CORMORANT

FROM $3.945

Trip Type

Galapagos Cruises, LUXURY
Activities

Boating, Hiking, Snorkel
Group Size

16 Pax
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Trip code WT-CODE 1037

Dimensions

Length: 108 ft (33 m)
Beam: 39 ft (12 m)
Draft: 5 ft (1,40 m)

Performance

Cruising speed: 14 knots
Engines: Cummins QSM 11 - 400 HP

Capacity

16 passengers

Crew

9 Crew members + 1 Cruise Director + 1 Bilingual Guide

Safaty & Navigation

2x 25-man life raft
Navtex
2 GPS
Depth Sounder
2 naval radars
Fire detection and prevention systems etc.

Social areas

Dining room, bar, social área
Al fresco dining
Sundeck with Jacuzzi

Cabin Facilities All cabins with private balconies, private bathrooms, hot water and air-conditioning

CORMORANT RATES 2022 PRICE PER PERSON IN DOUBLE STANDARD CABIN 4 DAYS / 3 NIGHTS CRUISE USD$3.945 5 DAYS / 4 NIGHTS CRUISE USD$5.245 8 DAYS / 7 NIGHTS CRUISE USD$8.145 PRICE PER PERSON IN DOUBLE SUITE CABIN 4 DAYS / 3 NIGHTS CRUISE USD$4.445 5 DAYS / 4 NIGHTS CRUISE USD$5.945 8 DAYS / 7 NIGHTS CRUISE USD$9.145 CONDITIONS:

Single supplement 70%
Christmas and New Year special conditions apply
Discount for children under 12 years 20%

INCLUDED

All visitor site excursions
All meals and accommodation during cruise
Regular soft drinks and juices
Champagne reception
Welcome courtesy
Galapagos National Park bilingual Guide
Use of snorkelling gear and wetsuits
Kayaks
Carbon Offset for your Cruise

NOT INCLUDED

Round-trip airfare Mainland Ecuador – Galapagos.
Galapagos National Park Entrance Fee – $100.*
Galapagos Transit Control Card – $20.*
Gratuities
Alcoholic beverages
Plastic bottled beverages Travel insurance
Service do not specified

Please note: Itineraries are unlikely to change significantly but are subject to change. Weather, wildlife breeding, safety concerns, instructions from the Galapagos National Park, specific abilities and interests of passengers as well as operational matters may cause your guide or captain to change the time or nature of visits. Your guide and captain will always endeavor to select the best itinerary within these limits.

