Key Features
Cabins with private balconies
Kayaks available on board
Quality control Manager for a perfect Galapagos experience
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3.945 USD
Cormorant Galapagos Cruise
5-Star Luxury Cruise★★★★★ | Capacity for 16 passengers
Debuting as one of the most spectacular Galapagos catamarans, the new 108-feet long Cormorant is a modern, high-quality yacht with tons of state-of-the-art facilities. Since it began operating in 2011, the Cormorant has never failed to dazzle with its luxury and service. From a spacious sun deck to a delightful Jacuzzi and even private balconies where you can enjoy an intimate sunset with your loved ones, the 16-passenger Cormorant offers unsurpassed comfort and luxury while cruising the Galapagos Islands, a dedicated cruise manager, a local expert naturalist tour guide, and all other crew members are highly trained and will make sure every day of this adventure is unforgettable.
Cormorant Catamaran Cabins: This Galapagos boat offers private balconies in all its cabins as well as private bathrooms, hot water, air-conditioning and panoramic windows. Double cabins with two beds or with one king size bed are available on board. The main deck has 2 master suite cabins and 2 stateroom cabins, master suites are larger, and the upper deck has 4 stateroom cabins.
CORMORANT GALAPAGOS YACHT
Type: Power Motor Catamaran Length: 108 ft (33 m) Beam: 39 ft (12 m) Draft: 5 ft (1,40 m) Capacity: 16 passengers Accommodation: Main Deck: 2 Suites 409 ft² / 38m² (private balcony) 2 Double Staterooms 258 ft² / 24 m² (private balcony) Upper Deck: 4 Connected Stateroom Cabins 258 ft² / 24 m² (private balcony) Main engines: Cummins QSM 11 / 400 HP @ 2100 RPM Max speed: 14 knots Water maker: 2000 Gallons / day Crew: Captain, Bilingual Galapagos National Park Naturalist Guide, Cruise Manager 8 other crew (First Mate, Second Mate, Chef, Sous Chef, Engineer, Assistant Engineer, Barman, Housekeeper)Inclusions & Exclusions
Included
All meals throughout cruise
Transfers in the islands
All excursions
Bilingual national park guide
Use of snorkeling equipment and wetsuits
Coffee, tea and soft drinks
Use of Kayaks
Free airport assistance*
1 hotel night in Quito or Guayaquil (the day before the cruise)*
Free airport transfer for Galapagos flights*
Not Included
Mainland-Galapagos-Mainland airfare
Alcoholic drinks
$200 Galapagos National Park fee
$20 Transit Control Card
Travel / medical insurance
Tips
Personal expenses
Important Notes
Discount for children under 12 years old 20%
Discount for groups from 4 to 14 people 10%
Xmas and New Year surcharge 35%
Single supplement 70%
Cormorant Galapagos Yacht offers four different itineraries
Itinerary A - North & South Islands
Day 1 (Saturday) - SANTA CRUZ
AM: Baltra
PM: Bachas Beach
Baltra Island: Arrival in Baltra airport and transfer to the boat. Briefing on board about Cormorant Galapagos tour and the islands.
Bachas Beach: is located on the north shore of Santa Cruz which is a swimming beach.
Galapagos Wildlife you might see today: Flamingos, white-cheeked pintail ducks, and migratory birds.
Day 2 (Sunday) - GENOVESA
AM: El Barranco
PM: Darwin Bay El Barranco: Also known as Prince Phillip's Steps, El Barranco’s steep, rocky paths leads up to a high cliff-face. Famous for the different type of birds you can get to see. Darwin Bay: A coral beach landing which is full with species of birds and clear waters. Galapagos Wildlife you might see today: Nazca boobies, red- footed boobies, swallow-tailed gulls, mangroves, coral pebbles beach, snorkeling: rays, colorful reef fish and hammerhead sharks.Day 3 (Monday) - SOUTH PLAZAS & SANTA FE
AM: South Plaza Island
PM: Santa Fe Island
South Plaza: This island has one of the largest populations of land iguanas in the Galapagos and amazing landscapes.
