

THURSDAY:    
AM    Interpretation Center– Airport San Cristóbal

IMPORTANT NOTES:

• All the itineraries are subject to change without notice due various factors: safety, weather, mechanical breakdown, unforeseen emergencies, and the discretion of the Captain, Guide, and the Galapagos National Park.
• We will not be held responsible for any refunds whatsoever for changes to the printed or scheduled itinerary
• Our cruises sailing dates are guaranteed to depart regardless of the number of passengers booked for a certain date.  In case any circumstances of major force would happen, then we would change you to a boat of similar characteristics, same dates, and same category or upgrade you to a better boat with no extra cost.

USEFUL TIPS:

• The ideal tour length is the 7night/8days cruise.  Since at least part of the first and last day of the tour will be spent at the airport, the shorter tours also spend less time sailing around the islands.
• We normally suggest our clients to book their international flight at least two nights before their Galapagos cruise, this way in case you loose a connection, your flight is delayed or the weather conditions are not appropriate for landing you don’t jeopardize your trip to the islands.
• Try to avoid making international connections the same day as the flight from the Galapagos Islands may be delayed or changed to an alternate flight.