Koln
Our Tourist Superior Class KOLN was built in 2001 and redesigned in 2008 to offer comfortable cabins at affordable rates
Technical Information
- Length: 104 feet
- Beam: 22 feet
- Draft: 5 feet
- Cruising speed: 11 knots
Safety & Communications System:
- (2) 24 miles range Furuno Navnet Radar/Chart Plotter
- (2) Furuno-FCV620 Eco sounder, GPS, Furuno NX300 Navtex, Furuno SC-Satellite Fluxgate compass, Furuno HF-MF/DSC Radio
- (2) VHF/DSC Standard radios, ACR Epirb, 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) You Lung inflatable life rafts for 25 passengers each one
- (50) life jackets
- Twin 17 feet Nautica Inflatable boats with 25 HP four-stroke outboard motors for 12 passengers each.
All safety equipment complies with International Coast Guard regulations.
Mechanic Equipment:
Twin DEUTZ BF8M 1015 MC 442 HP engines. Twin 55 KW CUMMINS ONAN 6BS.9-D (M) electric generators (M). Village Marine Tec Oil / Water Separator, Tidal Wave HMX HEADHUNTER Marine Sanitation Device sewage treatment system (MSD)TW. Westphalia Separator Mineral oil Systems. WMSQ-2500 Reverse Osmosis desalination system.
Capacity:
16 passengers
Cabins:
16 passengers accommodated in 9 cabins.
Each cabin has:
- Private bathroom (toilet, shower, washbasin, and vanity)
- Locker and drawers
- Safety box
- Air-conditioned
Guest Accommodation:
Lower Deck:
- 4 cabins with two single lower beds (cabins: 3 to 6)
Upper Deck:
- 2 cabins with one double bed (cabins: 7 & 8)
- 2 cabins with two single beds (cabins 9 & 10)
Social Areas (main deck):
- Bar
- Dining room
- Lounge
- Sundeck
Crew:
8 members:
- Captain
- Multilingual guide
- Engineer
- International cook
- Barman
- Two sailors
Itinerary
OPTION 2 4 Nights/5 Days
Friday, Day 1 Flight from mainland Ecuador (Quito or Guayaquil) to Baltra, with LATAM Airlines. Your guide will meet you at 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 make a panga ride on Black Turtle Cove, series of mangrove-surrounded coves and islets; here we can observe white-tipped sharks, marine turtles, spotted eagle rays, and yellow cownosed rays. 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 Saturday, Day 2 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 nesting place for many sea birds. 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. Optional: time for those who would like to swim, snorkel or Kayak. You come aboard for a delicious lunch. In the afternoon, you make a dry landing on San Cristobal port, visit to the Interpretation Center Gianni Arismendy at Port, where you learn about the origin and evolution of the Galapagos Islands, regarding the human, natural and conservation aspects. Time in town to do your last shopping or to go to the ATM. You return to the Yacht for dinner, and our nightly orientation. Friday, Day 8
Monday, Day 1 Flight from mainland Ecuador (Quito or Guayaquil) to Baltra, with LATAM Airlines; arriving at 11:40 a.m. approximately. A guide meets us and accompanies us as we ride the bus to the Itabaca Channel, we cross the channel by barge and then we continue to Puerto Ayora by bus. We aboard the Yacht and the crew greets us and offers us a light snack and we have our first orientation. In the afternoon, we land at the pier for a visit to the Charles Darwin Station and its Interpretive Center. Return to the Port for a walk through the little town to appreciate various handicrafts. We have a welcome cocktail with the entire crew, and dinner. Tuesday, Day 2 After breakfast, you make a wet landing, you will continue to the Baroness Point view, named due to the presence of a particular character who lived on Floreana Island, it is the Baroness Eloisa von Wagner, you will enjoy of the beautiful landscape and the ruins of her house; then, we will stop at Post Office Bay, a historic site that recalls the days of the whalers, who presumably placed a wooden barrel in the 18th century to use it as a post office. Return to the Yacht for lunch. In the afternoon, you make a wet landing on Cormorant Point for a short walk to the Flamingo Lagoon of this island. You then continue the walk until we reach the beach called "La Picona" to see marine turtles and their