Galapagos First Class Yachts

Galapagos Motor Sailor Sagitta - 8 Day Cruise

Characteristics:
The beautiful and spacious first class, three-masted Sailing Ship SAGITTA is 120 feet long. The Sagitta carries 16 passengers on two decks with a crew of nine. There are ten air conditioned cabins, each with double lower and single upper berths. Each cabin has an "en suite" bath and hot shower. There is a library, comfortable conference room, dining room and deck salons.

SAGITTA continues to reflect the Angermeyers' priorities of excellence: accommodations, yacht maintenance and safety equipment that meet the highest of standards, ample open and shaded deck space, delicious Ecuadorian and international cuisine served in the salon or on deck and personal service on board by a superbly trained crew and guide.

Sagitta Specifications
Type	First class Motor Sailor
Length	120 feet L.O.D: 104 feet
Beam	22 feet
Draft	11 feet
Speed	9 knots under power
Engines	Twin SCANIA main engines 185 HP each / twin 40 KW generators 120V & 240V A/C 60 HZ and 12V & 24V D/C /Furuno radar / GPS / VHS & SSB radios / Two tenders with outboard motors / Two colour TVs with video equipment and one computer
Crew	8 Plus Naturalist Multilingual guides
Accommodation	Ten air-conditioned double cabins / double lower and single upper berths / en suite bathroom with hot and cold fresh water showers / Deck salon / dining area / conference and video salon / deck cockpit
Services & Safety Equipment	Spacious sun decks / restaurant / bar and lounge / TV & VCR / Beta and VHS / stereo system / library / snorkelling equipment available on board / Two 20 passengers life rafts with all safety equipment / Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB) / Smoke and fire detector / Overhead Sprinkler Fire System

Galapagos Motor Sailor Sagitta - 8 Day Cruise

Itinerary Motor Sailor Sagitta:
Wednesday: Arrive at Baltra, Galapagos – North Seymour Island
Flight to Galapagos to Baltra Island where you will start your cruises abord the Motor Sailor Sagitta after a short drive to the harbor.

North Seymour is an uplifted (as opposed to volcanic) island and so is generally flat and strewn with boulders. There are good nesting sites here for a large population of magnificent frigate birds. Blue-footed boobies perform their courtship dance in the more open areas and swallow-tailed gulls perch on the cliff edges. Despite the tremendous surf that can pound the outer shore, sea lions haul out onto the beach and can be found together with marine iguanas.

Thursday : South Plaza – Charles Darwin Station
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.

The small town of Puerto Ayora is the economic center 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 center, 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 survivor of the specific turtle species.

Sagitta Motor Sailor Friday: Española – Bahia Gardner – Punta Suarez – San Cristóbal Island
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. Afterwards we visit La Galapaguera at San Christobal Island where we can observe giant turtles who are walking around freely. At Puerto Baquerizo, the second largest port of the Galapagos Islands, we will visit the informations center which provides the visitor with an excellent overview regarding the Galapagos' history and nature.Saturday: Floreana - Pto. Cormorant / Devil's crown / Post Office Bay 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.

Sunday : Isabela Island – Punta Moreno – Elisabeth Bay
The Island Isabela is very big and with its surface it almost covers half of the land of the Galapagos archipelago. Situated at this island is the Punta Morena, a young volcanic landscape with numerous fresh-water pools at which Flamingos, Bahama Ducks and other birds unite.

About 40 kms of Punta Moreno you will find the mangrove bay Bahia Elisabeth with little islands off-shore. Here you can see little dwarf penguins as well as schools of manta rays, turtles and other giants of the ocean such as whale-sharks and others.

Monday : Isabela Island – Urbina Bay / Fernandina Island – Punta Espinoza
This day we start day with the visit of Urbina Bay, a coastline that has been 4 metres uplifted by an volcanic eruption. It is a spectacular place to view coral reefs without needing to dive or snorkel. The flightless cormorant, oversized iguanas and the rare mangrove finch can be observed close by.

The Island Fernandina, which is the most western island of the Galapagos, is a very interesting point to visit. The main attractions of this island are its Lava-Cactuses and the on the surface of the lava growing mangroves as well as numerous animals such as sea lion colonies, penguins, the flightless cormorant and the iguanas.

Tuesday : Santiago - Puerto Egas/ Bartholome
From the visitor center 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.

Bartolome is a small island that has beautiful white sand beaches, luxuriant green mangroves and a colony of penguins. Activities will include swimming and snorkeling and a climb to the summit of the island for one of the most breathtaking views in all the Galapagos. From the summit you will have the best view of the often-photographed 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.

Galapagos Motor Sailor Sagitta - 8 Day Cruise

Wednesday: Santa Cruz – Cerro Dragon- Baltra - return flight
At the Island Santa Cruz we will head for the hill Cerro Dragon, which is an excellent spot for observing land lizards and swallow-tailed gulls. Nearby is a lagoon where you can observe flamingos. Transfer to Baltra to the Airport and flight back to Guayaquil or Quito.

Price per person: S/S Sagitta Rates 2008:
For individual travelers:	USD 3.100.-
Charter (16 pax):	USD 49.600.-
Children (under 12 yrs):	USD 2.200.-

Included in the price:
All Transfers, 8-day cruise on board of the Motor Sailor Sagitta in double accommodation with all facilities, all meals during the cruise, multilingual naturalist guide, purified water free for drink, coffee or tea, snorkelling equipment.

Not included:
Air fares (USD 410.-), Galapagos National Park fee USD 100.-, beverages, tips, single cabin surcharge, personal items, transfers and meals in Quito.