Galapagos Samba Cruise

Tour Summary

Are you looking for an amazing Galapagos cruise?
Dutch-built with teak decks in 1966 as a private yacht, the Galapagos Samba Cruise is now a perfectly well-converted cruise boat specialized for Galapagos Islands vacations. The Galapagos Samba Cruise accommodates 14 guests, a perfect number to enjoy the magic of the Islands with privacy and flexibility. Its professional, experienced, and friendly crew and naturalist guide are devoted to making your journey a trip of a lifetime.

The upper deck with an outside dining area and sun protection are ideal for bird and marine life watching. On the main deck, is an outside area there is a dining salon with a library with TV/VCR and Stereo, here is where briefings and conference talks are given, and planning about the next day’s activities. Foredeck has enough space for sunbathing, dolphin watching, or just relaxing and observing marine life and the beautiful landscape of the islands. The ample and comfortable space on deck makes this boat ideal for nature and photography cruises, enjoying the Galapagos tourist superior class experience.

Rebecca did the Galapagos Samba Cruise herself and wrote a blog about it, you can read it here.

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Highlights

About SambaGalapagos Samba Cruise has a 14-guest capacity. It's has a steel-hulled motor yacht with stabilizing sail.
DesignBuilt in 1966 in Netherlands and refurbished in 2007.
Social AreasBe amazed by the stunning panoramic view from the whirlpool on the Sun Deck, and enjoy tasty meal in the charming "Al Fresco" dining area.
Safety EquipmentAll our cruise ships operate in accordance with the requirements of the International Maritime Organization guidelines.
Visiting GalapagosExperience the Galapagos Islands on a spacious and private yacht that retraces Darwin's footsteps.

General information

Class	Tourist Superior
Capacity	14 Passengers
Construction year	Remodeled in 2007
Type	Steel-hulled motor yacht with stabilizing sail
Length	23.77 m. / 78 ft.
Width	5.48 m. / 18 ft.
Cabins	6 air-conditioned double cabins and 1 exterior double bed cabin
Airco	Yes
Snorkel equipment & wetsuits	Snorkeling equipment included and wetsuits (available for rent)

Deck plan

Itinerary

NORTH AND WESTERN (8 DAYS / 7 NIGHTS)

