Galapagos Cruises

M/V Galapagos Legend Ship Description

Reconstructed in 2005, one of the most talked about additions to the expanding Galapagos fleet, the modern 5-star, expedition-style M/V Galapagos Legend sets sail with a maximum of 100 discriminating explorers per cruise. The Legend's 3, 4, and 7-night weekly year 'round voyages turn Darwin's "living laboratory" into a course in evolution and natural history. The legend is also available for charter.

With 2,746 GRTs, the Legend offers all the amenities of a larger cruise liner, yet she is small enough for that intimate experience with nature that brings you to the Galapagos. This ship has been designed for the most comfortable Galapagos adventure and it is a great choice for individual passengers or group incentive and corporate meeting travel.

Category: Deluxe
Classified: SOLAS, ISM
Speed: 17 Knots cruising , 20 Knots maximum
Length: 300 feet / 91.5 m.
Beam: 47 feet / 14.3 m.
Draft: 13 feet / 3.90 m.
Passengers: 110
Crew: 60 + physician
Guides: 6 (multilingual naturalists )
Lifeboats: 2 units + 8 life rafts Heavy duty
Zodiac: 6, each for 20 passengers
Navigation aid: 2 GPS / GMDSS / ECHOSOUNDER, 2 ARPA RADAR / BOWTHROSTER
Decks: 5

M/V Galapagos Legend Itinerary 4 days 3 nights

Day 1 Monday

Eastern Islands Guayaquil or Quito, Baltra, Cruise, Santa Cruz Morning flight, Guayaquil or Quito to Baltra (Galapagos). Board Expedition ship, the Galapagos Legend. Lunch by pool. Dragon Hill (dry landing), land iguanas & flamingos. Dinner, evening lectures.

Day 2 Tuesday

Cruise, Genovesa Prince Phillips Steps (Genovesa), dry & wet landing. Red footed boobies & frigate birds. Palo Santo trees. Lunch. Darwin Bay (wet landing). Sea lions, lava gulls, night herons & fiddler crabs. swim or snorkel. Dinner, evening lectures.

Day 3 Wednesday

Cruise, Hispaniola, San Cristobal Dry landing, Punta Suarez (Hispaniola). Masked & blue footed boobies, waved albatross, hood mocking birds, tropic birds, lava lizards and marine iguanas. Blowhole. Lunch. Dry landing, San Cristobal, interpretation Center. Dinner, evening lectures.

Day 4 Thursday Morning

Cruise, Black Turtle Cove, Baltra Arrive at Black Turtle Cove in the north of Santa Cruz Island. Visit the mangroves and observe sea turtles, white tipped reef sharks, and rays. Those staying on-board will continue cruising the Western Islands. Late morning departures board a bus, and drive to the airport for a return flight to the mainland, stopping in both Guayaquil & Quito.

Extensions are available.
Western Islands
Baltra, Cruise, Bartolome
Welcome at Baltra Airport! New arrivals transfer and board. Orientation. Afternoon disembark at Bartolome Island with hiking and snorkeling. Penguins, iguanas, and other wildlife encounters.

M/V Galapagos Legend Itinerary 5 days 4 nights

Day 1 Monday

Eastern Islands Guayaquil or Quito, Baltra, Cruise, Santa Cruz Morning flight, Guayaquil or Quito to Baltra (Galapagos). Board Expedition ship, the Galapagos Legend. Lunch by pool. Dragon Hill (dry landing), land iguanas & flamingos. Dinner, evening lectures.

Day 2 Tuesday

Cruise, Genovesa Prince Phillips Steps (Genovesa), dry & wet landing. Red footed boobies & frigate birds. Palo Santo trees. Lunch. Darwin Bay (wet landing). Sea lions, lava gulls, night herons & fiddler crabs. swim or snorkel. Dinner, evening lectures.

Day 3 Wednesday

Cruise, Hispaniola, San Cristobal Dry landing, Punta Suarez (Hispaniola). Masked & blue footed boobies, waved albatross, hood mocking birds, tropic birds, lava lizards and marine iguanas. Blowhole. Lunch. Dry landing, San Cristobal, interpretation Center. Dinner, evening lectures.

Day 4 Thursday Morning

Cruise, Black Turtle Cove, Baltra Arrive at Black Turtle Cove in the north of Santa Cruz Island. Visit the mangroves and observe sea turtles, white tipped reef sharks, and rays. Those staying on-board will continue cruising the Western Islands. Late morning departures board a bus, and drive to the airport for a return flight to the mainland, stopping in both Guayaquil & Quito.