ITINERARY Day 1 - Wednesday: Arrival to San Cristobal Airport / Lobos Island / Kicker Rock Day 2 - Thursday: Española Suarez Point / Gardner Bay / Gardner Islet Day 3 – Friday: Floreana Island Post Office Bay / Baroness Viewing Point / Cormorant Point / Champion Islet Day 4 – Saturday: Santa Cruz: Twin Craters / Transfer to Baltra Airport DETAILED ITINERARY DAY 1 - WEDNESDAY: ARRIVAL TO SAN CRISTOBAL AIRPORT / LOBOS ISLAND / KICKER ROCK AM: SAN CRISTOBAL AIRPORT ARRIVAL You will arrive at San Cristobal Island in the morning. After passing through immigration and baggage claim, you will be met by a Cormorant I staff member and transferred to the yacht. You will be shown to your cabin where you will have some time to settle in before lunch and a welcome briefing. PM: LOBOS ISLAND You will take an excursion to Lobos Island which means “Sea Lion Island.” This appropriately named island is ripe with noisy, playful, jolly sea lions who will welcome you to their home with open, well, fins. This island also offers great snorkeling opportunities as well as the chance to see blue-footed and Nazca boobies. This striking rock formation is located a couple hours off the western shore of San Cristobal. Jutting out of the water, the rocks stand vertically at hundreds of feet above the ocean divided by a small channel. Although there are no landing areas, kayaking and dinghy rides allow visitors to spot a variety of marine life. DAY 2 - THURSDAY: ESPAÑOLA SUAREZ POINT / GARDNER BAY / GARDNER ISLET AM: SUAREZ POINT On the trail to Suarez Point you will have the chance to spot blue-footed boobies, albatrosses, and Nazca boobies. This island is the breeding site of nearly all of the world’s 12,000 pairs of waved albatrosses. You will also visit a beautiful site on the ocean front where there is a cliff that the large albatrosses use as a launching pad! You will have the chance to see the famous blowhole that spurts sea water into the air. The landscape is great for photography. PM: GARDNER BAY, GARDNER ISLET & OSBORN ISLET This excursion takes you to the spectacular Gardner Bay. After landing, you can walk across a lovely white-sand beach amongst a busy sea lion colony or dive into the water to swim with sea lion pups. You may also see curious mockingbirds on the beach. DAY 3 – FRIDAY: FLOREANA ISLAND POST OFFICE BAY / BARONESS VIEWING POINT / CORMORANT POINT / CHAMPION ISLET AM: POST OFFICE BAY You will land on a beach and head to a spot where 18th century whalers placed a wooden barrel used as an unofficial mail box. The custom continues to this day with Galapagos visitors. So, don’t forget your postcards, and don’t be surprised if the post card arrives to its destination before you even get home! Baroness Viewing Point is a fantastic place to absorb the environment of the Galapagos. Once inhabited by an indulgent baroness and her three lovers, the history of this island is intriguing. The legends about this baroness are associated with a fascinating murder mystery. There are easy trails in this area for exploring the flora and fauna of Floreana. PM: CORMORANT POINT Cormorant Point hosts a large flamingo lagoon where other birds such as common stilts and white-cheeked pintails can also be seen. The beaches on this island are distinct: The Green Beach is named so due to its green color, which comes from a high percentage of olivine crystals in the sand, and the Flour Sand Beach is composed of white coral. Champion Islet, named after the whaler Andrew Champion, is a small island located just offshore Floreana Island in the southern part of the Archipelago. Considered as one of the most beautiful places on Galapagos for all snorkeling and diving fans and an excellent opportunity for dolphin watching. DAY 4 – SATURDAY: SANTA CRUZ: TWIN CRATERS / TRANSFER TO BALTRA AIRPORT AM: TWIN CRATERS You will visit the Twin Craters located opposite to each other on both sides of the road leading from Puerto Ayora to Baltra. The name is only figurative; not real craters, these formations were created by the collapse of surface material in underground fissures and chambers. The view is breathtaking. After this final visit, you will be transferred to the Baltra airport in time for your flight back to the mainland.

