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Galapagos Cruises and Tours
Sailing Ship
- Alta
The Alta has suspended operations in Galapagos. Please
choose another one of the yachts we offer.
The
Alta is
one of the most luxurious sailing yachts to sail in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.
She is ideal for travelers who seek exclusivity and
uniqueness. Alta is a ketch-rigged motor sailing boat: a very stylish yacht that
has the special charm of a sailing ship. She is 46 meters (140
feet) long and capable of 10 knots under power and 14 knots under sail. |
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Very few experiences compare to the feeling of a ship sailing
through the water, with engines turned off and nothing but the sound
of the wind hitting the sails and the hull breaking the water. Alta
is one of the few ships in Galapagos that can deliver this feeling.
Named Yacht of the Month in the past by Yachting Magazine, Alta is
one of the most beautiful ships on the Islands, ideal for travelers
seeking exclusivity, style and uniqueness. The ship is exceptionally
stylish, with gorgeous detailing and furnishings and carries that
grandeur and special charm proper to sailing ships. It provides much
more outside space than other sailing ships of its kind in Galapagos
and when conditions are appropriate, the sails are hoisted, engines
turned off, and Alta becomes one of the most striking ships in the
Galapagos Islands.
Fine dining aboard the Alta |
Relax in the
comfortable salon |
The main salon is very elegant
and inviting. A curving banquet and coffee table stand opposite a cabinet
holding the TV / Video system. At mealtime, there are two alternatives -
inside in the dining salon which seats 16 in four tables, or alfresco in the
foredeck. The gourmet galley is equipped to prepare the finest
international and Ecuadorian dishes.
Alta
is outfitted with 8 tastefully decorated cabins that accommodate up to 16
passengers. All cabins have ample hanging locker and drawer space. Each
cabin has private facilities with fresh, hot and cold water showers.
Alta
offers many spots for relaxing or sunning, including a sundeck with lounge
chairs just forward of the bridge, and another with cushions on the bow of
the yacht. When the conditions are appropriate, the sails are hoisted and
Alta will become the most beautiful yacht in the Galapagos.
2010 Rates
All Rates are in US dollars,
per person and based on double occupancy
Single supplement = 75%, shared cabins available
Alta
Children under 12 receive a 50%
discount
No discounts over Christmas, New Years and Easter |
All Year
* except |
*
Christmas,
New Years & Easter |
Individuals
Cabins 3, 4, 5, 6,
7 & 8 |
$4895 |
Add $400 |
| Cabins 1 & 2 |
$4695 |
Add $400 |
| CHARTER |
All Year
* except |
*
Christmas,
New Years & Easter |
Charter
16 people |
$69,000 |
Add $4500 |
Galapagos Reservations
Comfort Equipment:
- Electricity: 110 V AC / 60 Hz
- Water maker: 2 units of 1,200 gal. / day
- Air conditioning throughout
- Ice maker
- Stereo, TV, VCR
- Kayaks
Saturday to Saturday
Saturday: San Cristobal /
Interpretation Center / Playa Ochoa
Sunday: Tower: Prince Philips Steps / Darwin Bay
Monday: Tagus Cove, Isabela / Punta Espinosa, Fernandina
Tuesday: Urvina Bay, Isabela / Punta Vicente Roca, Isabela
Wednesday: Bartolomew / Puerto Egas, James
Thursday: Santa Cruz: El Chato / Twin Carters / Charles Darwin
Station
Friday: Hood: Punta Suarez, Hood / Gardner Bay, Hood
Saturday: Leon Dormido, San Cristobal / Departure
* All itineraries are subject to
change at any time for any reason
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Cabins 1, 4, 5 & 6 |
Twin bedded
cabins
Private bathroom
Air conditioned |
Twin beds |
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Cabins 2, 3, 7 & 8 |
Double
bedded cabins
Private bathroom
Air conditioned |
Double bed |
- Type: Motor Sailer, ketch rigged
- L.O.A: 140 ft. / 46 m.
- Beam: 21 ft. / 6.80 m.
- Draft: 10.5 ft. / 3.4 m.
- Builder: Tittleness, Norway
- Engines: 4 cylinder alpha diesel, 280 BHP
- 1 x 1500 pound thrust arcturus bowthruster
- Generators: Two 35KW 120/240 Volt AC
Single phase
- Two 5 KW inverters: 24 Volt DC to 120/240
Volt AC
- One 6.5 KW Emergency Generator
- Speed: 8 -10 knots (under power), 14 knots
(under sail)
Navigation & Communications Equipment:
- Sperry Gyrocompas
- Raytheon 48 mile radar
- 24 mile Si-tex radar
- Robertson AP-7 autopilot
- Knot log
- Speed and distance log
- Wind speed and direction indicator
- Raytheon LORAN C
- Si-tex GPS Satellite Navigator
- Decca Navigator
- Si-tex Video sonar
- Furuno weatherfax
- Taiyo RDF
- Simrad watch receiver
- Night Vision Instruments
- Depthfinders
- Compasses
- Barometer
- Clock
- Forward looking echo sounder
- Two VHF Radios
- SSB Radio
- Skanti 250 watt single sideband radio
- Saturn 3S satcom system with telephone,
telefax
Safety Equipment:
- Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon
- 2 x 12 person Zodiac open sea life rafts
- 2 x 18 person Life Floats
- Personal Flotation Devices (life jackets)
- Flares and signals
- Fire extinguishing system
Safety equipment on board
meets or exceeds US Coast Guard Regulations.
Galapagos Reservations
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