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VALKIRIA

 

Multisport and multi adventure cruises in the Galapagos islands is a very popular new alternative to the typical galapagos tours, every year is estimated that thousands of adventurous people come to see what everybody sees and more such as the top of the volcanoes and places in the regular tours.

Sail Catamaran VALKIRIA

Valkiria is a charming sail catamaran  for cruising around the Galapagos in style, this beautiful yacht accommodates 10 guests in 5 large double cabins with full size beds each with toilets and showers, indoor and outdoor dining areas, full navigational equipment which features all US and EU communication and safety required electronics, a solar panel which makes it completely ecological with all instruments and systems working on battery.

The S/C Valkiria is the perfect choice for stylishtrip in the Galapagos.

Whatever you requirements are sailing, surfing visiting all ports or just relaxing, Valkiria is your choice.
 

TECHNICAL INFORMATION

LOA: 15.5 m
BEAM: 8.4 m
DRAFT: 1 m
GUESTS: 10 people
ACCOMMODATIONS: 5 double cabins ( matrimonial beds ) with private bathrooms
CREW: 4+1 bilingual naturalist guide
SOCIAL AREAS: bar, lounge, small library
Complete navigation and safety equipment, 1 dingy with 10 hp outboard motor, life raft, Radar, Gps, Echo sounder, auto pilot, Sart , Epirb, class 1 life jackets.

Pictures of the boat
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Itinerary

 

This new adventure cruising around the Galapagos is a great alternative to the typical tour in the Galapagos, finally new options have been opened and new areas that were never visited before are available during this cruise.

We combine the natural wildlife of the Galapagos islands such as swimming with sea lions, observe blue footed boobies or frigate birds nesting areas, incredible underwater life while snorkelling.

Visit the top of volcanoes most of which are still active and took part of the formation of these islands which is not available on any regular cruise, all this plus the unique experience of seeing how the human population in this islands live and interact with nature in harmony, learn how people arrived, how they survive and what locals do in Galapagos.

 Our operational days are flexible and we can start any day of the week and adjust to your requirements.
 

 

 

Itinerary 8 days: Sunday to Sunday

Day 1 flight from Quito or Guayaquil to Baltra Island , where our guide will pick you up and take you to the yacht. After a quick stop in Puerto Ayora and lunch on board we will move on to Punta Estrada and Bahia Divine , a calm shallow water place where rays, mullets and sharks can be seen along the rocky coast line,blue footed boobies and frigates are also found on the cliffs,snorkelling . Back on board: dinner and navigation to San Cristobal Island .

Day 2 After breakfast we will drive to the highlands and walk to El Junco lagoon (the only natural source of fresh water in the islands, frigate birds feed on the fish in the lagoon, lots of land birds such as Darwins finches and mocking birds can be found.) Box lunch and visit to La Galapaguera which is a part of the Galapagos National Park where we will be able to find a great number of giant tortoises in its natural habitat, in other words a privilege of our journey. After exploring the surroundings we will walk to Puerto Chino , a beautiful and pristine beach will be the perfect spot for a laid back afternoon where you can snorkel, swim or simply relax. Dinner.

Day 3 Breakfast and on the way sightseeing visit to Kicker Rock - León dormido, an old tuff cone eroded by the ocean and now serves as nesting place for frigate birds, blue footed boobies and nazca (ex masked) boobies, tropic birds and of course this magnificent volcanic formation. Box lunch and visit to Puerto Grande for snorkeling . A fter dinner we sail to Floreana .

Day 4 After having breakfast on board we will go by car to the highlands of Floreana , where pirates and whalers used volcanic caves as hiding places. Box Lunch, back in town we will visit Puerto Velasco Ibarra , the smallest town in the Galapagos with a population of around 100 people. We'll have dinner on board and navigation to Isabela.

Day 5 Isabela island the largest and one of the youngest in the Galapagos and it is one of the most beautiful island. After breakfast and approximately an hour bus ride we will get to Sierra Negra volcano, which is still active and in October 2005 gave us the most recent volcanic eruption in Galapagos. From here we start with a horse back-riding journey along the crater of the volcano, this experience will fulfill every expectation. Normally we find giant tortoises on the way. After we continue with a trekking on a trail of lava to volcan Chico , walk on a large lava flow and fortunately we might see fumaroles and an incredible landscape from the top. Today we will have a box lunch and the afternoon we'll have it free to enjoy the beach.

