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Sail Catamaran Nemo Galapagos - 8 Day Cruise

Characteristics:
Our new luxurious catamaran motor sailor Nemo Galapagos, along with flexible diving and Island cruising itineraries makes us the best choice for exploring the Enchanted Islands.

Ideal for a family cruise or with friends, for naturalist or diving cruises, our large catamaran was specially built to take up to 12 passengers. 6 double cabins each with private bathroom are shared between the two hulls.

The ingeniously designed saloon, the vast cockpit and the unique exterior surface make S/C Nemo an exceptional cruising boat. Built by DUFOUR shipyard and imagined by JOUBERT - NIVELT, it was nevertheless the designer Jacques PIERREJEAN whose final touch gifted NEMO GALAPAGOS with its particular ambiance.

Explore the islands with the onboard sea kayaks or explore the other half of the Galapagos by renting the craft's scuba diving equipment. We offer four immersions during five day cruises and six immersions during the eight day cruises.

Sail Catamaran Nemo - Specifications
Type	Motor sailor Catamarán built with Steel, Glass fibre and Teka wood in Dufour
Length	25 m / 82ft.
Width	10m / 32,8 ft.
Depth	1,40 m / 4,6 ft.
Electricity	12 KWA. 2 aggregators /110 Volt und 220 Volt
Main Engines	2 x 130 HP
Crew	5 + 1 Naturalist II guide
Main Sails	130 m2
Diving	Diving platform, has complete diving equipment, snorkelling, seakayaks and Zodiac.
Capacity	12 Passengers

Sail Catamaran Nemo Galapagos - 8 Day Cruise

Sunday: flight to Island Baltra – Island Santa Cruz – Las Bachas
The flight from Quito (via Guayaquil) to the Galapagos is approximately 2 ½ hours on a Boeing 727. Upon arrival at Baltra travellers pass through an airport inspection point to insure that no foreign plants or animals are introduced to the islands and to pay the park entrance fee of $100 (unless prepaid). Guides will meet you, collect your luggage and escort you on the short bus ride to the harbour. There our crew will welcome you onboard. After departure and lunch, the first island visit is made.

The deserted, picturesque beach Las Bachas at the northern shore of Santa Cruz invites you for a swim in the crystal-clear water or to relax in the sun. -/L/D

Monday: Insel Nord-Seymour – Insel South Plazas
After breakfast you will start to visit North Seymour, which is an island popular for giving shelter to Frigatebirds, blue-footed boobies and endemic black Lizards and within the bank area by cliff crabs and sealions. Located on the east of Santa Cruz, the main characteristics on the small island South Plaza are the Opuntia cacti and the carpets of red sesuvium, a succulent plant that turns green in the rainy season. The cactus is the main food of land iguanas, which are usually found resting at the cactu's shade. The island contains one of the largest sea lion colony of Galapagos, swallow-tailed gulls and red-billed tropicbirds nesting, and boobies roosting on the south cliff of the island. B/L/D

Tuesday: Española (Gardner bay/Punta Suarez)
Española is the southernmost island of the archipelago, and being so isolated, a high percentage of its fauna is endemic.
Punta Suarez, on the western coast of the island, is one of the most popular and attractive places in Galapagos. Sea lions, the picturesque marine iguana, blue footed and masked boobies nesting next to the trail are found there. This is also the only place in the world where the waved albatross nests. Along the cliffs there is spectacular view of a fantastic blowhole. Gardner Bay has a beautiful white sand beach to be shared with sea lions and curious mocking birds. Española is the southernmost island of the archipelago, and being so isolated, a high percentage of its fauna is endemic.

Punta Suarez, on the western coast of the island, is one of the most popular and attractive places in Galapagos. Sea lions, the picturesque marine iguana, blue footed and masked boobies nesting next to the trail are found there. This is also the only place in the world where the waved albatross nests. Along the cliffs there is spectacular view of a fantastic blowhole. Gardner Bay has a beautiful white sand beach to be shared with sea lions and curious mocking birds. B/L/D

Wednesday: Floreana (Post Office bay/Punta Cormorant)
Floreana Island is perceived as one of the most exotic Islands of the archipelago.
At Punta Cormorant you land on a green olivine sand beach. Following a 100 m long path you will soon reach a lagoon with flamingoes, white-checked pintail ducks and other shorebirds. The trail goes on to a white beach made of grinned coral, so it looks like flour. This is the green sea turtle’s nesting place. North of Punta Cormorant and eroded volcano, Devil´s Crown, is a snorkel’s delight. To the west, Post Office Bay keeps the legendary post barrel that whalers used to send their mail. B/L/D

Thursday: Santa Fe - Puerto Ayora (Charles Darwin Research Station)
Santa Fe has one of the most beautiful coves of all the visitor sites in the archipelago. A turquoise lagoon with two small white sand beaches are protected by a peninsula where sea lions rest. A trail runs along side the coast and then crosses through an Opuntia Forest. These prickly pear cacti are the largest ones in Galapagos. The Santa Fe species of land iguanas are larger and of a paler yellow than on the other islands. After the hike you can swim or snorkel in the bay in company of sea lions.

