Tiptop III Yacht
Category: First Class
Departures: Friday - Monday
Capacity: 16 passenger
Facilities and 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); 4 cabins with one double lower berth and one single lower berth (cabins: 3 - 4 - 5 - 6)
UPPER DECK: 2 cabins with one double lower berth (cabins: 7 & 8); 2 cabins with two single lower berths (cabins: 9 & 10)
2008 prices per person starting at:
| Description |
8 days |
5 days |
4 days |
| Cabins 1-6 |
US$2275 |
US$1625 |
US$1299 |
| Cabins 9-10 |
US$2449 |
US$1749 |
US$1399 |
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| Charter |
US$36399 |
US$23399 |
US$18199 |
2009 prices per person starting at:
| Description |
8 days |
5 days |
4 days |
| Cabins 1-6 |
US$2519 |
US$1799 |
US$1439 |
| Cabins 9-10 |
US$2729 |
US$1949 |
US$1559 |
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| Charter |
US$40319 |
US$25919 |
US$20159 |
Fuel Surcharge Per Passenger
- 8D/7N: US$270
- 5D/4N: US$160
- 4D/3N: US$95
Fuel Surcharge Per Charter
- 8D/7N: US$3995
- 5D/4N: US$2365
- 4D/3N: US$1415
Rates include:
- All meals
- Transfers in the islands
- All shore excursions with an English speaking naturalist guide
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Not included:
- US$100 Galapagos National Park entrance fee
- US$10 Transit Control Card
- Fuel Surcharge
- Airfare from mainland Ecuador
- Bottled beverages
- Gratuities
- Cancellation/medical insurance
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Specifications
Steel-hulled motor Yacht, built to impeccably high standard in Guayaquil/Ecuador (2001).
Length: 98 feet
Beam: 22 feet
Draft: 5 feet
Twin N-14M TA Cummins main engines (525 HP each.)
Twin 55 MCGGA Cummins-Onan generators (55 kW each.)
110/220 V. AC current
Cruising speed: 12 knots
Navigation & Safety 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: (8) In separate accommodation
Captain, Multilingual guide, Engineer, International cook, Barman & waitress Two sailors
Itinerary 5 days
Friday to Tuesday
Friday: Santa Cruz Is, The Highlands
Saturday: Rábida Island and Bartholomew Island
Sunday: Genovesa Island, Prince Phillip's Steps and Darwin Bay
Monday: Santa Cruz Is, Bachas Beach and North Seymour Island*
Tuesday: Santa Cruz Island, Charles Darwin Research Station
*Last night to be spent in Fernandina Hotel in Puerto Ayora
Monday to Friday
Monday: North Seymour Island
Tuesday: Plazas Island and Santa Fe Island
Wednesday: Española Island, Gardner Bay and Punta Suarez
Thursday: Floreana Island, Punta Cormorant and Post Office Bay
Friday: Santa Cruz Island, Charles Darwin Research Station
Itinerary 8 days
Friday-Friday:
Friday: Santa Cruz Is, The Highlands
Saturday: Rábida Island and Bartholomew Island
Sunday: Genovesa Island, Prince Phillip's Steps and Darwin Bay
Monday: Santa Cruz Is, Bachas Beach and North Seymour Island
Tuesday: Plazas Island and Santa Fe Island
Wednesday: Española Island, Gardner Bay and Punta Suarez
Thursday: Floreana Island, Punta Cormorant and Post Office Bay
Friday: Santa Cruz Island, Charles Darwin Research Station
NB. Itineraries are subject to National Park regulations and can be modified wihtout previous notice. |