ITINERARY Day 1 – Saturday: Arrival to Baltra Airport / Santa Cruz Bachas Beach Day 2 – Sunday: Genovesa Island El Barranco / Darwin Bay Day 3 – Monday: South Plaza Island / Santa Fe Island Day 4 – Tuesday: San Cristobal Island Pitt Point / Witch Hill Day 5 – Wednesday: San Cristobal Island David Rodriguez Breeding Center / Lobos Island / Kicker Rock Day 6 - Thursday: Española Suarez Point / Gardner Bay / Gardner Islet Day 7 – Friday: Floreana Island Post Office Bay / Baroness Viewing Point / Cormorant Point / Champion Islet Day 8 – Saturday: Santa Cruz: Twin Craters / Transfer to Baltra Airport DETAILED ITINERARY DAY 1 – SATURDAY: ARRIVAL TO BALTRA AIRPORT / SANTA CRUZ BACHAS BEACH AM: BALTRA AIRPORT ARRIVAL Morning flight from Quito or Guayaquil to Baltra, Galapagos Islands. You will arrive at Baltra Island in the morning. After passing through immigration and baggage claim, you will be met by a Cormorant I staff member and transferred to the yacht. You will be shown to your cabin where you will have some time to settle in before lunch and a welcome briefing PM: BACHAS BEACH Bachas Beach is located on the north shore of Santa Cruz and is a beach for swimming. One of the few remnants of the U.S. World War II presence in the Galapagos, a floating pier, can be seen here. You may see flamingos, Sally Lightfoot crabs, hermit crabs, black-necked stilts, and whimbrels. Sea turtles also nest on the beach. DAY 2 – SUNDAY: GENOVESA ISLAND EL BARRANCO / DARWIN BAY AM: EL BARRANCO El Barranco, also known as Prince Phillip’s Steps, is a steep, rocky path that leads up a high cliff rock face. A marvelous view can be appreciated from here. This site is also home to Palo Santo vegetation as well as red-footed boobies, short-eared owls, Galapagos storm petrels, and Galapagos doves. PM: DARWIN BAY Visit the white-sand coral beach of Darwin Bay which includes a half mile trail (0,75km) that winds through mangroves filled with land birds. Nazca boobies, red-footed boobies, and swallow-tailed gulls, which can easily be spotted here. Further down the path we’ll find tidal pools where sea lions swim playfully. At the end is a spectacular view of a cliff. DAY 3 – MONDAY: SOUTH PLAZA ISLAND / SANTA FE ISLAND AM: SOUTH PLAZA ISLAND This small island with steep cliffs was formed by rising lava and is now covered by Opuntia cacti. It is also home to one of the largest sea lion colonies as well as colorful yellow and red land iguanas. The most characteristic plant is the Sesuvium. During the rainy season its color is a greenish to yellowish tone and in the dry season (end of June through January) a bright red. PM: SANTA FÉ ISLAND Santa Fe Island (Barrington) is home to the small picturesque bay and anchorage on the island’s northeast coast. The bay has two visitor trails: one leading to a scenic viewpoint atop a cliff, and the other spanning from a small beach to a tall prickly pear cactus forest. DAY 4 – TUESDAY: SAN CRISTOBAL ISLAND PITT POINT / WITCH HILL AM: PITT POINT Pitt Point, situated on the north-eastern tip of the San Cristobal island, hosts frigate birds, storm petrels, and all three types of booby birds: the Nazca, blue-footed and red-footed boobies. A steep trail goes up a cliff and through a ravine leading visitors to an area with an abundance of birds. AM: WITCH HILL Located on the northern coast, this eroded hill and its surroundings present one of the most picturesque beaches in the Galapagos with its white powdery sand and the abundance of animals. Wildlife includes sea turtles, rays, and various types of booby birds. The clear water provides an excellent opportunity for enjoying swimming and snorkeling. DAY 5 – WEDNESDAY: SAN CRISTOBAL ISLAND DAVID RODRIGUEZ BREEDING CENTER / LOBOS ISLAND / KICKER ROCK AM: DAVID RODRIGUEZ BREEDING CENTER “LA GALAPAGUERA” Breeding Center David Rodriguez - “La Galapaguera”, in Cerro Colorado, is a new visitor site in the southeast part of San Cristobal Island and can now be reached in roughly one hour by road from Puerto Baquerizo Moreno. On the trees and shrubs surrounding the site, you may see land birds like warblers, finches and mockingbirds. Giant tortoises can be observed on the trails. They live there wild but in a protected area to ensure their survival by sealing them off from introduced predators like pigs and goats. PM: LOBOS ISLAND You will take an excursion to Lobos Island which means “Sea Lion Island.” This appropriately named island is ripe with noisy, playful, jolly sea lions who will welcome you to their home with open, well, fins. This island also offers great snorkeling opportunities as well as the chance to see blue-footed and Nazca boobies. This striking rock formation is located a couple hours off the western shore of San Cristobal. Jutting out of the water, the rocks stand vertically at hundreds of feet above the ocean divided by a small channel. Although there are no landing areas, kayaking and dinghy rides allow visitors to spot a variety of marine life. DAY 6 - THURSDAY: ESPAÑOLA SUAREZ POINT / GARDNER BAY / GARDNER ISLET AM: SUAREZ POINT On the trail to Suarez Point you will have the chance to spot blue-footed boobies, albatrosses, and Nazca boobies. This island is the breeding site of nearly all of the world’s 12,000 pairs of waved albatrosses. You will also visit a beautiful site on the ocean front where there is a cliff that the large albatrosses use as a launching pad! You will have the chance to see the famous blowhole that spurts sea water into the air. The landscape is great for photography. PM: GARDNER BAY, GARDNER ISLET & OSBORN ISLET This excursion takes you to the spectacular Gardner Bay. After landing, you can walk across a lovely white-sand beach amongst a busy sea lion colony or dive into the water to swim with sea lion pups. You may also see curious mockingbirds on the beach. DAY 7 – FRIDAY: FLOREANA ISLAND POST OFFICE BAY / BARONESS VIEWING POINT / CORMORANT POINT / CHAMPION ISLET AM: POST OFFICE BAY You will land on a beach and head to a spot where 18th century whalers placed a wooden barrel used as an unofficial mail box. The custom continues to this day with Galapagos visitors. So, don’t forget your postcards, and don’t be surprised if the post card arrives to its destination before you even get home! Baroness Viewing Point is a fantastic place to absorb the environment of the Galapagos. Once inhabited by an indulgent baroness and her three lovers, the history of this island is intriguing. The legends about this baroness are associated with a fascinating murder mystery. There are easy trails in this area for exploring the flora and fauna of Floreana. PM: CORMORANT POINT Cormorant Point hosts a large flamingo lagoon where other birds such as common stilts and white-cheeked pintails can also be seen. The beaches on this island are distinct: The Green Beach is named so due to its green color, which comes from a high percentage of olivine crystals in the sand, and the Flour Sand Beach is composed of white coral. Champion Islet, named after the whaler Andrew Champion, is a small island located just offshore Floreana Island in the southern part of the Archipelago. Considered as one of the most beautiful places on Galapagos for all snorkeling and diving fans and an excellent opportunity for dolphin watching. DAY 8 – SATURDAY: SANTA CRUZ: TWIN CRATERS / TRANSFER TO BALTRA AIRPORT AM: TWIN CRATERS You will visit the Twin Craters located opposite to each other on both sides of the road leading from Puerto Ayora to Baltra. The name is only figurative; not real craters, these formations were created by the collapse of surface material in underground fissures and chambers. The view is breathtaking. After this final visit, you will be transferred to the Baltra airport in time for your flight back to the mainland.

