Tip Top II
Our M/C Tip Top II was built in 2008 and redesigned in 2015-2016 to offer the highest level of comfort and the best experience in the Islands.
Technical Information
- Length: 104 feet
- Beam: 40 feet
- Draft: 5 feet
- Cruising speed: 12 knots
Safety & Communications System:
- (2) 24 mile range Furuno Navnet Radar/Chart Plotter
- (2) Furuno-FCV620 Eco sounder, GPS, Furuno NX300 Navtex, Furuno SC-Satellite Fluxgate compass, Icom M802 HF-MF/DSC Radio
- (2) Icom M506 VHF/DSC radios, ACR Epirb, ACR Sart
- (2) ACR VHF bi directional rescue radios, Ritchie Magnetic Compass, hydraulic helm, barometer, clock, thermometer, helm indicator, searchlight, horn, fire & smoke detector system
- (2) Viking inflatable life rafts for 25 passengers each one
- (30) life jackets
- Twin 17 feet Caribe Nautica Inflatable boats with 25 HP four stroke outboard motors for 12 passengers each one
All safety equipment complies with International Coast Guard regulations.
Mechanic Equipmment:
Twin Detroit Diesel MTU 350 HP main engines. Twin 60 KW John Deere/Marathon (M) electric generators. Water Separator, Raritan Marine Sanitation Device sewage treatment system. Westfalia Separator Mineral oil Systems. WMSQ-2500 Reverse Osmosis desalination system.
Capacity:
16 passengers
Cabins:
16 passengers accommodated in 10 cabins:
Each cabin has:
- Private bathroom (toilet, shower, washbasin and vanity)
- Locker and drawers
- Hair dryer
- Safety box
- Air conditioned
Guest Accommodation:
Main Deck: (2)
- cabins with one full bed – Cabins 1 & 2
Main Deck: (4)
- cabins with two twin beds – Cabins 3 to 6
Upper Deck: (2)
- cabins with two twin beds – Cabins 7 & 8
Upper Deck: (2)
- Cabins with one king bed – Cabins 9 & 10
Social Areas (main deck):
- Bar or can sunbathe in the sundeck
- Dinning room
- Comfortable Lounge
Crew:
8 members:
- Captain
- Bilingual naturalist guide
- Engineer
- International cook
- Barman & waitress
- Two sailors
Included
- Snorkel equipment
- Kayaks
- International and Ecuadorian food
- Water
- Coffee & Herbal tea
- Personalized service
- Air ticket
Itinerary
OPTION 2
Flight from mainland Ecuador (Quito or Guayaquil) to Baltra, with AVIANCA Airlines; arriving at 09:20 a.m. approximately. Your guide will meet you at the arrivals gate, our crew will take care of your luggage. Your guide will conduct you to a bus and after a short 5-kilometer ride to the pier; you board the Yacht immediately. As the crew weighs anchor, we greet you with our first orientation and we offer a light snack. After navigating, we disembark on Playa Las Bachas, a place where you can appreciate a Flamingos lagoon. During all walks, your guide will be explaining details about the lives of the birds and animals. Optional: time for those who would like to swim and/or snorkel, in the evening you have an orientation about the Galapagos Islands in general: their origin and evolution. Welcome cocktail with the entire crew, and dinner.
After breakfast, your experienced Captain sails easily around Kicker Rock (Leon Dormido), a massive tuff-rock that juts abruptly almost 500 feet straight from the ocean. Kicker Rock serves as a nesting place for many seabirds. Then you make a wet landing on Cerro Brujo to walk on a white sand beach and observe sea lions, brown pelicans, marine iguanas, and blue-footed boobies. In the afternoon, you make a dry landing on San Cristobal port, after a short drive, you arrive at Jacinto Gordillo Interpretation Center where you learn about its reproductive process and the programs to maintain the species. You take the bus back to the port to visit the Interpretation Center of Human History of the Islands; this tour takes you through the geological and human history of the islands and its conservation. You return to the Yacht for dinner and our nightly orientation.
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OPTION 1
No
Day
AM
PM
1
Friday
Baltra
Mosquera Islet
2
Saturday
Sullivan Bay (Santiago Island)
Rabida
3
Sunday
Espinoza Point
Elizabeth Bay
4
Monday
Urbina Bay
Tagus Cove
5
Tuesday
Egas Port
Bartolome
6
Wednesday
Chinese Hat
Dragon Hill
7
Thursday
Santa Cruz Highlands
Interpretation Center Fausto LLerena
8
Friday
North Seymour / Baltra
No
Day
AM
PM
1
Friday
Baltra
Bachas Beach (Santa Cruz Island)
2
Saturday
Prince Phillip's Steps
Darwin Bay
3
Sunday
South Plaza
Santa Fe
4
Monday
Santa Cruz Highlands
Interpretation Center Fausto LLerena
5
Tuesday
Baroness Point View / Asilo de la Paz /Post Office
Commorant Point / Champion Islet
6
Wednesday
Suarez Point
Gardner Bay/Gardner Islet / Osborn Islet
7
Thursday
B.Moreno Port/Kicker Rock/Cerro Brujo
Interpretation Center Jacinto Gordillo
8
Friday
Black Turtle Cove / Baltra
7 Nights/8 Days East Option1
Flight from mainland Ecuador (Quito or Guayaquil) to Baltra, with AVIANCA Airlines; arriving at 09:20 a.m. approximately.Your guide will meet you at the arrivals gate, our crew will take care of your luggage.Your guide will conduct you to a bus and after a short 5-kilometer ride to the pier; you board the Yacht immediately. As the crew weighs anchor, we greet you with our first orientation and we offer a light snack. After lunch, you make an early wet landing on Mosquera Islet, a reef of rocks and coral (the result of an uprising) and a great white sand beach and tide pools. You observe colonies of sea lions, brown pelicans, blue-footed boobies and sally light-foot crabs, the contrast between these bright red crabs on top and blue on the bottom and the black lava is stunning. 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.
