General Information
M/S Cachalote
A first-class 16 passenger schooner rigged motor sailor, built in 2002. Beautifully decorated with 3 wooden decks to enjoy the views of Galapagos. Spacious and comfortable cabins and common areas, excellent itineraries, and a superb reputation for service and overall cruise quality. A highly recommended option for your Galapagos cruise.
Technical Information
- Classification: First Class
- Number of Passengers: 16
- Accommodations: 8 Double cabins each with private bath, hot / cold water showers and safe. 7 cabins with upper/lower berths and one matrimonial cabin.
- Features: Three deck areas, flat screen TV and DVD player, fully air conditioned with independent cabin controls.
- Crew: Captain, multilingual naturalist guide, cook, engineer, barman and three sailors.
- Diving offered: No
- Length: 29.5 m
- Beam: 5.7 m
- Speed: 9 knots cruising
- Engines: 280 HP Caterpillar diesel engine
- Built / Renovated: Built 2002
- Construction Type: Steel hull
- Safety and Navigation Equipment: VVHF and DSC & HF DSC radios. EPIRB, SART, satellite tracking device, 2 GPS’s, 2 radars, depth sounder, flares, basic first aid kits, 2 tenders with outboards, flotation rings, life rafts with surplus capacity for all passengers and crew.
- Energy: Two generators; 110 and 220 VAC, 12V DC
- Water Capacity: Watermaker
Itinerary
Galapagos yachts all operate on a 14 day (2 week) circuit. This circuit is broken into shorter itineraries which can be combined; depending on the yacht, cruises can be as short as 4 days and as long as 15 days.
Starting or ending days are highlighted in the 15 day itinerary (day 1 and day 15 have the same activities); passengers arriving on these days will do the afternoon activity and passengers departing on these days will do the morning activity.
The Cachalote offers cruises of 6 days (starting day 3) and two itineraries of 8 days, which can be combined to form a complete circuit of 15 days. One 8 day itinerary includes the northwest area of the Galapagos, including Isabela and Fernandina, and the other visits the southeast and central portion of the islands.
All itineraries listed below are subject to change or modification due to park regulations, airport restrictions, weather conditions, or other circumstances beyond the control of Eos or the yacht operators. They are listed as a service to provide general information as to which places in the Galapagos are typically visited by each yacht cruise.
Itineraries for 2013:
- 15 day circuit
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Operation Days: Wednesday - Wednesday
DAY 1 Arrive Baltra - Charles Darwin Station DAY 2 South Plazas - Santa Fe DAY 3 San Cristobal: Cerro Brujo - Galapaguera - El Junco Lagoon DAY 4 Española: Gardner Bay - Punta Suarez DAY 5 Floreana: Punta Cormorant - Devil's Crown - Post Office Bay DAY 6 Santa Cruz: Dragon Hill - Santiago: Sullivan Bay DAY 7 Genovesa: El Barranco - Darwin Bay DAY 8 Caleta Tortuga - Santa Cruz Highlands DAY 9 Chinese Hat - Rabida DAY 10 Isabela (Puerto Villamil): Breeding center - Flamingo Lagoon - Tintoreras - Sierra Negra Volcano DAY 11 Isabela: Punta Moreno - Elizabeth Bay DAY 12 Isabela: Urbina Bay - Tagus Cove DAY 13 Fernandina: Punta Espinoza - Isabela: Punta Vicente Roca DAY 14 Santiago: Puerto Egas - Bartolomé DAY 15 North Seymour - Depart Baltra - 8 Days "Tower"
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Operation Days: Wednesday - Wednesday Download Detailed Itinerary
DAY 1 Arrive Baltra - Charles Darwin Station DAY 2 South Plazas - Santa Fe DAY 3 San Cristobal: Cerro Brujo - Galapaguera - El Junco Lagoon DAY 4 Española: Gardner Bay - Punta Suarez DAY 5 Floreana: Punta Cormorant - Devil's Crown - Post Office Bay DAY 6 Santa Cruz: Dragon Hill - Santiago: Sullivan Bay DAY 7 Genovesa: El Barranco - Darwin Bay DAY 8 Caleta Tortuga - Depart Baltra - 8 Days "Fernandina"
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Operation Days: Wednesday - Wednesday Download Detailed Itinerary
DAY 1 Caleta Tortuga - Santa Cruz Highlands DAY 2 Chinese Hat - Rabida DAY 3 Isabela (Puerto Villamil): Breeding center - Flamingo Lagoon - Tintoreras - Sierra Negra Volcano DAY 4 Isabela: Punta Moreno - Elizabeth Bay DAY 5 Isabela: Urbina Bay - Tagus Cove DAY 6 Fernandina: Punta Espinoza - Isabela: Punta Vicente Roca DAY 7 Santiago: Puerto Egas - Bartolomé DAY 8 North Seymour - Depart Baltra - 6 Days "Hood"
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Operation Days: Friday - Wednesday
DAY 1 Arrive San Cristobal - Galapaguera - El Junco Lagoon DAY 2 Española: Gardner Bay - Punta Suarez DAY 3 Floreana: Punta Cormorant - Devil's Crown - Post Office Bay DAY 4 Santa Cruz: Dragon Hill - Santiago: Sullivan Bay DAY 5 Genovesa: El Barranco - Darwin Bay DAY 6 Caleta Tortuga - Depart Baltra