DAY 1 TUESDAY - BALTRA AIRPORT - MOSQUERA ISLET
AM: On arrival at Baltra Airport all visitors pay their entrance fee to the Galapagos National Park and get their hand luggage checked by the Quarantine system.
PM: Imagine a beach rising from the ocean floor in the middle of nowhere. Imagine sand grains as soft as sugar. Now imagine a sea lion colony and a fabulous sunset. You are here! Mosquera Islet is by far the best beginning of a Galápagos journey. This volcanic uplift that dates from 100 thousand years ago, is a geological treasure for an admirable start.
- ActivityArrival, Hiking, Snorkeling
- MealLunch, Dinner
- AccommodationsDouble or Single Cabins
DAY 2 WEDNESDAY - DARWIN BAY - PRINCE PHILIP’S STEPS
AM: Darwin Bay is the home of many nesting sea birds. Following a wet landing and with the early morning light you will blend in with the red-footed boobies displaying for potential mates as they collect nesting material.
PM: The steep ascend takes you 100 feet above sea level, to be welcomed by the elegant silhouette of a red-billed tropic bird and the aerobatic Galapagos shearwater, both interact with the precipice on fast approaches.
- ActivityHiking, Snorkeling, Kayaking
- MealBreakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- AccommodationsDouble or Single Cabins
DAY 3 THURSDAY - MEJIA POINT - PLAYA NEGRA
AM: Punta Mejía is one of the best sites in the Archipelago to snorkel. The calm and clear deep blue water of the northwest coast and the dark hostile topography of the location gives the sensation of witnessing the beginning of our planet and its underwater world.
PM: Playa Negra is always an exciting experience. More than once in the past we have seen bottle-nosed dolphins, other cetaceans or feeding frenzies.
- ActivityHike, Snorkeling, Kayaking
- MealBreakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- AccommodationsDouble or Single Cabins
DAY 4 FRIDAY - ALBEMARLE POINT - VICENTE ROCA POINT
AM: Punta Albemarle, the farthest north point of Isabela, was one important US radar station to prevent any Japanese attempt of destroying the Panama Channel.
PM: Vicente Roca is the home of tuff cones and lava dikes and is fertile ground for erosion and the disaster of collapse.
- ActivityHiking
- MealBreakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- AccommodationsDouble or Single Cabins
DAY 5 SATURDAY - PUNTA ESPINOZA - URBINA BAY
AM: Punta Espinoza the shoreline is teeming with life. Reptiles, birds, and mammals all coexist, singing and sexing. It is a living museum with piles of marine iguanas, playful sea lions, hard-working flightless cormorants, dwarf penguins, busy Sally light-foot crabs, and much more.
PM: On Isabela nature seems to hunt for the largest. The exceptional coastal plain at Urbina Bay attracts prehistoric giants in the wild, such as the largest land iguanas.
- ActivityHike, Snorkeling
- MealBreakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- AccommodationsDouble or Single Cabins
DAY 6 SUNDAY - ELIZABETH BAY - MORENO POINT
AM: Elizabeth Bay is the only place on the Earth where old tropical mangrove forests and penguins can be conjugated in the same sentence.
PM: Charles Darwin was amazed by the colonization of plants and the start of life over this terrain. He thought this process could easily compare to the origin of life on our planet.
- ActivityHiking, Snorkeling
- MealBreakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- AccommodationsDouble or Single Cabins
DAY 7 MONDAY - ALIERI HILL - LOBERIA
AM: On the way to the humid zone we stop to climb Alieri Hill. A good number of steps will take us to a breathtaking view. A fantastic landscape decorated with lichens and epiphytes..
PM: In the afternoon we land to visit la lobería (sea lion rockery) and swim or snorkel on the beach. It is a refreshing end to a wonderful day.
- ActivityHiking, Kayaking, Snorkeling
- MealBreakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- AccommodationsSingles and Double cabins
DAY 8 MONDAY - HIGHLANDS (SANTA CRUZ) - BALTRA AIRPORT
AM: Highlands of Santa Cruz. At 1800 feet the greenery offers the opportunity to admire the remnant of a Galapagos mature forest.
PM: Assisted by the naturalist guide and some crew members, the dinghy will bring you and your luggage to Baltra, where we will take the airport shuttle. Your guide will accompany you to the check-in counters in the departure hall.
- ActivityHiking, Departure
- MealBreakfast
- AccommodationsSingle and Double Cabins

SOUTH, EAST & CENTRAL (8 DAYS / 7 NIGHTS)

