Galapagos Cruises and Tours Maverick

The  Maverick is a fast, 16 passenger, 36 foot motor yacht that transports you around the Galapagos Islands with nights at hotels on three different islands.

For those of you who do not want to sleep on board every night we have a great yacht option for a Galapagos multi-activities tour. You will spend every night in comfortable hotels with all private facilities and travel to the next island early in the morning. The Maverick is a sleek express cruiser built in the USA.

Maverick

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This luxurious day cruiser has two double cabins in case you want to sleep during the navigation, a comfortable salon for eating or just relaxing, full galley, bathroom with hot water shower and ample cockpit for enjoying the outdoor cruising experience and watching for whales, dolphins, and other wildlife during the cruise.

Multi-sport activity options include: Swimming, snorkeling, kayaking, hiking, and horseback riding.

Itinerary (Sunday to Sunday):

Day 1 Flight to San Cristobal / Kicker Rock

Day 2 San Cristobal - El Junco & Puerto Chino

Day 3 Santa Fe & Santa Cruz

Day 4 Floreana

Day 5 Isabela Island - Las Tintoreras, Wall of Tears & Beach

Day 6 Isabela Island - Sierra Negra Volcano

Day 7 Santa Cruz - Highlands & Beach

Day 8 Santa Cruz - Darwin Station, Los Gemelos & Baltra Airport

* All itineraries are subject to change at any time for any reason

Day 1
Fly to San Cristobal island upon arrival our guide will pick you up and take you to the hotel. In Puerto Baquerizo Moreno we will have Lunch in a local restaurant. Then we will navigate to Kicker Rock - León Dormido, an old tuff cone eroded by the ocean and now serves as nesting place for frigate birds, blue footed boobies and nazca (ex masked) boobies, tropic birds and of course this magnificent volcanic formation. Kayaking in Puerto Grande will complete our visit. Dinner and overnight at hotel, free time to explore Puerto Baquerizo Moreno .

Hotels used (subject to availability) Hotel Chattam or similar, upgrade Miconia

Day 2
After breakfast we will drive to El Junco lagoon , the only natural source of fresh water in the islands, frigate birds feed on the fish in the lagoon, lots of land birds such as Darwins finches and mocking birds can be found. Along with a spectacular view coming down from El Junco. Drive through Cerro Verde , a small traditional village where we will have lunch on our way back from Puerto Chino to La Galapaguera which is a part of the Galapagos National Park where we will be able to find a great number of giant tortoises in its natural habitat, in other words a privilege of our journey. After exploring the surroundings we will walk to Puerto Chino. A beautiful and pristine beach will be the perfect spot for a laid back afternoon where you can, swim/snorkel or simply relax. Back in the bus we will start our drive back to Puerto Baquerizo and if we have enough time we will visit the Interpretation Centre. Dinner and overnight.

Hotels used (subject to availability) Hotel Chattam or similar, upgrade Miconia

Day 3
Breakfast at hotel and navigation to Santa Cruz,on the way we will pass by a perfect site for a snack and a sightseeing journey along cliffs, Santa Fe island where we can spot blue footed bobbies, iguanas, frigates birds, as we continue to Puerto Ayora for lunch. We will move on to Punta Estrada and Bahia Divine, a calm shallow water place where rays, mullets and sharks can be seen while kayaking along the rocky coast line and snorkelling if time permits. Back in Puerto Ayora dinner and hotel overnight will meet dawn.

Hotels used (subject to availability) Fernandina or similar upgrade Red Mangroove

Day 4 Breakfast at hotel and yacht ride to Floreana. Visit Puerto Velasco Ibarra, the smallest town in the Galapagos with a population of around 60 people. Box lunch and car ride to the highlands of Floreana where pirates and whalers used volcanic caves as hiding places. Dinner and overnight at hotel.

Hotels used (subject to availability) Wittmers hostel , no upgrades available

Day 5
Early wake up call, breakfast on board and navigation to Isabela island the largest and one of the youngest in the Galapagos. Puerto Villamil - Isabela island which has the second smallest population in Galapagos with around 1500 inhabitants is still pristine and untouched. A delightful place will be reached by a zodiac ride, tintoreras grotto, small shallow channels in between lava flows with sandy bottom in which we usually find white tiped reef sharks this is also a perfect palce for snorkelling. Isabela also has penguins populations and normally we find them along the coast, after this we come back to the hotel. Lunch at hotel and in the afternoon we will have a walk to the muro de las lagrimas a wall of lava rocks made by inmates from an old penal colony established on the island. To finish our day we can relax on the miles long white sand beach right in town with many shore birds and marine life. Dinner and overnight at hotel.

Hotels used (subject to availability) Isabela del Mar or similar upgrade Casa Marita

Day 6
Breakfast at hotel and then we will take a bus ride to Sierra Negra volcano which is still active and in October 2005 it showed us the most recent volcanic eruption in the archipelago. A horseback riding adventure along the crater of the volcano will fulfil every expectation (normally we find giant tortoises on the way). This day we will have a box lunch on the volcano rim and then we start trekking on a trail of lava to volcan Chico a smaller crater of Sierra Negra. We will walk on a large lava flow and fortunately we might see fumaroles and an incredible landscape from the top. Late in the afternoon we will go to our hotel for dinner and overnight.

Hotels used (subject to availability) Isabela del Mar or similar upgrade Casa Marita

Day 7
Early wake up call and breakfast on board on our way to Santa Cruz Island (with a population of about 15000 has a large variety of sites to visit). Upon arrival bus ride to El Camote, which is located in the highlands of Santa Cruz and it offers a spectacular view and it is where we will have lunch. From here, we will start biking downhill through El Caserio until we get to El Garrapatero beach and now it is time to swim/snorkel relax and enjoy the beach. Back in Puerto Ayora dinner and overnight at hotel.

Hotels used (subject to availability) Fernandina or similar upgrade Red Mangroove

Day 8
Early wake up and breakfast at hotel ,o ur first stop will be the world famous Charles Darwin Research Centre where all the efforts to protect and preserve the native and endemic animals are developed; we will also find Giant tortoises rearing programs and of course Lonesome George. Transfer to the Baltra airport to take flight back to Quito or Guayaquil,on the way we will have a short stop to Los Gemelos , a pair of sink holes in the scalesia forest which are endemic trees to the Galapagos and continue our way to the airport

Specifications:

Length: 36 feet
Beam: 14 feet
Engines: Caterpillar 320 Turbos
Cruising speed: 15 knots

Navigation and Safety Equipment:

Complete navigation and safety equipment, 1 dingy with 10 hp outboard motor, life raft, Radar, Gps, Echo sounder, auto pilot, Sart, Epirb, class 1 life jackets.

Accommodation:  

2 double cabins with private bathrooms

Crew:

4 crew plus one bilingual naturalist guide

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