After breakfast, we make a dry landing on Punta Espinoza to observe and see a large colony of sea lions, marine iguanas and the flightless cormorants and clumps of lava cactus. You come aboard for lunch. In the afternoon, you make a panga ride around the islets of Elizabeth Bay to see marine iguanas, penguins, marine turtles, seabirds and shorebirds, herons and blue-footed boobies. Return to the Yacht for dinner and our nightly orientation.
After breakfast, you make a wet landing on James Bay (Puerto Egas), to walk and observe sponges, snails, hermit crabs, a variety of shorebirds, barnacles and the endemic four-eyedblenny, marine iguanas and sea lions. Optional: time for those who would like to swim or snorkel. You return to the boat for a delicious lunch. In the afternoon, you make a dry landing on Bartholomew Island, to hike to the summit; during the hike, you observe colonies of marine iguanas and lava lizards. On the summit, you see an impressive view of the surrounding islands, including the eroded tuff cone of Pinnacle Rock. You return to the yacht for a delicious dinner and our nightly orientation.7 Nights/8 Days East Option2
After breakfast, you make a panga ride on Black Turtle Cove, series of mangrove-surrounded coves and islets; here you can observe white-tipped sharks, marine turtles, spotted eagle rays, and yellow cow-nosed rays. You return to the Yacht for disembarking on the pier at 09:00. Your guide accompanies you on the bus ride directly to the airport.AVAILABILITY 2019
AVAILABILITY 2019
YACHT
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ITINERARY
March
MC TIP TOP II
March/15/2019
March/22/2019
08 D - 07 N / FRIDAY - FRIDAY (OPTION 01 - ROUTE WEST)
April
MC TIP TOP II
April/19/2019
April/26/2019
08 D - 07 N / FRIDAY - FRIDAY (OPTION 02 - ROUTE EAST)
May
MC TIP TOP II
May/03/2019
May/06/2019
04 D - 03 N / FRIDAY - MONDAY (ROUTE EAST)
MC TIP TOP II
May/10/2019
May/17/2019
08 D - 07 N / FRIDAY - FRIDAY (OPTION 01 - ROUTE WEST)
MC TIP TOP II
May/24/2019
May/31/2019
08 D - 07 N / FRIDAY - FRIDAY (OPTION 01 - ROUTE WEST)
MC TIP TOP II
May/31/2019
June/03/2019
04 D - 03 N / FRIDAY - MONDAY (ROUTE EAST)
July
MC TIP TOP II
July/05/2019
July/12/2019
08 D - 07 N / FRIDAY - FRIDAY (OPTION 01 - ROUTE WEST)
August
MC TIP TOP II
August/16/2019
August/23/2019
08 D - 07 N / FRIDAY - FRIDAY (OPTION 01 - ROUTE WEST)
MC TIP TOP II
August/23/2019
August/30/2019
08 D - 07 N / FRIDAY - FRIDAY (OPTION 02 - ROUTE EAST)
MC TIP TOP II
August/30/2019
September/06/2019
08 D - 07 N / FRIDAY - FRIDAY (OPTION 01 - ROUTE WEST)
September
MC TIP TOP II
September/06/2019
September/13/2019
08 D - 07 N / FRIDAY - FRIDAY (OPTION 02 - ROUTE EAST)
MC TIP TOP II
September/20/2019
September/27/2019
08 D - 07 N / FRIDAY - FRIDAY (OPTION 02 - ROUTE EAST)
October
MC TIP TOP II
October/04/2019
October/11/2019
08 D - 07 N / FRIDAY - FRIDAY (OPTION 02 - ROUTE EAST) SP
MC TIP TOP II
October/04/2019
October/07/2019
04 D - 03 N / FRIDAY - MONDAY
MC TIP TOP II
October/07/2019
October/11/2019
05 D - 04 N / MONDAY - FRIDAY
MC TIP TOP II
October/25/2019
November/01/2019
08 D - 07 N / FRIDAY - FRIDAY (OPTION 01 - ROUTE WEST)
November
MC TIP TOP II
November/08/2019
November/15/2019
08 D - 07 N / FRIDAY - FRIDAY (OPTION 01 - ROUTE WEST)
MC TIP TOP II
November/15/2019
November/22/2019
08 D - 07 N / FRIDAY - FRIDAY (OPTION 02 - ROUTE EAST)
MC TIP TOP II
November/22/2019
December/02/2019
11 D - 10 N / FRIDAY-MONDAY (ROUTE WEST + ROUTE EAST)
December
MC TIP TOP II
December/02/2019
December/06/2019
05 D - 04 N / MONDAY - FRIDAY (ROUTE EAST)
MC TIP TOP II
December/06/2019
December/13/2019
08 D - 07 N / FRIDAY - FRIDAY (OPTION 01 - ROUTE WEST)
MC TIP TOP II
December/13/2019
December/20/2019
08 D - 07 N / FRIDAY - FRIDAY (OPTION 02 - ROUTE EAST)
MC TIP TOP II
December/30/2019
January/03/2020
05 D - 04 N / MONDAY - FRIDAY
THESE ITINERARIES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT A PREVIOUS NOTICE, DUE OPERATIONAL REASONS, WEATHER CONDITIONS OR BY THE AUTHORITIES OF THE GALAPAGOS NATIONAL PARK.
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