Beluga

Beluga: An intimate first class yacht

Days: 15, 8, & 6 | From: $4,400/per person

  • Regular departures throughout the year
  • Available for private charter

The Beluga is a comfortable motor yacht accommodating 16 passengers in 8 cabins, one of which can be used as a triple cabin for 3 passengers. The intimate ship is fully air-conditioned and offers spacious social areas and a sundeck for relaxing, sightseeing, or sunbathing. All excursions are led by a bilingual naturalist guide; excursion options include hiking, snorkeling, and kayaking.

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Vessel Information

Accommodations

The Beluga has 5 lower deck cabins, 2 main deck cabins, and 1 upper deck cabins. One of the lower deck cabins can be converted to a triple cabin.

All cabins have private bathrooms, individual climate controls, and storage space for clothing and luggage.

Yacht Specifications

Construction: refitted in 2010
Type: Power Motor Yacht
Length: 110 ft. / 33.5 mts.
Beam: 23 ft. / 7 mts.
Engines: Twin Scania Diesel Electronic 450 HP each
Cruising speed: 12 knots
Accommodations: 8 double cabins with private facilities
Crew: Captain, Bilingual Naturalist Guide, plus 8 crew members

Fernandina Itinerary (8 days)

Friday
Arrive to Baltra / Santa Cruz Highlands and Charles Darwin Research Station

Saturday
Chinese Hat / Rabida

Sunday
Isabela: Sierra Negra / Las Tintoreras / Los Humedales

Monday
Isabela: Punto Moreno / Elizabeth Bay

Tuesday
Isabela: Urbina Bay / Tagus Cove

Wednesday
Punta Espinoza (Fernandina) / Punta Vicente Roca (Isabela)

Thursday
Puerto Egas (Santiago) / Bartolome

Friday
North Seymour / Return to Mainland

Tower Itinerary (8 days)

Friday
Arrive to Baltra / Cerro Dragon (Santa Cruz)

Saturday
Santa Fe / South Plaza

Sunday
San Cristóbal: Cerro Brujo / Kicker Rock / Puerto Baquerizo Moreno

Monday
Española (Hood): Gardner Bay / Punta Suarez

Tuesday
Floreana: Devi’s Crown, Punta Cormorant, & Post Office Bay

Wednesday
Santiago: Dragon Hill / Sullivan Bay

Thursday
Genovesa (“Tower”): Darwin Bay / El Barranco

Friday
Black Turtle Cove (Santa Cruz) / Return to Mainland

Chatham Itinerary (6 days)

Sunday
Arrive to San Cristóbal / El Junco Lagoon or Cerro Tijereta

Monday
Española (Hood): Gardner Bay / Punta Suarez

Tuesday
Floreana: Devi’s Crown, Punta Cormorant, & Post Office Bay

Wednesday
Santiago: Dragon Hill / Sullivan Bay

Thursday
Genovesa (“Tower”): Darwin Bay / El Barranco

Friday
Black Turtle Cove (Santa Cruz) / Return to Mainland

Isabela Itinerary (6 days)

Sunday
Arrive to Baltra / Speedboat to Isabela Island

Monday
Isabela: Punto Moreno / Elizabeth Bay

Tuesday
Isabela: Urbina Bay / Tagus Cove

Wednesday
Punta Espinoza (Fernandina) / Punta Vicente Roca (Isabela)

Thursday
Puerto Egas (Santiago) / Bartolome

Friday
North Seymour / Return to Mainland

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Pricing

Trip length: 6 & 8, & 15 day itineraries

Max number of passengers: 16, in 8 cabins

Prices 2025:

Included: All meals, guides & activities, water, coffee, tea, juice, snorkel equipment, use of kayaks

Not included: Park fees (about $220 per person), Galapagos airfare (about $600 per person), gratuities, bottled beverages, holiday surcharge ($200 per person for Christmas and New Year’s departures), fuel surcharge (rate dependent upon local fuel cost), Isabela Municipal dock fee ($10)

6 day cruise: $4,400 per person

8 day cruise: $5,850 per person

15 day cruise: $10,750 per person

Children under 12 years old receive a 50% discount (1 child per adult, not available on Christmas or New Year’s departures)

Single Supplement: 50%

Charters: from $68,000 (6 days), $90,000 (8 days), $167,000 (15 days)

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