Santa Fe Island: A volcanic uplift that hosts a forest of Opuntia and Palo Santo. Endemic land iguanas are often seen.
Wildlife you might see today: Red-billed tropic birds and swallow-tailed gulls, marine iguanas, land iguana and others.
Day 4 (Tuesday) - SAN CRISTOBAL
AM: Witch Hill
PM: Pitt Point
Witch Hill: A beautiful white-sand beach full of pelicans, blue-footed boobies, sea lions and marine iguanas..
Pitt Point: Here there are endemic species such as lava lizards and red-footed boobies.
Wildlife: Red-footed, Blue-footed and Nazca. Storm Petrels.
Day 5 (Wednesday) - SAN CRISTOBAL
AM: David Rodriguez Breeding Center
PM: Lobos Island and Kicker Rock
David Rodriguez breeding Center: This is a new visitor site in the northeast part of San Cristobal Island and can now be reached in roughly one hour by road from Puerto Baquerizo Moreno. In the Breeding Center, you will be able to see the hatchling turtles from their birth until the are 120 days old when the grown turtles are taken to their natural habit.
Isla Lobos: This small island is named after the sea lions that rest and play on its rocky shores.
Kicker Rock: Your Cormorant Yacht tour takes you to this important site where the Island is comprised of two rocks, which cut out of the ocean, and is home to a large colony of seabirds.
Wildlife for today: Manta Rays, sea turtles, and sharks, Blue-footed boobies, sea lions, fur seals and more.
Day 6 (Thursday) - ESPAÑOLA
AM: Suarez Point
PM: Gardner Bay and Garner Islet
Suarez Point: It is one of the most outstanding wildlife areas of the archipelago, you can find here an amazing diversity of Galapagos marine wildlife.
Gardner Bay: This bay has a magnificent beach with turquoise waters. The bay is home of a large colony of sea lions.
Galapagos Wildlife you might see today: Galapagos Hawks, Española Mockingbirds, Waved Albatross, sea lions.
Day 7 (Friday) - FLOREANA
AM: Cormorant Point & Champion
PM: Post Office Bay and Baroness View Point
Cormorant Point: This site offers a trail overlooking a saltwater lagoon that is a favorite of flamingos.
Post Office Bay: A white-sand beach where in the past sailors used to leave and receive their letters in a barrel.
Wildlife you might see today: Pintail ducks, stilts, Large-billed Flycatchers, Flamingoes, Rays.
Day 8 (Saturday) - SANTA CRUZ
AM: Twin Craters
The Twin craters: Here you will be able to enjoy amazing views of the area including chances to see giant tortoises in their natural habit.
After this final visit on the Cormorant Cruise, you will be transferred to Baltra's airport on time to catch your flight back to the mainland.
Wildlife: Vermilion Fly catcher, giant Tortoises and others.
Itinerary B - Western Islands
Day 1 (Saturday) - SANTA CRUZ
AM: Baltra
PM: Twins Craters
Baltra Island: Arrival in Baltra airport and transfer to the boat. Briefing onboard about the boat and the island, embrace yourself for an amazing time on board of the Cormorant Galapagos yacht.
Los Gemelos (The Twins Craters): wait for you at the end of a short hike, created by the collapse of surface material in underground fissures and chambers.
Wildlife you might see today: Vermilion Flycatchers, Short-eared Owls, the Galapagos Dove, and several finch species.
Day 2 (Sunday) - ISABELA
AM: Tintoreras Islet and Sierra Negra
PM: Wetlands of Isabela
Tintoreras Islet and Sierra Negra: Tintoreras is located a short distance from Puerto Villamil and it is the home to a great variety of wildlife.
The Wetlands: consist of lagoons, swamps, and mangroves, and are home to a variety of unique bird species.
