General information
The Samba yacht has capacity for just 14 persons and offers excellent itineraries! The North & West itinerary is highly recommended, which includes visits to Isabela, Fernandina, Genovesa and Marchena. Dutch built with teak decks in 1966 as a luxury private yacht and the Samba is now a perfectly well converted cruise boat specialized for Galapagos Islands vacations. Each of the 7 cabins is equipped with a private bathroom and hot water. On the Samba’s main deck, there is a spacious dining area that connects to an outdoor dining facility, as well as a small reading area. The upper deck of the motor yacht Samba offers an ideal vantage point for observing marine life, with an outdoor dining area and a sheltered section. The crew is not only welcoming but also highly skilled in their respective roles, and they are committed to ensuring that every aspect of your journey to the Galapagos is an experience of a lifetime!
Class: Tourist Superior Class
Capacity: 14 passengers
Number of cabins: 6 lower deck cabins with bunk beds with a lower double bed and an upper single bed, with small windows; 1 upper deck cabin with a double bed, with small windows.
Private bathroom: yes
Air conditioning: yes
Hot water: yes
Sundeck: yes
Other: TV / DVD (communal), living room, bar
Snorkeling equipment & wetsuits: snorkeling equipment, wetsuits and use of kayaks and paddle boards are included
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Price (2024)
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Additional information
• Please Neem contact met ons op for prices. We often have discounts or special promotions available.
• Cabin accommodation
• All meals (breakfast-lunch-dinner) from lunch on the first day to breakfast on the final day
• Water, coffee, tea
• All activities
• Bilingual naturalist guide
• Transportation to/from the yacht
• Airport transfers in Galapagos (when your flight arrives on the start date of the cruise and when your flight leaves on the last day of the cruise)
• Airfare to/from Galapagos
• Galapagos National Park entrance fee (USD 200 p.p.)
• Galapagos transit control card (USD 20 p.p.)
• Snorkeling equipment * depending on the cruise
• Wetsuit * depending in the cruise
• Bus ticket Baltra airport - Itabaca channel (USD 5 p.p. each way) * depending on the cruise
• Isabela dock fee (USD 10 p.p. - if the itinerary includes Puerto Villamil on Isabela Island) * depending on the cruise
• Airport transfers in Quito or Guayaquil
• Additional beverages
• Tips
• Personal expenses
• Please note the first and last days are basically travel days. On the first day you will only do an afternoon activity and on the last day there is only time to do a brief morning visit before going to the airport for your flight back to the mainland.
• Contact us for more information about when the different itineraries will run.
• Any mention to specific wildlife in the itinerary or trip details is not a guarantee that it will be seen during the trip.
• The operator reserves the right to change the itinerary without previous notice due to weather, National Park regulations or notifications and unforeseeable circumstances.
ITINERARIES
Itinerary North & West: 8 days
Tuesday: Baltra airport - Mosquera
Wednesday: Genovesa: Darwin Bay - Prince Phillip Steps
Thursday: Marchena: Punta Mejia - Playa Negra
Friday: Isabela: Punta Abermarle - Punta Vicente Roca
Saturday: Fernandina: Punta Espinoza - Isabela: Urbina Bay
Sunday: Isabela: Elizabeth Bay - Punta Moreno
Monday: Floreana: Post Office Bay - Baroness Lookout - Devil's Crown
Tuesday: Santa Cruz: Highlands - Baltra airport
Itinerary South & East: 8 days
Tuesday: Baltra airport - Santa Cruz: Highlands
Wednesday: Floreana: Punta Cormorant - Devil's Crown - Baroness Lookout
Thursday: Española: Punta Suarez - Gardner Bay
Friday: San Cristobal: Punta Pitt - Isla Lobos
Saturday: Santa Fe - Plazas
Sunday: Chinese Hat - Bartolomé
Monday: Santiago: James Bay - Rabida
Tuesday: North Seymour - Baltra airport
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