Extensions are available.
Western Islands
Baltra, Cruise, Bartolome
Welcome at Baltra Airport! New arrivals transfer and board. Orientation. Afternoon disembark at Bartolome Island with hiking and snorkeling. Penguins, iguanas, and other wildlife encounters.

Day 5 Friday

Cruise, Fernandina, Isabela Dry landing, Espinoza point (Fernandina). marine iguanas, flightless cormorants & Galapagos penguins. Lava fields. Lunch. Dry landing, Tagus Cove (Isabela). Darwin's salt water lagoon. Penguins, Hawks & frigate birds. Dinner, evening lectures.

M/V Galapagos Legend Itinerary 8 days 7 nights

Day 1 Monday

Eastern Islands Guayaquil or Quito, Baltra, Cruise, Santa Cruz Morning flight, Guayaquil or Quito to Baltra (Galapagos). Board Expedition ship, the Galapagos Legend. Lunch by pool. Dragon Hill (dry landing), land iguanas & flamingos. Dinner, evening lectures.

Day 2 Tuesday

Cruise, Genovesa Prince Phillips Steps (Genovesa), dry & wet landing. Red footed boobies & frigate birds. Palo Santo trees. Lunch. Darwin Bay (wet landing). Sea lions, lava gulls, night herons & fiddler crabs. swim or snorkel. Dinner, evening lectures.

Day 3 Wednesday

Cruise, Hispaniola, San Cristobal Dry landing, Punta Suarez (Hispaniola). Masked & blue footed boobies, waved albatross, hood mocking birds, tropic birds, lava lizards and marine iguanas. Blowhole. Lunch. Dry landing, San Cristobal, interpretation Center. Dinner, evening lectures.

Day 4 Thursday Morning

Cruise, Black Turtle Cove, Baltra Arrive at Black Turtle Cove in the north of Santa Cruz Island. Visit the mangroves and observe sea turtles, white tipped reef sharks, and rays. Those staying on-board will continue cruising the Western Islands. Late morning departures board a bus, and drive to the airport for a return flight to the mainland, stopping in both Guayaquil & Quito.

Extensions are available.
Western Islands
Baltra, Cruise, Bartolome
Welcome at Baltra Airport! New arrivals transfer and board. Orientation. Afternoon disembark at Bartolome Island with hiking and snorkeling. Penguins, iguanas, and other wildlife encounters.

Day 5 Friday

Cruise, Fernandina, Isabela Dry landing, Espinoza point (Fernandina). marine iguanas, flightless cormorants & Galapagos penguins. Lava fields. Lunch. Dry landing, Tagus Cove (Isabela). Darwin's salt water lagoon. Penguins, Hawks & frigate birds. Dinner, evening lectures.

Day 6 Saturday

Cruise, Isabela Cruise through Bolívar channel, possible to see whales or dolphins. Dry landing, Point Moreno (Isabela). Green sea turtles, oystercatchers, reef sharks & flamingos in salt water lagoons. Lunch. Wet landing, Urbina Bay (Isabela). Giant tortoises & land iguanas. Swim or snorkel. Dinner, evening lectures.

Day 7 Sunday

Cruise, Santa Cruz Puerto Ayora, Charles Darwin Station(Santa Cruz). Turtle and iguana breeding centers. Find "lonesome George". Lunch in the highlands. Giant turtles in the wild, finches, "Los Gemelos" craters lava tubes. Dinner, evening lectures.

Day 8 Monday

Cruise, Baltra, Guayaquil or Quito Wet landing, Baltra Beach, marine iguanas & sea lions bodysurfing. Swim or snorkel. Return flight to Guayaquil or Quito.

Prices per person

SINGLE SUPLEMENT 80%

2011 PREPAID RATES
4 DAYS PROGRAM
LOW SEASON • Jan. 5 - Mar. 28 • May. 15 - Jun. 20
TYPE OF CABIN	GROSS RATE	REBATE OFFER
Superior Interior	$ 1.290,00	$ 64,50
Moon	$ 1.540,0	$ 77,00
Junior Suite	$ 1.840,0	$ 92,00
Legend Suite	$ 2.090,00	$ 104,50
Balcony Suite	$ 2.390,00	$ 119,50