Galapagos Wildlife you might see today: Sea lions, sea turtles, marine iguanas, rays.
Day 3 (Monday) - ISABELA
AM: Moreno Point
PM: Elizabeth Bay
Moreno Point: Beautiful rocky shores where penguins and shore birds, including blue herons, are usually spotted.
Elizabeth Bay: As you enter the bay, hawks soar overhead and schools of fish can be seen swimming beneath the surface, snorkeling is one of the best activities at this site.
Wildlife you might see today: Rays, flightless cormorants, penguins, pelicans, whales, dolphins.
Day 4 (Tuesday) - ISABELA & FERNANDINA
AM: Espinosa Point
PM: Punta Vicente Roca
Fernandina - Espinosa Point: A narrow stretch of land where hundreds of marine iguanas gather largely on black lava rocks.
Isabela - Vicente Roca Point: The remnants of an ancient volcano form two turquoise coves with a bay protected from ocean swells.
Wildlife you could see today: Whales, dolphins, sea lions, tunas, Blue-footed and Nazca boobies, pelicans.
Day 5 (Wednesday) - SANTIAGO
AM: Egas Port & Buccaneer Cove
PM: Espumilla Beach
Egas Port: The trail leads to the coastline with gorgeous tide pools and grotto full of fauna.
Espumilla Beach: Darwin explored the salt-lake crater that is now home to white-cheeked pintails and the occasional flamingo in 1835.
Wildlife you can see today: flamingos and white-cheeked pintail ducks.
Day 6 (Thursday) - BARTOLOME & SANTIAGO
AM: Pinacle Rock
PM: Sullivan Bay
Pinacle Rock: Climb the stairs to reach one of the most impressive sites of the Galapagos with stunning views of the surroundings.
Sullivan Bay: Explore the bay together with your English speaking tour guide and find a diversity of marine wildlife as well as sea lions and fur seals.
Wildlife you can see today: Galapagos penguins, white-cheeked pintail ducks, fur seals, sea lions, sharks and more.
Day 7 (Friday) - CHINESE HAT & SANTA CRUZ
AM: Chinese Hat
PM: Dragon Hill
Chinese Hat: This small islet is located near the southeast coast of Santiago Island. Its name comes from the distinct shape of the islet's summit. This small islet is a great location to view many geological formations such as lava tubes and lava flows.
Dragon Hill: Situated on Santa Cruz Island, Dragon Hill is one of the newest visitor sites accessible to tourists in the Galapagos Islands. One of the lengthier Galapagos walking trails will lead visitors along a beach and up a trail to the lagoon lookout where bright flamingos, pintail ducks, and land iguanas can be spotted.
Galapagos Wildlife: Storm Petrels, Short-eared Owl, Sea lions, sea turtles, Manta Ray, Sharks, Land iguana nesting spot.
Day 8 (Saturday) - NORTH SEYMOUR AND BALTRA
AM: North Seymour Island
PM: Baltra
North Seymour Island: Explore the rocky coast, passing colonies of blue-footed boobies and magnificent frigate birds.
After this visit, you will be transferred to Baltra airport on time to catch your flight back to mainland, you will this way finish an amazing trip with Cormorant cruise Galapagos.
Wildlife you might see today: frigate birds, blue-footed boobies, land and marine iguanas.
Itinerary 5 days - North & East Islands
Day 1 (Saturday) - BACHAS
AM: Baltra
PM: Bachas Beach
Baltra Island: Arrival in Baltra airport and transfer to the boat. Briefing on board about the Galapagos cruise and the islands.
Bachas Beach: It is located on the north shore of Santa Cruz which is a swimming beach offering a beautiful path where you can see from flamingos and marine iguanas to several species of birds.
Galapagos Wildlife you might see today: Flamingos, white-cheeked pintail ducks, and migratory birds.