ITINERARY Day 1 – Saturday: Arrival to Baltra Airport / Santa Cruz Island Highlands Day 2 – Sunday: Isabela Island Tintoreras Islet / Sierra Negra Volcano / Wetlands / Arnaldo Tupiza Breeding Center Day 3 – Monday: Isabela Island Moreno Point / Elizabeth Bay Day 4 – Tuesday: Fernandina Island Espinosa Point / Isabela Island Vicente Roca Point Day 5 – Wednesday: Santiago Island Egas Port / Espumilla Beach / Buccaneer Cove Day 6 - Thursday: Bartholomew Island / Sullivan Bay Day 7 – Friday: Santiago: Chinese Hat / Santa Cruz: Dragon Hill Day 8 – Saturday: North Seymour Island / Transfer to Baltra Airport DETAILED ITINERARY DAY 1 – SATURDAY: ARRIVAL TO BALTRA AIRPORT / SANTA CRUZ ISLAND HIGHLANDS In the morning: Baltra Airport Arrival Morning flight from Quito or Guayaquil to Baltra, Galapagos Islands. After passing through immigration and baggage claim, you will be met by a Cormorant I staff member and brought into a private bus to start your adventure in Galapagos. Afterwards: Highlands Accessible by bus from Puerto Ayora, the highlands of Santa Cruz are a deep green which contrast beautifully with the dry, lower part of the islands. The predominant vegetation in the highlands are Scalesia trees which create a lush green forest. The lava tunnels, over half a mile long, are underground and walking through them is a unique, surreal experience. At this place you’ll have lunch. DAY 2 – SUNDAY: ISABELA ISLAND TINTORERAS ISLET / SIERRA NEGRA VOLCANO / WETLANDS / ARNALDO TUPIZA BREEDING CENTER AM: TINTORERAS ISLET Tintoreras Islet, located a short distance from Puerto Villamil, is home to a great variety of wildlife. Its turquoise, crystalline waters are inhabited by white-tip reef sharks, Galapagos penguins, marine turtles and sea lions. One of its beaches surrounded by mangroves is one of the few sites where marine iguanas can reproduce successfully. Visit to the Sierra Negra Volcano, which is the largest basaltic caldera in the Galapagos with a diameter of 6.2 miles (10 km). The site offers impressive views and the opportunity to observe up to seven species of finches and a rich display of vegetation. The north side of the caldera provides evidence of its most recent volcanic activity in 2005. PM: WETLANDS The Wetlands of Isabela Island are located just outside of Puerto Villamil. They consist of lagoons, swamps, and mangroves and are home to a variety of unique bird species such as common stilts, whimbrels, white-cheeked pintails, and gallinules. The Wetlands can be visited on foot via a path through the swamps. Arnaldo Tupiza Breeding Center is located about one mile (1.5 km) from Puerto Villamil. Here, tortoise populations from South Isabela, Sierra Negra Volcano, Cerro Azul, Cazuela, Cinco Cerros, Roca Union, San Pedro, Tables and Cerro Paloma have been bred in captivity. In total there are 330 juvenile and adult tortoises. DAY 3 – MONDAY: ISABELA ISLAND MORENO POINT / ELIZABETH BAY AM: MORENO POINT Moreno Point is located southwest of Elizabeth Bay. Here a dry landing onto what was once flowing lava is possible. The lava has left craters in its wake which formed crystal tide pools. By looking into the pools, you can peer into another world as the marine life drifts by your window. In the brackish pools of this area, you may see pink flamingos, white-cheeked pintails, and common gallinules. If you look carefully into the pools, you may see white-tip reef sharks and some sea turtles. PM: ELIZABETH BAY Elizabeth Bay is located on the east coast of Isabela Island. The bay contains many islets, which can be visited by dinghy. Penguins and blue-footed boobies can be spotted on the rocky islets. With an abundance of marine life and clear water, the area is perfect for snorkeling and viewing schools of colorful fish, sea lions, and perhaps even sharks. DAY 4 – TUESDAY: FERNANDINA ISLAND ESPINOSA POINT / ISABELA ISLAND VICENTE ROCA POINT AM: ESPINOZA