Tip Top III

Key facts

Class	First Class
Type	Motor
Pax	16
Cabins	10
Length	98 feet
Speed	12 knots
Nights	4/7
Sails	Mon(4),Fri(7)
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Prices

2008 season
7 nights:	$ 2,275
4 nights:	$ 1,625

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First Class Steel-hulled Motor Yacht, built to impeccably high standard in Guayaquil/Ecuador (2001). The Tip Top III is a slightly larger and newer version of its sister ship, the Tip Top II. The vessel is one of the most modern, comfortable, and intimate ones of all the Galapagos Islands archipelago's smaller motor yachts, just perfect for your adventure vacations. All three decks have wall-to-wall carpeting and air conditioning, making for a comfortable experience, no matter where you find yourself. The vessel has a large sundeck and a diving platform, perfect for snorkeling and diving.

Guest Accommodation: 16 passengers in 10 cabins. Each cabin with private bathroom (toilet, shower, washbasin and vanity); locker and drawers. Bar, dining room, saloon and sun deck. Cabins are located as follows:
LOWER DECK : 2 cabins with one double lower berth and one single upper berth (cabins: 1 & 2)
LOWER DECK : 4 cabins with one double lower berth and one single lower berth (cabins: 3 - 4 - 5 - 6)
UPPER DECK : 2 cabins with one double lower berth (cabins: 7 & 8)
UPPER DECK : 2 cabins with two single lower berths (cabins: 9 & 10)

Year Service Cabin (s) Cruise lenght (nights)

7 nights 4 nights 3 nights

2008
Individuals
1 to 6 $2,275 $1,625 $1,300

2008
Individuals
7 & 8 (single) $3,675 $2,625 $2,100

2008
Individuals
9 & 10 $2,450 $1,750 $1,400

2008
Charter
All $36,400 $23,400 $18,200

* Rates subject to change, without notice

Year	Seasons
2008	Prices are the same throughout the year unless indicated in the notes.

What's included

Accommodation in double sharing cabins, guided visits to the islands, all meals on board

What's not included

Galapagos National Park fee ($100 per person), alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, round trip airfare from Guayaquil or Quito to the Galapagos, gratuities and tips for the crew and staff, airport taxes and personal expenses.

Notes

- Prices are in US dollars, and subject to change without notice
- Prices are per person
- Payments for alcoholic beverages, soft drinks, purchases of personal items or such like may be done only with traveller checks and US dollars. Personal checks and credit cards are not accepted.

Fri	Baltra: Las Bachas Beach
Sat	Genovesa: Darwin Bay / Prince Phillip's Steps
Sun	Santiago: James Bay & Bartolome
Mon	Santa Cruz: Highlands and Charles Darwin Station
Tue	South Plazas / Santa Fe Island
Wed	Española: Gardner Bay / Punta Suarez
Thu	Floreana: Punta Cormorant / Post Office Bay
Fri	North Seymour / Baltra
5 day/4 night itinerary (Mon-Fri) 5 day/4 night itinerary (Fri-Mon) 15 day/14 night itinerary

Tip Top III: day by day itinerary

5 days/4 nights Friday through Tuesday

Friday, day 1
Fly from mainland Ecuador (Quito or Guayaquil) with airline TAME (EQ 192) arriving in Baltra at approximately 12:00 p.m. Your guide conducts you to the bus and after a short 5-kilometer rides to the pier and we board the Yacht without delay. As the crew weigh anchor, we greet you with our first orientation and offer of a light snack. After navigating around the Daphne Islets to observe some tropical bird species, we disembark on Playa de las Bachas, a place where we can appreciate Flamingo lakes. During all walks, your guide will be explaining in detail about the lives of the birds and animals. Optional: time for those who would like to swim and/or snorkel. In the evening, we have an orientation about the Galapagos Islands in general, their origin and evolution. Welcome cocktail with the entire crew, and dinner.

Saturday, day 2
After breakfast, we make a dry landing on Bahia Darwin to walk and observe colonies of birds. Optional: time for those who would like to swim and/or snorkel. We come aboard for a delicious lunch. Later in the afternoon we take a dingy ride and make a dry landing on Barranco, then walk and observe the interesting lives of the birds here. Dinner on the Yacht, and then our orientation about conservation efforts is made to protect the Islands.

Sunday, day 3
After a delicious breakfast, we make an early wet landing to visit Puerto Egas and walk to grottos where Fur seals live in colonies. Again, we will be observing marine and land birds as we walk. Return to the Yacht for a delicious midday meal. In the afternoon the Yacht navigates us to the island of Bartolome. At about three in the afternoon we make a dry landing and walk to the top of the island, and then return for a dingy ride around The Tower to observe Galapagos penguins. Optional: time for those who would like to swim and/or snorkel. We return to the Yacht for dinner and our nightly orientation about what we have seen and will see the following day.

Monday, day 4
They disembark, board a bus, which takes us to the highlands of Santa Cruz Island for a visit to the native forests, and twin craters. Return to the port for a walk through the little town to appreciate various handicrafts. We return to the Yacht for lunch. In the afternoon we land at the pier of the National Park, for a visit to the Charles Darwin Station and its interpretive center. Dinner. Optional: you may visit the town again at night for dancing and entertainment. Overnight at the Hotel Angermeyer in Puerto Ayora.

Tuesday, day 5
After breakfast, we board a bus, and your guide accompanies you on the ride directly to the airport.

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