Sail Catamaran Nemo Galapagos - 8 Day Cruise

Santa Cruz is the second largest island in the Galapagos. The small town of Puerto Ayora is the economic centre of the archipelago, with the largest population of the 4 inhabited islands (approx 10.000). Santa Cruz is also the only island where six different zones of vegetation can be seen: Coastal, Arid, Transition, Scalesia, Miconia, and Pampa Zones. The Charles Darwin Research Station and the Galapagos National Park offices are based here. We will have an opportunity to visit some of the best scientists of their kind. Scientists, park rangers and park managers among others, who make huge efforts to preserve this Unesco World Heritage Site, conduct the conservation of the islands. The station is also a tortoise breeding and rearing centre, where tortoises of different subspecies are prepared for reintroduction to their natural habitats. The most popular inhabitant of this island will probably be Lonesome George. He is the only surviver of the specific turtle species. B/L/D

Friday: Island Bartolomé – Santiago/ Puerto Egas
Today you will go to the Island Bartolome. Arriving at Bartolome we will ascend a lookout point from where you can admire the spectacular panorama of the Sullivan Bay and the famous needle shaped rock, the so called Pinnacle Rock. The beaches at the foot of the Pinnacle Rock boast some fine snorkeling spots from which you can discover the marvelous underwater world with a good chance to encounter penguins or the softly gliding turtles. From the visitor centre at James Bay on the island Santiago a small path leads you in southern direction along the coast. Passing by the ruins of a former salt mine company and the many inhabitants of the bank area, like sea lions, lizards, herons, and cancers, you arrive at the famous fur seal grotto, the best place at Galápagos in order to observe these elegant animals. Afterwards you will visit the dark sand beach at Egas Port. Most of the landscape is tuff-stone layers and lava flows; the surrounding area is good for spotting and observing hunting herons, great blue herons, lava herons, oyster catchers, and the yellow crowned night heron. You can enjoy the sight of marine iguanas grazing upon algae beds at low tide sharing space with red sally light-foot crabs. There is a colony of fur-seals here that swim in deep pools of cool water called “grottos”. At this beach you can swim and snorkel in search of octopi, sea horses, star fish and other exciting sea life. B/L/D

Saturday: Rábida Insel – Sombrero Chino
In the morning you’ll do a trip to the beach of the small volcanic island Rábida. A small path leads to a small lagoon very popular with flamingos. On the way there you pass many pelicans nesting. The beach is also considered as one of the most beautiful snorkel places in Galápagos and also frequently visited by many sea lions due to its fish wealth. Sombrero Chino (Chinese Hat) owes its name due to its shape and is located just of the southeast tip of James Island. The landscape is dominated by volcanic rubble, including sharp outcroppings, cracked lava formations and very fragile lava tubes which break when you step on them. B/L/D

Sunday: Black turtle cove/Baltra
In the morning you will visit the Caleta Tortuga Negra (Black Turtle Cove). This cove is surrounded by mangroves where you can see lava herons and pelicans. While snorkeling you can observe marine turtles, schools of golden mustard rays and sometimes also white-tipped sharks.
Afterwards you will cross the Itabaca Channel to Baltra, to take your flight back to the mainland. B/-/-

B= Breakfast L=Lunch D= Dinner

The operator has the right to change the itinerary without prior notice, in case this is necessary based on the weather conditions, regulations of the National Park or other circumstances beyond the operators control. One of the owners of the boat will always be present while doing a tour.

Sail Catamaran Nemo Galapagos - 8 Day Cruise

Price S/C Nemo I. Per person for 2008:
Price 8 Day Cruises USD 2.170.- Per Person
Price 5 Day Cruises USD 1.410.- Per Person
Charter 8 Day Cruise Price USD 25.300.-
Charter 5 Day Cruise Price USD 15.950.-

Price S/C Nemo II. Per person for 2008:
Price 8 Day Cruises USD 2.200.- Per Person
Charter 8 Day Cruise Price USD 29.700.-
Charter 5 Day Cruise Price USD 18.700.-

Included in the price:
Accommodation as booked, all meals on board, guided visit according to the Itinerary with English-speaking naturalist guide level III, Snorkelling equipment.

Not included in the price:
International flights, Flights mainland to/from Galápagos USD 410.-, Entrance fee to Galápagos National Park USD 100.-, alcoholic beverages, single room supplement, tips, personal expenses, travel insurance, International flight airport tax (USD 41.- per person)