HIGH SEASON (rest of the year)
TYPE OF CABIN	GROSS RATE	REBATE OFFER
Superior Interior	$ 1.340,00	$ 67,00
Superior Exterior	$ 1.640,00	$ 82,00
Junior Suite	$ 1.940,00	$ 97,00
Legend Suite	$ 2.130,00	$ 106,50
Balcony Suite	$ 2.440,00	$ 122,00

5 DAYS PROGRAM
LOW SEASON • Jan. 5 - Mar. 28 • May. 15 - Jun. 20
TYPE OF CABIN	GROSS RATE	REBATE OFFER
Superior Interior	$ 1.740,00	$ 87,00
Superior Exterior	$ 1.990,00	$ 99,50
Junior Suite	$ 2.490,00	$ 124,50
Legend Suite	$ 2.790,00	$ 139,50
Balcony Suite	$ 3.090,00	$ 154,50

HIGH SEASON (rest of the year)
TYPE OF CABIN	GROSS RATE	REBATE OFFER
Superior Interior	$ 1.780,00	$ 89,00
Superior Exterior	$ 2.170,00	$ 108,50
Junior Suite	$ 2.540,00	$ 127,00
Legend Suite	$ 2.840,00	$ 142,00
Balcony Suite	$ 3.280,00	$ 164,00

8 DAYS PROGRAM
LOW SEASON • Jan. 5 - Mar. 28 • May. 15 - Jun. 20
TYPE OF CABIN	GROSS RATE	REBATE OFFER
Superior Interior	$ 2.990,00	$ 149,50
Superior Exterior	$ 3.390,00	$ 169,50
Junior Suite	$ 3.990,00	$ 199,50
Legend Suite	$ 4.490,00	$ 224,50
Balcony Suite	$ 4.890,00	$ 244,50

HIGH SEASON (rest of the year)
TYPE OF CABIN	GROSS RATE	REBATE OFFER
Superior Interior	$ 3.090,00	$ 154,50
Superior Exterior	$ 3.490,00	$ 174,50
Junior Suite	$ 4.090,00	$ 204,50
Legend Suite	$ 4.590,00	$ 229,50
Balcony Suite	$ 4.990,00	$ 249,50

PRICES INCLUDE:

- Galapagos cruises on the Galapagos Legend are in air conditioned cabins with private bath.
- Two visits to the Galapagos Island each day
- Full Board
- Tours conducted by certified naturalist guides

PRICES DON'T INCLUDE:

- USD $ 410,00 * Air tickets to and from the Galapagos Islands
- USD $ 100,00 Galapagos National Park Entrance Fee
- USD $ 10,00 Inmigration Card
- Beverages, tips, personal items
- Transfers and meals in Quito

*Subject to change

Flight Information

Quito to Guayaquil AEROGAL Flight 2K34 ETD 9:30AM ETA 10:15AM

Guayaquil to Baltra AEROGAL Flight 2K34 ETD 10:15AM ETA 11:30AM

Baltra to Guayaquil: AEROGAL Flight 2K37 ETD 12:30PM ETA 15:00PM

Guayaquil to Quito: AEROGAL Flight 2K37 ETD 15:00PM ETA 16:15PM

One checked suitcase (maximum 44 lbs.) and one carry-on are allowed per passenger. Because flight schedules and arrival departure port are always subject to change, please inform your clients to check with our office in Ecuador upon arrival to verify the correct flight times and to reconfirm their flight. If they arrive late at night, they should check at the hotel for a message from EcuadorToursOnLine.com regarding any possible change to the schedule shown here. We suggest you avoid making international connections the same day as the flight may be delayed or changed to an alternate flight.

HIGH SEASON AIRFARE:

DATES: JANUARY 1-30 APRIL, JUNE 15 –14 SEP, NOV 1-31 DEC

QUITO/GALAPAGOS/ QUITO $ 395.00
QUITO/ GALAPAGOS/ GUAYAQUIL $ 373.00
GUAYAQUIL/ GALAPAGOS/ GUAYAQUIL $ 348.00
GUAYAQUIL/ GALAPAGOS/ QUITO $ 370.00

LOW SEASON AIRFARE:

DATES: MAY 1 – 14 JUNE, SEPTEMBER 15 – 31 OCTOBER

QUITO/GALAPAGOS/ QUITO $ 339.00
QUITO/ GALAPAGOS/ GUAYAQUIL $ 323.00
GUAYAQUIL/ GALAPAGOS/ GUAYAQUIL $ 302.00
GUAYAQUIL/ GALAPAGOS/ QUITO $ 325.00