Galapagos Cruises and Tours Aida Maria The  Aida Maria is a 16 passenger, 66 feet, tourist class motor yacht

Enjoy a Galapagos Islands cruise and wildlife tour aboard the Aida Maria. She offers good accommodation, service, food, private bathrooms, air conditioning and experienced naturalist guide for your Galapagos Islands wildlife adventure cruise and tour. The 8 day itinerary is designed as a continuous itinerary while offering the options of 4 and 5 day possibilities. The Aida Maria accommodates a maximum of 16 people in 8 double cabins. This yacht offers good value for a reasonable price. 

Dining Room

Bridge

"The Aida Maria was a beautiful boat and more than met my expectations. The food was outstanding, and I particularly appreciated the efforts the staff made to accommodate my vegetarian diet, especially since I was the only vegetarian passenger. Ivan was an excellent naturalist guide.  I particularly appreciated how he gave us lots of time just to sit and watch the Galapagos animals. I never felt we had a tight agenda.  My mother and I had a fabulous time on our trip, thank you.  It really couldn't have been better." - Caitlin Van Dusen, USA

Itinerary:
The itinerary will have a duration of 15 days and is going to be divided in two parts. The first week (A) can be divided into 8, 5 and 4 days cruise and the next week (B) will be only an 8 days cruise until the yacht returns to Baltra Island.

Itinerary A:
Sun: Baltra, Bachas 
Mon: Genovesa (Darwin Bay - El Barranco)
Tue: Bartolome - Sullivan Bay
Wed: Daphne, Black Turtle Cove, Cerro Dragon
Thu: Charles Darwin Station, Santa Cruz Highlands, (Los Gemelos) (5 day cruise finishes here)
Fri: Floreana (Post Office, Punta Cormorant - Devils Crown )
Sat: Española (Punta Suarez - Gardner Bay)
Sun: San Cristobal (Leon Dormido, Interpretation Center, Lobos Island)  (end of 8 and 4 day cruises and start of 8 day cruise)

Itinerary B:
Sun: San Cristobal (Leon Dormido, Interpretation Center, Lobos Island) (end of 8 and 4 day cruises and start of 8 day cruise)
Mon: Santa Fe - South Plazas
Tue: Charles Darwin Station, Santa Cruz Highlands (El Chato)
Wed: Isabela (Puerto Villamil, Humedales, Muro de las Lagrimas, Centro de Crianza)
Thu: Isabela (Punta Moreno, Elizabeth Bay )
Fri: Isabela (Caleta Tagus) Fernandina: Punta Espinoza, Punta Vicente Roca, Bay Tour Puerto Egas 
Sat: Santiago, Puerto Egas, Rabida
Sun: Seymour North, Baltra

See the detailed itinerary

Specifications:

Length: 66 Ft.
Beam: 19.5 Ft.
Engines: 2 Caterpillar of 125 HP, 2 electricity generators 110 V.
Water Capacity: 2200 Galons
Fuel: 1500 Gallons of diesel

Navigation and Safety Equipment:

2 Motor dinghies with capacity for 12 guests, 2 inflatable life rafts for 12 guests, beacon radio
fire system, life jackets, radar, GPS, echo sounder.

Accommodation:  

8 Double cabins with private bathrooms, Air conditioning, sundeck, comfortable bar and lounge areas, TV and VHS.

Crew:

Captain, naturalist multilingual guide, 2 sailors, chef, mechanic and bartender.

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