Galaxy Daily Yacht
First Class
From $300 USD
The Galaxy Daily has been designed to offer the best of the Galapagos Islands on a day tour. Up to 16 travelers can live the highlights of Bartolome, North Seymour, Santa Fe, and Plazas islands, ideal to combine with daily excursions and land activities in Santa Cruz Island.
Itineraries
SANTA FE ISLAND
Meeting point: Puerto Ayora’s pier
Meeting point Address: Small square next to the playground
Departure hour: 08h00
Arriving site: Puerto Ayora’s pier
Coming hour: 16h00 approx.
We will meet at Puerto Ayora’s pier early in the morning, beginning the adventure and heading toward Santa Fe Island. Once we have embarked on the Galaxy Daily, we will sail for a couple of hours, during which we will enjoy the view and the soft Galapagos Sea breeze.
During this day of adventure, we will also be able to appreciate the largest species of opuntia cactus and the Galapagos hawk (the largest predator on the island), the blue-footed booby, the Galapagos sea lion, the magnificent frigate birds, and the marine iguana, also known as the Galapagos dragon due to its peculiar appearance.
The landing in Santa Fe will be wet, so we will have to jump on the impressive white sand beach. Several sea lions will immediately receive us, inviting us to start a walk to look for the resident species of Santa Fe.
Once the walk is over, we can enjoy a swim in the Encañada. Here, we can snorkel and observe sea turtles, rays, sea lions, and colorful fish while swimming in this island’s warm, crystalline waters.
In this itinerary, we will enjoy a delicious lunch on board the Galaxy Daily before a short rest and later navigation back to Santa Cruz Island.
NORTH SEYMOUR & BACHAS BEACH
Meeting point Address: Calle Piqueros y San Cristóbal. Barrio Matazarnos, Santa Cruz Island.
Departure hour: 08h00
Arriving site: Puerto Ayora’s pier
Coming hour: 16h00 approx.
AM – North Seymour
We will depart by bus to the Itabaca Channel, where we will board the Galaxy Daily. After arriving in North Seymour, we will have a dry landing and immediately start hiking on a 2.5 km (1.55 miles) trail where we can go clockwise along the coast or head inland first to visit the colony of boobies. Get ready to spot land iguanas and marine iguanas; also, a colony of sea lions, lava lizards, frigates, and pelicans!
PM – Bachas Beach
After, we will go to the beach known as Bachas, located north of Santa Cruz Island. Here we can snorkel or take a relaxing walk on the beach. For this, we will make a wet landing, in which we will jump from the panga to the shore of the beach. Again, we recommend disembarking barefoot and wearing light walking shoes for the rest of the journey. The saltwater lagoon behind the beach often has great blue herons and small birds. Both beaches are nesting areas for green sea turtles.
BARTOLOME ISLAND & SULLIVAN BAY
Meeting point Address: Calle Piqueros y San Cristóbal. Barrio Matazarnos, Santa Cruz Island.
Departure hour: 07h00
Arriving site: Puerto Ayora’s pier
Coming hour: 17h00 approx.
AM – Bartolome Island
This island, with its iconic pinnacle, is located northwest of Santa Cruz. Upon arriving at Bartolome, we will have a dry landing. Then, we will begin the walk along a path that will take us to the top of the island, through its 395 steps that will end with a spectacular panoramic view of the island and its pinnacle, being the moment to take that stunning photo of our trip.
During the walk, we will observe small lava tunnels that are the product of the last eruption and where endemic vegetation grow, such as lava cacti and tiquilla plants, generally surrounded by Darwin’s finches.
PM – Sullivan Bay
After a breathtaking experience in Bartolome, we will enjoy a succulent lunch onboard the Galaxy Daily. Then, we will head towards Sullivan Bay, where we will enjoy the marine fauna of the Galapagos while we snorkel.
Sullivan Bay is one of the most beautiful places in the Galapagos to snorkel due to its crystal-clear waters!
SOUTH PLAZAS & CARRION POINT
Meeting point Address: Calle Piqueros y San Cristóbal. Barrio Matazarnos, Santa Cruz Island.
Departure hour: 08h00
Arriving site: Puerto Ayora’s pier
Coming hour: 16h00 approx.
AM – South Plazas
Plazas, as many call it, has an incredible landscape, and on our arrival to it, we will have a dry landing while sea lions welcome us at the shore. We will begin our walk along a path through an Opuntia Cactus forest.
