Motor Sailer M/S Nautilus
The dive yacht Nautilus is a motor sailer and is used for land based dive trips in Galapagos. This means that you will stay in a hotel on Santa Cruz Island and set sail in the morning, do one dive each morning and afternoon, and return to Santa Cruz in the evening. Lunch will be on board the Nautilus and you can enjoy the ride on the authentic motor sailor. You will do the diving excursions with a Dive Master.
Galapagos is not a diving area for beginners. The currents are sometimes very strong and at some dive spots it can happen that you dive alone. The more exciting is the area for advanced and professional divers!
Information about the ship
- Type: Tourist Superior Diving Sailboat
- Length: 25 meters / 17.4 feet
- Beam: 5.3 meters / 33 feet
- Speed: 9 knots
- Engine: John Deere R516086 240HP 179KW
- Electricity: 120 Volt
- Generators: Double Generators 12.5 KVA
- Capacity: 12 passengers
- Social areas: eating area and salon, lounge with TVa nd library
- Safety equipment: US Coast Guard Regulation and EPIRB, first aid kit
- Cabins: 2 cabins with private bathroom and bunk beds to relax during the day
- Crew: 6 crew members
Itineraries
Example Itinerary 7 Days
You can choose how many days you would like to dive. The tour can end on each day except Wednesday. Each day at 7 am a taxi picks you up from your hotel in Puerto Ayora and takes you to the boat in the Itabaca Channel. Each dive excursionstarts with a breefing.
- Day 1: Arrival to Baltra Airport – Santa Cruz: Charles Darwin Staion
- Day 2: South Plaza Island – Gordon Rocks
- Day 3: North East Seymour – Daphne Minor
- Day 4: Seymour Canal – North Mosquera
- Day 5: Free day on Santa Cruz
- Day 6: Seymour Canal – South Mosquera
- Day 7: Santa Cruz Island: Highlands – Transgfer to Baltra Airport
Please note: Itineraries are unlikely to change significantly, but are subject to change due to weather, wildlife breeding, safety concerns or instructions from the Galapagos National Park.
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Cancellation conditions
- All cancellations must be done in written form.
- If a cancellation is received more than 61 days prior to tour departure date a penalty of 150 USD per person will be retained as cancellation fee.
- If a cancellation is received between 60 days and 31 days prior to tour departure date, 10% of the total price will be forfeited.
- In the case of a cancellation received less than 31 days prior to the boat departure the full amount will be retained.
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