The Clockhouse, Bonnington Mill Business Centre,
72 Newhaven Road, Edinburgh Scotland EH6 5QG
44 (0)131 467 7086,   info@andeantrails.co.uk

Specifications

Length: 85 feet
Beam: 20 feet
Speed: 9 knots
Crew: 8 members
Guide: 3 Naturalist-English/Spanish Speaking Guides level III.
Capacity: 16 passengers

Ship features: Freezer; icemaker; refrigerator; electric range with grill & oven; fully air-conditioned (Aqua Air Chill Water System); hot & cold freshwater pressure system; Royal flush electric toilets; TV; VCR; stereo music system. Bar, dining room, library, sun deck and diving platform. All cabins and public areas are fully carpeted.

Accommodation

Each cabin has a picture window and private bathroom (toilet, shower, washbasin and vanity); locker and drawers. Air conditioned and carpeted, eight cabins with two single lower beds and one cabin with double lower bed.

Diving information

Diving rates include the following equipment: tanks, weights, weight belts, air, scuba tubes. An experienced diving guide will be with the passengers on all our dives. Two dives a day will be offered, except on the first and last days of our cruise. Passengers can combine their land visits with our diving opportunities, or simply choose to dive in different places to the yachts. Minimum 2 passengers.

Special diving departures

The Tip Top II is running dive-only trips in 2005, visiting the marine wildlife-rich Darwin and Wolf islands. Eight day trips depart every Friday in September.

7 Night Cruise Itinerary: Friday / Friday

Friday: Arrival by air from Quito or Guayaquil to Baltra Island airport. Seymour Beach and Las Bachas Beach.

Saturday: Rabida and Bartoloma.

Sunday: Darwin Bay and Prince Philip Steps.

Monday: Santa Cruz: Highlands - Santa Cruz. Charles Darwin Research Staation.

Tuesday: South Plaza - Santa Fe.

Wednesday: Gardner Bay - Punta Suarez.

Thursday: Post Office Bay and Punta Cormorant.

Friday: Transfer to BALTRA Island airport for your departure by air to Quito or Guayaquil.

Flights Information

For the cruise specified above, you will fly:

• Quito or Guayaquil to Baltra Island.

• Baltra Island to Quito or Guayaquil.

Cruise Includes

• Transfers from/to Ship/Baltra airport

• Accommodation aboard

• Daily briefing

• Guided visits to the islands

• Naturalist-English/Spanish speaking guides level III

• All meals (Breakfast,Lunch, Dinner)

Cruise does not include

• Round Trip Tickets to the Galapagos Islands.

• Galapagos National Park fees (US $110 p/adult - US $50 p/child under 12)

• Soft and alcoholic drinks, personal items, tips, souvenirs, not specified meals, and what is not described under "includes"

Note: If you will like to rent snorkelling equipment, please let us know in advance, as well as your size.

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