Continuing our tour, we will reach the fantastic, windy cliff where red-billed tropical birds, swallow-tailed gulls, brown pelicans, and the impressive frigate bird usually fly around. The trail meanders along the edge of the ridge for a few hundred meters.
PM – Carrion Point
After our lunch onboard the Galaxy Daily, we will discover the Galapagos marine fauna while snorkeling. With some luck, we will see white-tip sharks and a great variety of fish, sea turtles, and rays.
After this journey, we will return to the Itabaca Channel, where a bus will be waiting for us to take us to Puerto Ayora’s pier, where the adventure of this day ends.
MOSQUERA ISLET & NORTH SEYMOUR ISLAND
Meeting point Address: Calle Piqueros y San Cristóbal. Barrio Matazarnos, Santa Cruz Island.
Departure hour: 08h00
Arriving site: Puerto Ayora’s pier
Coming hour: 16h00 approx.
AM – Mosquera Islet
We will leave on board a bus for the Itabaca Channel in the morning to visit the Mosquera islet. Here we can enjoy a beautiful coral beach home to colonies of Galapagos sea lions, some swallow-tailed gulls, and the spectacle of marine iguanas swimming or feeding underwater while we snorkel. What a perfect way to begin our adventure this day.
PM – North Seymour
We will depart by bus to the Itabaca Channel, where we will board the Galaxy Daily. After arriving in North Seymour, we will have a dry landing and immediately start hiking on a 2.5 km (1.55 miles) trail where we can go clockwise along the coast or head inland first to visit the colony of boobies. Get ready to spot land iguanas and marine iguanas; also, a colony of sea lions, lava lizards, frigates, and pelicans!
SULLIVAN BAY & BARTOLOME ISLAND
Meeting point Address: Calle Piqueros y San Cristóbal. Barrio Matazarnos, Santa Cruz Island.
Departure hour: 07h00
Arriving site: Puerto Ayora’s pier
Coming hour: 17h00 approx.
AM – Sullivan Bay
After a breathtaking experience in Bartolome, we will enjoy a succulent lunch onboard the Galaxy Daily. Then, we will head towards Sullivan Bay, where we will enjoy the marine fauna of the Galapagos while we snorkel.
Sullivan Bay is one of the most beautiful places in the Galapagos to snorkel due to its crystal-clear waters!
PM – Bartolome Island
This island, with its iconic pinnacle, is located northwest of Santa Cruz. Upon arriving at Bartolome, we will have a dry landing. Then, we will begin the walk along a path that will take us to the top of the island, through its 395 steps that will end with a spectacular panoramic view of the island and its pinnacle, being the moment to take that stunning photo of our trip.
During the walk, we will observe small lava tunnels that are the product of the last eruption and where endemic vegetation grow, such as lava cacti and tiquilla plants, generally surrounded by Darwin’s finches.
CARRION POINT & SOUTH PLAZAS
Meeting point Address: Calle Piqueros y San Cristóbal. Barrio Matazarnos, Santa Cruz Island.
Departure hour: 08h00
Arriving site: Puerto Ayora’s pier
Coming hour: 16h00 approx.
AM – Carrion Point
Our Sunday journey will begin with our bus transfer from the meeting point to the Itabaca Channel, where we will board the Galaxy Daily heading to Carrion Point, where our adventure will begin.
At Carrion Point, we will discover the Galapagos marine fauna while snorkeling. With some luck, we will see white-tip sharks and a great variety of fish, sea turtles, and rays.
After enjoying our journey at Carrion, we will have a succulent lunch onboard.
PM – South Plazas Island
Plazas, as many call it, has an incredible landscape, and on our arrival to it, we will have a dry landing while sea lions welcome us at the shore. We will begin our walk along a path through an Opuntia Cactus forest.
Continuing our tour, we will reach the fantastic, windy cliff where red-billed tropical birds, swallow-tailed gulls, brown pelicans, and the impressive frigate bird usually fly around. The trail meanders along the edge of the ridge for a few hundred meters.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
| GALAXY DIVER | FEATURES |
|---|---|
| Length | 38.5 feet / 11.73 meters |
| Beam | 13.12 feet /4 meters |
| Speed | 12 knots |
| Capacity | 16 passengers, 3 crew members and 1 bilingual guide |
| Electric power | 120 V |
| Electric generator | 12 kw (ONAN) |
| Engine | CUMMINS MODEL QSB6.7 SL 380HP – NEW |
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