DAY 1 TUESDAY - BALTRA AIRPORT - HIGHLANDS OF SANTA CRUZ
AM: Arrival at Baltra Airport and transfer in. You will have to pay your Galapagos National Park entrance fee and your luggage will be inspected.
PM: The first visit is Rancho “El Manzanillo” located in the Highlands of Santa Cruz Island, where you will have a snack. After this, you will have the opportunity to see the Galapagos Tortoise in the wild.
- ActivityArrival, Hiking, Snorkeling
- MealLunch, Dinner
- AccommodationsDouble or Single Cabins
DAY 2 WENDESDAY- CORMORANT POINT & CHAMPION - POST OFFICE BAY & THE BARRONESS LOOKOUT
AM: Punta Cormorant lays on the northern shore of Floreana and is the house of greater flamingos and sea turtles. Champion Islet, this small piece of land is one of two places where the Floreana mocking bird survives after its extinction on the big Island.
PM: Post Office Bay has left a legacy of pirates, whalers, scientific expeditions, and intense stories of slaying and constant ambiguity.
- ActivityHiking, Kayaking, Snorkeling
- MealBreakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- AccommodationsDouble or Single Cabins
DAY 3 THURSDAY - SUAREZ POINT - GARDNER BAY
AM: This tiny volcano islet is just recently born out of the fire. Enter its wild romantic setting of spatter cones and craters, and see the most famous panorama of the Galapagos.
PM: Sullivan Bay is incomparable to any other visitor’s site; setting foot at the recently solidified lava flow is like landing on the moon!
- ActivityHiking, Kayaking, Snorkeling
- MealBreakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- AccommodationsDouble or Single Cabins
DAY 4 FRIDAY - LOBOS ISLAND & KICKER ROCK - PITT POINT
AM: After a dry landing on Isla Lobos, we walk on over very rocky terrain. To your surprise, red balloons will soon bound you, great and magnificent pirates nest on this small flat Island.
PM: On Punta Pitt, we do a wet landing late in the afternoon to climb a tuff cone and enjoy the sunset. This point is closest to mainland South America.
- ActivityHiking,Snorkeling
- MealBreakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- AccommodationsDouble or Single Cabins
DAY 5 SATURDAY - BARRINGTON BAY - SOUTH PLAZA & CARRION POINT
AM: Barrington Bay is one of the most picturesque inlets of all visitor sites of the Galapagos. The white sand on the seabed reflects the light to turn the calm waters turquoise.
PM: The dry landing takes you to a brilliant combination of life and colors. Land iguanas wandering through bright red carpet weed, Swallow-tailed gulls nesting around the overhang tops, and red-billed tropicbirds and shearwaters flying with dancing displays.
- ActivityHiking, Kayaking, Snorkeling
- MealBreakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- AccommodationsDouble or Single Cabins
DAY 6 SUNDAY - SULLIVAN BAY - BARTHOLOMEW
AM: The coiled shiny structures of the pahoehoe lava appear as if they were formed yesterday. Lava tubes run like petrified rivers and white sand from eroded coral surrounds the black rock, scenic falls short.
PM: Bartolome Island offers an explosive volcanic landscape. Get ready to climb above 270 feet to admire the dramatic spatter cones and the view of Pinnacle Rock that everyone wants.
- ActivityHiking, Snorkeling
- MealBreakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- AccommodationsDouble or Single Cabin
DAY 7 MONDAY - JAMES BAY - RABIDA
AM: James Bay, also known as Puerto Egas, has magical shorelines that combine tuff cone, lava flows and organic sand. A rocky coast with a very gentle slope is used by a great number of shore birds and reptiles.
PM:The island of Rábida has lavas rich in iron and after millions of years of exposure to air they have turned red.
- ActivityHiking, Kayaking, Snorkeling
- MealBreakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- AccommodationsDouble or Single Cabins
DAY 8 MONDAY - NORTH SEYMOUR - BALTRA AIRPORT
AM: The visit to North Seymour is the best way of saying goodbye to the Galapagos. Following a dry landing at sunrise we will walk amongst the largest blue-footed booby colony of the Islands. If breeding you will enjoy their dancing and singing to find a mate.
PM: Assisted by the naturalist guide and some crew members, the dinghy will bring you and your luggage to Baltra, where we will take the airport shuttle. Your guide will accompany you to the check-in counters in the departure hall.
- ActivityHiking, Snorkeling, Departure
- MealBreakfast
- AccommodationsDouble or Single Cabins

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Inclusions

Airport transfers in Galapagos (when your flights arrive on the same day as start date of the cruise and when your flight leaves the same day as the end date of your cruise)
Single or double accommodation. For triple accommodation, under request/ availability.
All activities as described with a bilingual naturalist guide
24/7 Dutch, English & Spanish assistance
Water, tea, coffee unlimited
All meals on board of the cruise from lunch on day 1 to breakfast on last cruise day
Wet Suites
Snorkeling Gear
Exclusions

+ Flights from/to Galapagos (we can also arrange the flights for you)
+ Galapagos National Park entrance fee: $100 p.p.
+ Migratory Control Card: $20 p.p.
+ Isabela dock fee $10 p.p. (if the itinerary includes Isabela island)
+ Transportation between Baltra Airport – cruise terminal fee ($5 p.p.) each way
+ Water taxis (from and to the shore)
+ Alcoholic drinks
+ Personal expenses
+ Optional tips for the guide
+ Personal travel insurance

Additional information

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