spawning grounds. Optional: time for those who would like to swim and snorkel. Then, we make a panga ride on Champion Islet, a small island off the Coast of Floreana Island. The principal attraction of Champion Islet is the nearly-extinct Charles (Floreana) Mockingbird. Visitors can also observe bird species such as Swallow-tailed Gulls, Nazca Boobies or Brown Noddies. It is a great place for snorkeling; we will see sea turtles, reef fishes, Galapagos Penguins and white-tipped reef sharks. Optional: time for those who would like to swim and/or snorkel. You return to the Yacht for dinner and our nightly orientation. Wednesday, Day 3 After breakfast, you make an early dry landing on Punta Suarez to walk along lava beds where you will observe unique colonies of marine birds, including Albatross (May - December). Return to the Yacht for lunch. In the afternoon, you make a wet landing in Gardner Bay for a walk on the beach and observe a colony of sea lions, which inhabit the beach in great quantity during the breeding season; this is also an important nesting area for sea turtles. Optional: time for those who would like to swim, snorkel or kayak. Then, we make a panga ride around the Osborn Islet and the islets of Gardner. Return to the Yacht for dinner and our nightly orientation. Thursday, Day 4 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 nesting place for many sea birds. 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. Optional: time for those who would like to swim, snorkel or Kayak. You come aboard for a delicious lunch. In the afternoon, you make a dry landing on San Cristobal port, visit to the Interpretation Center Gianni Arismendy at Port, where you learn about the origin and evolution of the Galapagos Islands, regarding the human, natural and conservation aspects. Time in town to do your last shopping or to go to the ATM. You return to the Yacht for dinner, and our nightly orientation. Friday, Day 5 After breakfast, 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. Optional: time for those who would like to swim and snorkel. 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.
Friday, Day 1 Flight from mainland Ecuador (Quito or Guayaquil) to Baltra, with LATAM Airlines. Your guide will meet you at 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 make a panga ride on Black Turtle Cove, series of mangrove-surrounded coves and islets; here we can observe white-tipped sharks, marine turtles, spotted eagle rays, and yellow cownosed rays. 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 Saturday, Day 2 After breakfast, you take a panga ride and you make a dry landing on Prince Phillips’s Steps (Barranco), you walk and observe the interesting lives of the birds here. Optional: time for those who would like to swim and snorkel or kayak. You come on board for a delicious lunch. Later in the afternoon, you make a wet landing on Darwin Bay to walk and observe frigate birds, herons, mockingbirds, boobies, shorebirds, turtles, marine iguanas, etc. Optional: time for those who would like to swim, snorkel or kayak. Dinner on the Yacht, and then your orientation about conservation efforts made to protect the Islands. Sunday, Day 3 After breakfast, we make a wet landing on Rabida, to walk and observe marine iguanas and sea lions, pelicans, blue-footed boobies, masked boobies and brown pelicans. We walk and we arrive at a small saltwater lagoon where we can see pink flamingos. Optional: time for those who would like to swim or snorkel. Return to the Yacht for lunch. Later in the afternoon you make a dry landing on Dragon Hill, where you can see land iguanas; you walk to a hypersalinic lagoon (saltier than the ocean), where you can observe flamingos, common stilts, pintail ducks and other species of birds. Optional: time for those who would like to swim or snorkel. At the end of the afternoon, we return to the Yacht for dinner and our nightly orientation. Monday, Day 4 After breakfast, we make a dry landing on Puerto Ayora port, after a short drive, then you arrive at the Twin Crater, where you will do a fast visit. Your guide accompanies you on the bus ride directly to the airport.