Day 6 Puerto Villamil on Isabela Island has the second smallest population in Galapagos with around 1800 inhabitants is still pristine and untouched. Breakfast and zodiac ride to tintoreras or white tip sharks grotto, small shallow channels in between lava flows with sandy bottom in which we usually find white tipped reef sharks. Isabela also has penguins populations and normally we find them swimming with us, after this visit we go back on board. Lunch and in the afternoon we visit to the muro de las lagrimas a wall of lava rocks made by inmates from an old penal colony established on the island. To finish our day we can relax on the white sand beach right in town with many shore birds and marine life .

Day 7 Puerto Ayora during the morning and alter breakfast we go to the highest part of the Island for a bike ride and will be able to observe tortoises in its natural habitat. After lunch we visit the world famous Charles Darwin Research Centre where all the efforts to protect and preserve the native and endemic animals are developed; we will also find Giant tortoises rearing programs and of course Lonesome George .

Day 8 After breakfast on our way to the airport we stop at Los Gemelos a pair of craters (sink holes) in the middle of the Scalesia zone, scalesias are endemic trees only found in Galapagos and they create a great nesting area for Darwins finches as well as many other land birds such as flycatchers, doves etc Baltra and visit to the Gemelos. After this visit we drive straight to the airport to catch your flight back to main land: Quito or Guayaquil .

Itinerary subject to change depending on weather conditions,park authorities, navy authorities and hotels availability,
 

 

 

Price

 

8 Days Cruise:  1335 USD

 

 

Our price includes:
Cruise and visit of the islands
Complete pension
Activities

Our price doesn't include :
Flight ticket Quito/ Galapagos/ Quito
Entry to the Galapagos park: (at this date: 100 USD)
Tips, personal spending
Visitor Migratory card: 10 USD
 

 

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Just once in life ...

The biggest spectacle of wildlife on the planet
They were nicknamed the "enchanted islands", "Noah's Ark", "laboratory of evolution" and all other ways to describe the big scale that nature can offer to privileged few who access. The landscape is not that what you might think: Despite the fact that the islands are on the equator in the Pacific volcanic rock abound, and there are few beaches. But make no mistake ...
We do not go Galapagos sunbathing and relaxing but enjoy nature and learn her. In a few days, you will see scenes of wildlife that are normally reserved for researchers who have devoted many years to observe the animals. And a few steps. Sure first you should not take any pictures of an animal because you will be closest to him ! Enjoy this trip to share unique sensations but remember respect rules. None  of them is a whim. Islands live balancing precarious and need our attention and protection.

Far, only ...

A 1000 km of Ecuador, this archipelago of 19 main islands and numerous islets offers a wilderness that you can almost touch. Most practical is an organized trip. Some rules and tips:
A visit to these islands is highly regulated to avoid as much as possible the impact of tourism. Be aware that you can not stay in an area that belongs to a national park without a guide with you, carrying food or smoking. For this latter point to worry, compulsive smokers say they forget cigarettes in front of such a spectacle ...
On islands you can only walk on tagged trails but ago already so many things to see, like birds nesting path eg ... There are other rules: do not animals, not throwing garbage not take sand or plants. Economic cruises not provide diving equipment therefore you should bring it. Take lots of film and memory card because you'll go crazy taking pictures ...

Puerto Ayora, central operation:

Puerto Ayora on Santa Cruz Island, is the most populated of the Galapagos, and the place from which organized the visits if you have not planned ahead. Do not forgot to visit Puerto Ayora’s periphery, and research center Charles Darwin (Monday to Friday 7 to 13 pm and 14 to 16 h and Saturday 7 to 13 h) where you find information on the islands, various types of turtles, including Lonesome George, the last specimen of the subspecies from Pinta Island. You can walk to your home in the area of the island that is not a national park, go to Tortuga Bay (to see the sunset), or visit the volcanic tubes about 3 km from Puerto Ayora on the road to Bellavista.
You can also go to the turtle´s swimming pool Chato (take the bus to Bellavista three per day - and tell the driver to drop you off at the Crossroads). There are several agencies in Puerto Ayora organizing guided tours of the island.

Open objective:

To move on the various islands and the best way is to do it with a cruise. Obviously, the best being that in the long run because they can visit the islands and there are no two alike. You should choose according to your interests, because there are islands on which there are more animals than others. For example, Española is a good place if you want to dive and see the largest marine iguanas of the archipelago. Bartholome is one of the best places to see penguins, and Floreana, in addition to land on a sandy beach of green, you can dive in the Corona del Diablo, a volcano almost submerged.

Have a good time at Galapagos !!!!

 

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