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CRUISE TIP TOP V CATAMARANT GALAPAGOS
GALAPAGOS ECUADOR
Duration: 4 days
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$4,213

About your trip

🌟 Experience the Galapagos on the Tip Top V 🌊


Sail aboard the newest jewel of the prestigious Tip Top fleet—the Tip Top V, launched in June 2019. This sleek and modern catamaran sets a new standard for Galapagos cruising, blending contemporary style with the comfort travelers deserve.

Enjoy spacious, well-designed cabins with queen-size beds, each featuring private balconies on the upper deck for uninterrupted views of the ocean and enchanting islands.

Between excursions, relax in the yacht’s welcoming social spaces—from the elegant dining room and bar to the observation deck and sun deck, perfect for unwinding in the sea breeze.

For adventurers, the Tip Top V offers complimentary sea kayaks, letting you paddle at your own pace alongside the extraordinary wildlife that makes the Galapagos so unique.

Modern, stylish, and adventure-ready—the Tip Top V is your perfect gateway to the magic of the Galapagos.

What's included

Meals: From lunch on Day 1, until breakfast on the final day.

Accommodation with private bathroom.

Excursions as listed in the itinerary, with a certified naturalist bilingual guide (Spanish/English).

Snorkel equipment

Unlimited

purified water, tea, coffee, snacks.

Flight

Quito/Guayaquil – Galapagos – Quito/Guayaquil (this cruise generally includes Galapagos Flight tickets in their cruise rates, a reduction in price of $350pp can be made in the case a client bu

Use of kayaks

What's not included

Entrance fees Galapagos

Galapagos

National Park Fee

Galapagos

Transit control card

Flight: International

Airport transfers

In Quito or Guayaquil

Fuel surcharge

Wetsuits rental

Child discount

Singles supplement

Alcoholic beverages

& colas (there is a bar on board).

Tips for Guides and crew

Any other

personal expenses

Day 1

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Arrival & Bachas Beach (Santa Cruz)

Arrival at Baltra Airport. Board Tip Top II Catamaran. Afternoon visit to Bachas Beach, a nesting site for Pacific green turtles (Nov–Feb), with sea lions, marine iguanas, pintails, and stilts.

Day 2

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Genovesa Island

Morning: Prince Philip’s Steps (El Barranco) – climb to a Palo Santo forest, spot Nazca boobies, and enjoy panoramic island views.
Afternoon: Darwin Bay – walk among frigates, boobies, herons, iguanas, and turtles. Optional snorkeling or kayaking.

Day 3

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South Plaza & Santa Fe

Morning: South Plaza Island – land iguanas, marine iguanas, and unique hybrids.
Afternoon: Santa Fe Island – snorkeling and swimming with sea lions; endemic species like Santa Fe iguana and Galapagos hawk.

Day 4

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Santa Cruz Highlands & Departure

Morning: Puerto Ayora transfer to Twin Craters in the Highlands. Continue to Baltra Airport for your flight back to the mainland.

About your organizer

We are a family-run direct tour operator and ecotourism travel agency dedicated to attending your travel needs in Ecuador and South America. In addition, we are the owners of Cuyabeno River Lodge, a leading eco-lodge in the Amazon basin. Named for its location on the equator line, Ecuador is one of the world’s most diverse countries. Our unique country is home to tropical Amazon Rainforest, snow-capped Andean peaks, thirty-three ecological reserves, deep-blue volcanic crater lakes, expansive white-sand beaches.

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