Summary
OPTION 1
Day
AM
PM
1
Friday
Baltra
North Seymour
2
Saturday
Espumilla Beach (WA/SN/KY) / Bucaneer Cove (SN/PR/KY)
Egas Port (WA/SN)
3
Sunday
Tagus Cove (WA/KY/PR/ SN)
Espinoza Point
4
Monday
Urbina Bay (WA/SN)
Vicente Roca Point (SN/PR)
5
Tuesday
Bartolome (SN/PR/WA)
Sullivan Bay (SN/WA)
6
Wednesday
Chinese Hat (WA/KY/PR/SN)
South Plaza (WA)
7
Thursday
Santa Cruz Highlands
Interpretation Center Fausto Llerena
8
Friday
Las Bachas Beach (WA/SN)
No
Day
AM
PM
1
Friday
Baltra
Black Turtle Cove (PR)
2
Saturday
El Barranco Prince Phillip’s Steps (WA/KY/PR/SN)
Darwin Bay (WA/KY/PR/SN
3
Sunday
Rabida Gardner Bay (WA/KY/SN) / Gardner Islet (PR) / Osborn Islet (PR)
Dragon Hill (WA)
4
Monday
Interpretation Center Fausto Llerena (WA)
Santa Cruz Highlands (WA)
5
Tuesday
Baroness Point View (WA/KY/PR) / Post O. Bay (WA/SN)
Cormorant Point (WA/PR/SN) / Champion Islet (SN/PR)
6
Wednesday
Suarez Point (WA)
Gardner Bay (WA/KY/SN) / Gardner Islet (PR) / Osborn Islet (PR)
7
Thursday
Kicker Rock (PR) / Cerro Brujo (WA/KY/PR/SN)
B. Moreno Port / Gianni Arismendi Human Interpretation Center (WA)
8
Friday
Mosquera Island / Baltra
No
Day
AM
PM
1
Monday
Baltra
Santa Cruz Highlands (WA)
2
Tuesday
Baroness Point View (WA/KY/PR) / Post O. Bay (WA/SN)
Cormorant Point (WA/PR/SN) / Champion Islet (SN/PR)
3
Wednesday
Suarez Point (WA)
Gardner Bay (WA/KY/SN) / Gardner Islet (PR) / Osborn Islet (PR)
4
Thursday
Kicker Rock (PR) / Cerro Brujo (WA/KY/PR/SN)
B. Moreno Port / Gianni Arismendy Human Interpretation Center (WA)
5
Friday
Mosquera Island / Baltra
7 Night/8 Days (WEST-Option1)
7 Night/8 Days (EAST -Option2)
4 Night/5 Days (EAST )
3 Nights/4 Days (EAST )
Availability
ITINERARY | ||
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JULY | ||
July/15/2022 | 04 D - 03 N / FRIDAY - MONDAY (ROUTE EAST) | |
AUGUST | ||
August/05/2022 | 08 D - 07 N / FRIDAY - FRIDAY (OPTION 01 - ROUTE WEST) | |
August/12/2022 | 04 D - 03 N / FRIDAY - MONDAY) | |
SEPTEMBER | ||
September/09/2022 | 04 D - 03 N / FRIDAY - MONDAY (ROUTE EAST) | |
September/16/2022 | 08 D - 07 N / FRIDAY - FRIDAY (OPTION 01 - ROUTE EAST) | |
OCTOBER | ||
October/10/2022 | 05 D - 04 N / MONDAY - FRIDAY (ROUTE EAST) | |
October/24/2022 | 05 D - 04 N / MONDAY - FRIDAY (ROUTE EAST) | |
NOVEMBER | ||
November/07/2022 | 05 D - 04 N / MONDAY - FRIDAY (ROUTE EAST) | |
November/21/2022 | 05 D - 04 N / MONDAY - FRIDAY (ROUTE EAST) | |
November/25/2022 | 08 D - 07 N / FRIDAY - FRIDAY (OPTION 01 - ROUTE WEST) | |
DECEMBER | ||
December/16/2022 | 08 D - 07 N / FRIDAY - FRIDAY (OPTION 02 - ROUTE EAST) |
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