POINT Crossing the Bolivar Channel that divides Isabela and Fernandina Islands, you will land at Espinoza Point, and after walking past a colony of marine iguanas and a group of sea lions, you will reach the island’s highlight: the flightless cormorant nesting site. This area also provides a great opportunity to see the Galapagos hawk. PM: VICENTE ROCA POINT Comprised of two separate coves, Vicente Roca Point is a large bay with spectacular sea life. Keep an eye out for seahorses, sea turtles, and the strange yet fascinating Mola mola (or sun fish) while you snorkel. DAY 5 – WEDNESDAY: SANTIAGO ISLAND EGAS PORT / ESPUMILLA BEACH / BUCCANEER COVE AM: EGAS PORT Egas Port, also known as James Bay, on Santiago Island is home to the curious Galapagos hawks and quick-footed Galapagos lava lizards. The trail leads to the coastline with gorgeous tide pools and grottos full of fauna. Here the Galapagos furseals bathe in the sun. This is also a great snorkeling site. PM: ESPUMILLA BEACH In Espumilla Beach marine iguanas lounge and the Sally Lightfoot crabs attract the hunting herons performing the dance of predator and prey right before your eyes. Snorkeling is highly recommended as you could come face to face with an octopus, moray eel, shark and a variety of other species of tropical fish. Buccaneer Cove is a testament to the fact that Santiago Island was once a refuge for British buccaneers. These pirates would anchor in the protected bay to make repairs and stock up on tortoise meat among other things. The steep cliffs, where hundreds of seabirds perch in front of the dark red sand beach, are a magnificent site. DAY 6 - THURSDAY: BARTHOLOMEW ISLAND / SULLIVAN BAY AM: PINNACLE ROCK You will head to Bartholomew Island where the famous Pinnacle Rock is found. Bartholomew consists of an extinct volcano with a variety of red, orange, black and even green volcanic formations. We will take a trail of stairs to the summit of the volcano (about 30 or 40 minutes) where you will enjoy one of the best views of the islands! You will also visit a small, beautiful beach surrounded by the only vegetation found on this barren island. The beach is perfect for snorkeling where you may even see and swim with Galapagos penguins. PM: SULLIVAN BAY You will visit Sullivan Bay located on the southeast part of Santiago. This place is interesting for its geology because the area is covered by lava flows. This place has elevations in the form of small volcanoes formed by the lava flows. DAY 7 – FRIDAY: SANTIAGO: CHINESE HAT / SANTA CRUZ: DRAGON HILL AM: CHINESE HAT ISLET This small islet is located near the southeast coast of Santiago Island. Its name comes from the distinct shape of the islet’s summit. Chinese Islet is a great location to view many geological formations such as lava tunnels and lava flows. Some of the lava flows were formed underwater and subsequently raised above sea level. The presence of coral heads on the lava flow indicates this phenomenon. PM: DRAGON HILL The visitors’ site at Dragon Hill is located in northwestern Santa Cruz Island and consists of a 1,600 m long trail that runs through three different environments. The beach is very rocky. At high tide it’s a nice place for snorkeling. At this visiting site you can find vegetation of the typical intertidal zone and dry zone. DAY 8 – SATURDAY: NORTH SEYMOUR ISLAND / TRANSFER TO BALTRA AIRPORT AM: NORTH SEYMOUR In North Seymour you may see Galapagos sea lions, blue-footed boobies, and magnificent frigate birds which are abundant on this island. North Seymour was formed by a series of submarine lava flows containing layers of sediment that were uplifted by tectonic activity. The island is characterized by its arid vegetation zone. After this final visit, you will be transferred to the Baltra airport in time for your flight back to the mainland.

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