DEPARTURE YEAR 2024
Embark upon our very spacious and comfortable “First Class” motor yacht. With panoramic windows in the salon and great deck space, Beluga is a fantastic way to cruise the islands in speed and style.
Equipped with the most modern safety systems, Beluga accommodates 16 passengers in 8 double cabins (4 lower/lower berths, 2 with matrimonial beds and 2 upper/lower berths) Cabin #1 has three beds two lower and one upper bed. Each cabin has their own private bathroom equipped with hot & cold water showers. Beluga is fully air conditioned, has spacious social areas with all the comforts and facilities of a luxury class motor yacht; panoramic windows in the salon/ dining area.
The Beluga yacht offers 4, 6 & 7 night itineraries in the Galapagos Islands in small groups with experienced guided. These itineraries can also be combined into a 15 night cruise, for those adventurers that wish to have an in-depth experience of the Galapagos Islands. Cruises start and end in Baltra and are offered year-round. Activities include walking, hiking, swimming, snorkeling, bird watching and dingy rides to see iguanas, sea lions, flamingoes, penguins and boobies to name just a few. Equipped with modern safety & mechanical equipment, the Beluga yacht has been awarded the 'Smart Voyager' certification for adhering to conservation standards.
Join the highly experienced and professional guides, captain and crew of the Beluga yacht for your Galapagos small ship cruise. Call us or book online today.
Category: |
Luxury Class |
Type: |
Motor Vessel, Steel hull, originally built in 1968 in Hamburg, Germany. Rebuilt in 1994 in Florida.Luxury Class |
Capacity: |
16 passengers |
Length: |
16 passengers |
Length: |
110ft |
Beam: |
23ft |
Engines: |
Twin Detroit Diesels 530 HP each |
Generators: |
3 generators: 1 Nissan 110 KW, 1 Perkins 60 kW and 1 Perkins 40 kW all for 110 and 220 A.C. 60 cycles. |
Speed: |
12 knots cruising. |
Guest accommodation: |
28 Double staterooms each with private bath. Hot / cold water showers. |
Crew: |
Captain, multilingual naturalist guide, cook, machinist, barman and 4 sailors. |
Equipment: |
Marine radios, depth sounder up to 2000 mts., 48 mile radar, G.P.S., 2 tenders with outboards. 2 ten-man inflatable rubber rafts in fiberglass capsule. TV with VHS video system. Fully air conditioned 2 desalinators with capacity for 400 gallons / day each. freezer and refrigeration. |
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Note:
Sunday: |
1 San Cristobal aiport - 2 El Junco Lagoon & Interpretation Center |
Monday: |
Hood: 3 Gardner Bay & 4 Punta Suarez |
Tuesday: |
Santa Cruz: 5 Charles Darwin Station and 6 Highlands |
Wednesday: |
7 Chinese Hat and 8 Sullivan Bay |
Thursday: |
Tower: 9 Darwin Bay and 10 Prince Phillips steps |
Friday: |
11 Turtle Cove / 12 Baltra (end) |
Friday: |
1 Baltra airport /Afternoon visit Santa Cruz: 2 Highlands and CD Station |
Saturday: |
Floreana: 3 Punta Cormorant & 4 Post Office Bay |
Sunday: |
Isabela: 5 Puerto Villamil & 6 Sierra Negra |
Monday: |
Isabela: 7 Punta Moreno & 8 Elizabeth Bay |
Tuesday: |
Isabela: 9 Urbina Bay & 10 Tagus Cove |
Wednesday: |
Fernandina: 11 Punta Espinoza / Isabela: 12 Punta Vicente Roca |
Thursday: |
Santiago: 13 Puerto Egas / 14 Bartolome |
Friday: |
15 North Seymour / Baltra airport |
Friday: |
1 Baltra-2 Dragon Hill |
Saturday: |
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Sunday: |
San Cristobal: 5 Cerro Brujo / Kicker Rock. In the afternoon visit to 6 El Junco Lagoon or Cerro Tijeretas and Interpretation Center |
Monday: |
Hood: 7 Gardner Bay & 8 Punta Suarez |
Tuesday: |
Santa Cruz: 9 Charles Darwin Station and 1 Baltra airport |
Sunday: |
1 Baltra airport / Transfer to 2 Puerto Ayora on Santa Cruz, transfer to the yacht |
Monday: |
Isabela: 3 Punta Moreno & 4 Elizabeth Bay |
Tuesday: |
Isabela: 5 Urbina Bay & 6 Tagus Cove |
Wednesday: |
Fernandina: 7 Punta Espinoza / Isabela: 8 Punta Vicente Roca |
Thursday: |
Santiago: 9 Puerto Egas / 10 Bartolome |
Friday: |
11 North Seymour / 1 Baltra airport |
Tuesday: |
1 Baltra airport: Afternoon visit to Santa Cruz 2 Highlands |
Wednesday: |
3 Chinese Hat and 4 Sullivan Bay |
Thursday: |
Tower: 5 Darwin Bay and 6 Prince Phillips steps |
Friday: |
7 Turtle Cove / Baltra |
Friday: |
1 Baltra / 2 Dragon Hill |
Saturday: |
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Sunday: |
San Cristobal: 5 Cerro Brujo / Kicker Rock. In the afternoon visit to 6 El Junco Lagoon or Cerro Tijeretas and Interpretation Center |
Monday: |
Hood: 7 Gardner Bay & 8 Punta Suarez |
Tuesday: |
Santa Cruz: 9 Charles Darwin Station and 10 Highlands |
Wednesday: |
11 Chinese Hat and 12 Sullivan Bay |
Thursday: |
Tower: 13 Darwin Bay and 14 Prince Phillips steps |
Friday: |
15 Turtle Cove / Baltra (end) |