Day 2 (Sunday) - GENOVESA
AM: El Barranco
PM: Darwin bay
El Barranco: Prince Phillip´s steps offers a rocky path where you will walk through trails and lava formations with chances to spot a diversity of wildlife mainly birds of different species.
Darwin Bay: A coral beach with white sand where you will take a short walk to be able to spot more species while also enjoying a magnificent view of the island and the clears waters where snorkeling with sharks is possible.
Wildlife: Green sea turtles, reef sharks, red and blur footed boobies, mask boobies, owls, petrels, and more.
Day 3 (Monday) - SOUTH PLAZAS & SANTA FE
AM: South Plaza Island
PM: Santa Fe Island
South Plaza: This island has one of the largest populations of land iguanas in the Galapagos.
Santa Fe Island: A volcanic uplift that hosts a forest of Opuntia and Palo Santo. Endemic land iguanas are often seen.
Wildlife for today includes: Red-billed tropic birds and swallow-tailed gulls, marine iguanas, land iguanas.
Day 4 (Tuesday) - SAN CRISTOBAL
AM: Witch Hill
PM: Pitt Point
Witch Hill: A beautiful white-sand beach full of pelicans, blue-footed boobies, sea lions and marine iguanas.
Pitt Point: There are endemic species such as lava lizards and red-footed boobies.
Wildlife you might see today: Red-footed, Blue-footed and Nazcas, Storm Petrels.
Day 5 (Wednesday) - SAN CRISTOBAL
Puerto Baquerizo - David Rodriguez Breeding Center
PM: Baltra
Puerto Baquerizo: There are beautifully colored plants in the area down by the beach and the enormous colony and nursery that Galapagos sea lions call home. You will also visit the David Rodriguez breeding center for chances to learn more about the preservation of the Galapagos and for getting to see the giant tortoises breeding programs.
After this final visit, you will be transferred to San Cristobal airport in time to catch your flight back to the mainland.
Galapagos Wildlife you might see today: Ghost Crab, giant tortoises breeding program, sea lions.
Itinerary 4 Days - Southern Islands
Day 1 (Wednesday) - SAN CRISTOBAL
AM: Arrival
PM: Kicker Rock
San Cristobal Island: Arrival at airport and transfer to the Coromorant Galapagos catamaran. Briefing on board about the yacht and the islands.
Leon Dormido: The Island is formed by two rocks, which cut out of the ocean, and is home to a large colony of seabirds.
Wildlife you might see today: Manta Rays, sea turtles, and sharks.
Day 2 (Thursday) - ESPAÑOLA
AM: Suarez Point
PM: Gardner Bay & Gardner Islet
Suarez Point: It is one of the most outstanding wildlife areas of the archipelago, full of species and one of the best spots to see the waved albatross.
Gardner Bay: This bay has a magnificent beach with turquoise waters. The bay is home of a large colony of sea lions, of the best places in the islands to do snorkeling.
Wildlife: Galapagos Hawks, Española Mockingbirds, Waved Albatross, sea lions.
Day 3 (Friday) - FLOREANA
AM: Cormorant Point
PM: Post Office Bay and Baroness View Point
Cormorant Point: This site offers a trail overlooking a saltwater lagoon that is a favorite of flamingos.
Post Office Bay: A white-sand beach where in the past sailors used to leave and receive their letters in a barrel.
Wildlife you might see today: Pintail ducks, stilts, Large-billed Flycatchers, Flamingos, Rays.
Day 4 (Saturday) - SANTA CRUZ
AM: Twin Craters
PM: Baltra
Twin Craters: A dramatic landscape formation close to the road that connects the town of Puerto Villamil with Baltra airport, home to various species of birds and to giant tortoises.
After this final visit, you will be transferred to Baltra's airport on time to catch your flight back to the mainland and finish your Galapagos cruise.
The Galapagos Wildlife you can see today includes: Giant Tortoises and tropical birds.
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